Maintenance Calendar

See also Parts Lists, Ordering Info, General Notes on Things

See note 1 below for changing the kitchen sink RO (reverse osmosis) purifier filters, which aren't on this calendar because the RO unit itself reports when the filters need changing.

January

• Rats
• Check / clean gutters
• Call West Mechanical 360-734-7599 to schedule annual heat pump / water heater service

February

March

• Rats
• Raspberries
• Clean heatpump filter
• Sched septic maint - call (360)376-2762
• Check / clean gutters
• Change greenhouse drip battery
• Spray outside for caterpillars (See instructions here)

April

• Spray outside for ants (See instructions here)
• Clean washer / dryer pg 36/42 of LG manual
• Check propane level
• Put up hammock

May

• Change pumphouse filter (See instructions here)
• Rats
• Remove hose frost bibs
• Un-Winterize pumphouse (See instructions here)
• Disassemble driveway sump pump (need instructions)
• Check / clean gutters

June

• Clean heatpump filter

July

• Rats
• Check / clean gutters
• Chimney sweep / inspection (need contact details)

August

September

• Rats
• Clean heatpump filter
• Clean washer / dryer pg 36/42 of LG manual
• Check / clean gutters

October

• Check / clean gutters
• Put on hose frost bibs
• Winterize pumphouse (See instructions here)
• Assemble driveway sump pump (need instructions)
• Change batteries (2 x AAA) in garage door keypad
• Change battery (AA) in wall clock

November

• Change pumphouse filter (See instructions here)
• Rats
• Change front door combo lock battery - 9v alkaline
• Check / clean gutters
• Take down hammock
• Change batteries in smoke detectors (all alkaline, front entry 2xAA, "upstairs" hallway and all three bedrooms 4x9v)

December

• Replace heatpump thermostat battery (See note 2 below)
• Clean heatpump filter

Note 1

The kitchen sink RO (reverse osmosis) unit contains 3 different filters. Changing these filters don't appear on the above calendar because the unit provides its own notice when one of its filters needs changing.

Normally when you turn it on the filtered water spicket the light at the base of the spicket is green. When one of its filters needs changing soon the light turns yellow. (When one of its filters needs changing now the light turns red.)

If the light is yellow or red, open the doors under the sink and the filter that needs changing will be shown on the front of the RO unit - CB CF RO ... the one(s) that need changing will be not blue. Labeled spare filters are stored below the kitchen sink. Instructions for changing the filter(s) are in the box with the filter.

See here for where to buy more RO filters.

Note 2

The heatpump thermostat takes 2 AA batteries. Test each one with a multimeter to make sure it's at least 1.6 volts. (The thermostat seems to be picky.)