This was a huge effort around an off the shelf ecocare greywater system that was essentially a small sump with a pump and sensors that emptied the tank at least once a day.
First, however, we needed to know what the plumbing looked like, there were no diagrams or drawings.
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Susanna just started digging. Then we bought the ecocare system (greywater tank/pump/sensor (the purple thing)) and Peter kept on digging . . . |
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The old |
and the new. |
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And in the middle of doing the formwork - installing the wooden walls to form where the concrete goes; that was the day we had 50mm of rain - first time in 6 weeks, we get rain. Of course. It is actually good for the concrete to have a lot of moisture around, just extremely uncomfortable for the workers - ie Peter. |
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Tools of the trade and why a trailer is so handy at times. |
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Drying concrete. Two trips to the tip to get rid of all the dirt and remaining sand/blue metal mix. |
After the formwork has been removed, the greywater system and purple hose is connected up. |
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Andrew's bit . . . ripping up the paving and laying the hose. |
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Some decking - quality 2nd hand jarrah in a typical Peter fashion. |
And the end of the hose? Now at the highest point of the garden, end of Feb, 2008. |
