I showered this morning and the water felt like it was getting colder. But since I was just getting out, I didn't think much of it. Then Zari showered and yelled that the water was cold. Sure enough, I checked the water heater (electric 80L) and it was dead. No lights, nothing on any of the buttons.
Time for some detective work. Since my electrical engineer dad is here, I knew we could figure it out.
Step 1: Test the connections to see if there is power coming into the heater (yes, 240 volts)
Step 2: Start testing all connections inside the mess of wires, following the flow of electricity.
We found that the power came into the first little white box but was not coming out of it.
Hmmm...my dad said, "It's probably some sort of fuse. Let's see if we can buy a replacement part."
With a little Dr. Google and Dr. YouTube, we found someone showing how to reset the little breaker inside the little white fuse. We followed the instructions and voila, it worked!
It's funny because 2 nights ago I was helping Inga with her physics homework and they were studying electrical circuits, amps, volts, voltmeters, etc. I said, "Hey Inga, today I got to use a voltmeter to help fix the water heater!"
Also, guess what is happening soon based on this picture? Shelf full of tools = kitchen renovation is beginning!
The goal is to empty out the kitchen over the weekend and begin demolition on Monday.
My mom took Zari on a hunt for the "best bakery in Nice." They visited a few places and came back with several different pastries to try. While I'm not sure they are truly the "best in Nice," they were delicious!
Ivy played at the Coulée Verte with a boy in her class, from the Canadian family who rented our apartment while we were gone. Then she left straight from there to go to soccer practice. Zari is still at her practice. Dio is working on physics homework (reflection and refraction). I helped Inga with a dictée and she has now done it twice and eliminated all but 1 error.
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