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Dan says: >We’ve got plenty of equity and the market is good. We’re going to take the >money and plow it into the new house. Makes sense. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

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It would and we know it. However, the market is such that the margin of cash flow to costs would be minimal at best, plus I don’t want to be a landlord. And the minute I start paying someone to manage it I would be upside down on cash flow. We’ve got plenty of equity and the market is good.

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If you had all the utilities centered in one area you could room it off and install cameras and a remotely controlled light. Put a sign on the door "Cameras in use in this room, if you enter you will be recorded". Sensors on things like a sump pump are a good idea. I've never been into home

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Dan states: >This is why I have absolutely no interest in turning my former house into a >rental, thank you. Actually your house would make a great rental, as it is an upscale home. Would be good for Airbnb or vacation rental, or perhaps insurance rental when someone's home is uninhabitable

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Dimitri says: >Many times tenants are idiots and are lazy, that’s why they are tenants. There >are exceptions of course. Do you know how many tripped breaker calls I get? >How many times a washer or dryer doesn’t work because it was accidentally >unplugged, how many times tenants will go off

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This is why I have absolutely no interest in turning my former house into a rental, thank you. -D > On Dec 17, 2019, at 9:46 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > wrote: > > Many times tenants are idiots and are lazy, that’s why they are tenants. > There are exceptions of course. Do you

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Many times tenants are idiots and are lazy, that’s why they are tenants. There are exceptions of course. Do you know how many tripped breaker calls I get? How many times a washer or dryer doesn’t work because it was accidentally unplugged, how many times tenants will go off to visit their

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No!  he left out a period.   No. Breaker was tripped. Or maybe he left out the exclamation point!   No!   Breaker was tripped. Meade Dillon via Mercedes December 16, 2019 at 8:20 PM Did you leave out a comma? Was this "No, breaker was tripped." or "No breaker was

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No, breaker was tripped Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2019, at 8:21 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you leave out a comma? Was this "No, breaker was tripped." or "No > breaker was tripped." ? > - > Max > Charleston SC > > >> On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 5:53 PM

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Did you leave out a comma? Was this "No, breaker was tripped." or "No breaker was tripped." ? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 5:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No breaker was tripped. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 16, 2019, at

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No telling Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2019, at 6:43 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > breaker was tripped because they were trying to run 4 1500 watt electric > heaters on the circuit? > >> Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> December 16, 2019 at

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breaker was tripped because they were trying to run 4 1500 watt electric heaters on the circuit? Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes December 16, 2019 at 4:18 PM I got one at El Mercado De Lowe’s and tested the outlets. I then tested the breakers. Would anybody like to

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I must presume you found the cause, so. WHAT WAS IT?? On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 5:15 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Power bill was not paid and power shut off? > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 5:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via

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Power bill was not paid and power shut off? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 5:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No breaker was tripped. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 16, 2019, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >

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No breaker was tripped. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2019, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you loose you're braker? > > --FT > >> On 12/16/19 5:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> I got one at El Mercado De Lowe’s and tested the outlets. I then tested

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I'm going to guess luser error... -Curt On Monday, December 16, 2019, 5:18:36 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I got one at El Mercado De Lowe’s and tested the outlets. I then tested the breakers. Would anybody like to guess what the issue was? Sent from my iPhone > On

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Did you loose you're braker? --FT On 12/16/19 5:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I got one at El Mercado De Lowe’s and tested the outlets. I then tested the breakers. Would anybody like to guess what the issue was? Sent from my iPhone On Dec 16, 2019, at 9:43 AM, Floyd Thursby via

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I got one at El Mercado De Lowe’s and tested the outlets. I then tested the breakers. Would anybody like to guess what the issue was? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2019, at 9:43 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah that's it, you can get them at hardware store or El Mercado

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Yeah that's it, you can get them at hardware store or El Mercado de Wal or Lowes/HD or wherever --FT On 12/15/19 7:49 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: Maybe this is the lighted tester: https://smile.amazon.com/Elitexion-Outlet-Circuit-Receptacle-Tester/dp/B01D2EDB1U/ It's a crude device

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This happens to me all the time with tenants. The breakers appear ok but they are in fact tripped. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2019, at 9:34 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > They are idiots, I would assume they did that, but I am using it as a good > reason to check on

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Yes I have had that happen. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 9:33 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sometimes a breaker looks like it’s not tripped when in fact it is. If > they haven’t already, ask them to flip the breaker to off and back to

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Sometimes a breaker looks like it’s not tripped when in fact it is. If they haven’t already, ask them to flip the breaker to off and back to on. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2019, at 1:16 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Probably a bad GFCI outlet, or check to see if the

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They are idiots, I would assume they did that, but I am using it as a good reason to check on things. On 12/15/2019 8:33 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: Sometimes a breaker looks like it’s not tripped when in fact it is. If they haven’t already, ask them to flip the breaker to off

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On Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:49:30 -0500 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > Maybe this is the lighted tester: > https://smile.amazon.com/Elitexion-Outlet-Circuit-Receptacle-Tester/dp/B01D2EDB1U/ You need one which also tests GFCI outlets like:

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com > Cc: Kaleb Striplin > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT house electrical issue > > I figured if there was a tripped or bad GFCI outlet upstream from the others > it > could knock them out. Since bathroom and kitchen outlets are involved I > figured that could be a possibility.

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I’m wondering if their refrigerator is tripping one of the GFCI outlets like what happened at our house. They didn’t mention anything about refrigerator not working though. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2019, at 2:01 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > 1.) If the house was built

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1.) If the house was built in 2004 it doesn’t have AL wire. 2.) Open and then close the breaker. Sometimes you’ll get a “nuisance trip) that doesn’t display the trip flag in the little window. 3.) If it’s on a circuit with a GFCI, check to see what receptacles are downstream of the GFCI

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Breakers do go bad sometimes. But first check by pushing the breaker to the full off position and then back on. Many times a tripped breaker will appear to still be on, at least visually. On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 13:33 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I figured if there

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I figured if there was a tripped or bad GFCI outlet upstream from the others it could knock them out.  Since bathroom and kitchen outlets are involved I figured that could be a possibility. What is this lighted tester you speak of? On 12/15/2019 12:16 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:

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Probably a bad GFCI outlet, or check to see if the circuit has a GFCI or AFCI breaker, they can go bad too, and the AFCIs are sensitive to the neutral and ground connections. Buy one of those little lighted testers you plug in, they are cheap and will show you what the fault might be. --FT

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I will check that out. House was built in 04 so not sure if it has copper or aluminum. I would also think it is one circuit. Does not seem likely that multiple circuits would develop the same issue at the same time. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2019, at 11:35 AM, G Mann via Mercedes >

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If you have aluminum wiring you must have spring loaded contact points, at least in Indiana. Lot of house fires back in the late 50's when aluminum wire became popular, my father investigated some. The spring contacts prevent loose wires under fluctuating load. Do not over-tighten copper

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Open the breaker box and check the wire. If it is aluminum wire, it has done what aluminum wire in houses does after time. The contact at the crimp screw has expanded and contracted with each time electrical load in applied [wire heats up, expands, cools down, contracts.] The wire slowly loses

[MBZ] OT house electrical issue

Renters called, outlets in master bath, master bedroom, and kitchen are not working.  These rooms are all located right next to each other.  I am assuming they are probably on the same breaker.  He says they checked the breakers which I take to mean none are tripped.  I am thinking it is