Well I kinda had a scare over the weekend ,…while getting ready for bed Friday evening I heard a crash outside followed by a total black out ,…I went outside and checked around and it only appeared to be my place that was effected.
Well shoot ! What the heck is going on here ??? Then I heard some yelling and screaming followed by every cuss word you’d ever wanna hear ,.. at the bottom of the driveway was a white sedan ,…the wife or girl friend was standing on the hood of the car being berated by the boyfriend or husband,.. he was screaming stuff like see what you did pointing to the front of the car ,..It’s all your fault etc etc ,…. Then he said get in the *&$# car and let’s get the heck out of here ,..he also yelled “ and get rid of that &$*@ thing “
Well…. My eccotech battery back up did not kick in and so by flashlight I sloshed water around in the tank to keep water moving ,at 1:00 am it’s time for me to go to work so I opened the door wondering what I’d find when I returned home in another 10 hours or so .
When I opened the door I was greeted by flashing yellows lights from a emergency road crew equipped with a large crane ,…I walked down to the workers and said so this is why I lost power last night ., he said a car musta hit the transformer (?) and drove off ,…I related the story about the car and the yelling ,….the worker showed me a area of car oil on the ground from the hit and run…suddenly all the puzzle pieces came together .
He assured me that they’d have the new box up and running in about an hour or so,…. Btw ,…what she threw out of the car was a empty beer can .
Well,…when I got home the power was on and the fish were swimming around !!!
Maybe all my work stirring up the water worked .
My eccotech 40 battery backup failed to kick in but I was getting the flashing green red lights on the main panel indicating that the wet side impeller was stuck,..I took that off and soaked it in vinegar as I’ve done in the past but discovered that the whole wet side impeller was misaligned and had a really sloppy bearing in it ,…I guess after being running constantly for 13 or 14 years has taken its toll ,…. I’m hoping that by replacing the wet side unit with the new upgraded replacement will do the trick and kick on the battery back up when needed .
Stand by the replacement is on the way