In the Trench, Part 1
Cue the Time Machine music… Way back in December of 2022 we discovered an issue with our well. The float mechanism inside the tank was…
Tag: Water
Softener Drips
This is an incredibly mundane story–dare I even say, boring. In late 2021 some of the plumbing junctions for the water softener got very leaky.…
Long Lines
So this post is more documentary for our own purposes rather than entertainment for readers. During the rainy week when the power wall was being…
Battery Backup: Hosed
The one casualty of the power wall project was the post that held the reel for a water hose we use a lot–sadly, the post…
And On the 15th Day, There Were Gutters
After getting the fascia rot issues sorted in January 2018, we were all set to put gutters on the house–something that hadn’t been done since…
Replacing the Second Water Heater
In December 2017, we had the second water heater replaced. Our house has two water heaters: one for the north end of the house for…
How do you get a flood on a mountain?
When we were having the pool resurfaced and discovered the blocked bottom drain, we tried to sort out the purpose of the various taps in…
Excavation Fun
When the driveway was repaved and the water main issue happened, we ended up with a large hole behind the garage where the main line…
Let’s not let this happen again…
In March we had some very heavy rains and, as a result, our first roof leak. It was not a fun experience and has made…
Time Extended!
It seems stickers were not enough of an enticement; we’ve had just a smattering of entries for our first-ever contest. So we’re upping the stakes…
Paving Snags
It’s been a busy week at Purgatory, as a driveway repaving project has also become a let’s-replace-the-main-water-line-to-the-house project. This is currently day 2 without water,…
Fun With Math and Water
This is one of my summer projects: North wing: 24′ x 60′ South wing: 23′ x 48′ Great room: 26′ x 26′ Studio: 32′ x…
Water, Water Everywhere, Part 3: And Some to Drink
Carrying on from the last post about water here at Purgatory–because we use a sodium-based water softener, our normal tap water tastes a tad salty.…
Water, Water Everywhere, Part 2: Softening the Water
Because our water comes from a hole in the ground, it is very hard–specifically, our calcium hardness rating on regular pool water tests puts us at…
Water, Water Everywhere, Part 1: The Well
One of the critical inspections we had done prior to buying Purgatory was a test of the well. We’re up high enough on the hillside…
New Hot Water
We knew when we bought the house that the water heaters were getting up there in years–one is nearing 10 and the other about 13.…