Spiffing up the head (Patreon)

Hi guys, 

In this week's video, I installed a SCAD TM1 tank-level sensor and replaced a hinge on our Raritan Marine Elegance head. The TM1 is for our holding tank. We haven't had a tank level sensor on the holding tank. Fortunately, there has only been one poop explosion (flushing the head when the tank is full), but I think we can all agree that one is one too many when it comes to poop explosions ;) With the TM1 installed we have an easy way of monitoring the level in the tank and I've wired it up so that the head won't let us flush if the tank is full (based on the alarm output from the TM1). 

In real-time news. This week, I installed a water-purifying doohickey from  Acuva. It's one of those fancy UV and filter contraptions. After finishing the installation, I went to test it. I turned it on, and warm water came out, to my surprise. After a bit of head scratching and looking over our plumbing, it turns out that we have been filtering our hot water- not the cold - for the last two years. Do'h! That is, without a doubt, the funniest mistake I have discovered since we left Denmark. I called Ava, and we had a good laugh. Filtering the hot water with a charcoal filter is, of course, rather useless, as we drink and cook with the cold water. The filter not being on the cold side explains why I thought I was tasting chlorine in some of the marinas we have been in. No doubt one of the silliest mistakes I have made aboard Athena. 

Happy Saturday! Have a fantastic weekend :)Thank you so much for your support!