But I should be lying in bed and whining about minor flu symptoms! At least we've got the woodstove, but this is not a long-term solution, and it's not going to get above freezing for a good while. So I think I need to do the repair.
That sounds like a pretty crappy combination! My parents' furnace has been having problems, but it sounds like it's possibly a lemon, because it's fairly new. The upside of that is I guess it's under warranty, because they just call the guy to come fix it and they don't have to pay. But seriously, it's stopped working like twice a week for the past three weeks, which seems like no good. At least their heat is separate from my grandmother's, so they can go down there in a pinch, AND it's not the 93-year-old freezing.
I don't miss worrying about frozen pipes in the winter.
It was cold enough here last night that when we took the dogs into the woods this morning, we walked on frozen mud for a good long time. My sister's still sick, she had a horrible coughing fit partway through the walk. But the dogs are happy, and we had great pancakes for breakfast.
Now I have a freshly-cleaned kitchen and I pulled an old chicken back out of the freezer to make some broth from. Later I will go out to my folks' old apartment to scavenge through my dad's tools with my brother--at the least, I'll get the stepladder, since it's taller than the one I have (and I will then be able to prune the bougainvillea).
Okay, I got it working. I would like accolades for my homeowner mad skilz.
But yeah. I think it will stay working for a bit now that the line is drained. When I went up this last time, you could hear that it wasn't backed up anymore (no more gurgling) so even if it stays cold it shouldn't necessarily freeze up right away. I think the self-regulating heat tape and heatproof insulation has got to be the long term solution. I have the type of personality who gets irritated when there are instructions Right There and they don't get followed and then I have to deal with the fallout. Just do it right to start with, installers!
But maybe now I can wait until the flu shot effects wear off to do it myself.
Meanwhile, it is super hot here! 50 degrees! I can't figure out what to wear.
from a non-plumber that does plumbing - drano and that ilk are fine -- they are just stong bases. There are other things - strong acids - that will hurt your pipes
A cowboy hat?
Somehow I don't think that will do it....
Meanwhile, it is super hot here! 50 degrees!
It is all the way up to 20 here now, and that's after the sun's been out all day.
This was all the more fraught because the SO is hunting out of cel phone range and therefore unavailable to bitch to. So glad I have you guys!
Anyway, I'm totally making myself comfort food, new way of eating be damned, and watching football.
A cowboy hat and a smile...
It is unclogged. And I did use Drano but it's done.
Took the whole bottle and two kettles of hot water and vigorous plunging. But I did run hot water for a long time after.
