The Home Project
So last time I told you about how the progress on my home is slow. I just wanted to let you know that nothing has really changed from last time. We are still waiting on the plumbing and heating guy…except now, as of today, his unit in the National Guard was activated and he is now working there full time. This frustrates me since as you know I now live in Wyoming. I need HEAT.
I would also like hot water out of my tap…I know, I know…totally unreasonable of me. Now, the guy doing the plumbing and heating has known about his guard unit being activated for months. He just took on too many projects and didn’t really finish up any of them. So it looks like I will be figuring out how to finish his job on my house if I want hot water and HEAT before he is done in around 18 months and can get back to finish my job. Again, I live in WYOMING…it gets cold here…18 months of waiting isn’t really feasible.
One of the biggest problems with the heating system is that we chose to go with a boiler system. Now this really shouldn’t be a problem, except that it turns out the heating guy wasn’t certified. We just found this out this week. He claimed to be, but then admitted that he decided not to take his class until after he returns from his guard duty. The boiler system that he half installed is from Canada. Again not really a problem, except that all of the instructions are in French. I speak English. We found the English directions online, so that is some progress. We think that the Motherboard on the system is not functioning. Hopefully we will get that working soon.
All I can say is that I am glad that I have a smart dad who has worked around and with all of these things in his life. If it wasn’t for him, I am afraid it would be a cold and long 18 months in which I would become increasingly crabby. Dads are great!
So I guess what I am saying, is that if you want something done right, then just do it yourself. (Or have your Dad do it…)
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Oh boy, would I be lost without hot water! Especially with the unexpected cold weather we have been having here in South Africa. You are so lucky to have a dad who can give you a hand. That sure is one way of making sure things get done the right way. Home improvements require loads of patience and tongue-biting. But in the end the rewards hopefully make up for all the discomfort.
Yeah !!! Nice post to share. I love to read the post in last time even now. I think you write the blog about your problem. Anyway to heat the room you can use the hitter. Hot water isn’t always be helpful. Thanks for sharing this in your post with us.
I don’t have a Dad to do stuff like that for me but I thank God every day for G Daddy. My grandfather is a Jack of all trades and a master of quite a few of them too. He’s getting older now and not able to do as much as before but I still call him so he’ll continue to feel useful. I just pick and choose the simpler things so he doesn’t get frustrated by some of the things he used to be able to do but can’t do anymore. You’re lucky to still have your Dad. Great blog by the way.
Oh, I would be so upset if my HVAC guy was called away before finishing the project! Is he the only one in town? Certainly there has to be more than one HVAC guy in Wyoming!
Even if the progress is really slow or even if it has stopped, it is fine as long as you get things done to the best. Patience really pays off. Course you need to do your part there too. [:)]