Subject: Re: First Properties - Maintenance Request - Vanguard Lofts
From: thelen8830@aol.com
Date: Fri Nov 11 2005 - 01:05:16 CST
In regards to this gate, It may be the amount of use put on this gate that is also a problem. If people in the building who owned dogs were allowed to access the whole building with their pets this problem would be less severe. Simple equation the more you use something the more times it will break. Since there is not a normal fence You can just exit (you being a dog owner) every time you walk your pet there is that fence at work. So do the math (estimate) 30 dogs in the building 3 times a day they go out that is a total of 90 times a day that gate has to be used. So think of some alternatives than just fixing the gate.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael E. Rutkowski <mr@condomanagement.com>
To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu; Loretta Wheeler <lw@condomanagement.com>; christian.a.lattimer@jpmchase.com
Cc: Mary Deskovich <mdeskovich@yahoo.com>; Thomas Kikta <tkikta@legat.com>; Derek Lane <derekl74@yahoo.com>; Justin Pivec <jpivec@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:35:17 -0600
Subject: Re: First Properties - Maintenance Request - Vanguard Lofts
Pro-Line will be out tomorrow.
Michael E. Rutkowski
Principal
First Properties, LLC
Phone: 312.829.8900
Fax: 312.829.8950
----- Original Message -----
From: christian.a.lattimer@jpmchase.com
To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu ; Michael Rutkowski ; Loretta Wheeler
Cc: Mary Deskovich ; Thomas Kikta ; Derek Lane ; Justin Pivec
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: First Properties - Maintenance Request - Vanguard Lofts
First Properties Maintenance Request for Vanguard Lofts
The side access security gate (Throop Street) to the visitor parking behind
the building is in poor condition. The control arm for the security gate is
grinding against the metal housing of the control box. This is due to a poor
design of the control arm and closure mechanism for the gate.
This maintenance issues was called in to First Properties in the July/August
time frame. Maintenance was dispatched to fix the problem and their solution
was to put grease on top of the control box to minimize the friction between the
control arm and the metal enclosure. This was a somewhat effective short term
solution until the grease wore off. It lasted for about a week until the gate
started making noise again. The root cause of the failure was never addressed.
The control arm is bent down. It should not be grinding against the metal
housing of the gate control unit.
Might I offer up a couple more permanent solutions to this on going
maintenance problem:
- Put a busing on the control arm to raise it to the proper height so there
is clearance between the control arm and the metal enclosure.
- Install a 1/4 inch thick sheet of teflon on the top corner of the metal
enclosure to reduce friction between the control arm and metal enclosure.
These are very simple and inexpensive solutions that will increase the
longevity of the control unit, decrease the number of malfunctions with the
gate, decrease the amount of maintenance calls to First Properties, and best of
all... increase the overall security of the Vanguard Lofts by having a gate that
doesn't routinely malfunction.
Please find attached to this email pictures of the gate control unit. The
pictures clearly show the wear and tear on the top corner of the enclosure from
direct metal on metal contact. As the control arm continues to grind on the
metal enclosure, unnecessary stress is placed on the control unit that will
ultimately lead to another failure of the gate.
Best regards,
Chris
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