I really need to take more photos. We had 2 large rainwater tanks delivered ... er... some time ago, and Dad decided that we could hook it up to the downpipes ourselves, rather than employ a plumber, since it wasn't being plumbed into the house. Since Dad is in a wheelchair (mobility scooter, actually) and hubby is working, that meant Mum and me doing all the work. So I have been cutting (a little) glueing and fitting *lots* of PVC piping. We're not far from finishing the actual plumbing, now, and hopefully will be done before Christmas (Thursday - eek!) which will be good if it rains as forecast. It will be good to get rainwater in the tank, rather than town water. We had to fill it up partway in case we got another heavy rainfall before it could be hooked up. If there had been heavy rain before the tanks were ready, they could have floated up off the tankpad. There have been a few, apparently, come up like that.
This is the white piping that will go to the pump, which will be close to the house. The other thing hanging down will be a guage to measure how much water is in the tanks. The black pipe connects the water from the front tank to the back tank. Around the other side will be the overflow coming from the back tank out to the street. That will be the last thing to do, as the tanks won't fill up quite that quickly.
As for the exercise bit - I'm sore! I've been stretching and squatting, and lifting, and all that. And using the gloopy blue plumbers glue that STINKS! I think I've finally got all that off my hands. I got so grubby that I went straight in and had a shower, then came out and slathered the hand cream on. Got to be girly some time.
This is the white piping that will go to the pump, which will be close to the house. The other thing hanging down will be a guage to measure how much water is in the tanks. The black pipe connects the water from the front tank to the back tank. Around the other side will be the overflow coming from the back tank out to the street. That will be the last thing to do, as the tanks won't fill up quite that quickly.
4 comments:
I love the way it was your Dad who decided you could link it up without the aid of a plumber when it is your Dad who is in the wheelchair...typical man!
Merry Christmas
hehe I read that comment out to my parents. My mum laughed while my dad kind of frowned.
Meanwhile, I might take some photos of the neighbour's agapanthus to compliment your blog's post.
You are one talented lady! If my parents had asked me to do that I would still be standing there looking at the materials having no idea what to do next. What an awesome accomplishment! (And you have certainly earned some girl time now.)
Angie, I told Dad your comment about 'girl time' - he was surprised that we didn't consider plumbing as 'girl time'. The good thing is that Dad knows what to do with all that stuff. I just do what I'm told, though I am free to make questions and suggestions.
When I was 16, he was building our house while holding down a full-time job as an accountant. He helped lay the brick (big masonry blocks with 2 big holes in them - er... not sure I'm explaining it well) and then pour concrete down the holes in the bricks. He plastered the walls, painted, all that. Unfortunately, this was also when he had the accident that put him in the wheelchair, so we had to sell it unfinished. It was a wonderful house, and will probably be the last thing standing at the end of the world :D (He likes solid, well-made things.)
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