Apparently the heat is still having problems. The broken pipe caused enough air to get into the system that it now has to be bled before it will work right. There are signs in the lobby requesting that residents not run their heat so that the lines can be bled (and so you won’t be wasting money on electricity for nothing). I will pass on news as I hear it.
At least it didn’t happen yesterday!
From the management: A broken pipe in the rear mailroom heat pump this morning caused the building heat to go off. The problem has been fixed but it will take several hours for the building temperature to be operating at full capacity.
Just got word that the on street parking ban is ending at 8:00 tonight. Residents have 2 hours to remove their car from the Leo Roy garage to avoid being charged. After that, I believe it’s $8/day.
FYI, a Snow Emergency Parking Ban has been declared, effective this morning. This means that there should be no cars parked in the building’s surface lot so as to allow for plowing. If your car is currently parked there, please move it to the Leo Roy garage ASAP. More info about the ban can be found here. More info about condo parking rules can be found here.
Hello, people. Georgi has a message about making life in our units a little more peaceful. For details about cost and about whether your heat pump is eligible, please contact A-1 Maintenance Master directly (there’s also a link on the Links page of this site).
Hi Everyone,
A-1 Maintenance Master who installs and maintains so many of the heat pumps in our building has come up with a new technique for quieting the FIRST generation of NEW heat pumps (sorry, to quiet the old, original heat pumps the replacement of the compressor is the only solution).
Suzanne Knapp of Unit 310 just had this done on her very noisy main floor heat pump (which had replaced her original pump back in 2006 or so) and neither she nor I could believe the difference in noise level.
Get in touch with me for A-1’s phone number or Google them. It will be well worth your while – Suzanne can now watch TV while her heat pump is running!
Georgi May
Cell: 978-764-5570
For those of you who haven’t seen the notice on the atrium bulletin board regarding low-flow toilets, I’m including it below. Anyone who signed up to have their toilets replaced should be sure to look it over since the date for changing one’s mind and possibly opting out is rapidly approaching. For that matter, if there’s anyone who didn’t sign up before who’d like to opt in, now is the time.
At the latest board meeting, a good bit of time was spent trying to come up with a way to restart the building’s recycling program. The main concerns are cost, space for a bin, and potential smell/vermin problems. If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions, the board would welcome them. Feel free to comment here.
And finally—I last mentioned this in June—if anyone has recently turned 62 and has an association-supplied space in the Leo Roy garage, please check in with the office at the garage and let them know so that the association can get the discount and save us all some money!
Just a reminder that there’s a board meeting tomorrow night in the lobby office at 7:00. Residents welcome.
The management has asked me to post the following:
“If you know who these vandals are who are throwing trash in the fountain, please call Royal Management Company at 978-521-9995. Thank you.”
Does anyone out there know anything about dog-friendly alternatives to regular, road-type salt for melting ice? A resident has asked about using some type of ice-melt on the outside steps that would be easier on canine paws. I’ve forwarded the request to Cathy but I thought I’d see if anyone else had any suggestions/input.
The NPS Food & Coat Drive at the Visitor’s Center is winding up this weekend. If you’re like me, and have coats you’ve hardly worn cluttering up your closet, now would be a good time to get rid of them.
And while you’re dropping off those coats, there’s a talk and book signing by Paul Marion, author of Mill Power, on Saturday at 1:00 at the Brush Gallery. Book sales start at 12:30
A reminder that building security is everyone’s responsibility; the following message is from a concerned resident:
“Once again I have found the fifth floor fire floor door taped so the lock will not catch. These doors are supposed to be locked so that only exiting from the floors to the stairs is permitted in case of an emergency. The last time this happened I found a beach chair opened with clothing on the fire floor appearing as if someone were living or at least spending time there. I would recommend that everyone walk your fire floors periodically and make sure the doors leading to the stairs are not taped open.”
Items left on the fire floors should be brought to the attention of the management. They will be removed and discarded.