The hot water tank at the nursing home started spewing out water from the relief valve. The technician couldn't find anything wrong with it. So I just left it and told the staff to keep an eye on the hot water consumption. Status is pending. This is a Rheem Professional tank and the warranty just expired. I am somewhat disappointed by this as the tank is not very old at all.
When I went to do my dishes I found that there was no hot water. The hot water tank at home was also malfunctioning except that the problem was rather obvious. A small perforation through the outside wall near the top revealed a leak inside as water slowly dripped down around the base of the tank. I relighted the gas burner but set it on low to keep the stress to a minimum and still have some warm water. I am disappointed by this tank because it also is not very old. It is a John Woods Professional residential gas model. It should still be under warranty. So here's my one piece of advice. Make sure you buy one with the longest warranty. At least eight, preferably ten years or more.
The radiator on my truck is leaking now. At first I couldn't find any holes but after topping it up with coolant and running the vehicle until the thermostat opened, I found that the coolant was somehow seeping right through the metal. This was very strange but nevertheless I think I will have to replace this tank as well. If I can't find the original warranty paper and the supplier doesn't agree to honour the lifetime warranty, then I will try one of the new aluminum radiators instead. The original was copper. Aluminum is also cheaper these days. Soon I after, I may have to replace the whole vehicle. It is getting rather old. I just wanted to reach 400k. Right now the odometer sits at 379k. Another year or two should do it. It's a Toyota. Oh what a feeling...
So what else can go wrong? Well I got a flat tire after driving home the other day and putting the spare on was a pain. My sister's boyfriend had lost the original jack which came with the truck and gave me a small replacement set. For a truck this tiny little thing can barely lift up the truck high enough for me to get the rear tire off without the truck falling over. I had to use some safety blocks behind the other wheels so the truck wouldn't roll around on me.
Then a sink drain pipe got clogged up at the nursing home. The snake wouldn't work as it couldn't get by a 90 degree pipe bend too far down the line. In the end, I had to use a drain liquid called Rho-tyme. It dissolves hair, paper and grease. The Zep brand at Home Depot only dissolve each kind of particle separately. Why would I want to waste my time buying all three kinds individually when I could just get the all-in-one liquid and not worry about it. Especially when I don't even know for sure what is clogging the pipe.
At the same time this happened, the faucet for that drain began leaking as well. It's a Moen faucet which one contractor claims is the best. I disagree as I've switched almost all the faucets in the nursing home over to non-Moen units. The majority are single lever American Standard faucets. I chose this brand because of the warranty program they have. A lifetime replacement just one phone call away. With Moen its much more of a pain as you have to bring the broken part in whereas American Standard will just ship you the part and you're off to the races.
Posted by LeanPorkLei at February 5, 2009 05:48 AM | TrackBack