Miscellaneous: Today, I finally made the connection between people in my apartment...

By thirddegreeburned - 19/03/2013 17:39 - United States - Monroe

Today, I finally made the connection between people in my apartment building flushing their toilets, and my running shower water becoming scalding hot. This wouldn't be quite as bad if there weren't six floors to the building, with twenty units on each. FML

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By abrazama - 02/10/2009 14:20 - United Kingdom

Today, I went down to my accommodation office in fiery wrath, demanding that something be done about my three-days-cold shower. Looking dubious, they sent someone back with me. As soon as we got there he looked at me with deep pity and pulled the cord in the corner that activated the hot water. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/01/2013 19:34 - United Kingdom - Cheltenham

Today, I discovered that if I turn my shower off for a minute, then back on again, the water comes out scalding hot. I discovered that while the showerhead was pointed directly at my genitals. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/09/2020 00:30 - United States - Savannah

Today, I woke up to my step-mother taking a shower in my bathroom. Of course, this would be fine, if my bathroom wasn't connected to my room and closet, or that I live in an apartment in their back yard, built before she moved in. FML

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By wet - 23/04/2011 18:33 - United States

Today, the toilet on the top floor of my house burst, soaked the bathroom, and water dripped down into the kitchen and the basement for hours when nobody was home. Eight blowers and a dehumidifier later, the house is about 90 degrees and I can't leave. FML

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By home owner - 20/08/2010 06:14 - United States

Today, I was taking a shower for the first time in my new apartment. The shower head broke off the wall and slammed onto my head, while spraying water everywhere. I tried to stop the water, but only stopped the cold and got burnt by the hot. FML

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By bonnmo - 11/11/2018 11:30 - United States

Today, I took a big, smelly, satisfying dump when I woke up. When I tried to flush, nothing happened. None of my four roommates bothered to tell me we didn’t have running water. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/01/2024 09:00 - United States

Today, I attempted to fix my leaky sink using a tutorial I found on YouTube. Everything was going smoothly until I accidentally turned off the water to the entire apartment building instead of just my unit. Now I'm known as the superhero who flushed everyone's morning routine. FML

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By Ben - 19/08/2013 06:21 - United States - Louisville

Today, I found out that if someone flushes a toilet the same time I'm starting the washing machine, my house will flood. FML

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By nixwolfwood - 19/12/2016 21:14

Today, I woke up to a fog. Literally. A pipe burst in my apartment and scalding water was everywhere. To make matters worse, when I called maintenance he told me he'd come by later, hung up on me, and turned his phone off. He did eventually show up, but it was 5 hours later, well after I'd paid a plumber $200. FML

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By Loose Ends - 14/09/2016 23:48 - United States - Waltham

Today, I found out that apparently the pipes for my toilet were never connected, so anything you flush just falls out onto the basement floor downstairs. I've lived here 4 years. FML

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stevenJB 25

Tuesday 19 March 2013 22:29

Well, look at this way: you'll never have to take a cold shower again! :D

Pleonasm 35

Tuesday 19 March 2013 22:35

Bring your dishes in with you and you can wash them when it gets too hot while you wait for it to cool down again.

Comments

Lilo4life 26

Wednesday 20 March 2013 4:20

Wait till your freezing cold to shower

HeartOfLead 24

Wednesday 20 March 2013 4:34

If you have a tube, you can fill it with warm water and take a bath.

Ominn 6

Wednesday 20 March 2013 14:22

A tube of what? A toothpaste tube would be a kinda tight fit. More seriously, most small apartments don't have bathtubs. Especially when the landlord wont even fork out the money to put separate plumbing in for the showers.

Tiffitar 6

Wednesday 20 March 2013 5:06

OP, why don't you just turn up the cold water when it starts to get overly hot?

vampiress91 7

Wednesday 20 March 2013 6:39

Ive actually been through this myself, when the water becomes scolding hot, turning the cold water up doesnt really change anything.

PonyTails13 3

Wednesday 20 March 2013 7:52

just take a shower at night. like right before you go to sleep.

dallaschloe2 15

Sunday 14 July 2013 17:43

It keeps you awake though

itsjusyme 11

Wednesday 20 March 2013 9:07

Just get an electric shower installed, simples

SuzeDee 9

Wednesday 20 March 2013 16:09

You know complaining will not get you anywhere. Switching to baths instead of showers is the only way to avoid the scald. Or you could move....

onorexveritas 23

Wednesday 20 March 2013 16:46

they probably have the same problem

Raegron 4

Wednesday 20 March 2013 17:17

Never had those issues anywhere in Europe. You can use the shower no matter what. The ONLY time the shower temperature could drop a bit is when someone in the same house uses hot water. But never the issue of 'burning' someone just because you flush the toilet or shit :-|.

GAeroNKissR 26

Saturday 5 September 2015 4:25

apartment or hotel? because apartments should all have their own hot water heater...meaning you wouldn't have this problem. If they were all connected, there's be no way to measure/bill for it.