Kalo Paska ....

Down under this lot...

 At the end of last week we had a problem with getting no hot water.  In a house this usually isn't that much of a problem as it's either a hot water tank heated by either an immersion heater, boiler or both, or a combi boiler any of which you can get at fairly easily.  On Lesanda however, it's a different kettle of fish so to speak, it's hidden away at the back of the heads (toilet) boxed away with the loo holding tank positioned directly above it.  So it requires some fairly intense dismantling in order to get at it and then some twists more suited to a contortionist then me, in order to establish what the problem is.  Anyway, our calorifier (water heater) has two thermostats, one for controlling the temperature and another as an emergency cut out which should trip before it boils (96 degrees).

There is the offending blue bit.

It also has a heating element any of which could have been the problem.  After about six hours of struggle we finally found out the offending part was the emergency stat which was cutting out at about 30 and then if you kept resetting it would go for a few more minutes before cutting out again.  Anyway to cut a very long story short we couldn't get a replacement part and so I have just wired it straight though without the offending bit in circuit.  I will replace it when a get back to the UK for the right bit.  After replacing a really stupid cover back after finishing and then testing we found there was a smell of burning, not a good sign.  The cover turned out to be so tight that putting it back partially removed one of the connectors which had then started to arc.  Good job we didn't just box it all back up!  Anyway we now have an ample supply of hot water again.

San and I at the "bub" restaurant last week.

The other major problem we have had over the past week is the lack of internet on the marina, I have connectivity through our dongle but that has it's limits and means it's harder to ring home and also it's a grand prix weekend this weekend and being early in the morning it will be a problem to get anywhere to watch it, if that where the greatest problem we had to deal with life would be so much simpler :-)  As it hasn't been repaired now chances are that it won't get repaired at the very earliest until Tuesday next week, this being Easter weekend so if we can't get in touch with folk at home that is the reason why!

Anyway Sandra and I wish all our family and friends chronia polla (many years) and kalo Paska (happy Easter).