The maintenance guy just left...
See, our range hood and electric stove quit working last night. We called for maintenance to check it then, but it was too late so no one came.
We asked our lobby guard to call them again around noon today. The maintenance guy came at around 2 PM.
His greeting was... I'm going to fix your door too. LOL. Yeah, our door handle is loose too.
So he checked the stove and hood... used our extension cord to check the hood's power (the hood is not broken, yay!) and other things... The verdict: we need to replace the circuit breaker. Damn. I hoped it was just the fuse.
Anyway, the good news is that he has a spare 32-amp breaker cuz the people that ordered it first were not home when he visited their unit earlier so, if we wanted to, we can buy that spare that costs 300 pesos so he can install it today, and he can just buy another one for that other unit. OMG, yes, please! Installation fee is separate though because the condo admin will charge for that and it will be reflected on our next statement.
The new replacement breaker (pics below)...
He is a nice maintenance guy. Turns out, admin's markup on parts is outrageous! He said admin would charge around 1.5K each for breakers that they keep in stock, while you can buy one of these babies at 250-300 pesos a pop outside (true, I checked). That's why the maintenance guys here - the nice ones - advise us to buy parts ourselves cuz there are a number of hardware and electrical stores just close by.
So, we're all good for now. He tightened the loose door handle too. We gave him a small tip as usual.
I dread how much admin will charge us for the installation/labor though... ugh.
See, our range hood and electric stove quit working last night. We called for maintenance to check it then, but it was too late so no one came.
We asked our lobby guard to call them again around noon today. The maintenance guy came at around 2 PM.
His greeting was... I'm going to fix your door too. LOL. Yeah, our door handle is loose too.
So he checked the stove and hood... used our extension cord to check the hood's power (the hood is not broken, yay!) and other things... The verdict: we need to replace the circuit breaker. Damn. I hoped it was just the fuse.
Anyway, the good news is that he has a spare 32-amp breaker cuz the people that ordered it first were not home when he visited their unit earlier so, if we wanted to, we can buy that spare that costs 300 pesos so he can install it today, and he can just buy another one for that other unit. OMG, yes, please! Installation fee is separate though because the condo admin will charge for that and it will be reflected on our next statement.
The new replacement breaker (pics below)...
He is a nice maintenance guy. Turns out, admin's markup on parts is outrageous! He said admin would charge around 1.5K each for breakers that they keep in stock, while you can buy one of these babies at 250-300 pesos a pop outside (true, I checked). That's why the maintenance guys here - the nice ones - advise us to buy parts ourselves cuz there are a number of hardware and electrical stores just close by.
So, we're all good for now. He tightened the loose door handle too. We gave him a small tip as usual.
I dread how much admin will charge us for the installation/labor though... ugh.
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