Random NYCHA maintenance man on YouTube documents a building right out of the 25 steps

ariccio

https://youtu.be/yLyYXOi9Fto?si=srNaMBZqILvWmFWr

This video has it all.

Cramped basements. Double trapped return lines. Water and steam spewing from overhead. A zone valve on a steam main. A gauge reading 8psi. A vacuum pump that's completely **** and dumping water all over the floor. Commenters cursing out the man behind the camera.

I'd guess he's arrived at this building somewhere between steps 19 and 20.

He doesn't seem to have figured out that the root cause is steam traps (instead calling it "too much steam") but apparently he's the first person to arrive at that building with more than zero curiosity 🤣🤦‍♂️...

Long Beach Ed

NYCHA and NY City in general no longer consider skill or aptitude when hiring or promoting tradesmen. This is the result. There was a time when they were the best in the nation.

They will just hire an outside contractor to replace the steam system with electric Chinese heat pumps.

CLamb

Long Beach Ed said:

NYCHA and NY City in general no longer considers skill or aptitude when hiring or promoting tradesmen.

Nor honesty. When Lynn Patton was with HUD she found numerous examples of folks claiming to have fixed issues which they hadn't even looked at.

Dan_NJ

NYCHA - “the largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the Justice Department,”
At least they're number one at something ...
https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/02/06/nycha-supers-bribery-charges/

Mad Dog_2

It's a plain Shame NYCHA is so terribly mismanaged by the pencil pushers. I personally know and can vouch for atleast a dozen really good plumbers who work for NYCHA. They are NOT given the tools or materials needed, when needed.  They work in nasty, filthy, Rat infested basements, crawlspace and apartments. They work through the night with ZERO security or Police protection.  Mad Dog 🐕 

Mad Dog_2

NYCHA needs to bring Jake Myron back to edify the next generation in NYCHA. Mad Dog