2- REMOVE ALL GARDEN HOSES. TO DISCOURAGE CAR AND BOAT WASHING. CHILDERN LIKE TO PLAY WITH THEM ALSO. THERE ARE CARWASHS IN THE AREA..
3- USE ONLY REGULAR SHOWER HEADS IN BATHS. THE HAND HELD AND MASSAGE TYPE UNITS ARE EASILY BROKEN AND ARE GENERALLY NOT REPAIRABLE.
4- DO NOT PLACE SMALL DECORATIVE ITEMS ON TOILET TANK LID. THEY WILL FALL INTO BOWL CAUSING STOPPAGE. HEAVY OBJECTS MAY FALL AND BREAK BOWL.
5- CHECK PLUMBING FIXTURE VALVES , IF THEY ARE STIFF OR OTHERWISE HARD TO OPERATE, PEOPLE WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO LEAVE THEM DRIPPING OR FORCE THEM IN THE WRONG DIRECTION CAUSING DAMAGE. THEY SHOULD BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED.
6- WHEN PURCHASEING DISHWASHERS AND WASHING MACHINES-- ASK YOURSELF--WILL A STRANGER TO THE HOUSE BE ABLE TO OPERATE THIS WITHOUT EXPERIMENTING ? KEEP APPLIANCES SIMPLE.
7- SIMPLE TWO HANDLE HOT AND COLD VALVES WORK BETTER IN RENTAL UNITS OR SINGLE HANDLE MODELS THAT SIMPLY ROTATE RIGHT TO LEFT.
8- YOU SHOULD POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE THE LOCATION OF THE MAIN WATER CUT OFF VALVE(make sure it operates easy), THE MAIN ELECTRICAL BOX SWITCH (this should not be in a locked owners closet,as many are.) AND GAS VALVE LOCATION.
9- HOT WATER TEMPERATURE SHOULD NOT BE OVER 130 DEGREES. IF IT TAKES HOTTER WATER TO SUPPLY HOUSE, THEN YOU SHOULD INSTALL A LARGER CAPACITY HEATER. WHERE THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, HAVE SCALD GUARD VALVES INSTALLED ON TUBS AND SHOWERS.
10- REMEMBER, REPEAT RENTERS ARE THE BEST KIND. LEAVE A NOTE ENCOURAGEING THEM TO REPORT ANY LEAKAGE OR PLUMBING PROBLEMS. IF THEY KNOW YOU CARE ABOUT THEIR VACATION TIME, THEY WILL TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOUR HOUSE. MOST WORTHWHILE RENTERS DONOT MIND HAVING MINOR REPAIRS DONE, IN FACT BY RESPONDING TO THEIR REPORTS QUICKLY LETS THE RENTER KNOW THAT THEY ARE APPERICATED AND IT LEAVES A POSITIVE IMPRESSION ON THEIR VACATION.
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