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Hi all,
I received an email from my landlord informing me of a few "minor glitches" in the plumbing system. This email comes 24 days after we moved in. She knew about these problems and is mentioning them now. I am wondering how the condo passed inspection if these things are wrong, how serious these issues are and what, if anything should be done. Below is the excerpt from the email. Thank you in advance for any input.
I am upset that these things were not mentioned earlier. I am also wondering how the bathtub was made and no pipe attached for the overflow. Kinda a big thing to overlook!
I received an email from my landlord informing me of a few "minor glitches" in the plumbing system. This email comes 24 days after we moved in. She knew about these problems and is mentioning them now. I am wondering how the condo passed inspection if these things are wrong, how serious these issues are and what, if anything should be done. Below is the excerpt from the email. Thank you in advance for any input.
In the bathtub, on the bottom of the metal thing that has the lever to operate the plug for taking a bath, there is a hole for overflow. I don't know if this is like a flaw in the condo, or if this is a flaw in construction in general, but the overflow doesn't go into a pipe. If you let water go into the hole, it ends up on the downstairs neighbor's ceiling. I know this because I took a bath once and they were knocking on my door and ringing the doorbell like crazy. There was no damage, but I can only assume that the more something like that happens, the more likely damage is going to be.
The other thing is in the basement, on the left side of the laundry tub, there is a shut off valve. This shouldn't be a problem for you because you live in the high part of the community, but apparently if there is like a huge thaw and the ground gets soppy, water can come up through the pipe and into the laundry tub. I have never seen it happen, but I tried to close the drain when I knew there might be a problem. The problem with that is that if you forget that it's closed and do laundry, you'll flood the basement (I've done that twice) and it's a lot of water and a huge pain. After the floods, I tried to either leave myself a note or I would put the strainer thing from the washer into the laundry tub to remind me that something was amiss. I am not telling you that you have to do it, but it's a good idea, if you can remember to undo it after!
I am upset that these things were not mentioned earlier. I am also wondering how the bathtub was made and no pipe attached for the overflow. Kinda a big thing to overlook!