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RE: When your living room is a sauna but your bedroom's an igloo
I get the love for vent deflectors, but honestly, in my experience they’re more of a band-aid than a fix. I’ve had tenants crank them every which way and still end up complaining about cold spots. Sometimes the real culp...
RE: Plumbing tips that change with the seasons
Heat tape always made me nervous, too - had a tenant once who plugged in three different brands under her trailer and managed to trip the breaker every other week. Insulation’s boring but it just works, like you said. I’...
RE: When your heater acts up: quick fixes that saved my winter
I’ve lost count of how many tenants have called me in a panic because their radiator started “screaming” after they tried to dry half their wardrobe on it. It’s wild how fast a little extra weight or a pile of towels can...
RE: Getting more hot water from my solar heater - what am I missing?
Had a similar situation in one of my rentals last winter - tenant kept complaining about lukewarm showers even though we’d just added a new blanket to the tank. Turned out the real culprit was a sluggish pump; barely cir...
RE: Kitchen Sink Money Drain: How Much Did You Spend Replacing Yours?
Had a tenant call me once about a leaky kitchen sink - just a drip, she said. By the time I got there, it was practically Niagara Falls under the cabinet. Tried patching it up myself first (big mistake), ended up spendin...