Hi All,
Another brilliant sunny day here in Southern Tasmania. I continued on with my fire out the back and started picking up the scrap metal and other rubble from the ashes to be included in tomorrows rubbish collection.
No sign of the missing chicken. I did hear some clucking up the back and on investigation it was way up the back in the chicken house next door. The other jobs today were potting raspberry vines and planting some bushes. The bushes will need to be replanted tomorrow because I put them in the wrong alignment which I realised tonight when reading the instruction email. We did a bit more painting across the road and it is looking better in the small area completed.
The day was running smoothly until Susan waylaid me around 430 with "The people in 11 don't have any hot water" This unit is in a row of 7 serviced by 3 heat pumps in a bank. Yes they were all cold. The fuses were all good the breakers all switched on and a dead end. A call to Ilan who was in casualty in Victoria after having a load of slate fall on his legs established I was looking in the right area. However I could find no faults. This had also occurred a few weeks back and he had changed a blown fuse. The wiring here generally is a bit of a nightmare with some new stuff and some very old stuff with a lot of the boards unlabelled. I found myself at the main board looking at some ancient bits that had once been the supply to the water heaters in that malfunctioning wing. I did find a fuse socket that was pretty knackered but not repairable by me. Next problem was the cafe lost power as well but only to one run of sockets the newer installations were all ok. In the meantime the 3 heat pumps all started up. Apparently after you turn the power off they reset after x minutes. Why did they stop working? who knows? Fortunately there is a proper electrician coming next week to wire a new R/C air conditioner. I think he will be having a busy day.
By the time I had humped all the bins out I didn't feel like making tea so I shouted us pizza from the cafe. Nice they were too!
The laugh of the day was a parcel for me with a replacement battery for our GPS. The battery was about 4 by 3 cm and 5 mm thick. It arrived in a box around 25 by 16 by 6 cm. Could have fitted a 100 batteries in it. I certainly had a "what the hell" moment when I saw the the airbag. Anyway the GPS is back together and working so now we have 2! Once again it is midnight so to bed!
Night folks.
Cheers Simon
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