Friday - December 11, 2009

Water tank and electronics in an old house … problems almost near an end. GUARANTEED.

Well, todays the day. GUARANTEED!  New unit scheduled for replacement this afternoon between 1 and 2.

Just so you guys know what I’ve been posting about these last few days, here it is. 

SOME OTHER VIEWS ... TO THE RIGHT IS OBVIOUS.  DON’T KNOW IF BRITS STILL CALL IT A WATER CLOSET BUT IT ISN’T MUCH BIGGER. ALSO CALLED THE LOO. THERE IS NO SEPARATE CONTROL OF WATER THERE. FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD THAT TANK OVERFLOW, THERE IS NO VALVE OR TAP TO SHUT OFF.  YOU WOULD HAVE TO RUN DOWNSTAIRS AND SHUT THE WATER TO THE HOUSE OFF FROM A TAP UNDER THE KITCHEN SINK. THEN RUN OUTDOORS TO THE FAR FRONT OF THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR. OUT THERE IS THE CONTROL FROM THE MAIN WATER LINE THAT ENTERS THE HOUSE.

These are the electronics, fuses etc. for the house as installed in 1924 with a few updates over the years.
2wice a year someone from the electric company comes to your house to read that grey box.  There is a long list of numbers which is accessed by pushing that blue button you see there. Each pressing of that button gives a reading of various things. I never asked.
Once or twice we have had to do the reading which is very difficult as we can not always make out the numbers in the small window provided there.
It would cost THOUSANDS to move all that and modernize and take it outside. Some of that wiring quite old.
These controls are in the kitchen.

Posted by peiper     on 12/11/2009 at 09:27 PM   
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