If things had gone like I'd planned, we'd be moved in by now...but you know what they say about the best laid plans! However, we need the extra time, there are a few things that are unfinished. Not many, but a few important parts.
I burned the midnite oil for 9 days, and yesterday, I got the electricity going! It turns out that the inverter wasn't activating when I connected it to the panel. There is a tiny little plastic jumper on the back and when I flipped it over, the inverter suddenly turned on! I walked around the house, replacing all of the incandescent bulbs with CFL's.
Then, I couldn't get the furnace running for some reason. The glowbar would turn on, but there was no flame. The propane wasn't flowing, but all of the valves were turned on. I didn't figure it out until I looked at the furnace, and saw two little wires dangling. I thought "I wonder if these go here?", and "whoosh"! We have heat!
I also managed to tie down most of the anchors that will hold our house down in the wind. Then I placed our bladder tank where it was to go, and put the pipes through the floor to where the pump was, and hooked it into that. I just need a few more parts and then wire the pump to an outlet, fill the tank with water, and voila, water!
I just found a truck mounted tank for $200, which is half of what I figured it would be, and larger capacity as well!
Well, I'm back to work again tommorow...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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