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Old 03-19-2021, 12:09 PM   #1
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There's always a new mistake to make

It seems that no matter how old and experienced I get there's always a new mistake to make. I brought the trailer home from storage to begin prepping for a big trip to Utah. It had been winterized so the first task was to get the water system all set up. I started filling the fresh tank, and once it had a few gallons in it I turned on the pump and got water running through the cold lines. Then I opened a hot water tap and waited for the hot water heater to fill and water to appear at the sink.

Mary came in and we got to talking and after a while I realized that it seemed to be taking a really long time for the hot water heater to fill, only a trickle of water coming out of the faucet. I started to get worried that I had a problem - we just had that big freeze last month in Texas and although I was fully winterized, you never know....

I double checked the bypass valves and they were in the correct position. So I went outside to check the hot water heater and discovered that when I had emptied it while winterizing I Ieft the pressure relief valve open and water was pouring out, I had been pumping water out onto the ground for a while. Closed the valve, all set. At least my mistakes seem to be getting less serious than some I've made in previous years.
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Old 03-19-2021, 12:45 PM   #2
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I’m waiting for the next thing I forget.
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Old 03-19-2021, 12:46 PM   #3
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It seems that no matter how old and experienced I get there's always a new mistake to make. I brought the trailer home from storage to begin prepping for a big trip to Utah. It had been winterized so the first task was to get the water system all set up. I started filling the fresh tank, and once it had a few gallons in it I turned on the pump and got water running through the cold lines. Then I opened a hot water tap and waited for the hot water heater to fill and water to appear at the sink.

Mary came in and we got to talking and after a while I realized that it seemed to be taking a really long time for the hot water heater to fill, only a trickle of water coming out of the faucet. I started to get worried that I had a problem - we just had that big freeze last month in Texas and although I was fully winterized, you never know....

I double checked the bypass valves and they were in the correct position. So I went outside to check the hot water heater and discovered that when I had emptied it while winterizing I Ieft the pressure relief valve open and water was pouring out, I had been pumping water out onto the ground for a while. Closed the valve, all set. At least my mistakes seem to be getting less serious than some I've made in previous years.
The lemons to lemonade entry in your journal would be “Thoroughly flushed pressure relief water heater valve on the Escape today. Mine is usually “Thoroughly flushed hot water tank and reinstalled anode, once driveway drained away. Picked up drowned out night crawlers after dark.”
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Old 03-19-2021, 12:56 PM   #4
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The good news is your hot water tank had a good flush.
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Old 03-19-2021, 02:16 PM   #5
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Oh what a relief it is...

Hi: davidmurphy2... Just think how much pressure you relieved!!! Alf
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Old 03-19-2021, 09:54 PM   #6
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The lemons to lemonade entry in your journal would be “Thoroughly flushed pressure relief water heater valve on the Escape today. Mine is usually “Thoroughly flushed hot water tank and reinstalled anode, once driveway drained away. Picked up drowned out night crawlers after dark.”
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Second winterizing (after quick January trip) this year, I was rushing to beat an incoming storm. After blowing air through the system, I'd remembered to release the pressure on the cold side, but forgotten to do the same on the hot side after disconnecting the air compressor. As I reached the end of the threads on the anode as I pulled it, it shot out and hit me in the sternum at considerable force. No wounds other than pride.
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Second winterizing (after quick January trip) this year, I was rushing to beat an incoming storm. After blowing air through the system, I'd remembered to release the pressure on the cold side, but forgotten to do the same on the hot side after disconnecting the air compressor. As I reached the end of the threads on the anode as I pulled it, it shot out and hit me in the sternum at considerable force. No wounds other than pride.
Your post above appears in about this exact form about three or four times a year. So glad you weren’t hurt and posting an incident like this while slightly embarrassing is a good public service reminder for taking time and thinking ahead. Thanks for posting.
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I can't remember what I last forgot ....

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I can't remember what I last forgot ....

Sorry, Tom
Hi: StarvingHyena... When unwinterizing there's always two things I forget... Three!!! Alf
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bypass valve

Something I never have to remember but Nancy has to remember to remove items that may not like to be stored at 100* or more.
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Your post above appears in about this exact form about three or four times a year. So glad you weren’t hurt and posting an incident like this while slightly embarrassing is a good public service reminder for taking time and thinking ahead. Thanks for posting.
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No wounds other than to pride. I have checklists for everything associated with the trailer, problem is I don't always use them.
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Something I never have to remember but Nancy has to remember to remove items that may not like to be stored at 100* or more.
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Well we don’t have that problem in Iowa as you know Jack but I do get thinking about things when it’s -28 with a 35mph wind. I can tell you it’s not a time to work with steel,
cast iron or Proflex. Which at that temp is Noflex.
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Picked up drowned out night crawlers after dark.”
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Catch any fish?
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Fish

Once in a while I do catch a fish as a matter of fact. Caught this one in my daughters back yard. Bluegill on a 6/0 circle hook. Use a worm to catch the bait.
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