So, today, I missed a golden opportunity by not having a camera running…
The expansion tank on the boiler was leaking. Dad wanted to try changing it ourselves. So today we did. Put a bucket under it and a tote next to it and the new one on a bucket ready to go. Old one didn’t want to unscrew, really had to put a worrying amount of force to it. Unfortunately the company that put the system together didn’t put any dang shutoffs anywhere. Anyway, got it unscrewing and dad held a sponge around the fitting to control water coming out which worked really well. What we were entirely unprepared for was once that tank was fully unscrewed, the tank became Old Faithful in my hands. Water was squirting everywhere. My face. The basement ceiling. The walls. Dad. I was really thankful for a tote to shove it in. When we got done cleaning up the mess dad looked at me and said what I had been thinking, should have videoed that, lol.
Also grilled burgers for dinner and currently having a cigar on the front porch. I have a heater going, lol
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