Over the weekend, I stacked wood for about 6 1/2 hours. I got about 1/5 of the pile of wood taken care of (there is a lot of wood there, it's a slow process trying to take wood from the pile without causing an avalanche, and I'm just getting slower than I was in my 20's). Unfortunately, I have about 1/4 of the lean-to filled with wood. Somehow, the math doesn't add up here and some of the wood will be staying outside or WS is going to have to rig a temporary shelter for it. At leas we know that we will stay warm next winter (and the next winter, and the next winter).
While I was stacking wood, WS was digging out the back wall. We rigged a tarp system under the deck so if it rains, water won't collect in the trench. He did find the other side of a crack that he had patched on the inside, so hopefully patching that will take care of things. He will be re-tarring the outside of the blocks for added protection, then next weekend the stone and sand will be put in.
Since we are in the middle of projects, naturally something has to go wrong. Surprisingly, the "wrong" has nothing to do with either of the projects. First, the dehumidifier that we bought just a couple of months ago is on the fritz and won't run at all. It shouldn't be a big deal at this point, but for the major money that I put out for it, I expect it to last a lot longer than it did. Now I have to research how to get it fixed (you would think that would be easy, but instructions in the manual say to contact the servicemand that installed the system. there is not "installing" this system as it is a portable, plug-in and run system).
Second, the washer is weirding out again. Now it doesn't spin the clothes on a regular basis (although it does go all the way thru the cycles). One load of wash that I did on Saturday I had to run thru the spin cycle 3 times before it deigned to do its thing. Last night, it only took a second try for it to spin correctly. There was one load between those to that it worked fine the first time. So, now I need to call the repairman and see if he has any ideas. If it's going to cost as much as the last repair, then I probably should quit before I get further behind. If it's replacing the main board again (I would assume for free) then I'll try it. This just irritates the hell out of me!
So, it's SNAFU around here - wouldn't want things to go too smoothly!
Has something voided the warranty on the de-humidifier? I'm puzzled at your trying to fix it. Relieved to read about the tarp installation, confirming my faith in your and WS's intelligence! Good luck. With all of the wood stacking, you should be ready to step into the prize-fighting ring.
Posted by: Cop Car | November 01, 2005 at 09:37 AM
Well that would be the part that's not so easy. They don't seem to have a return policy, even though it is under warrantee. It seems I have to get it fixed and they will pay for it (or at least as far as I can determine). Anyway, it may be something as simple as a reset button, that in my ignorance I don't know about - no use returning it for something like that.
Posted by: bogie | November 02, 2005 at 04:09 AM
Ooh--that would be embarrassing to miss a breaker re-set, wouldn't it? Good luck.
Posted by: Cop Car | November 02, 2005 at 08:21 AM