"The air conditioning will be turned on later this week... we are required by DC housing code to have it on no later then April 15th. Please make arrangements to have your own unit serviced in the very near future. As you know, the AC system in your building has a tendency to back up and cause flooding. The Board of Directors wants to remind you that this is a unit owner responsibility, and that the Association will not be responsible for damage to your own or other units. If you need recommendations for HVAC Companies, let us know."
We are very compliant with these kinds of things, but it is very hard to know where and when filters need to be changed. They are located in very unusual places- some are located in someone else's unit! We have had HVAC folks here to address the situation, and have had several instances of water damage which required repair. I suppose that's what community living is all about, but we were not prepared for this type of thing. It used to be one would go down to the basement and have the HVAC unit maintained annually, and it was typically easy access. But come to think of it, we had a separate HVAC unit installed in the ceiling of an addition, and a ladder and a lot of patience was required to maintain it. Maybe our age has something to do with it? We would rather pay someone to crawl around than do damage to ourselves. This is an instance when living on the first floor is not a good thing. Water ALWAYS travels downhill- right in to our house. There's nothing "charming" about this part of the Historic district. Let's hope we won't need the heat on any more this year.
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| The HVAC system is located above the bathtub |
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| We put in a lot of drip pans because it's hard to see where the leaks originate |
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| Is this ridiculous or what? Flashlight please! Even if you know where to go, it's not big enough to get in and look around |
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