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Actually, it’s the most common scenario, and it often depends on the size of the block as to how strictly its enforced.
While in this case, it’s just a reset button that needs pressing, it pays to remember that your EC are volunteers and are people just like you.
Now I’ll play devil’s advocate here: if you didn’t know it was just a reset button that needed pressing in the motor room, why should the EC?
Continuing with that hyperbole, why would an on-site EC member be skilled across plumbing, electrical, telecommunications, television reception, gas fitting, hot water service/boiler making, garage door/elevator motor repair, proxy cards and locksmithing, and any of the other myriad of things that need repairs and servicing?
They are not (it’s not possible – and furthermore, they wouldn’t be licensed) which is why this stuff is out-sourced. When something is out-sourced, you need to pay for it; in strata these fees are shared, and there is almost nothing you can do about that.
My suggestion for this problem of after hours service/repairs is to ensure that the website/phone number of the strata manager is prominently listed on your noticeboard.
Ultimately, the EC are members of the OC. You are also a member of the OC: making a telephone call to an afterhours service is something that anyone on the OC can do.