Heater Woes

30 minutes after WS left for work (driving to Rhode Island to pick up some steel and deliver it to Portsmouth, NH), the heater has begun to act up again. It sounds exactly like it did before, with a clogged fuel filter. But, that filter is only a couple weeks old, so shouldn't have this problem.

I fired up the woodstove a little earlier than I had planned, and don't dare take a shower (as I had planned). IToday it the day to wash the whites but I probably shouldn't do that either. Some would think that is a good thing, getting me out of work on a day off. However, since we don't have a drier, we have to carefully plan out the laundry so everything has a chance to dry - doing two loads tomorrow to make up for today is not an option.

Not exactly an auspicious start to the morning!

Comments

[Buffy]

When your life is so closely planned, there isn't room for little bumps in the road like this. I hope that the repair, whatever it is, is simple and inexpensive.

[Cop Car]

I'll second Buffy's motion!

[bogie]

Fortunately, we believe it was high winds blowing the flame out - making it sound like it ws cutting out from lac of fuel. The heater never quit and I even got the laundry out as well as a shower later in the day.

[Cop Car]

Whew!

[buffy]

YaaaHOOOOOOOOOO! No need to buy a new heater! I wish we could work the same magic with our microwave. I think it's time to find a new one.

[bogie]

Actually, the heater is on its last legs (20 years is fairly old for a FHW heater). We have issues with it regurgitating water, the firebrick deteriorating and a few other things. We had a guy stop by on Monday night that is going to get together a price for replacing it.

Fortunately, it doesn't have to be replaced this week - it just isn't going to safely get us thru to many more seasons (and it is our hot water heater too - so we need it all seasons).