Opening weekend 2020...
Well opening up after a long winter is always full of surprises, especially now that we have to open two houses.
#1 - Lower Cliff
Good news: No winter damage, furnace kicked-on no problem = all good.
Bad news: The well pump would not pressure up at all = no water in house. New pump and plumbing fittings needed for next weekend.
#2 - Southaven
The furnace turned on and worked fine. No water yet, so no issue with that at all, lol!
I hauled up a new fridge for the Southaven garage. This was a super pain in the azz because it rained for days, so I had to wrap it in multiple tarps and plastic and bungees to hold it down in preparation for transport to the island. I made it all the way from Olmsted Twp to Castalia before the plastic and tarps all shredded (from the wind) and started flying off in pieces on the highway. Anyway, big thanks to JR Biltz for helping me get it unloaded and set-up in the garage.
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| Garage Fridge - ready for beer |
I ordered internet from Frontier and after hearing all of the horror stories about scheduling and installation and bad service I was amazed that they were able to hook me up with no problem at all and on schedule! Funny we have internet before running water, sign of the times...
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| Frontier internet |
I still needed to make the plumbing connection from the tankless water heater to the pex manifold. Anyway, he is my attempt at using CPVC and swivel connectors. However, I won't know if this works until I get city water to the house.
Okay. Let's just pause here for a second...
This next pic does not look particularly exciting. But, the black round cap is part of the new water meter the Village of Kelleys Island installed for us.
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| Water meter installed |
Yes, one step closer to city water on tap!
