Luke Babich
HVAC upgrades: should we install Ductwork or a Mini-Split?
New 4-family property.At Arch Buyers, my business partner and I just bought a 4-family property in St. Louis County. The two upstairs units have brand new duct-work. There are furnaces in the attic to provide forced a...
Albert Johnson
Would tenant be responsible for AC repairs?
It has been really hot this week. When the tenant moved in everything was in good working condition. HVAC is about 3 years old. Tenant is saying AC won't cool to 73 degrees. It hols on 80.I told the tenant not to low...
Elliot B.
Submetering Heat with BTU/Flow/Energy Meters
Hey all,It's winter time and the oil is flowing. This gives me plenty of incentive to find a way to cut some of these heating expenses. Most of the time when the topic of submetering heat is brought up the consensus i...
Ryan Shaw
Phantom Dryer
Hope there's a veteran DIY/handy guy who can point me in the right direction. My tenant called about a strange issue she is having with her dryer and sent a video to verify the symptoms. When the door is closed and ...
Alan Craft
Tenant refusing to pay invoice for service call
Hello,We have a rental property in Northern California and the tenant reached out a few months ago indicating that the oven wasn't holding temperature. Our property manager reached out to a local appliance company an...
Aaron Harren
Thermostat control in a rental here in MN
Does anyone on here know if it is legal for me to put a lock on the thermastat in my duplex? The stat is on the main floor and controls both levels. The new tenants love to have the heat cranked way to hot. Can I p...
Michael Stole
Help! Frozen hot water pipe in my main bath!
It was -22 F in the last couple of days in Ottawa, and yesterday morning I suddenly got no hot water in my main bath. Because this is an old house built in 1939, I suspect that the hot water pipe comes to the bat...
Christy Osterkamp
Two story home with Short Term Rental
Looking for specific advice from owners who have turned a portion of their own home into STR.
We added a private entrance/exit, turned 1/2 bath into shower full bath, added a closet and a kitchenette, so our entire ...
Michelle Mapp
Outdoor pipes a code violation?
Hi. I am in Los Angeles County, CA and I need to figure out if running all the house's plumbing external to the house is up to code. So basically, an owner had old galvanized pipes and instead of repiping correctly,...
Sam Faas
Room heating options
Hi all,I have a SFH in Phoenix and we replaced the window AC unit just last year in one of the rooms. The tenant is now complaining that it is too cold in that room. There is no central heating as an option.I am loa...