Yesterday when I was cooking supper the smoke detector went off...and I wasn't even burning anything!!! We opened doors and windows and were busy fanning it, but it still wouldn't stop. So... it's squawking away, the microwave is beeping and the alarm system (our smoke detectors are monitored) goes off, so I punch the code in for that. Finally got everything quiet when the phone rings...it's the monitoring station letting us know they'd called the fire department. I got them to cancel that, which they did in a matter of 30 seconds. Next thing we know the fire truck is in front of the house so we go out to talk to them...apparently they have to respond once they get the call...even if they get a call cancelling...I think they were bored...then the fireman very smuggly asked me if supper was ruined!!! On my "to do" list for Monday is phone tech support and see why that fire detector is so sensitive.
This morning B had his shower, then I had mine. I sat down for a bit and heard a funny whooshing sound. Is that water running?...no sounds funny...looked around and discovered it was our hot water tank...it had sprung a leak. Quickly called B and we shut of the water and pilot light. Thankfully the last time our water tank went we had a 5" deep pan built for under the tank and it drains outside. It wouldn't hold all the water in the tank, but it caught enough that we didn't have a mop up job to do! Thank you for that!!!! "Call a plumber" is now added to Monday's "to do" list.
After we got home from church, we drained the hot water tank then decided to see if we could do something with the smoke detectors...how do you get those covers off??? B also looked at the one downstairs and couldn't figure it out. Ringggg...it's the phone....the montering company phoned to tell me that they're noticing some "irregularities" with our smoke detectors. She couldn't give me much info so I asked if Tech Support was working today. She transferred me, so now someone is coming down on Wednesday to check out the smoke detectors.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
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