Gate + Water Status
[Updated, see below]
Residents, countrymen, countrywomen...here's today's update:
Parking Gate - Both the concrete pad and electrical work are to be completed by the end of the day Saturday, Feb 03. The gate equipment (see the system for yourself here) is set to be installed the week of Feb 12. While the concrete pad cures, please try to temper your urges to carve in your initials in it.
Pedestrian Gate - I have suggested a hardware solution (found on the Columbia Road side steps to the church a block away) that provides (1) quick access control from the alley via key, and (2) quick and secure exit from within, to Homes Portfolio. Beth is going to meet with the company that installed the front door hardware to see how soon this could be installed.
Hot Water - Homes Portfolio has arranged for EEMax and Ferguson Enterprises representatives to meet and diagnose the issues with the water heaters. The Piedmont Board will be at whatever site visits these companies make and will keep everyone informed of what we find out. If you have not already heard, the previously discussed "T3" heater models will not be installed in the units. The electrical panels do not have the capacity either physically or by code to handle such a device. As the currently installed equipment has never run properly from day one, EEMax and Ferguson are being brought in to personally handle the troubleshooting.
...more info when we have it.
02/02/07 HOT WATER UPDATE: After a thorough walk through and consultation with EEMax's representative on Friday afternoon, the builders will be installing a 10 gallon tank AFTER the EEMax unit, not before as they currently are installed. The logic behind this switch is convincing, as the tank will provide a healthy shot of hot water up front, and will be continually refilled with 80-90 degree pre-heated water. The way most of us have it set up right now works very inefficiently from the representative's standpoint, as the EEMax doesn't "superheat" the already hot water. I will be viewing a test run either Saturday or Monday and will follow up with everyone...
Residents, countrymen, countrywomen...here's today's update:
Parking Gate - Both the concrete pad and electrical work are to be completed by the end of the day Saturday, Feb 03. The gate equipment (see the system for yourself here) is set to be installed the week of Feb 12. While the concrete pad cures, please try to temper your urges to carve in your initials in it.
Pedestrian Gate - I have suggested a hardware solution (found on the Columbia Road side steps to the church a block away) that provides (1) quick access control from the alley via key, and (2) quick and secure exit from within, to Homes Portfolio. Beth is going to meet with the company that installed the front door hardware to see how soon this could be installed.
Hot Water - Homes Portfolio has arranged for EEMax and Ferguson Enterprises representatives to meet and diagnose the issues with the water heaters. The Piedmont Board will be at whatever site visits these companies make and will keep everyone informed of what we find out. If you have not already heard, the previously discussed "T3" heater models will not be installed in the units. The electrical panels do not have the capacity either physically or by code to handle such a device. As the currently installed equipment has never run properly from day one, EEMax and Ferguson are being brought in to personally handle the troubleshooting.
...more info when we have it.
02/02/07 HOT WATER UPDATE: After a thorough walk through and consultation with EEMax's representative on Friday afternoon, the builders will be installing a 10 gallon tank AFTER the EEMax unit, not before as they currently are installed. The logic behind this switch is convincing, as the tank will provide a healthy shot of hot water up front, and will be continually refilled with 80-90 degree pre-heated water. The way most of us have it set up right now works very inefficiently from the representative's standpoint, as the EEMax doesn't "superheat" the already hot water. I will be viewing a test run either Saturday or Monday and will follow up with everyone...
posted by Nick M. at 2/01/2007 01:47:00 PM
2 Comments:
Hooray for bloggage!
Thanks for the very thorough update, Mr. President.
Any update on this? For some reason after 10 days away, my water situation seems to have worsen. To be honest I am on the verge of highering my own plumber to take of the never ending problem with the hot water.
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