Rowed Ten Minutes After Too Much To Tell About Water Heater

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Some of the tools used today in the ongoing water heater project.

Today was similar to yesterday in that most of the time was used working to remove the old water heater, cleaning out the pack rat debris that had been under the old heater, and placing the new water heater in the space.  Then it was discovered that though the side-to-side dimensions of the new heater allowed it to fit comfortably, the front-to-back dimensions were about 6 inches too much.

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Originally there was a metal shed surrounding this area and the old water heater. Now that it has all been removed and exposed, I’m thinking that something should be done about the weird two-levels of concrete slab, to make it all on the same plane. Perhaps something can also be done, to prevent pack rats from getting into the area. Notice how some of the pipe insulation was chewed away by pack rats.  Also – the bottom edge of the wooden siding was chewed away by the same furry desert denizens.

So both the heater and its protective metal shed had to be removed.  Then I had to make a trip to Home Depot to get a larger metal shed, which will require assembly.

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The new water heater has feet, to keep its bottom up, off the ground which sometimes gets wet with rain.

The new water heater has feet, so its bottom doesn’t touch the ground and it does not matter if the ground gets wet.

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While we are deciding what to do about the weird-looking two-level slab, the new water heater is hooked up and working so that we have hot water in the meantime.

There was no time for an ordinary rowing session today, after all the time spent with the water heater.  So I rowed for ten minutes.

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Finish screen for today’s token 10 minutes of rowing.
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Report for today’s token 10 minutes of rowing.
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RowPro charts for today’s token 10 minutes of rowing.
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Concept 2 online logbook graphs for today’s token 10 minutes of rowing.

Happy rowing and plenty of hot water to you.