So of course it's morning and the student has her next exam a day earlier than she was expecting and she's lost her student card and all is panic and light.
Taliesin's mate has turned up the the digger won't start something that's far more important than the fact we have no water. No water, yes ideal time to get covered in oil and red diesel. But at least the pump engineer is here.
Student has long gone so fosling has decided to leave house in tip state and watch telly instead.
Right on to the water. Diagnosis dud pump, much pulling of pipes out of ground and we are ready to go. No we aren't the new pump is designed for a 4 inch bore hole ours is lined at 3 3/4 inches. This we discovered after much wiring in a conecting up had taken place. Engineer departs to pick up 3 inch pump, meanwhile some investigation and the thing is under 4 inches because it has a crappy sort of a inner liner thing. Detailed investigation, much swearing and we get the inner liner out and into the hole goes the pump water flows everyone smiles - well maybe.
The new pump is so efficient and the system so empty it's pulling water from the borehole faster than is can physically replenish itself.
This means your truly is dispatched to sit at the well head switching the pump off periodically to allow the well to fill back up.
Oh joy and bliss. This is turning into such a fun event, in fact I think I might just go and get chips for the kids since of course no one thought to cook anything for tea.
R
Taliesin's mate has turned up the the digger won't start something that's far more important than the fact we have no water. No water, yes ideal time to get covered in oil and red diesel. But at least the pump engineer is here.
Student has long gone so fosling has decided to leave house in tip state and watch telly instead.
Right on to the water. Diagnosis dud pump, much pulling of pipes out of ground and we are ready to go. No we aren't the new pump is designed for a 4 inch bore hole ours is lined at 3 3/4 inches. This we discovered after much wiring in a conecting up had taken place. Engineer departs to pick up 3 inch pump, meanwhile some investigation and the thing is under 4 inches because it has a crappy sort of a inner liner thing. Detailed investigation, much swearing and we get the inner liner out and into the hole goes the pump water flows everyone smiles - well maybe.
The new pump is so efficient and the system so empty it's pulling water from the borehole faster than is can physically replenish itself.
This means your truly is dispatched to sit at the well head switching the pump off periodically to allow the well to fill back up.
Oh joy and bliss. This is turning into such a fun event, in fact I think I might just go and get chips for the kids since of course no one thought to cook anything for tea.
R
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Never a dull moment!!
Hope the Student does well.
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