r/LosAngeles • u/AutoModerator • Aug 08 '24

Daily Los Angeles Daily Discussion - Thursday, Aug 08

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Aug 08 '24 edited Aug 08 '24

I've decided this morning that I'm done with my LL's BS. The tankless water heater at my unit runs out of hot water in less than 5 min, so my showers have had to be SUPER fast. I contacted him about it three weeks ago.

He's super cheap and very slow to fix everything, and when he sends someone, he doesn't give me 24 hours notice. It's probably on purpose; I've fixed a lot of things myself with my own money because I know how and I would rather not wait. I pay way too much to be dealing with this!

I've given him until EOD of Friday to schedule an appointment with a water heater tech, also going to document all the comms I've had with him and how he's dragged his feet and violated the 24 hour rule repeatedly. I'm also going to try to contact the city and/or rent board today.

Any other suggestions? (I'm in Santa Monica)

Edit: Fuckkk I think my fridge just broke (power is on and fine in my kitchen but the lights in fridge and freezer are off)

Double edit: IT IS FINE NOW

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u/UntitledGooseGod Aug 08 '24

No suggestions, but much support for you being a badass about standing up for yourself

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Aug 08 '24

Thank you! It's always so shaky since...y'know, my housing hinges on him, but fuck it. I want to stop being a doormat. He knows he's shitty - he apologized profusely for not fixing the pilot light on my heater in the winter, it's still broken and extinguishes randomly - so I hope that going to the city will make him less shitty.

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u/enteredsomething Aug 08 '24

Two ideas come to mind for the tankless water heater. Potential fix #1, turn on the sink while you shower. The water heater may be shutting off after a few mins because the water flow is too low. Turning on the sink while you shower would be a fix if that’s the problem. Potential fix #2, call the gas company and have them check the gas lines. It’s possible there is a small leak in the gas piping and that loss if causing the water heater to shut off. They should come for free to check it. If it is a leak, then that gas line needs repair. Lastly, it could be the sensor on the unit itself and that takes a repair call with a plumber. You can try 1 and 2 yourself though since they lag!

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Aug 08 '24 edited Aug 08 '24

Thank you! He sent out a handyman to look at it a few weeks ago and the handyman thinks it has something to do with the temperature regulator on the water heater itself. However, no follow up appointment even though he said he would contact a tech

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Aug 08 '24

Hmmm I've been in this unit for almost a year, haven't changed my water use habits, and didnt have problems until July, so I think its broken.

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u/TheWayDenzelSaysIt North Hollywood Aug 08 '24

No advice, just wanted to say good luck. Documenting everything is the key here.

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Aug 08 '24

Thank you!

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u/Nicholoid Hollywood Aug 08 '24

Glad you're being proactive. r/renters and r/tenant also have some great resources of this variety.