Imbolc Settling Moon II
The full settling moon has been beautiful these last couple of nights. We’re also in our shorts and t-shirts with non-alcoholic umbrella drinks. 66 degrees an hour ago, trending a bit down right now. Weird.
Boiler inspection yesterday. Not such great news, apparently. Low ph in the boiler water. Acidic water no good for its copper pipes and internal workings. Not clear how it got there, so I’m having the water tested for a corrosive ph. Should I have discovered this before? Maybe. But I didn’t. Caveat emptor.
GeoWater services will send a tech out to do a site visit and investigate the quality of our water. Could have been done before hand, but wasn’t. Sigh. You just can’t think of everything.
I focused on water availability in this arid region. Did the well have supply? Yes. Did the production of the well, measured by flow rate, meet the needs of the typical home? Yes. Is the water acidic? Didn’t occur to me.
The joys of home ownership. They never end, except after a sale. We’re ready right now to pass those joys over to some nice couple in Minnesota. Step up and lay your money on the table.
Shouldn’t be a problem, especially for a hardy mid-westerner turned westerner. There’s a saying among boiler gurus which goes “just because that water your drinking is good enough for you doesn’t mean it’s good enough for your boiler!” Meaning that the high temperatures occuring in even a simple domestic boiler like yourn (that’s Coloradan for “yours”) will likely need some simple treatment to make it palatable for the boiler. It’s also a pretty sure bet, pardner, that your water is gong to be pretty durn similar to other water in the area — it just works out that way.