… to the automatic water heater. First thing was to fit the top of the element (where all of the wires are) into a watertight box so that the risk of them being splashed with water is minimised.
There’s also a little LED warning light fitted to tell me when the diverter is working and current is reaching the element.
I’ve added a double-keel to the pontoon as well. The element protrudes 19cms below the pontoon so I fitted a keel of 20cms, 1 each side of the element, so that if the water level drops the element won’t ground out and cause a short circuit.
Finally, I’ve fitted a 50-amp fuse on the control board, just in case anything extraordinary happens.
After that I cleared off some weeds and brambles from the side of the lean-to that faces down the garden. Once they had been cleared I laid down a few pallets and started bringing the cut wood out of the lean-to and stacking it on the pallets. I need to move this wood as I want to put the composting toilet there – I need the space where that currently is for other purposes.
But I didn’t do that for long as Lieneke arrived and started to clear out her field that is next to mine. It’s been a bit of a mess for years but now she’s started on it and so I felt obliged to join in on my side of the fence.
I’ve moved much of the wood from here and stacked it around the back of the barn. And then I pulled up the weeds nettles and brambles that were stuck in the wall. Lieneke needed a hand to move a huge load of barbed wire that she had found in her meadow and there was so much of that that it took quite a while.
But you’ll also notice that I’ve put the left-hand gate back on its hinges, and doing that was important. One of the side effects of clearing the weeds and brambles is that there is now a clear shot from the lane down to where I have my shower. And of course I don’t want to give any of the locals an inferiority complex
So for that reason, until I can get a shower curtain I’ll be taking my solar showers behind the gate.
But I need to move the composting toilet tomorrow. I can’t now use it where it is at the moment.
