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November 07, 2003
in hot water
i was without hot water for 2 days. i got up wednesday morning to find that the pilot light had gone out and WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. it was awful. so after one really cold shower and the next day left me shivering and whimpering only dunking my hair in my sink, i managed to discover that the thermocouple had burned out.
so last night, tools in hand and a brand new universal thermocouple from home depot i opened up the water heater, and with much frustration and grumbling profanity getting the old one out, [note: when all else fails, pull very hard on it with pliers. it will dislodge] i managed to get it all put together and ouila! hot water! my landlord was shocked that i'd managed to get it fixed all by myself, telling me i was the very first tenant he'd ever had to fix that problem. so there. pin a rose on my nose.
i told him that if i could rebuild the carbeurator on my VW bug i could handle a little, stinking thermocoupler. *swagger*
on another note, intrigued by those friendster photos? want to know what that potentially special someone _really_ looks like? check out The Buttafly Guide to Interpreting Friendster Photos. (courtesy of ariel)
Posted by heidijanet at November 7, 2003 12:34 PM
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Hey. You go girl!!!
Posted by: judi at November 7, 2003 11:43 PM
what year is your bug?
(saw the link from myspace)
Posted by: ryan at November 9, 2003 11:17 PM
well, i don't own it anymore, but it was a yellow 1972 bug.
heidi
Posted by: heidi janet at November 11, 2003 10:00 AM
When I went to school as an engineer, we learned two basic lessons:
1) Use more force. That should get it, no matter what the problem is.
2) After you have tried more force, get out the duct tape to fix what you broke by using more force.
#1 worked the majority of the time. Well, one way or another.
Good work on the DIY!
Posted by: Ryan at November 15, 2003 06:19 AM
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