[Lindengardens] Linden Gardens: Water Shut-off Scheduled for Friday

[Tom Brinkmann]

David,

You make a good point. However, you are making assumptions that I am  
not willing to make as I warn residents about the worst-case scenario  
of water shut-off. You are assuming that the first valve we buy will  
be the correct size and type, will work properly, will fit in the  
space we have to work with, and will remain 100% water tight during  
the entire coating replacement and drying time. Please just have some  
faith that we will do everything we can to minimize the water service  
downtime, while making sure the project gets done right the first time  
and the contractor is out of there as fast as possible.

Thanks, and I'll send out another email Friday after water service is  
restored.

--Tom

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 9, 2009, at 10:55 AM, David Santucci <santucci at brandeis.edu>  
wrote:

> Tom,
>
> It seems like you'd only need to turn off the water during the part  
> where you're replacing the pipes. That is, you could:
>
> 1. tear out ceramic tiles
> 2. valve off the water
> 3. replace piping behind the ceramic tiles
> 4. turn the water back on
> 5. replace the bathtub's coating that has chipped away due to the  
> incessant dripping
> 6. allow time for the new coating to dry
> 7. replace the ceramic tiles
>
> rather than:
>
> 1. valve off the water
> 2. tear out ceramic tiles
> 3. replace piping behind the ceramic tiles
> 4. replace the bathtub's coating that has chipped away due to the  
> incessant dripping
> 5. allow time for the new coating to dry
> 6. turn the water back on
> 7. replace the ceramic tiles
>
> Don't you think?
>
> -ds
>
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Tom Brinkmann <tqb73 at hotmail.com>  
> wrote:
> The faucet in my bathtub is dripping significantly. We're going to  
> valve off the water, tear out ceramic tiles, replace piping behind  
> the ceramic tiles, replace the bathtub's coating that has chipped  
> away due to the incessant dripping, allow time for the new coating  
> to dry, turn the water back on, then finally replace the ceramic  
> tiles. Again, we hope and intend to restore water service before  
> 6:00 pm Friday, but I'd like people to be aware of the situation.  
> The problem is that there are not 17 individual water valves for 17  
> individual condo units; thus, a project like this requires a shut- 
> off of the main building water line.
>
> --Tom
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 9, 2009, at 9:55 AM, "mgleve at yahoo.com" <mgleve at yahoo.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Is it really going to take 8.5 hours?  This seems like a long  
>> stretch to be without water.  What is the nature of the project?
>>
>> --- On Tue, 12/8/09, Tom Brinkmann <tqb73 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Tom Brinkmann <tqb73 at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: [Lindengardens] Linden Gardens: Water Shut-off Scheduled  
>> for Friday
>> To: "lindengardens at mit.edu" <lindengardens at mit.edu>
>> Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 10:53 AM
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> We have scheduled a plumbing project in my unit that will require a
>> shut-off of the water service to the building. It will happen from
>> 9:30 am to 6:00 pm this coming Friday, December 11. If the project
>> goes smoothly, we will make every effort to restore water service as
>> early as possible. However, you should plan to be without water  
>> during
>> this time period.
>>
>> Thanks for your understanding, and sorry for any inconvenience.
>>
>> Happy Holidays,
>> Tom Brinkmann
>> Unit 25
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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