Use kitchen exhaust fans
Help keep your building odor and smoke free by using your kitchen exhaust fan whenever you cook in your unit. Doing so helps prevent cooking odors and smoke from spreading to other units and common areas.
For residents of the Baker Mill building, each unit is equipped with a control switch that activates the rooftop exhaust fan. Please use this switch every time you cook and keep it running for 15–20 minutes afterward to ensure all odors have left your unit and the building. If your unit also includes a microwave venting system, please use it in conjunction with the switch. The microwave venting system should not be used alone.
Care for the patio
Furniture: The patio furniture will be brought out before the end of the month. All items have been thoroughly cleaned, and we urge residents to help keep the furniture in good condition throughout the season.
Grills: To ensure the grills remain in great shape for everyone’s enjoyment, clean grills thoroughly after each use and turn off both the grill and the gas supply when finished. The ga
s shut off valves are located within the grill cabinets.
Use the grill covers to protect the equipment. The covers were replaced last season and grills must be covered overnight and before any rain. If you think you’re the last person using the grills or if rain is in the forecast, please take a moment to cover them. Ensure the grills are cool to the touch before they are covered.
Pets: Please remember that dogs are not permitted on the patio.
Properly dispose of electronics
On several occasions, residents have disposed of televisions in the trash room. We cannot dispose of televisions with the building’s private or public disposal services and residents must make alternative arrangements to dispose of these items (see Net Zero article below). Inappropriate disposal of hazardous materials, electronics, appliances, has an associated fine of $500 with no warning.
Maintain your heat pumps
If you have not already done so, please remember that each unit owner is responsible for having a professional maintenance service performed on all heat pumps within their unit. Per manufacturer guidelines, this should be done at least twice a year – a cooling checkup in the spring, and a heating maintenance service call in the fall.
Spring maintenance is essential to prevent condensate pan overflows, which can cause damage to your unit and the units below. We have had several incidents with condensate pans overflowing and causing significant damage. The condensate drains are connected in the risers. Every owner should be doing their part to ensure the system works properly.
Avoid washing machine overflows
Please remember to use only the recommended amount of detergent when doing laundry. Too much detergent creates excess suds, which causes bubbles and overflow issues in the units below. Recently, this has been a problem affecting several units.
of unit owners will be on Wednesday, June 25. At this meeting, two seats on the Board of Trustees will be up for election. Interested candidates are asked to complete a Profile Form, which will be distributed to all unit owners in early May and included in the official Annual Meeting packet. Write-in nominations are also accepted during the meeting.
nd general trash, which belong in the dumpsters, not in the recycle barrels.
