davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2026

[davidd]

Yay for walking!  "They say" it's the best exercise for you.  2 miles a day is pretty good given that it sounded like you hadn't done any walking for some time. 

Yeah, I'm pathetically out of shape. I was in poor shape before I got sick. Now I'm even more pathetic. But I'm up to two miles -- not yet as "brisk" as I'd like to be, but improving.

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11 February - A Doll A Day 2026:

Janie finishes up installing a new propane space heater

Although replacing the pilot light jet a couple of weeks ago resulted in a brighter, cleaner, stronger pilot light, the heater continued to go out when the thermostat triggered the burners. The ceramic infrared panels were failing to ignite. Brushing the panels with a soft brush, vacuuming them, and trying to clear them with pressurized air didn't make a difference, the heater kept going out.

Since the heater was ten years old, the issue could have been one or more of a number of things: the infrared panels, the oxygen sensor, or the control valve.

A control valve costs nearly as much as an entire heater. I did not even look at the prices on the ceramic panels. I could not find an oxygen sensor for that model.

Thus: new heater. We're trying a "blue flame" as opposed to an "infrared" this time.

As usual, Janie (Smart Doll Harmony) made short work of the installation process.

Now to see if it works.