Twamaze imyaka myinshi tugerageza uburyo butandukanye bwo gushyushya amazi dukoresheje ifuru yacu ikoresha inkwi. Mbere twari dufite ifuru nto y'inkwi maze nshyiramo umuyoboro w'umuringa uva mu gasanduku k'icyuma gashaje naguze mu iduka ry'inyongera ry'ingabo. Ifite litiro zigera kuri 20 z'amazi kandi ikora neza nk'uburyo bwo kwiyuhagira abana bacu bato, itanga amazi ahagije yo kudusukaho mu bwogero. Nyuma yo kubaka icyuma cyacu gishyushya amazi, twahinduye dukoresha amazi ashyushye mu nkono nini ku gikoni cyacu kinini cyo gutekeshamo, hanyuma dushyira amazi ashyushye mu gikombe cyo kuhiramo cyashyizwe mu bwogero. Iyi gahunda itanga litiro zigera kuri 20 z'amazi ashyushye. Byagenze neza igihe runaka, ariko, kimwe n'ibindi bintu byinshi bibaho iyo umwana wawe abaye ingimbi, dukeneye kuvugurura kugira ngo dukomeze isuku n'umuco w'ingo zacu zo mu mijyi.
Ubwo nasuraga inshuti zanjye zimaze imyaka ibarirwa muri za mirongo ziba hanze y’umuyoboro w’amashanyarazi, nabonye sisitemu yabo yo gushyushya amazi ya thermosiphon mu ziko ry’inkwi. Ibi ni ibintu nizeho mu myaka yashize, ariko sinigeze mbyibonera n’amaso yanjye. Kuba nshobora kubona sisitemu no kuganira ku bushobozi bwayo n’abayikoresha bigira itandukaniro rikomeye niba nzakora ku mushinga - cyane cyane ujyanye n’amazi n’ubushyuhe. Nyuma yo kuganira ku mishinga n’inshuti, nari mfite icyizere cyo kugerageza ubwanjye.
Kimwe n'imvura yo hanze ikoresha imirasire y'izuba, iyi sisitemu ikoresha uburyo bwa thermosiphon, aho amazi akonje atangira ku rugero ruto hanyuma agashyuha, bigatuma azamuka, bigatuma amazi atemba nta mashini cyangwa amazi afite umuvuduko.
Naguze icyuma gishyushya amazi cya litiro 30 cyakoreshejwe ku muturanyi. Ni gishaje ariko ntigisohoka. Ibikoresho bishyushya amazi byakoreshejwe mu mishinga nk'iyi akenshi biroroshye kubibona. Ntacyo bitwaye niba igikoresho gishyushya kizima cyangwa kitazimye, igihe cyose bitavamo amazi. Icyo nabonye ni propane, ariko nakoresheje icyuma gishyushya amazi cya lisansi na gaze karemano mbere. Hanyuma nakoze urubuga rurerure mu kabati kacu gashyushya amazi kugira ngo ikigega gikure hejuru y'itanura ryacu. Kugishyira hejuru y'itanura ni ngombwa kuko bitazakora neza niba ikigega kitari hejuru y'isoko ry'ubushyuhe. Ku bw'amahirwe, icyo gikoresho cyari hafi y'itanura ryacu. Kuva aho, ni ikibazo cyo gushyiramo amazi mu kigega.
Igishyushya amazi gisanzwe gifite imiyoboro ine: imwe yo kwinjiramo amazi akonje, indi yo gusohorera amazi ashyushye, valve yo kugabanya umuvuduko, n'umuyoboro w'amazi. Imiyoboro y'amazi ashyushye n'akonje iherereye hejuru y'icyuma gishyushya. Amazi akonje yinjira aturutse hejuru; ajya hasi mu kigega, aho ashyushywa n'ibintu bishyushya; hanyuma akazamuka ajya mu mwobo w'amazi ashyushye, aho atemba ajya mu gikoni no mu bwogero bw'inzu, cyangwa agasubira mu kigega. Valve yo kugabanya umuvuduko iri hejuru y'icyuma gishyushya izagabanya umuvuduko niba ubushyuhe bw'ikigega buri hejuru cyane. Kuva kuri iyi valve yo kugabanya umuvuduko, akenshi haba hari umuyoboro wa CPVC ugana ahantu ho kuvogera amazi munsi cyangwa kure y'inzu. Munsi y'icyuma gishyushya, valve yo kuvogera amazi yemerera ikigega gusukurwamo niba bibaye ngombwa. Iyi miyoboro yose isanzwe ifite ingano ya ¾ santimetero.
Muri sisitemu yacu yo gutwika ishyamba, nasize aho amazi ashyushye n'akonje yari aherereye hejuru y'icyuma gishyushya amazi, kandi bikora akazi kabyo ka mbere: kugeza amazi akonje n'ashyushye mu kigega no kuyakuramo. Hanyuma nongeyeho icyuma gihuza amazi (T-connector) ku muyoboro w'amazi kugira ngo habeho aho icyuma gihuza amazi gikorera neza n'ikindi cyo gushyiramo amazi akonje mu ziko ry'inkwi. Nanone nongeyeho icyuma gihuza amazi (T-connector) kuri icyuma gihuza amazi, bityo icyuma kimwe gihuza amazi gikomeza gukora naho ikindi kintu gihuza amazi gikoreshwa nk'amazi ashyushye agaruka mu ziko ry'inkwi.
Narangije kugabanya ¾” ku gikoresho cyo gutwika kuri tanki kugeza kuri ½” kugira ngo nkoreshe umuyoboro w'umuringa woroshye utari ku gikoresho cyo gutwara amazi mu gikoresho cyo gutwikamo ibitabo tuyajyana mu gikoresho cyacu cy'inkwi. Sisitemu ya mbere yo gushyushya amazi twubatse yari iy'icyuma cyacu gito cyo gushyushyamo amabuye, nakoresheje imiyoboro y'umuringa mu rukuta rw'amatafari y'itanura mu cyumba cyo gutwikamo kabiri, amazi yashyushywaga mu miyoboro maze ava mu gikoresho cyo gutwikamo amabuye. Igikoresho cyo gushyushyamo kiri mu buryo bukomeye. Twahinduye icyuma gisanzwe cy'inkwi, nuko ngura ¾” Thermo-Bilt stainless steel insert aho gukoresha umuyoboro w'umuringa mu gikoresho cyo gutwikamo amabuye. Nahisemo icyuma kuko ntekereza ko umuringa utazashobora kuguma mu cyumba cyo gutwikamo amabuye y'inkwi. Thermo-Bilt ikora imiyoboro y'ingano zitandukanye. Iyacu ni ntoya cyane – ifite ishusho ya 18 santimetero U ishyirwa ku ruhande rw'imbere rw'ishyiga ryacu. Impera z'imiyoboro zirimo imigozi, kandi Thermo-Bilt irimo ibikoresho byose bikenewe mu gushyiraho, ndetse n'agace ko gucukuramo imyobo ibiri mu rukuta rw'itanura n'agasanduku gashya ko gufasha.
Imiyoboro yoroshye kuyishyiraho. Nacukuye imyobo ibiri inyuma y'itanura ryacu (ushobora gukora impande niba icyerekezo cyawe gitandukanye), nanyujije umuyoboro mu myobo, ndawufatanya n'umuti n'icyuma cyo kumesa, hanyuma ndawufatanya n'ikigega. Naje guhindura imiyoboro ya PEX kugira ngo nyikoreshe mu miyoboro imwe n'imwe yo gukoresha, bityo nongeramo ibyuma bibiri bya santimetero 6 ku mpera z'imiyoboro kugira ngo PEX ya pulasitiki itagera ku bushyuhe bw'itanura.
Dukunda iyi gahunda! Ducana igice cy'isaha gusa kandi dufite amazi ashyushye ahagije yo kwiyuhagira neza. Iyo ikirere gikonje kandi umuriro wacu ukagurumana igihe kirekire, tuba dufite amazi ashyushye umunsi wose. Mu minsi twacanaga umuriro amasaha make mu gitondo, twasangaga amazi ashyushye bihagije yo kwiyuhagira nyuma ya saa sita cyangwa abiri. Ku buzima bwacu bworoshye - harimo n'abahungu babiri b'ingimbi - iyi ni iterambere rikomeye mu mibereho yacu. Kandi, birumvikana ko bishimishije gushyushya inzu yacu no kubona amazi ashyushye icyarimwe, byose binyuze mu gukoresha inkwi - isoko y'ingufu zisubira. Menya byinshi ku bijyanye n'urugo rwacu rwo mu mijyi.
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