It two times the charm?

7:46 am - Monday - December 30th - TWW - 36° F, humidity 55%, wind 5 mph out of the southeast.....partly cloudy today with a forecast high of 58° F.  On this date in 2012 TLE and I were enjoying one of many sunsets at Cedar Key, FL.....we stayed there for 5 weeks, and every single sunset was memorable.....

....this sunset photo was taken at the local Tiki Bar....about a 3 minute walk from Sunset Isle, the RV park at which we were staying.

From time to time I begin my latest missive with the phrase "There was just one thing which I had to accomplish on (day of week)", and this time it was to pull out the same Suburban gas furnace I pulled out a few weeks ago to replace the electric motor.  I had attempted to service the motor by lubricating the shaft which turns two different fans....one fan (I call it the front fan) blows air at the 'sail switch', and the other is more of a squirrel cage type fan (the back fan) that blows the hot air produced by burning propane into the duct work attached thereto.  I found just one source for this fan, and that was on eBay for $79.19 shipped.  Most places had this motor 'OUT OF STOCK'....

They provide all the gaskets you will need, the motor and great instructions

The old motor removed....I will be taking it apart, and rebuilding it to keep as a back up should I need another in the future.  

The new motor to be installed....I bought two of these motors to replace the old, worn out ones in the salon, and bathroom.  The one in the bedroom is working great right now.

.....I began the removal of the Suburban gas furnace around 10 am, replaced the motor, and gaskets, then reinstalled it by 12:30 pm.  Instead of working on the furnace on the kitchen counter I took it out to the trailer work bench where all my tools reside....much more efficient than walking back and forth to the trailer to get one more tool....lol.

Once the gas line was reattached to the furnace I turned on the thermostat, and waited for it to come alive.  Within 20 seconds I heard the fan which blows against the 'sail switch' begin to turn, then in another 20 seconds I could see the flame in the combustion chamber ignite, and we were in business!  Nice and quiet!  As I sit here in the salon typing this missive Monday morning my feet, and hands are warm.

Once all my tools were put away I changed clothes, and began to watch some more NFL football.  The morning game was not very competitive, but the afternoon, and evening games were with both going to overtime.  I could not have asked for a better Sunday afternoon.

TLE and I continue to be in great health.....we've never had the Wuhan Flu, or any flu for that matter since 2013.  We sleep well at night, and are sticking to one meal per day.  The 325 watt solar panel powering the trailer Bluetti AC200P solar generator gets it back to 100% every day, so I can now use the trailer as if I were plugged into an electrical pedestal.  The other 325 watt panel is putting over 300 watts of power into the Bluetti AC200MAX during the middle of the day, which is 100 watts more than the three individual 100 watt portable Bluetti panels were doing.  I think we got 250 watts one time, but most of the time it was around 200 watts during midday.   We will be picking up the 100' power cable from our PO Box Monday to connect the EcoWorthy Dual Axis Solar Tracker into the Bluetti AC200MAX, so our generator run time 'SHOULD' decrease dramatically from this point forward....we'll see.

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