However, on this day, the display was blank. I hit the power button. Nothing. I had Oldest Son go outside and unplug it, wait a few minutes, and plug it back in. STILL nothing. So, I ended up taking a very short, and very COLD shower, determined to call a plumber to come out the next day to fix it. So that’s exactly what I did. I left a message that night for one of my local plumbers, and he came out the following day to check out my problems. Because of course, if I’m having a plumber out, I’m ALSO going to have him check the leak in the dishwasher as well. So he came out the next day, and... he couldn’t help me. With either of my problems.
The dishwasher, he said, was a problem with the solenoid, which in theory should be covered by the warranty (that’s a whole other post, that is!), and he couldn’t figure out the problem with the water heater. It had power, the problem was that said power wasn’t getting where it needed to be. He suggested I contact the company that provides our propane. So, since the farmer’s co-op provides our propane, I called them. It was 5:03 on the Wednesday before the 4th, and they were closed the following day.
And, did I mention their technician only works at this particular location, and in this particular county, on Tuesdays and Thursdays? So I waited until Friday, figuring I would hear something, at least, by then, and I get told the tech wouldn’t be able to come out until the following Tuesday. So, yay! More FREEZING cold showers! But still, ever optimistic, I figured it would be an easy fix, and things would be back to normal on Tuesday. Boy, was I ever wrong...
So Tuesday arrived, and I eagerly awaited the tech. He met me around back, fiddled with a few things on the water heater, and told me it’s the PC board, which is basically the brain of the hot water heater. So it was effectively brain dead. 🤦🏻♀️ That was NOT what I needed to hear... So I messaged the ex, to get his opinion on what was going on. The tech told me the new board would be about $300 for him to get, then another $100 to install, or $1500 for a new system, plus the $100 for the install, so I told him I would call and let him know what we would do. So now we’re already at a week with no hot water. We couldn’t run the dishwasher, and hand-washing dishes involved filling pots/ pans with water and heating it on the stove/ in the Instant Pot to get water hot enough to clean with. The following day, the ex and I agreed that we should have the tech order the part. Now, he had said it would take 2-3 days for it to come in. And do you remember what I said about the tech’s hours at this branch? That’s right, Tuesdays and Thursdays ONLY. So yep, another WEEK of cold showers for us. So much fun!
I’m not sure when the part arrived, but that second Tuesday morning, I had alarms set from 8am-9am to make sure I was awake to call and make sure he would be out to fix it THAT DAY. I called over, and was told he was on another job at that moment, but that he would call and let me know when he would be out to fix it. I did not get that call, simply because I forgot to turn off my Do Not Disturb after I hung up the phone with them. And I’m not sure how, but apparently even the dog didn’t react when he knocked, because next thing I knew, it’s nearly 11am, and my phone was ringing. Knowing it was the repairman, I answered it quickly, and he told me he was all done, and it should be working. So I ran out of my bedroom, and sure enough, the display was all lit up again! So I adjusted the temperature, turned on a faucet, all with this very kind gentleman still on the phone with me, and yep, hot water! Yay!!! I took a shower almost immediately, and even allowed my 17yo the rare treat of using mama’s shower to bathe himself. (I don’t generally let the boys use my bathroom for anything apart from taking the occasional pill at my sink, lol)
So at least that’s one problem I don’t need to worry about. Now I just have to figure out how to pay it off. 😫 And, on that note, I’m going to leave you with some of my favourite pictures, those of my sweet Little Flower, this time with a very large, very PINK ice cream cone. lol
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