A lack of running water has some Harlem tenants boiling mad. NY1's Susan Jhun filed this report. 

Living without water is something these tenants at The Taft Houses in East Harlem have to deal with on a regular basis.  

"We never really know when the water is going to be on or off," says tenant Judee Livramento.

A tough predicament for these NYCHA residents who say they haven't had consistent running water since November. 

"You can't take a shower. You can't brush your teeth. You don't know whether you're going to be able to cook," says 

"No water for Thanksgiving dinner. No water to cook. No water to clean. Christmas—same thing," says tenant Chyerel Coldwell

Tenants keep pots filed with water, waiting for the next time it goes out.

Seventy residents of the building have signed a petition pleading for running water and information.

"We're never told what exactly they're working on, how long it's going to take," Livramento says.

"Four o'clock in the morning come around, if there's any water, I'm shaking my children waking them up out of their sleep when they have to go to school in the morning so they can get washed up," Coldwell says.

When we contacted NYCHA about the situation, a spokeswoman first told us the interruption in water was a scheduled outage in order to perform water main repairs. She said service would be back on that day. However, the next day, residents told us they were once again without water. We called NYCHA and this time, the spokeswoman told us the building had temporary issues with a water pump, which was back up and running. She said the issue was unrelated to the repairs performed on the water main.

The following day, residents said the water was once again off. In response, the NYCHA spokeswoman told us the agency found the issue goes beyond simply replacing the water pump. She went on to say the pump is currently working and they are monitoring it. The spokeswoman said NYCHA sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience this has caused it's residents and is doing everything possible to get to the root of the problem.

It's a promise drained tenants are counting on.

We will keep you updated.