Or, "why I'm glad Andy exists." Coz I'd hate to be doin' all this myself, which presupposes I'd have the knowledge to do it in the first place... not to mention other stuff. Removing and repairing an RV furnace takes a lil bit o' doin'. Here's a few shots of the work in progress:
The stove had to come out to get access to the furnace
Where the furnace lives, Part One
Where the furnace lives, Part II. The unit slides out from a hole in the side of El Casa Móvil De Pennington.
Thank The Deity At Hand for Andy
ReplyDeleteAw, shucks.
Seriously, though: No credit for repair pics without at least one covert repairman butt crack shot.
lol... yeah, butt crack shots really are a requirement for these things.
ReplyDeleteI guess I can be glad that I do so much of my own work around the house and cars. Of course, I am a mechanic in a trade, or at least was till I moved on up the ranks. There aren't many jobs, to the chagrin of my wife, that I won't tackle. Electrical or mechanical, I just have a hard time paying someone who more often than not will not be as particular as I am with the job at hand.
It seems your Dr. Andy is gem though. Having someone you can count on for repairs that you can't make, and trust in their work, has quite a large value. His expertise in the equipment carries even more value, as that helps keep the costs down.
I imagine working on an RV is like working on a laptop computer: everything is packed together in crazy ways to make it all fit. I don't envy you.
ReplyDeleteAs I said: Thank The Deity At Hand for Andy. I need to get started on building his altar. Isn't it nice to have someone reliable and reasonable around that you can count on?
ReplyDeleteMaybe that will be all of the repairs for a while. Not a "Do it yourself"
ReplyDeleteproject for sure.
Have Andy install those stabilizers I recommended back when. Then you won't rock and roll nearly as much when the wind comes up. And you keep the "Movil" in "El Casa Móvil De Pennington." I can deploy and retract them in about a minute (like my luxurious electric awning). You got three or four hundred bucks to burn, let me know and I'll find them for you at JCW or Camping World.
ReplyDeleteThank the deity at hand, indeed! I'm SOOO happy you won't be needing the furnace tonight!
ReplyDeleteYea Andy! Toby and I would have been tearing things apart ourselves and the job would have lasted years.
ReplyDeleteNo credit for repair pics without at least one covert repairman butt crack shot.
ReplyDeleteSigh. I try and try and try... and still no credit.
It seems your Dr. Andy is gem though.
THAT is the understatement of the day, Anon. Dr. Andy has saved my ass more times than I can shake a stick at...
Inno: You're right about things being packed in in an RV. It's kinda amazin' in addition to bein' hard to work on.
Deb: MOST definitely.
Ed: We are holding our breath in the major repair space. The next failure will be VERY expensive.
Bob: Thanks for the offer but we'll pass for the moment.
Moogie: Yup, timing was EVERYTHING with this latest glitch.
Lou: You and Toby continue to amaze me and I'm serious about that.