A água estava a vir da mina até ao duche, mas na cozinha, a água chegava através de baldes ou garrafões. Uns trinta metros até ao duche. Anteriormente os baldes vinham da mina e era um pouco mais.
Na primeira quinta por onde passei em Portugal (na Casa dos Amigos) uma coisa que me despertou a atenção foi um mecanismo muito simples onde uma torneira está fixa numa vara espetada no chão.
Construção
Do 'T' que não estava a ser utilizado no duche, deixei uma saída para o duche e da outra liguei uma mangueira com 25m que, ora enterrada, ora tapada com o que tivesse à mão, vinha ter até perto do casebre. Numa estaca fiz um furo com a ajuda de uma aparafusadora portátil que o meu pai me emprestou e espetei-a na terra. A mangueira entra num lado, a torneira noutro e as abraçadeiras completam a ligação. Simples!
Utilização
Só me dei conta da diferença de conforto que este pequeno projecto trouxe após a sua utilização. O não ter de carregar baldes de água é uma maravilha E algo tão simples. É um dos projectos que mais me orgulho. Algo que não me agrada é, quando está calor, a água sai com alguma espuma e vem com um cheiro tóxico. É o que dá comprar mangueiras baratas.
Melhorias
Uma mangueira talvez não seja o melhor para trazer água de um ponto para outro para vários usos como tomar banho mas isto é o princípio de ter água canalizada em casa e provavelmente nas hortas e locais de rega. Ando actualmente a fazer progressos nesta matéria mas vou deixar os pormenores para mais tarde.
Custo
30€
Sucesso
★★★★☆
The water was coming from the mine to the shower, but in the kitchen, the water came through buckets or bottles. About thirty meters from the shower. Previously the buckets came from the mine and it was a little more.
In the first farm where I did volunter work in Portugal (in the House of Friends) something that caught my attention was a very simple mechanism where a tap is fixed on a stick stuck in the ground.
Making
Of the 'T' that was not being used in the shower, I left a way out to the shower and the other I connected a hose with 25m which, either buried or covered with whatever was available, comes near the hovel. I drilled a hole in a stake with the help of a portable screwdriver that my father lent me and stick it in the ground. The hose enters on one side, the tap on the other and the cable ties complete the connection. Simple!
Use
I only realized the difference in comfort that this little project brought after its use. Not having to carry buckets of water is wonderful And something so simple. It's one of the projects that I'm most proud of. Something I don't like is that when it is hot, the water comes out with some foam and comes with a toxic smell. That's what you get for buying cheap hoses.
Improvements
A hose may not be best for taking water from one point to another for various uses such as bathing but this is the beginning of having piped water at home and probably in the gardens and watering places. I am currently making progress on this, but I will leave the details for later.
Cost
30 €
Success
The water was coming from the mine to the shower, but in the kitchen, the water came through buckets or bottles. About thirty meters from the shower. Previously the buckets came from the mine and it was a little more.
In the first farm where I did volunter work in Portugal (in the House of Friends) something that caught my attention was a very simple mechanism where a tap is fixed on a stick stuck in the ground.
Making
Of the 'T' that was not being used in the shower, I left a way out to the shower and the other I connected a hose with 25m which, either buried or covered with whatever was available, comes near the hovel. I drilled a hole in a stake with the help of a portable screwdriver that my father lent me and stick it in the ground. The hose enters on one side, the tap on the other and the cable ties complete the connection. Simple!
Use
I only realized the difference in comfort that this little project brought after its use. Not having to carry buckets of water is wonderful And something so simple. It's one of the projects that I'm most proud of. Something I don't like is that when it is hot, the water comes out with some foam and comes with a toxic smell. That's what you get for buying cheap hoses.
Improvements
A hose may not be best for taking water from one point to another for various uses such as bathing but this is the beginning of having piped water at home and probably in the gardens and watering places. I am currently making progress on this, but I will leave the details for later.
Cost
30 €
Success
★★★★☆
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