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Day 422 - Hot Water
Wednesday , July 19 -- Northwest Propane came up today to monitor the powering up of the generator, three heating units, and two on-demand water heaters. We all wanted to see if the propane pressure could be maintained when all these units were running. Success.
However, it did take some time to get the heaters to turn on when the temp in the house was already 85 degrees :-)
The propane pressure only dropped 1/2" of water column. Since the test went well, the water heaters were left on and we now have hot water in the house.
Richard also worked on several fixes, including a leak in the wall behind one of the garage interior bibs, installed shower heads, and turned on the tub and shower water...
Richard increased the water pressure in the house to 55 pounds, which made a big change in the water flow upstairs. We may need a new regulator because turning up the pressure nearly run us out of adjustment range.
We were not able to test the sump pump in the hangar because the circuit breaker does not work. We are not sure if the breaker is broken. (Dave can fix it :-)
Ben and Mark came up to finish the air conditioner installation. The units are ready to go, except that they need disconnect boxes installed and power attached. Dave will do those connections when we get the parts...
They also connected the foyer and exercise room registers to the heating/cooling system. One minor problem, Mark put a strap screw into one of Richard's water pipes behind the drywall. No bigy, Richard was there and the problem was fixed.
Ben brought up vents for the south wall and a 800 cfm exhaust fan. The fan still needs to be installed...
More stone work...
The local freight company delivered our CableRail deck posts and post holders...
Vermont Soapstone called and said that our order is done and is being crated for shipping. They will call me when they have a ship date.
South Cox, our interior stair contractor, called. We talked about the supplier problems he is having and the issues with getting the thick wood stock that we need. He found African Mahogany for the stair treads in Santa Rosa. A driver will go tomorrow to pick up that stock. South will come up Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week to work on the stairs. Then, he is getting married next weekend and will be on two week honeymoon. During that time, the railing fabricator should be working on his part and come up to install the railing. When South gets back, he will come up to finish the stair and insert the wood balusters in the railing. At least that is Plan A.
I talked to the PolyColumn dealer in White City, Oregon about getting a price on the column "covers" for the front of the house.
Another warm day. According to the Coffee Creek weather station, the temps hit 95 at noon and 103 at 2:00 p.m. The heat dropped to 89 degrees by 4:00 p.m. Not bad. No one on site is bothered by the heat. We had a light breeze again.
The crews from Redding are very happy to be here and not in Redding where it was 100+ degrees from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The temps hit 105 in Redding at 4:00 p.m.
Our neighbors, who are building the log house and bought the dome house next to us, flew up to review the house project with Ken. Ken is taking over the log house construction. Ken is also scheduled to build another runway house near the end of the street. Now *there* is a portfolio!