Besisoloko sizama iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokufudumeza amanzi ngesitovu sethu esitshisa iinkuni kule minyaka idlulileyo. Ekuqaleni besinesitovu esincinci somthi kwaye ndafaka umbhobho wobhedu kwibhokisi endala yesinyithi endayithenga kwivenkile yempahla yomkhosi. Igcina malunga neelitha ezi-8 zamanzi kwaye isebenza kakuhle njengenkqubo yokuzimela yodwa kubantwana bethu abancinci yokuhlamba, inika amanzi aneleyo okusithululela eshaweni. Emva kokuba sakhe isifudumezi sethu esincinci somthi, satshintshela ekufudumaleni kwamanzi kwimbiza enkulu kwipheki yethu enkulu, saza safaka amanzi ashushu kwisitya sokunisela esifakwe eshaweni. Olu seto lubonelela malunga neelitha ezi-11⁄2 zamanzi ashushu. Isebenze kakuhle okwethutyana, kodwa, njengezinto ezininzi ezenzekayo xa umntwana wakho eba ngumntwana ofikisayo, sidinga ukuphuculwa ukuze sigcine ucoceko kunye nomoya omhle kumakhaya ethu asezidolophini.
Ngethuba ndityelele abahlobo bam ababehlala ngaphandle kwegridi kangangeminyaka emininzi, ndaphawula inkqubo yabo yokufudumeza amanzi ye-thermosiphon yesitovu somthi. Le yinto endiyifundileyo kwiminyaka eyadlulayo, kodwa andikaze ndiyibone ngamehlo am. Ukukwazi ukubona inkqubo nokuxoxa ngezakhono zayo nabasebenzisi bayo kwenza umahluko omkhulu wokuba ndiza kusebenza kwiprojekthi - ingakumbi ebandakanya imibhobho kunye nokufudumeza. Emva kokuxoxa ngeenkcukacha zeprojekthi nabahlobo, ndandiqinisekile ukuba ndiza kuyizama.
Njengeeshawa zethu zelanga zangaphandle, le nkqubo isebenzisa isiphumo se-thermosiphon, apho amanzi abandayo aqala kwindawo ephantsi aze afudumale, nto leyo ebangela ukuba anyuke, nto leyo edala ukuhamba kwamanzi ngaphandle kweempompo okanye amanzi acinezelweyo.
Ndithenge isifudumezi samanzi esisetyenzisiweyo esingamagaloni angama-30 kummelwane. Sidala kodwa asivuzi. Izifudumezi zamanzi ezisetyenzisiweyo kwiiprojekthi ezinje zihlala zilula ukuzifumana. Akunamsebenzi nokuba into yokufudumeza iyacima okanye ayivuzi, logama nje zingavuzi. Endiyifumeneyo yipropane, kodwa ndikhe ndasebenzisa izifudumezi zamanzi ezindala zombane nezegesi yendalo ngaphambili. Emva koko ndakha iqonga eliphakanyisiweyo kwigumbi lethu lesifudumezi samanzi ukuze itanki ibe phezulu kunesitovu sethu. Ukuba nayo ngaphezu kwesitovu kubalulekile kuba ayizukusebenza kakuhle ukuba itanki ayikho ngaphezu komthombo wobushushu. Ngethamsanqa, elo khabhathi lalikude ngeenyawo ezimbalwa ukusuka kwisitofu sethu. Ukusuka apho, ngumbandela nje wokufaka amanzi etankini.
Isifudumezi samanzi esiqhelekileyo sineendawo ezine zokungenisa amanzi abandayo, esinye sesokukhupha amanzi ashushu, ivalvu yokunciphisa uxinzelelo, kunye nomsele wokukhupha amanzi. Imigca yamanzi ashushu nabandayo ibekwe phezu kwesifudumezi. Amanzi abandayo angena evela phezulu; aya ezantsi kwitanki, apho afudunyezwa khona zizinto ezifudumezayo; aze anyuke aye kwindawo yokukhupha amanzi ashushu, apho ageleza khona aye kwisinki nakwishawa yendlu, okanye ajikeleze abuyele etankini. Ivalvu yokunciphisa uxinzelelo ekwicala eliphezulu lesifudumezi iya kunciphisa uxinzelelo ukuba ubushushu betanki buphezulu kakhulu. Kule valve yokunciphisa, kuhlala kukho umbhobho we-CPVC okhokelela kwindawo yokukhupha amanzi phantsi okanye kude nendlu. Ezantsi kwesifudumezi, ivalvu yokukhupha amanzi ivumela itanki ukuba ikhutshwe ukuba kuyimfuneko. Zonke ezi ndawo zokungenisa amanzi zihlala zilingana ne-¾ intshi ngobukhulu.
Kwinkqubo yethu yesitovu seenkuni, ndishiye izitishi zamanzi ashushu nabandayo kwindawo yazo yokuqala phezu kwesifudumezi samanzi, kwaye zenza umsebenzi wazo wokuqala: ukuhambisa amanzi abandayo nashushu ukuya nokubuya etankini. Emva koko ndongeze isixhumi se-T kwidrain ukuze kubekho indawo enye yokukhupha ivalvu yokukhupha amanzi ukuze isebenze kakuhle kunye nenye indawo yokukhupha amanzi abandayo esitovini seenkuni. Ndongeze nesixhumi se-T kwivalvu yokukhulula amanzi, ukuze enye indawo yokukhupha amanzi igcine ivalvu yokukhulula isebenza kwaye enye indawo yokukhupha amanzi isebenza njengamanzi ashushu abuya esitovini seenkuni.
Ndagqibela ngokunciphisa i-¾” yokufakela itanki ukuya kwi-½” ukuze ndikwazi ukusebenzisa ityhubhu yobhedu eguquguqukayo engekho eshelufini ukuthwala amanzi ukusuka etankini ngodonga lweshelufu yethu yeencwadi ukuya kwisitovu sethu somthi. Inkqubo yokuqala yokufudumeza amanzi esayakhayo yayiyeyesifutho sethu esincinci somthi, ndisebenzise imibhobho yobhedu yonke indlela eya eludongeni lwezitena zesithando somlilo ukuya kwigumbi lokutsha lesibini, amanzi ayefudunyezwa kwimibhobho aze aphume kwisakhiwo somthi. Isifutho sikwimjikelo omkhulu. Sitshintshele kwisitovu somthi esiqhelekileyo, ngoko ke ndithenge i-¾” Thermo-Bilt stainless steel coil insert endaweni yokusebenzisa ityhubhu yobhedu kwisitovu somlilo. Ndikhethe intsimbi kuba andicingi ukuba ithusi liya kuhlala kwigumbi lokutsha eliphambili lesitofu somthi. I-Thermo-Bilt yenza iikhoyili zobukhulu obahlukeneyo. Eyethu yeyona incinci – ijika eliyi-18″ elimile njengo-U elinamathela eludongeni olungaphakathi lwesitofu sethu. Iziphelo zekhoyili zineentambo, kwaye i-Thermo-Bilt ibandakanya zonke izixhobo ezifunekayo zokufakelwa, nokuba yi-drill bit yokusika imingxunya emibini eludongeni lwesithando somlilo kunye nevalvu entsha yokunceda.
Iikhoyili kulula ukuzifaka. Ndigrumbe imingxunya emibini ngasemva kwesitovu sethu (ungenza amacala ukuba indlela osebenza ngayo yahlukile), ndidlulise ikhoyili kwiingxunya, ndayincamathisela nge-nut kunye ne-washer enikiweyo, ndaza ndayincamathisela etankini. Ndagqibela ngokutshintshela kwi-PEX piping ukuze ndisebenzise ezinye zezixhobo zenkqubo, ngoko ke ndongeze izixhobo ezimbini zesinyithi ezingama-6 intshi kwiziphelo zeekhoyili ukuze ndigcine i-PEX yeplastiki kude nobushushu besithando somlilo.
Siyayithanda le nkqubo! Tshisa nje isiqingatha seyure kwaye sinamanzi ashushu aneleyo okuhlamba okumnandi. Xa imozulu ibanda kwaye imililo yethu ivutha ixesha elide, sinamanzi ashushu imini yonke. Ngeentsuku apho besinomlilo iiyure ezimbalwa kusasa, sasifumanisa ukuba amanzi ashushu ngokwaneleyo ukuba sihlambe emva kwemini okanye ezimbini. Kwindlela yethu yokuphila elula - kuquka amakhwenkwe amabini aselula - oku kuphuculo olukhulu kumgangatho wobomi bethu. Kwaye, ewe, kuyanelisa ukufudumeza indlu yethu kunye nokufumana amanzi ashushu ngaxeshanye, konke oku ngokusebenzisa iinkuni - umthombo wamandla ahlaziyekayo. Funda ngakumbi malunga nekhaya lethu lasezidolophini.
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