{"id":2438,"date":"2014-03-14T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T16:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2014-03-14T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T16:09:14","slug":"oops-hot-water-system-on-the-blink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2014\/03\/14\/oops-hot-water-system-on-the-blink\/","title":{"rendered":"Oops, hot water system on the blink!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-hot-water-whoops.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2442\" alt=\"blog hot water whoops\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-hot-water-whoops.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-hot-water-whoops.jpg 336w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-hot-water-whoops-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>Do you want to know what NOT to do when you set up a hot water system like ours? \u00a0It&#8217;s been working well up until now. \u00a0It is gravity powered because it sits up near the eaves. \u00a0It is not dependent on any outside power system because it has a charcoal brazier under it that gets the water as hot as we like it each day. \u00a0Well, that sentence wasn&#8217;t exactly the truth &#8211; we&#8217;ve had some cold showers on rainy days because we haven&#8217;t planned ahead with heating the water in the late morning. \u00a0 Usually, because we live in the tropics, a cool shower actually feels good, especially for a certain age of women like me. \u00a0But we goofed. \u00a0We sealed the lid on the little metal water barrel with its ring, so that it wouldn&#8217;t blow off in the wind. \u00a0And we do have big winds sometimes. \u00a0What we didn&#8217;t prepare for was the PRESSURE!!! \u00a0 One day, the fire was too hot and the water was too low, and boy, how that thing imploded and blew its lid! \u00a0 We now have a new little barrel, with a lid and a ring, but we have a hole drilled in the lid. \u00a0When we fill the barrel, it lets us know that it&#8217;s full by shooting a stream up in the air like old faithful. \u00a0 Live and learn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2438&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to know what NOT to do when you set up a hot water system like ours? \u00a0It&#8217;s been working well up until now. \u00a0It is gravity powered because it sits up near the eaves. \u00a0It is not &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2014\/03\/14\/oops-hot-water-system-on-the-blink\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oops, hot water system on the blink! 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