He could remove a lock box and replace a smoke detector, one of the challenges, in less than five seconds.Īlas, yesterday’s competition at San Francisco’s Moscone Center was won by a maintenance wiz from Washington, D.C., who completed all eight tasks in one minute, 11 seconds.īut Martinez says he fumbled slightly and lost some seconds on the ceiling fan installation and water heater change-out, but he’s game to compete again next year. Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver is a fictional character in the iconic American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Along with parents June and Ward Cleaver and brother Wally, 'The Beaver' lives in the sunny suburb of Mayfield, where the boy is no stranger to trouble or meeting the consequences of his misdeedsà �ï¿½à ¯à ¿à ½à �Ã. Martinez, whose father and uncles are all maintenance supervisors, figures his penchant for repair is inherited. One of televisions most iconic series, Leave It to Beaver follows the adventures of inquisitive but often naive Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver. The tough-as-nails competition, billed as American Ninja Warrior crossed with speed plumber, is staged during the National Apartment Association’s annual convention. Martinez has made the Maintenance Mania National Championship finals each of the last four years. Fenton’s Aquatera apartments in the Mission Valley, was the sole Californian competing in the Olympics for maintenance technicians.Įvery year, 20 national finalists, judged on both speed and quality, go wrench-to-wrench in repairing a toilet, hooking up an ice maker, installing a ceiling fan and completing five other fix-it tasks.Īnd they do it all in less than two minutes. The fix is in: San Diego’s Joel Martinez, numero uno handyman at H.
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