Things Are Warming Up

Just like that, another building season has started, with the melting of the snow and ice.

Just like the end of winter, we started this trip, with all of us in various stages of a nasty cold. But, before we could start our work, we needed to tend to some unfinished business. Opening up the rv, we remembered we needed to replace our toilet. Only 1/2 day lost with travel to and from Camping World, and removing old and replacing new. This gave K a chance to rest up and get back to health. First things first…

With that out of the way, we started installing the Mr. Cool mini split systems in the garage, and on each floor of the cabin. These systems have 22 SEER, so will be very efficient, and eliminate the need to put ductwork in our cabin.

With the garage install complete, the larger unit with 2 zones: one for each floor was tackled. In the end, we were short about 10 feet of pre charged line, so only the upstairs unit was tested. Likely, we will replace the longer garage line with a shorter length to avoid so much excess coiled outside, and use the 16 foot line for our remainder needed to finish the main floor heating and cooling.

To optimize air flow and humidity in the cabin, we also installed a humidistat-controlled fan in the attic and crawl space.

Next, water. We hooked the existing well pump (that hasn’t run since original cabin burned down about 10 years ago) to a new pressure switch/tank and voila!!!

With water, we set up our tankless water heater.

What did I do, when all this mechanical work was being done? Aside from being chief cook and bottle washer, I painted the side of the house under which the larger outside condenser would sit. I dug a giant hole to house our future window well outside the small door to the crawl space. With a cover, it will stay nice and dry.

I also cleaned up the backyard and piled cut logs leftover from last year’s tree cutting. A solid day’s workout.

Stitch definitely helped!

For 3 1/2 days of work, we accomplished what we set out to do. Next trip, finish main floor hvac with additional pre charged line, complete all plumbing, drains and vents. Until then, hooha! J+M