Comments on: Lodging my house-related complaints http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/04/30/lodging-my-house-related-complaints/ Where ooof isn't just an onomatopoeia Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:00:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: leeann http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/04/30/lodging-my-house-related-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-59357 leeann Mon, 04 May 2009 05:11:23 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1432#comment-59357 Hey Jumoke, The light switches may control some of the plug ins? Or do you have a gas fireplace? Also when we were in our condo our dryer never got hot enough either. It had something to do with improper ventilation. It took 2 hrs to dry a load every time. Gosh darn thing.. you can always detach completely the thing that makes the door slam shut. However if a fire inspection dude comes it needs to be connected. We undid ours at our condo for Cameron's safety. Hey Jumoke,

The light switches may control some of the plug ins? Or do you have a gas fireplace?

Also when we were in our condo our dryer never got hot enough either. It had something to do with improper ventilation. It took 2 hrs to dry a load every time. Gosh darn thing..

you can always detach completely the thing that makes the door slam shut. However if a fire inspection dude comes it needs to be connected. We undid ours at our condo for Cameron’s safety.

]]> By: Shannon http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/04/30/lodging-my-house-related-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-59251 Shannon Sat, 02 May 2009 19:10:56 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1432#comment-59251 What are the appliances? Are they a good/more expensive model? If they aren't energy efficient you might want to consider upgrading. If you only have a small load maybe you could put them on a rack on your balcony to dry? I also was going to suggest the light switches might be going to wall plug ins. Grab a radio or a lamp and stick them in each outlet and flick the switch to see. What are the appliances? Are they a good/more expensive model? If they aren’t energy efficient you might want to consider upgrading. If you only have a small load maybe you could put them on a rack on your balcony to dry? I also was going to suggest the light switches might be going to wall plug ins. Grab a radio or a lamp and stick them in each outlet and flick the switch to see.

]]> By: Amanda http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/04/30/lodging-my-house-related-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-59231 Amanda Sat, 02 May 2009 15:04:42 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1432#comment-59231 Oh, a meet and greet with the neighbors! That is such a good idea. I imagine your dryer is probably environmentally friendly with only a certain amount of output allowed so it uses up only a certain amount of energy. The downside of this is how long you have to dry things for. Is there a valve or something you can turn off? We had this problem with our new shower, where it was a limited water thrower which would have worked great for someone with water pressure like in the city. All we had to do was take a thiny out of it, and it was fine. Are the light switches attached to a power outlet? I know you have no cieling lights in the living room, so they expect you to have standing lamps. I had a light switch that appeared to do nothing the first weeks I lived in my last apartment until I plugged in a lamp. It was made so that I could leave the lamp set to on and the light switch woudl turn it on or off. I hope you get your house woes fixed ASAP, as there is nothing more irritating than homicidal doors and loud dishwashers. Oh, a meet and greet with the neighbors! That is such a good idea.

I imagine your dryer is probably environmentally friendly with only a certain amount of output allowed so it uses up only a certain amount of energy. The downside of this is how long you have to dry things for. Is there a valve or something you can turn off? We had this problem with our new shower, where it was a limited water thrower which would have worked great for someone with water pressure like in the city. All we had to do was take a thiny out of it, and it was fine.

Are the light switches attached to a power outlet? I know you have no cieling lights in the living room, so they expect you to have standing lamps. I had a light switch that appeared to do nothing the first weeks I lived in my last apartment until I plugged in a lamp. It was made so that I could leave the lamp set to on and the light switch woudl turn it on or off.

I hope you get your house woes fixed ASAP, as there is nothing more irritating than homicidal doors and loud dishwashers.

]]> By: Denise http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/04/30/lodging-my-house-related-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-59216 Denise Sat, 02 May 2009 12:23:27 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1432#comment-59216 Could those light switches be for something outside? Could those light switches be for something outside?

]]> By: Jess http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/04/30/lodging-my-house-related-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-59122 Jess Fri, 01 May 2009 15:42:21 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1432#comment-59122 I know, this stuff is all so frustrating! You just want to move in and be all set up and have everything be perfect, and it isn't. I hate to say it but it sounds like your dryer is really not energy efficient, which is not good for your electricity bill either. I know, this stuff is all so frustrating! You just want to move in and be all set up and have everything be perfect, and it isn’t.

I hate to say it but it sounds like your dryer is really not energy efficient, which is not good for your electricity bill either.

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