John Underwood
STR complaint water is not hot enough
My water heater has been on 110F for many years with no complaints.Mabe there is some heat loss due to the cold?I am an hour away from this house.I haven't even had my coffee yet this morning.Luckily I have a Rheem wi...
John Underwood
Deal of the Day - Remote water shutoff
To piggyback on Mike's Deal of the dayIf you have a vacation rental that has days or weeks where no one is there (maybe just off season)It would be nice to be able to detect a water leak and have the water shutoff.Or ...
Patrick Spencer
Roommate doesn't want to finish lease
I live in Queens, New York. I share a two bed apartment with my roommate. Recently we found mold on his walls. I helped him clean it up and we informed the landlord. The landlord told us the excess moisture was caused...
Al Max
Tenant asks to replace working baseboard heaters though the work
My tenant asked me to replace baseboard heaters that are old, but work fine. She claims that the temperature never goes over 65F and they are not efficient. I came and checked all the heaters and they got evenly hot a...
Dominick Marschall
Best way to get the temperature from afar in a rental
Hello,
This may be a dumb question, but I have a rental about 45 minutes away and it is vacant. I live in the north so freezing pipes are common. Do you know of any ways I can get the temperature of the inside of th...
Sam Leon
How long do you take your shower?
One of my 1 bed 1 bath that I just changed from an old 20 gallon water heater the previous owner installed to a new 30 gallon low boy. Its in the closet so there isn't much room for more.Prior to the water heater cha...
Max T.
Electric Heat Pump in a Northern City Rowhome?
Looking at a home for the family. It was just renovated and has brand new everything, including an electric heat pump with electric backup.I am used to natural gas forced air furnaces. I understand that the electric h...
Marcus Auerbach
Winter stroms and other things to be prepared for
Woke up this morning to -9F and howling winds, turning my phone on I learn we have 2 tenants in Milwaukee with heat out.Having a furnace go out is during winter is a major inconvenience during "normal winter weather" ...
Julie Walker
Tenant angry about AC
Question. This is my first rental. I've rehabbed and installed a new central AC. It is having trouble keeping up with the gulf coast heat. I had it checked out and it is operating normally. I added attic insulation bu...
Mark Jurgiel
Tenant complaining that it's too cold in the apartment
Hey all,I have a 2 family home that I rent out in Queens NYC. The tenant on the 3rd floor always complains in the winter time that's it's cold, especially in the bedroom. Everytime I go into the apartment to check it ...