My plumbing problems continue. The guys that worked on the pump said they were going to solvent weld the pipes together but I didn't realize that they attempted to solvent weld a compression fitting on and they only applied blue pvc cement to the female side and not to the regular pipe. So yesterday the fitting blew apart and the pump lost its prime. It was extremely hot-- as were the metal pipes on the inlet side. I found this out the hard way after shutting the power off and trying to force the pipes back together. Ouch. I did manage to get them together, filled the cistern back up (it had stopped filling) and turned the pump on again after a few hours. Fitting blew apart again, water sprayed everywhere all over me-- soaked my shirt, pants, shoes, and socks-- and then I managed to get fitting to stay but turned the power off to the pump again. Before it blew apart it had pumped some water into the house at least. So, I'm going to patch it with slip unions and make a piece about the same size as the compression fitting. Honestly, I thought they had removed it instead of trying to solvent weld it.
So then Mom wouldn't let me change her infusion set when it was time and it fell off. I put a new canula on last night but apparently it didn't go in right and she woke me up just before 4am screaming at me about it. I thought about it and decided to just take that canula off and put a new one on. She argued with me about it but I said safest bet was to take it off and do a new one. Insulin was under the patch and not going into her and you could see the canula didn't go in straight. Not sure what went wrong. I was afraid I'd left the blue sleeve on the plastic canula but I didn't see any signs of it. I wiped off the wasted insulin, picked a new spot, and very carefully put a new canula on. I want to switch to the kind that is easier to detach from the tubing for the fill cycle because I have a very hard time with this style. She said she felt the insulin going in when the canula filled this time so hopefully it will work. Now I get to take some Pepto and attempt to get back to sleep before I go for my curbside orders at HD and samsclub. I'll need to take some stuff out of the truck and get the wheelchair back to the porch (its been in the back with a tarp on it). I will probably by some chinese takeout.
Meanwhile, I think the leak coming from the attic is likely some kind of condensation from the hvac system but I still haven't managed to get up there to look. Not sure what to do if its leaking from the ductwork or dripping off of the ductwork. I'll have to take a trash bag up and load up the soaked insulation up there though.
