It would seem sometimes as though the Gods of boating are
not quite smiling on me, I can’t complain about the weather, I have been very
fortunate and not had any snow, just wind and rain, I had decided to stay put
for a week or so intending to set off again tomorrow but last night the little
boating demons decided they didn’t like that idea.
I fully intended to make myself presentable, have a spot of
dinner and go and visit the local pub about 10 minutes along the towpath, so
with dinner prepared but not cooked it was time for a shower and shave, lovely hot
water, although the shower is not high enough for me I am now quite used to it
and it’s no real problem, so shower done and dried off, over to the basin for a
shave, no water? I tried the sink same result, not a drip, now I know the tank
is not empty having filled up three or four days ago, so I look at the distribution
board to see if the pump has tripped out, no it hasn’t but I am drawing 10amps,
it should be drawing about 1amp as I only have some lights on, go and check the
pump in the forepeak cupboard, it’s not running but it is hot, so I switch off
at the distribution board. Now I know very little about pumps so I ask Mr
Google who kindly gives me a fault finding diagram, strip out the pump and
dismantle it, carefully, I cannot find anything obvious, so I put it all back
together and refit it and it works, hooorah, that’s a result, I put all the
tools away and tidy up the havoc I created then back to the basin for a shave a
little later than anticipated, no water! I went through the same routine once
more and the same thing happened so I have to surmise that it is no longer a
viable motor , it’s Saturday evening about 7pm not much chance of finding a
replacement tonight, dinner to be cooked, unshaved, not much chance of a visit
to the pub either.
It’s difficult without water, but I can cope, I have turned
the fittings leading to the pump so I can draw off enough water for a cuppa, I
may grow a beard, washing up is piled high and it’s only been 24 hours, at
least I had a shower before it gave up working, so first thing tomorrow it’s a
walk to the nearest Chandlers who will have one in stock (maybe,
hopefully) or place one on order, and I will fit it as soon as I’ve got it.
There is often a silver lining and on this occasion it’s the
fact that the pump did not break down half way through my shower! Maybe tomorrow will be a better day, the pump
will be in stock and on sale at 50% off, ok so maybe not, but we live in hope.
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