ekinnyc;814958]the PRV itself isnt the issue, im glad it worked, so that the heater didn't blow up from the pressure!
who said the PRV was the issue? I was explaining what a PRV does and how, if it was gushing water for a month, the tenants would have complained about no hot water and more than likely, somebody would have seen the running water. That suggests the failure of the PRV was very recent to it being discovered.



the heater kept heating water, so yeah they had hot water but it was just heating non-stop.
if the PRV was stuck open, they would not have any hot water. If you doubt me, just open one hot water faucet and let it run continually. You will run out of hot water and have cold water until you close the faucet and allow the water to set in the heater for a period of time.

and a PRV will flow more water than any faucet in your house with the exception of the tub. It is an unrestricted 1/2" or 3/4" pipe so if it was gushing water continually, there would be no hot water in the house.


but when they saw the electrical bill spike, they should have had FPL come and check it out, instead it was 10 days between them telling me and them having FPL come out.
they were new tenants. How were they to know what the typical bill was?

and I'll tell you something else; I can describe a situation that would also cause an excessive electric bill and it will cause a deadly situation in the building. Anytime you have an electrical issue so great as this was, you do not wait to find out what it is because as a landlord, your failure to repair the issue can make you liable for a lot of problems much more serious than a high electric bill.

i am renting out a unit in Delray Beach. Tenant moved in effective May 1. On June 9, tenant's daughter emailed me that their electricity bill from FPL was very high, that FPL saw a spike in metering on May 12th. I suggested she have FPL come check, she said they told her they checked the meter via computer, and just told her of a spike in the usage. She told me "i will see what happens next month and let you know"

unless fpl called them on the 12th, the tenant didn't know about the spike but were told of it after they got the high bill and called fpl to inquire. It was after that they emailed you I presume. I don't see the delay you keep speaking of
so, when did the tenant actually realize there was a problem? From what I see, they wouldn't know until they recieved a bill that seemed excessive. That seems like around June 9 might have been that time.

at that point, you could have acted but you accepted the "I will see what happens next month". They didn't know what a typical bill was there. They had no idea what typical usage was there but since it was your place, you did.



i still think theres some simple ignorance/negligence on their part - i wasnt made aware of it until a month after the electricity spiked. if the elec bill is $680, i doubt the PRV failed just recently as it had to have been pushing out water for a while. if it was periodic cycling, i doubt the bill would be that high if the PRV was releasing the water periodically.
I think you found out when the tenant found out. A call to FPL would be the result of that crazy bill where FPL said; well, we see a spike on the 12 of May. That is info the were told nearly a month later as well.


when i handed over the keys, the boiler was in working condition -
so it's supposed to last forever?

not like they had issues with it such as no hot water, or water that was too hot.
so now you know that neither was an issue? If you meant when they moved in, well, again, are things supposed to last forever?
i dont know if they did something to the boiler or not.
hold on here. Do you have a boiler or an electric water heater? They are two very different appliances.
i cant accept that i have to shoulder the whole bill. i can live with what some have suggested, such as rent reduction for a year, or paying a part of the bill.... i just hope it doesnt come to getting lawyers involved
you were notified of a very high bill. It sounds like you were notified as soon as the tenant found out about it as well. YOU failed to do anything or suggest anything at that point. YOU failed to continue to follow the issue by checking with FPL about the ongoing usage. It isn't the tenants fault you live in NY and couldn't drive over.


but getting a lawyer involved for less than a couple grand? It would cost more in legal fees.


and I still think you would lose on top of that.