We spent the weekend on the boat and had a great time. We got to clean the dinghy and took it for a spin around the marina. Then we discovered that the refrigerator wasn't working and the toilet clogged up with only a small amount of paper. Oh boy.
I'm wondering if the frig when out because I had hooked it up backwards and tried to run it for a few minutes. It wasn't hard to do, all you have to do is use a scrap piece of wire that is coded the new color scheme and hook it to a piece of wire with the old black/red scheme, then try to remember years later... was it the red that was hot, or... So, after 10 years, it might have just gone out.
Now, the toilet. I put in a new joker valve, it's manual, and the handle works but is very stiff, and won't draw matter into the pump. So I'm going to try a coat hanger to try to see what's clogging it and hopefully get it into the tank, so I don't have to handle all that with my hands. I'm betting that my idea of using aluminum foil to put underneath the pipes as I loosen them, will help keep the affluent from going everywhere. I'm going to have the wet dry vacuum there too. Its a work vacuum that is on it's last leg and has been full of everything else nasty, so why not. Pray for me, More updates to follow.
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