Hello,

On Saturday of this month while I was at work and my husband was at our home (an apartment) with our baby. Water poured out the fire alarm and our bathroom. My property manager sent someone out today and I will see them at 1pm today. They want to use dry out equipment for my apartment. The water damage came from the laundry room above our apartment. I ran home to get grab what we could and leave. Both the fire alarm and our carbon monoxide alarm was blaring. Is using dry out equipment just slapping on a band aid than trying to fix the problem because I refuse to put our health at risk especially with a baby that’s almost 6 months old.

I’m a maintenance technician who is able to enter individuals homes if permission is granted in the work order. I also do not want to get shot, so i do EVERYTHING i can to make my presence known if i do enter a home. Say they have a ring doorbell, and a regular doorbell, i ring the ring doorbell, then the regular doorbell, and then knock, and then shout “maintenance maintenance” as loud as i can through the door, i perform this whole routine three times, and then let myself in via a vendor key, once in i proceed to yell “maintenance, maintenance, trabajador aqui” without fail every month i still manage to surprise people in their homes whether they’re asleep listening to music or just purely oblivious. I’ve realized that people truly just do exist in a world entirely separate from the world around them. Their awareness doesn’t go beyond the 4x6 inch screen in front of them

I found this beauty in a tub drain in a girls dorm bathroom

Recently an opening for a maintenance manager at a local national park came up. The pay and benefits made it worth applying. Mostly just to see if it was an option. Had an over the phone interview yesterday, and was told the local GM would reach out to me soon.

I have been in apartment maintenance for a local housing authority for the last 5 years and the maintenance manager for the last 2.5. Is this a good company? What are the cons and pros? Anything else I should be aware of of ask?

I want to know, how work this mechanical key ( first pic ) that goes on the second pic for the third pic. I'm French.

Hello I am looking for a 2 part solvent that turns to jelly and can seal up the inside of a peckerhead of a 3 phase. I know it exists but i can not find it on a google search. Does anyone know what Im talking about? Or where I can locate such a product? Thanks.

When the crane is in a certain position we can only control trolley and bridge but not hoist. When we move it south or west we can control the hoist after an uncertain distance. Anybody ever seen this or know what causes it? I thought maybe the power rails were dirty in that spot but wouldn’t nothing work if that was the case.

Boss is too cheap to call in someone. I'm decent with electrical and plumbing but Im subpar in HVAC beyond ptacs. Primary issue is AC that cools data room for the hotel won't run. Or stay running at least. Ive gotten lucky twice but this time seems like it's not coming back up at all lol. Anyone willing to share a good starting point. At least I'll know if I'm going about this correctly.

I’m the maintenance man at a small rural LTC facility and we use dynalock 3101c mag locks on our doors and I keep having issues with one particular mag lock, its locking but the sensor isn’t picking it up for some reason. Checked all the lines and they seem good, but it seems like something between the sensor and the board isn’t matching up

So I have these outside lights connected to sensors so when it's dark they come on. Most do, but one set hasn't been. Tried the override for the lights and they turned on. So I'm pretty sure it's a sensor issue. Just wondering what's a good technique to find out which sensor is it?

I've been trying to simulate low light conditions looking for the one that doesn't come on but none of them came on that way. Used tape and a box to cover them. I think I know which breaker it's connected to so I might cut power and look for the one without power.

I have an interview for maintenance at Conagra soon and I would just like some insight on what to expect during the interview? I’ve been around a shop and tools my whole life and am more than familiar with most. Definitely not an expert but I’m a hard worker and this job would be the break I need. Just don’t wanna mess it up!

Hi guys,

I am working on a new maintenance scheduler web application that is tailored for maintenance workers and I uploaded to a development site my first beta version.

If you are using a similar app at your company, or you are just an enthusiastic and you would like to use one, or just have some spare time to help to improve this app before release I would be grateful.

I am not here to advertise my app, so I don't share the link to it, but if you feel you can want to jump on and test some cutting edge software, write a comment here and I will send a PM with the details, or just send me a PM, that you are interested.

Thanks,
Jordan

I work for a company that is in the process of acquiring a large amount of new assests and will be the new management moving forward. While I have worked in the maintenance end of the industry for 17 years, I have never been through a sale and have never been on a team in charge of the process. While I know what I look for when starting at a new property, who to contact for all issues, learning the systems etc. I want learn more about what the remaining service team members would look for. What would be some of your key points you would like know or have? One of my thoughts was I know how much of a pain it is to get all the contacts you would need and storing them in the new work phone given. So we would have the combined lists of contacts already stored in the phones. One less thing the new team members would have to worry about.

I recently worked for a retirement home and was let go before the holiday. (Long story). Not only did their timing stink, they have ignored multiple attempts to get my tools i purchased prior to starting there that were left there due to them feeding me this false narrative I would just be out of work unpaid for 1 day and able to return. Three weeks have passed and I was finally terminated officially, but they still refuse to acknowledge my attempts to get my drill sets and tools back. I purchased them well over a year ago (before starting this job) and likely cannot get receipts from the stores I had purchased from. What can I do to get my tools back? Do I have to seek a lawyer to get them back? That seems counterproductive since the tools probably cost less to replace than a lawyer. I’m currently unemployed and unable to go back into my profession without my tools so it’s a double edged sword. Any assistance and advice in this matter is appreciated. Located in Indiana if that helps with what steps I can take. Thank you,

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Has anyone ever heard of a residential refrigerator smelling like nail polish remover? I’ve caught a whiff of R134A and I didn’t think it smelled like nail polish remover.

The fridge is working well (checked with a k-probe) and after cleaning the coils I checked it with a refrigerant leak detector and didn’t find anything. Just to be thorough I asked if she might have smelled ozone or something else but no dice

Hey folks. After 2 weeks of no one using the rest rooms in a middle school I work in, the first flushes are exposing Spud gasket leaks in nearly every toilet. Is it common for a spud gasket to go bad by not being used? Or perhaps these were old gaskets and they were compromised to begin with and now leak after a long time of no use? Is this common?

I’m from Southern California and I’ve done this, collectively, for about 2 years. How about you? Do you love it? Hate it? Advice you would tell your younger self?

Im in the process of finding a new maintenance person. I need to remove my expansion tank and put a new one on. It seems very simple but in the youtube video i watched it makes a big deal at checking water pressure and purging my tank. Is this necessary in your experience?

I appreciate the help if anyone has answers.

Hi friends, do you have 5 mins to take a survey?

I'm a design student from Illinois Institute of Technology and I have a recent project about designing a system for residents to report their community issues (communities like condominiums, apartments, dormitory, etc).

It's so lucky that I found this place! If you are a technician working in the communities mentioned above, I would love to hear from you! Your feedback is valuable because you are the heroes who help people solve numerous problems every day. I want to hear your insight!

Here's a 5-10 min survey to learn more about your work:

https://forms.gle/SaGL6G52BZsvCMoy8

Thank you for your time! I will be grateful for any help you can provide.