Friday 10-27 Cold WIndy Day

Cold Windy Day

We woke up to heavy winds and colder temperatures. We didn't have any square dancing on the agenda, what should we do?

The water pump that provides water to the sinks and shower in the Minnie has always been noisy. While we were on our trip it started sounding different than normal and making more noise. When we got home Larry ordered a new one and it arrived the other day. Today was perfect for replacing the pump. The pump is located under the floor in the closet so he had to empty the closet and remove the floor cover. Then he removed the old pump and put the new one in. While doing this he decided to replace some of the plumbing to clean things up a bit. The new pump was made a little different, it had a rubber base and four screw holes instead of three. Before putting the pump back in we had to make a trip to The Home Depot to get supplies. 

Larry was unable to get everything he wanted at Home Depot so we headed to Ace Hardware, they also did not have the last item on the list so on to McCoy's Hardware where he found the pipe insulation he wanted. 

After lunch Larry went back to working on the Minnie. When everything was back together and he turned on the pump he discovered a small leak. One of the seals going into the pump was worn. We went to Sunbelt RV. Larry really didn't want to replace the whole part all he needed was the seal. The lady there said they had the seals separate. He was thrilled and bought four. Once back at the house he replaced the seal and no more leaks. He'll re-check everything tomorrow before putting everything back into the closet. The new pump works perfect and is much quieter than the old one ever was. 

The new water pump

The insulation Larry put around the pipes

Installing the insulation on the pipes in the bathroom

The old pump

While Larry was working on the Minnie I worked on my puzzle and I worked out with Gold's Gym for 25 minutes and Just Dance for 20 minutes.

In the evening we watched YouTube videos and a PBS documentary called A Friend Indeed, it was about Bill Sackter. Bill Sackter was about a man that was institutionalized when he was 7 years old and was released 44 years later. The story was made into a 1981 movie starring Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid. It was an excellent movie. Then we watched an episode of GizWiz. We had a relaxing evening.