We'd put the RO watermaker to bed a couple months ago. After satisfying ourselves that it worked as advertised, it seemed pointless to keep using it when perfectly good water was available right at the dock. So we went through the "picklng" process which has to be done anytime the unit isn't used within 5 or 6 days of the last time. Pickling consists of pumping a biocide (in this case RV water system antifreeze) into the system so that any biological stuff that is stuck on the RO membrane can't proliferate and foul the (expensive) membrane. Hadn't planned to fire the system up again until just before launch time next summer. Then winter hit. We've been experiencing nights in the 20s and days in the 30s most of the week. Naturally, the water pipes on the dock froze and broke. We've been assured that the water will be turned on as soon as the weather eases and they can get everything repaired. Pretty sure we'll be out of water before that happens. So, it's either schlepp the water from somewhere (not sure where) or use the watermaker. And, since we bought it so we wouldn't have to schlepp water, the choice is obvious. You know what the worst part is? On Friday I told myself that I should probably fill the water tank just in case they decided to turn the water off. Oops. But you know what's probably even worse? I bet that on Friday, the maintenance crew told themselves that they should probably turn the water off just in case it gets as cold as predicted. Oops, again. At least my oops didn't result in as much work as their oops did.
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