Tuesday ; < huge sigh > This evening Joanne discovered a wet floor inside the cupboard under the sink. Looks like it's probably a water heater leak < huge sigh >.
Wednesday ; Beautiful fall weather continues. Spent another long day in Penticton running errands. Had screw in metal valve stems installed on all the truck's wheels. Ordered a new water heater for the trailer < sigh >. Bought a magician's cape !
This morning as Joanne returned from walking the dog, and I was just getting out of the shower, she asked me to go over to help a neighbour who was trying to pull his fifth wheel trailer out of his lot. He had gotten the truck and trailer hopelessly entangled around the large deck they had built against the trailer. He and his wife were frustrated, and the more they tried, the worse it got. It only took me a few minutes to get the trailer out. Seven years, and over 200,000 km. / 125,000 miles of towing our trailer, and all that cramming of 27 foot rental trailers into 25 foot deep campsites in Osoyoos over the last two summers has taught me a thing or two. HA HA HA !
Thursday ; Still nice weather. Many of the neighbours that are "Snowbirds" have left in the last couple of days.
< sigh > Removed the water heater today. A difficult job, but no major surprises. Over the next few days I will do some refurbishment work to prepare for the installation of a new water heater, and allow the water heater space to dry out. In the meantime, we will have to survive without hot water in the trailer. It's always been my objective, when doing repairs on the trailer, to achieve a result that is better than "original". This repair will be no exception.
Friday ; Still pretty nice fall weather. This morning as I was returning from showering in the pool complex, our neighbours Rick and Debbie from the Vancouver area were on their site hitching up their fifth wheel trailer. They had started out from the Vancouver area early this morning and were here to pick up their trailer and begin their inaugural journey south as first time Snowbirds. They are headed for La Peñita, Mexico, a lovely beachfront RV park that we have been to. They were experiencing some last minute problems with their trailer. Isn't that always the way ? ! Not a great start to a day that began in Vancouver and wasn't going to end until late tonight in Pendleton, Oregon, where Rick has an appointment to get new trailer tires tomorrow morning. I helped them solve their last minute departure problems and bade them farewell.
I spent most of today doing preparation work for installing a new water heater. I'm satisfied with what I accomplished. The installation of the water heater will be considerably better than the original factory installation. I've changed the water heater's incoming and outgoing plumbing lines and connections, the 120 volt AC wiring, and most importantly, I've fabricated and installed a new wood platform base for the water heater.
Saturday ; Went to Penticton first thing this morning to pick up the new water heater at Leisureland RV and some installation hardware at Rona. This afternoon I cannibalized the old water heater, and completed the electrical and plumbing modifications. Intermittent rain slowed me down.
DSK
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