Now that spring has arrived we have landscaping to take care of on top of the rest of the projects with the house. So we had to go buy a lawnmower. We got a nice self propelled Craftsman at ACE Hardware. We are spending a good amount of time mowing and trimming.
After a fare amount of time we made the decision to have the water heater replaced with an electric water heater. I may have mentioned in a prior post that we were red tagged by the gas company regarding the venting of the water heater and furnace when he came to turn the gas on. the vents were just crumbling and the chimney is not in good shape. For now we will avoid using any of that. When we go to replace the heater we will probably get a high efficiency heater that vents and pulls from a system that goes through the wall to the outside.
I contacted a local contractor who gave me the name of another gentleman who may have time to help with the water heater asap. I get a hold of Tom and he has a project he needs to finish up and will be able to contact me in a few days. Finally we talk and I go buy the water heater at Home Depot and leave it there for him to stop and pick it up in the morning before he comes over. Another problem is we don't have 220V in the basement for this water heater and Tom says not to worry he can run 220v down there no problem. Tom and his helper show up and get to work. after just a few hours they have it done and Tom shows me the bill and Im amazed. he stopped and picked up the water heater then had to run for parts. Bottom line this project labor cost me $80 + parts and the water heater. I'm so grateful for Tom. Thanks!!
Now here is where it gets interesting. Same day we have some weather issues. High winds are in the forecast for the day and indeed there are some high winds. Approximately 1 hour after the water heater is installed and running my wife and I are in the basement working on the furnace ducting that has fallen down and needs to be re strapped to the floor joices. Suddenly we here a crash and the lights go out. I know exactly what just happened. Earlier in the day I had been out on the deck looking at a tree (Ash) I believe that appeared dead thinking I hope that tree doesn't fall during these high winds. that would take out the power to the house and create more issues.
Guess what? It happened. No power for 2 days. Damn it was nice having hot water for an hour...lol. Its already been nearly a month with no hot water whats a couple more days....no joke. The power went out May 4th and came back on when Consumers Energy showed up and fixed the lines on the 6th.
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