Home Improvement: A Broken Hot Water Heater

A semi-broken calentador provides a moment of peace on the roof

Last night, once again, I found myself sitting on the roof in the dark next to our hot water heater. Every week or so the pilot light turns off on the calentador (the hot water heater), which just a few months ago was installed on the roof of our house. When we discover we’re once again without hot water it’s my job to climb a somewhat rickety iron ladd…