Madrone
Let’s gather our neighbors together to celebrate our Madrone community
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Madrone 3rd Floor Social Lounge
Share your favorite appetizers and cocktails or wine with your neighbors! Remember to bring your glass.
In the spirit of giving, we are supporting our non-profit neighbors ~ The Family House. Please bring any new toiletries (shampoo, soap, lotions) for gift baskets.
A toilet has an unlimited lifespan. However they are not indestructible. Most toilets have a tank and bowl. The flush uses water and gravity to clear and rinse the bowl. The fixtures are made of clay and porcelain that can chip, crack, scrape and break if tools or other objects are dropped or come in contact with the surface. Treating the tank and lid along with the bowl like a class plate is recommended.
In addition to a leaking angle stop (supply) valve or water supply line, water may leak from the over flow tube if the water level in the tank is to high, the flapper or seal is bad, the wax seal between the fixture and floor is bad or if the tank bolts are loose. The water level and tank bolts can be adjusted or tightened while the flapper, seal and wax seal should be replaced if leaking.
To test if water is leaking out of the tank into the toilet bowl, add about 5-6 drops of food coloring into the tank and do not use the toilet for several hours. Check the water in the bowl after several hours and if color water is in the bowl, water is leaking from the tank into the bowl.
Much more than just the Blue Angels, this yearly festival and celebration of military power typically features a full airshow with a 747, Coast Guard rescue demonstrations, plus Navy ship tours, live music, a parade of ships underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, and tons more.
The big air shows take place Friday, October 7th, through Sunday, October 9th (with a special Blue Angels practice and fly-overs). Active naval vessels are docked along the Port of San Francisco along the piers with free tours throughout the week.
For Full Air Show and Ship Tour Schedule visit Fleetweeksf.org
Fleet Week Kickoff Party
Join us at Spark Social SF for the opening Air Show of Fleet Week!
Friday, October 7th @ 11am-4pm
*Air Show runs from 1pm-4pm*
STOP BY the OMNI booth to receive a FREE DRINK TICKET good for any drink at Spark Social and also receive a FREE month to use Omni!
Omni is the on-demand storage service of your dreams.
Family House is accepting gently-used or new costume and accessories
for kids, babies and adults.
To donate or more information contact Karen Banks at Kbanks@familyhouseinc.org
415-502-5659
Where: Resident Lounge
When: Wednesday, October 5th 2016
Time: 6:00pm
Gina Gorman, General Manager, Neil Miller, Chief Building Engineer, Roger Grant, Fenton Grant, and Plumbing Expert will be proving updates on:
PROJECT INFORMATION
Mission Bay – Block 1 will include the new construction of a multi-family residential building in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco located between 3rd, Channel and 4th Streets. The project is two buildings comprising 350 units overall and three above-grade parking levels for 335 cars.
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION
Lendlease, the General Contractor, will be continuing construction on site Saturday, October 1st, 2016 and Sunday. October 2nd from 7AM-5PM. Neighbors may hear noise associated with the construction activities. In consideration of surrounding homes, we are providing early notice that the jobsite will be open.
PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Floor concrete pouring has been progressing. Vertical concrete is being placed and walls are being formed. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing have continued work on site. Infill framing in progress. GFRC curtain wall installation is ongoing.
This week is the final week of regular season home games for the Giants.
The Giants will be playing night games every night this week, starting September 27th 2016.
Compounding the afternoon commute is the start of Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference at Moscone Center, which begins on Wednesday, September 28th and runs for 2 weeks.
Howard Street between 3rd & 4th will be closed throughout this period, which has a spillover effect throughout the area.
Please be patient and allow extra time for your afternoon commute, regardless of whether you’re on the shuttle, driving, walking or biking.
Thank you.
The angle stop is the valve between a plumbing fixture like a faucet, dishwasher, refrigerator, washing machine, toilet and the water supply pipe. Its purpose is to allow the water to the fixture to be turned off without having to shut off the main water line to a unit. Permitting the fixture to be repaired, maintained or replaced with the water off.
Once a year, fully operate the valves to the closed and opened position once or twice. When you are done, fully open it once more before closing it down a ¼ turn. Moving these valves sometimes releases loose sand or minerals into the water line to a faucet, so remove and clean a faucet aerator as well.
If the angle stop has been ignored a long time, it may be frozen in place. If this is the case, it is recommended the valve be replaced. Trying to force the valve to work may just cause leaks to occur or handles to break off. It is a good idea to also replace the water line itself that leads from the angle stop to the fixture when an angle top is replaced if the water line is not one piece with the fixture.
