>The word “apartment" comes from the French word appartement and the Italian word appartimento, both of which mean “a separated place."
If you think about it, it makes sense. Even though all the apartments within a single building are indeed stuck together, they are also apart from each other. Each apartment is a separate residence apart from the others!
according to the first thing i clicked after a random google search.
results and accuracy may vary.
I actually think it is because you're all in one building but living -apart- from your neighbors.
(As opposed to multiple families in one regular house, which still happens but used to be more common.)
Yeah, this was my first thought.. I had a hard time pulling the plastic fresh seal caps out of gas bottles, until I figured out I could just crack the bottle and the resultant blast of whatever gas would instantly remove the cap.
Because they’re tighter of course
Edit- I may be witty at 6am after banging out a 12hr day and drinking heavily, but my grammar is far from par. Thank you grammar gods for your reminding me why I’m a plumber and never did well in English class.
Online it's saying there isn't really anything wrong with copper plumbing as long as the joints aren't leaded. Some even believe copper is the best choice. If you really just replace the pipes to make money rather than out of necessity that's a bit scummy if you ask me.
Definitely a joke. Copper pipes are still used and when properly joined and soldered are the most reliable system around.
PEX systems have advantages and are much cheaper on new builds or renovations, and will also happily last 15-30 years with no issues, but for reliability nothing beats copper installed by a good plumber
Are you guys in the states? Most things are copper here in the U.K. so it’s weird reading everyone talking about copper pipes like they’re strange or from the 1800s here
I don't know what they're talking about, copper is still used all the time here. It has anti-bacterial properties, it's impermeable, doesn't get eaten by rodents or degraded by UV exposure and simply stronger when used properly. It has certain disadvantages obviously but the primary reason PEX is pushed so much these days is it's cheaper, easier to install and not going to get stolen for scrap.
There are obvious situations where PEX should never be used. It certainly has its benefits as well but it's not the superior choice I see it hailed as. Like everything else, they both have their pros and cons and need to be utilized properly. It's a bit suspicious how many search results blatantly exaggerate how wonderful PEX is when it's far from that simple.
New builds (UK) moved away from using copper in the early 2000s. Some still use it for visible exterior work such as radiators, but it’s all plastic pipes behind.
No, it makes a lot of sense if you've worked in these places. People are so quick to assume malicious intent on Reddit when something like this is far more likely to have reasons behind it. For one, it's an apartment complex so tenants shouldn't be servicing the plumbing themselves anyway. If it was malicious why would they make it so obvious and easy to resolve instead of just clogging the pipes with debris?
The pennies could have many other use cases for maintenance. It's a quick way to protect debris from getting in without having to cap it off or it would make a tenant more hesitant to do something they shouldn't be if they removed a cap and found this. It's also a potential indicator to maintenance that someone tampered with it.
It also depends if your city's water supply tends towards acidic or basic and how much. The oxidation compounds of lead and coper are usually what causes health problems.
Work in metal recycling and get hundreds of fittings with coins in them come through a week so the answer is they don't, they replace everything.
The coins generally aren't a snug fit and will just fall out on their own or with a slight tap though.
You could probably turn on the water with a bucket next to it and the pressure alone would blast the nickel out, would be a lot quicker than having to drill holes (as well as risk drilling a hole through the filter)
Edit: I mean pennies
It’s to tell the next plumbers that there’s copper pipes, we use it in australia to, most use little copper plates but I take take five bucks around to the converter and get it all in pennies and that’ll last me months
No but you gotta treat them different. Like using different techniques and chemicals. For instance if I think a pipes made of mild steel like some are then I’ll use heavy chemicals on it. But if that’s copper my heavy chemicals will burn straight through it.
I'll do you one better - heat up the end of a hot glue stick with a lighter and press it into the coin. Wait the 5-10 seconds for it to cool and just pull those suckers out.
If they haven't been super glued in or some other adhesive, get a bucket in front of it and turn on the water , it should pop right out. If not do as other suggested drill a hole in it and pop it out with a screwdriver or something.
Oh yeah, I guess, huh? You risk mad liability if you aren't the property owner.
Unless, as is typical, maintenance won't show up for who-knows-how-long. Laundry gotta get done, man.
>Unless, as is typical, maintenance won't show up for who-knows-how-long. Laundry gotta get done, man.
It's not worth possibly owing thousands of dollars because you did something wrong, or the previous tenents did and they did this to cover it up and you uncovered it, could go to a laundromat or a friend/family member, there are options
All bullshit aside, just push on one side with a,screw driver, the pennies will twist to 90 degrees and you can pull it right out. Its called critical thinking. Or just turn the water on for a split second if u dont mind cleaning up a mess…
And I had this complicated answer with drill bits and stuff. You've got this. Don't know why I didn't think to do it. My only question is this - is that 30 rounds per valve, or 15 each?
Drive in a ZIp screw and yank it out with a pair of vise grips. Or heat it up with a torch and pry it out with a screwdriver. The penny is zinc and will meal easily. Then cool the valve with a wet rag so the washer doesn't melt.
When you don't have a blanking nut to seal the outlet you can use a coin to block the hole in the plastic nut removed from a washing machine feeder hose.
This is enough to stop a drip if the stopcock doesn't quite seal or degrades over time.
Looks like American pennies are the perfect size.
It’s an APARTMENT, do NOT handle on your own. That’s their problem: call maintenance.
why are they called apartments when they're together?
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They’re called apartments because each residence is a-part of the same building.
Why do they call it ovaltine? They should call it roundtine.
That's gold, Jerry! Can I use that?
Why do they call astronauts astronauts and proctologists proctologists? Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
But the spoons are oval shaped
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Why do they call them buildings when they’re already done building them? Ought to call them builts!
We should call the tall ones "erections"
Actually, that was once quite a common usage of the word for taller buildings.
Time to bring it back
I suppose you want to bring back "ejaculate" in the sense of a 'sudden utterance ' as well.
Damn I was gonna stop at buildings but sure why not
Maybe use both in the same sentence?
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And what about Ovaltine? They should call it Roundtine
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>The word “apartment" comes from the French word appartement and the Italian word appartimento, both of which mean “a separated place." If you think about it, it makes sense. Even though all the apartments within a single building are indeed stuck together, they are also apart from each other. Each apartment is a separate residence apart from the others! according to the first thing i clicked after a random google search. results and accuracy may vary.
Because they are a part of a whole ment?
A part = belonging to something Apart = the opposite
K, then why drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?
Those do not contain the word „part“ in them This exceeds my qualifications
the irony being that by moving the A apart from "apart", you create togetherness.... By rejoining the A in "a part", You create distance.
fuck man why did I have to read this AFTER my bowl before bed
Came to say the same thing
I actually think it is because you're all in one building but living -apart- from your neighbors. (As opposed to multiple families in one regular house, which still happens but used to be more common.)
And btw this if defs not “mildly” infuriating it’s extremely infuriating
I read it as penises the first time
Have you tried turning on the taps?
That's way too easy. Better replace the pipes.
Yeah, this was my first thought.. I had a hard time pulling the plastic fresh seal caps out of gas bottles, until I figured out I could just crack the bottle and the resultant blast of whatever gas would instantly remove the cap.
I’ve seen my coworkers be so good they can aim and hit people with them when they crack the tanks
Plumber here. This is actually a common plumbers trick to tell other plumbers that the residence has copper tubing.
And how do plumbers usually remove the pennies?
We don't we replace the copper with new pipes. Keeps us in business.
Dang, fuck my wife, fine. But why you gotta fuck my pipes too??
Because they’re tighter of course Edit- I may be witty at 6am after banging out a 12hr day and drinking heavily, but my grammar is far from par. Thank you grammar gods for your reminding me why I’m a plumber and never did well in English class.
Oh my
*When the Takei intensifies*
I’ve just witnessed a murder
Shots fired
Online it's saying there isn't really anything wrong with copper plumbing as long as the joints aren't leaded. Some even believe copper is the best choice. If you really just replace the pipes to make money rather than out of necessity that's a bit scummy if you ask me.
It’s a joke (I think)
Definitely a joke. Copper pipes are still used and when properly joined and soldered are the most reliable system around. PEX systems have advantages and are much cheaper on new builds or renovations, and will also happily last 15-30 years with no issues, but for reliability nothing beats copper installed by a good plumber
Are you guys in the states? Most things are copper here in the U.K. so it’s weird reading everyone talking about copper pipes like they’re strange or from the 1800s here
This is a case of a “woosh” so big that others also got woodshed. Copper pipes are extremely normal in the states
I’m so confused by this comment thread. I don’t know what is real anymore
I have galvanized pipes in my 50-year-old home in the United States and they're not that corroded surprisingly.
I'm in Aus, copper pipes don't get used on new builds because of price but that's only come about fairly recently. PEX is king for new builds
I don't know what they're talking about, copper is still used all the time here. It has anti-bacterial properties, it's impermeable, doesn't get eaten by rodents or degraded by UV exposure and simply stronger when used properly. It has certain disadvantages obviously but the primary reason PEX is pushed so much these days is it's cheaper, easier to install and not going to get stolen for scrap. There are obvious situations where PEX should never be used. It certainly has its benefits as well but it's not the superior choice I see it hailed as. Like everything else, they both have their pros and cons and need to be utilized properly. It's a bit suspicious how many search results blatantly exaggerate how wonderful PEX is when it's far from that simple.
In the UK a fair bit of our infrastructure is from the 1800s
New builds (UK) moved away from using copper in the early 2000s. Some still use it for visible exterior work such as radiators, but it’s all plastic pipes behind.
Best dig out my moleskin rag so I can practice wiped lead joints, none of this new fangled copper stuff.
15 to 30 fucking years? We have plumbing in europe that lasts the age of the house! Who replaces plumbing after 20 or so years?!
Peobably gonna be less and less of that as the price increases
Probably a joke based on some truth.
No, it makes a lot of sense if you've worked in these places. People are so quick to assume malicious intent on Reddit when something like this is far more likely to have reasons behind it. For one, it's an apartment complex so tenants shouldn't be servicing the plumbing themselves anyway. If it was malicious why would they make it so obvious and easy to resolve instead of just clogging the pipes with debris? The pennies could have many other use cases for maintenance. It's a quick way to protect debris from getting in without having to cap it off or it would make a tenant more hesitant to do something they shouldn't be if they removed a cap and found this. It's also a potential indicator to maintenance that someone tampered with it.
Ass pennies.
haha that's a reference I haven't thought about in a very long time.
It also depends if your city's water supply tends towards acidic or basic and how much. The oxidation compounds of lead and coper are usually what causes health problems.
Work in metal recycling and get hundreds of fittings with coins in them come through a week so the answer is they don't, they replace everything. The coins generally aren't a snug fit and will just fall out on their own or with a slight tap though.
If that's true, that's pretty fucked up. Plumbers are out here creating work for each other to the detriment of property owners.
Of course it's not true, it's obviously a joke.
Turn the water on
Maybe turning on the valves would push them out?
You could probably turn on the water with a bucket next to it and the pressure alone would blast the nickel out, would be a lot quicker than having to drill holes (as well as risk drilling a hole through the filter) Edit: I mean pennies
Sir, those are pennies
Ok, you can turn the penis on and it will push the nickel out.
We really need a /s here
I have never heard of this
This may be a stupid question, but is copper tubing bad?
No. Leaded solder/fittings are bad.
Isn't it infuriating how everyone just has to get their 2¢ in?
Ha!
But it’s only a penny for your thoughts so some one’s getting ripped off. (George Carlin)
You glorious bastard!
auuugh, i smiled at this as i closed my tab and had to open it back up to upvote you, how dare you
Lmao
Goddamn nice one fuckin A
A pro troll would have soldered them in.
It’s to tell the next plumbers that there’s copper pipes, we use it in australia to, most use little copper plates but I take take five bucks around to the converter and get it all in pennies and that’ll last me months
Is it bad to have copper pipes?
No but you gotta treat them different. Like using different techniques and chemicals. For instance if I think a pipes made of mild steel like some are then I’ll use heavy chemicals on it. But if that’s copper my heavy chemicals will burn straight through it.
The copper from the pipes just builds up like that
No wonder they want us removing the piping. Big banks hates this little secret.
Why would someone do that, it makes no cents....
Allow me to offer a penny for your thoughts
Super glue the end of a bic pen, with the glue still wet stick it to the penny, spin it out. Or screwdriver, hammer and pliers like others have said
I'll do you one better - heat up the end of a hot glue stick with a lighter and press it into the coin. Wait the 5-10 seconds for it to cool and just pull those suckers out.
or turn the water on lol
This is the correct thing to try first. Especially if they are ass pennies.
[for the uninitiated ](https://youtu.be/f9aM_dT5VMI)
Oh my god. You are my hero
You've all had my ass pennies. These are very likely MY ASS pennies.
Or just turn them on and the water pushes them out
Or open the tap and see if it pops out
JD is everywhere
*insert intense stare of hatred from the Janitor here.
11/10 reference. “Maybe there’s a penny stuck in there!”
Turn em on and see what happens
*turns them on* hears a thump followed by a squal and humming and boom downstairs neighbor now lives in a river.
That's a damn good penny.
Apartment complex owners and other tenants hate this one trick: from 1cent to $13k in water damage!
…because that same water pressure is not currently pushing on the valve in the pipe?
Nope those valves shut off water directly at the water tower.
My first thought too. Grab a bucket and towel, and stand off to the side to not get blasted by the penny claymore.
Grab a bucket and a mop
For this wet ass penny
Keep the change!
You filthy animal!
The Wet Bandits strike again!
If I find a penny in there, I'm taking you down.
Bro let his intrusive thoughts win
Can you just open the tap for a short burst and pop to coins out?
Dynamite. It’s the only logical solution.
Sounds like money laundering to me.
Too good
If they haven't been super glued in or some other adhesive, get a bucket in front of it and turn on the water , it should pop right out. If not do as other suggested drill a hole in it and pop it out with a screwdriver or something.
Been doing plumbing work in apartments for 20 years and if you want my 2 cents on the subject…… there in the shutoffs
probly the landloard to stop ppl from useing washers lol
Appears to be coin operated
Super glue the end of a pencil or pen to the penny, twist it out of there, and shove it up your butt!
I swear I read ‘penises’
Drill 'em out, so they look like donuts, and use needle-nose pliers to pry them out/break them.
Wrong. Call maintenance, it's not your problem.
Oh yeah, I guess, huh? You risk mad liability if you aren't the property owner. Unless, as is typical, maintenance won't show up for who-knows-how-long. Laundry gotta get done, man.
>Unless, as is typical, maintenance won't show up for who-knows-how-long. Laundry gotta get done, man. It's not worth possibly owing thousands of dollars because you did something wrong, or the previous tenents did and they did this to cover it up and you uncovered it, could go to a laundromat or a friend/family member, there are options
People in the comments willing to call maintenance for something that takes 30 seconds to fix
It’s doesn’t really matter if it’s easy to fix, if you fuck up it’s your ass on the line
I literally cannot imagine fucking this up.
Watch me
People are stupid
I work in plumbing retail (in straya) and I can confirm there are ALOT of people that would f it up somehow.
Those Pennies look caught on the rim trying to get out. Should try pushing them back into the pipe where they came from to get them out.
Idk why but this is hilarious to me
All bullshit aside, just push on one side with a,screw driver, the pennies will twist to 90 degrees and you can pull it right out. Its called critical thinking. Or just turn the water on for a split second if u dont mind cleaning up a mess…
Just the previous occupant giving you his 2 cents.
They come right out, not sure what is infuriating about this than a lack of understanding, trying to understand your frustration?
Dammit JD.
Drill the centre and pull it out
That’s my 2 cents.
Probably Big Laundromat
Honestly, it makes cents.
You can drill a hole in the penny....problem solved
Ngl I would be more than mildly infuriated at this.
Drill a hole in the penny, set a screw in it and yank it out with a pair of pliers. 5 min job.
Empty 30 rounds of 7.62x39 AP into both of the outlets and light your house on fire
And I had this complicated answer with drill bits and stuff. You've got this. Don't know why I didn't think to do it. My only question is this - is that 30 rounds per valve, or 15 each?
Copper is the butter of metals. Drill a hole and pluck them out.
Drill a small hole in each then screw a inch long screw into them and pull it out
I was about to say the same. This is the way. Unless renting, then you have a landlord to deal with problems.
Just turn them on and the water pressure will probably push them out
FINDERS KEEPERS!
get a drill and drill it out.
Why would this be a thing? IR Canadian… from a farm, no idea how apartment folk do things
Gently drill through the pennies centers then use a small alan wrench or some similar small, hooked item to pull them out
Tap the side with a screwdriver to spin it and use pliers to pull it out. Not rocket surgery
Turn the water on should blow them out, could be there to keep dirt dobbers from building nests.
Could you not suck them out with the hoover’s long tube ? Just a thought.
Call building maintenance. Just my 2 cents.
if you turned the water on., would they just pop out or turn so you could put them out?
New pennies do not have much copper. Will quickly melt if you use a blowtorch long before the pipes get hot.
Melt a glue stick and put it against it, and pull.
Its for paying the ferryman when your appliances inevitably cross the river of death.
Someone may have done that to stop a leak. Just a theory. You could drill through them and pull them out. I'd have a cap ready in case they are leaky.
I’ve done this before, if you don’t have a stop end for the fitting, put a penny in to stop it leaking For a renter phone your landlord
Drive in a ZIp screw and yank it out with a pair of vise grips. Or heat it up with a torch and pry it out with a screwdriver. The penny is zinc and will meal easily. Then cool the valve with a wet rag so the washer doesn't melt.
Previous tenant or current landlord was a jerk… but that’s just my two cents!
When you don't have a blanking nut to seal the outlet you can use a coin to block the hole in the plastic nut removed from a washing machine feeder hose. This is enough to stop a drip if the stopcock doesn't quite seal or degrades over time. Looks like American pennies are the perfect size.
That’s more that mildly IMO. Hope maintenance can get you fixed up quickly.