Ever since we moved into our house, the 1″ main supply valve for our irrigation system pictured above has leaked. An annoying drip every hour, enough to fill a small bucket in 6 months. I decided to replace it today which required shutting off the water supply to the entire house and completely draining the pipes. Installing the new valve took all of 15 minutes, a small fraction of the time needed to drain the water and then bleed the air once service was restored. Next I painted all the window sills on the first floor, a total of ten windows. Finally, I improved the wiring to the charger for my BMW. I ran all the wires through metal conduit bringing the installation up to code, added a 50 amp outlet to the supply line and wired the charger with a matching plug.  Now when it comes time to power the tiny house on wheels that Maya plans to build over the summer we will have a convenient place to connect.