brewmaster15
02-18-2004, 10:03 PM
Hi all,
I thought this might be a good place to ask for everyone to share their tips as to what they do in advance to prepare for a problem.
I woke this am, and was doing my water changes when I was puzzled by a lack of hot water in my fish room.. I checked everywhere else and the water was fine, so I checked the hot water valves and sure enough the one to my sink was shot...The rubber gasket was falling apart and blocked the flow. This was 4:00 am....what do you do.... well if you are prepared you crack open your plumbing kit, and fix the problem. I was prepared . Not because I was smart...but because I was not smart the time before :)
some tips...
1) look at your water supply system and your air and heat systems... make a list of parts you might need to fix a break down, and keep a kit. It might save you time and aggravation. This morning my kit saved me hours.
2)medications...really think hard if you should stock some.LFS may not have what you need when you need it, and mail order is usually a few days . At the least..make a list of who normally has what you need and ships quick.
3) Have a few spare heaters on hand, and a qt tank
4) Telephone numbers... make yourself a list of you friend and mentors incase you need to call someone.
5) Think battery backups, and emergency...what would you do?
so.. what would you all do to prepared for a problem?
-al
I thought this might be a good place to ask for everyone to share their tips as to what they do in advance to prepare for a problem.
I woke this am, and was doing my water changes when I was puzzled by a lack of hot water in my fish room.. I checked everywhere else and the water was fine, so I checked the hot water valves and sure enough the one to my sink was shot...The rubber gasket was falling apart and blocked the flow. This was 4:00 am....what do you do.... well if you are prepared you crack open your plumbing kit, and fix the problem. I was prepared . Not because I was smart...but because I was not smart the time before :)
some tips...
1) look at your water supply system and your air and heat systems... make a list of parts you might need to fix a break down, and keep a kit. It might save you time and aggravation. This morning my kit saved me hours.
2)medications...really think hard if you should stock some.LFS may not have what you need when you need it, and mail order is usually a few days . At the least..make a list of who normally has what you need and ships quick.
3) Have a few spare heaters on hand, and a qt tank
4) Telephone numbers... make yourself a list of you friend and mentors incase you need to call someone.
5) Think battery backups, and emergency...what would you do?
so.. what would you all do to prepared for a problem?
-al