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Saturday, January 21, 2012
Ice Storm
We had freezing rain most of the night. Here is an early morning view from the front step looking towards the driveway. The icy pine trees are illuminated by the street light.
The pool pump and lines are covered in ice...
As is the picnic table...
And the pool slide...
The last picture is looking up the fence line into the woods.
The pool pump and lines are covered in ice...
As is the picnic table...
And the pool slide...
The last picture is looking up the fence line into the woods.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Bad Home Water Pressure Regulator
This morning I woke to the sound of running water. No one else was up so I was concerned about the source of the water.
Given the below freezing temperatures early this morning, my first thought was that a pipe had burst. I quickly got dressed and went outside to check the outdoor faucets thinking that I might have left a hose attached. But everything was OK outdoors - other than being extremely cold.
Searching indoors, I found a toilet that was not shutting off. I tried jiggling the lever with no luck. I then removed the lid from the tank and jiggled the float again with no luck. I decided to turn off the water to the toilet and deal with the problem later.
A short time later, I heard more running water. This time the noise was coming from the laundry room on the lower floor. Water was all over the floor and hot water was coming out of the pressure relief valve on the water heater. I tried jiggling the relief valve with no luck. I then manually opened the valve fully and closed it. The valve still leaked. With that failed attempt, I shut off the water to the hot water tank, called a plumber, and started cleaning up the water on the floor.
As my wife was leaving for work she commented that she thought the cold water pressure was higher than normal. I then found my water pressure gauge and screwed it on to the utility sink in the laundry room. I opened the cold water faucet and the gauge pegged at a pressure exceeding 100 psi!
Things were starting to make a little more sense. My thought now was that the toilet and hot water tank were probably OK and that the water pressure regulator had failed.
I called Sunday Creek Valley Water District to see if they were experiencing any pressure problems. The lady that answered the phone told me that they were having higher than normal pressure in the main lines and they were investigating.
By then the plumber arrived. He agreed that my pressure regulator had likely failed. He left briefly to get a new pressure regulator and then returned.
In fairly short order, he had removed the old pressure regulator and had installed the new one shown here:
With the new pressure regulator installed, the water pressure was 52 psi. Now this evening, I checked again and the pressure has dropped to 46 psi:
I'm guessing that the water company has reduced the pressure in the main water line - maybe even lower than normal.
Given the below freezing temperatures early this morning, my first thought was that a pipe had burst. I quickly got dressed and went outside to check the outdoor faucets thinking that I might have left a hose attached. But everything was OK outdoors - other than being extremely cold.
Searching indoors, I found a toilet that was not shutting off. I tried jiggling the lever with no luck. I then removed the lid from the tank and jiggled the float again with no luck. I decided to turn off the water to the toilet and deal with the problem later.
A short time later, I heard more running water. This time the noise was coming from the laundry room on the lower floor. Water was all over the floor and hot water was coming out of the pressure relief valve on the water heater. I tried jiggling the relief valve with no luck. I then manually opened the valve fully and closed it. The valve still leaked. With that failed attempt, I shut off the water to the hot water tank, called a plumber, and started cleaning up the water on the floor.
As my wife was leaving for work she commented that she thought the cold water pressure was higher than normal. I then found my water pressure gauge and screwed it on to the utility sink in the laundry room. I opened the cold water faucet and the gauge pegged at a pressure exceeding 100 psi!
Things were starting to make a little more sense. My thought now was that the toilet and hot water tank were probably OK and that the water pressure regulator had failed.
I called Sunday Creek Valley Water District to see if they were experiencing any pressure problems. The lady that answered the phone told me that they were having higher than normal pressure in the main lines and they were investigating.
By then the plumber arrived. He agreed that my pressure regulator had likely failed. He left briefly to get a new pressure regulator and then returned.
In fairly short order, he had removed the old pressure regulator and had installed the new one shown here:
With the new pressure regulator installed, the water pressure was 52 psi. Now this evening, I checked again and the pressure has dropped to 46 psi:
I'm guessing that the water company has reduced the pressure in the main water line - maybe even lower than normal.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
300,000 miles - 1996 Subaru Impreza
We have a 1996 Subaru Impreza that we bought used several years ago.
Today we passed the 300,000 mile mark!
We make sure to keep up with the regular maintenance such as changing the oil. Many thanks to The Subtle Bug in The Plains, Ohio, for their excellent service.
Today we passed the 300,000 mile mark!
We make sure to keep up with the regular maintenance such as changing the oil. Many thanks to The Subtle Bug in The Plains, Ohio, for their excellent service.
Monday, December 05, 2011
Accident - Rear-end collision
On driving home this evening, I was rear-ended on Columbus Road between the gas station and US 33. A line of 4 or 5 cars in front of me had slowed down as the lead car was turning to the left. A pickup truck behind me slammed into my van as I was slowing down.
As you can see from the picture, it was after dark and raining.
The pickup truck had very little damage.
The following pictures were taken later in the evening in my garage. One side affect of the accident is that I can not open the back of the van...
As you can see from the picture, it was after dark and raining.
The pickup truck had very little damage.
The following pictures were taken later in the evening in my garage. One side affect of the accident is that I can not open the back of the van...
Friday, November 25, 2011
Stuck in the mud
For yesterday's Thanksgiving dinner, we drove my mother-in-law around the back of the house. Or so we tried. Our four-wheel-drive Subaru Impreza got stuck in the wet grass/mud. This is what it looked like in the dark after four adults pushed the car out.
The ground was so wet that the ruts filled with water by this morning...
In the back left of the last photo is the location for our new storage building. We are still in the process of preparing the area. The pile of branches and wood is from several trees - mainly dead trees - that we had to remove.
The ground was so wet that the ruts filled with water by this morning...
In the back left of the last photo is the location for our new storage building. We are still in the process of preparing the area. The pile of branches and wood is from several trees - mainly dead trees - that we had to remove.
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