re: #90 MsJ

Funny what assumptions give you. I thought with you being in a small village you’d all be on well and septic.

The trace is apparently a tiny filament that you put on the pipes before putting on the insulation. It sounded like something ** I ** could do so I’m not sure if you need a plumber. But I can’t say for sure.

I’m the town water system operator. I have a license and everything! Take water test samples for bacteria and chemicals, operate the wellhouses and pumps, inspect the water tower to make sure it doesn’t fall over on the village board chairwoman’s house, that sort of thing.

The water tower called me up tonight - last year it was calling when it was cold and lonely about every four hours until we got that fixed. This time it seems the maintenance mechanic was working on something and turned off the water pumps. When the water tower got too low, it called.