Oooookay ... I was expecting some sympathy, but not a quick and easy answer to the spurting regulator problem in the wee hours just after posting. Wow. Thanks. (Actually, I wasn't expecting it to be a problem with a quick or easy solution at all, so it's a triple win.) I've got the expansion tank about half drained -- that's when my elbow complained about holding the bucket, so I'll finish in the morning. I'll see whether I can fit the stepladder back there to rest the bucket on, or find a hose to attach.
That size/shape steel tank makes an entertaining noise when each air bubble sploings its way in. Maybe I should tape a piezo pickup to it before I resume, and record it just in case I ever need that sound for something. (It made Perrine's eyes get really big.) I kept thinking there had to be a "let the air in faster" valve someplace that I was overlooking. Haven't found one though.
If I make the blue room safe for the heater, I'll have a comfortable place to dress (and that's also where the Mac is), and unless the weather gets extreme or I get sick, I have enough blankets to still sleep in the green room, as long as I can pry myself out of the bed on cold mornings. Worst case I can retreat to the blue room and trust Perrine to figure out she can hide out in the bathroom if she's cold too.
Still working up to the "take up a collection" thing. Not opposed in principle to asking for help; I'm just really bad at convincing myself to do so.
Really relieved at the simple answer to the furnace problem.
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That size/shape steel tank makes an entertaining noise when each air bubble sploings its way in. Maybe I should tape a piezo pickup to it before I resume, and record it just in case I ever need that sound for something. (It made Perrine's eyes get really big.) I kept thinking there had to be a "let the air in faster" valve someplace that I was overlooking. Haven't found one though.
If I make the blue room safe for the heater, I'll have a comfortable place to dress (and that's also where the Mac is), and unless the weather gets extreme or I get sick, I have enough blankets to still sleep in the green room, as long as I can pry myself out of the bed on cold mornings. Worst case I can retreat to the blue room and trust Perrine to figure out she can hide out in the bathroom if she's cold too.
Still working up to the "take up a collection" thing. Not opposed in principle to asking for help; I'm just really bad at convincing myself to do so.
Really relieved at the simple answer to the furnace problem.