February 1998
A month or two ago, Curtis Management Company included a registration form for our owners to fill out. It included names and addresses of owners and tenants to include home and at work phone numbers. This is a document that we really need in connection with the garage door project. Won't you please take the time to complete it and send it to Curtis Management Company. This is on the reverse side of the enclosed Garage Door installation form.
The project is underway and those who have the new doors are certainly pleased with the results. But the undertaking has been a learning experience for all concerned. Please do cooperate with the installers. A form is enclosed which is required prior to installation to ensure that those owners/residents have an understanding of the financial obligation that is involved prior to receiving your door i.e., a charge to hook up you old garage door opener. For those purchasing new openers at Home Base directly, go to the "Special Order" desk.
A number of owners/tenants took advantage of the opportunity to have their dryer ducts cleaned free of charge. Calls from homeowners suggest that the on-site crew was not always as careful as we hoped they would be. At any rate, we have closed down the project for the time being.
Installation of gutters on the E model's patio areas will begin on January 21, 1998. It's also an opportunity for individuals to add additional gutters--at their own expense. For details call Frank Toto.
To conduct needed renovations to the spa, the entire pool area will be closed for four, or more weeks, beginning early in February. However, the COA facilities will be available to the HOA during this period.
In those days when England was merry, a noble couple was walking with their two court jesters. Their names were Sir Geofrey and Lady Matilda Angel. As the four of them came to a rotted bridge over a slowly moving stream, the Angels fell in. Their court jesters, realizing that neither of the Angels could swim, jumped in to save them. This clearly illustrates The old adage:
Like old wives, water heaters are easily taken for granted. That is unless they fail. And since many water heaters here in Villa Monterey are not close to drains, when a water heater springs a leak, the consequences could be disastrous. Stained carpets, waterlogged walls(yours and your neighbors'), soaked furniture, and frenzied midnight clean up work are all too commonplace.
Routine inspection is key; water heaters have lifespan warranties, like five to eight years. Check your installation date regularly, and don't push your luck. Unfortunately, when a tank ruptures it gives no warning and water gushes out. Keep a garden hose accessible and ready for emergency tank draining. Cold water shut-off valves at the water heater site may not stop the leaking entirely because water may "cross over" from the cold to the hot water lines and continually refill the tank.
Make sure all faucets are open to allow air to enter and maximize the rate of drainage. Otherwise draining the tank may take hours--versus minutes. Replacing an aging water heater before leakage symptoms appear is probably the best policy.
Verticals for three windows, inside mount, 69 inches width by 58 inches in length. Neutral textured fabric.
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