Besilokhu sizama izindlela ezahlukene zokushisa amanzi ngesitofu sethu esishisa izinkuni eminyakeni edlule. Ekuqaleni besinesitofu esincane sezinkuni futhi ngifake ipayipi yethusi ebhokisini elidala lensimbi engangilithenge esitolo sezinto ezisele zamasosha. Liphatha cishe amalitha angu-8 amanzi futhi lisebenza kahle njengesistimu yokuzimela yezingane zethu ezincane ukugeza, linikeza amanzi anele okusithela phezu kwaso eshaweni. Ngemva kokwakha isifudumezi sethu esincane sokwakha, sashintshela ekufudumaleni kwamanzi ebhodweni elikhulu esitofini sethu esikhulu, bese sibeka amanzi ashisayo ethini lokunisela elifakwe eshaweni. Lokhu kusetha kunikeza cishe amalitha angu-11⁄2 amanzi ashisayo. Kusebenze kahle isikhathi esithile, kodwa, njengezinto eziningi ezenzekayo lapho ingane yakho iba yintsha, sidinga ukuthuthukiswa ukuze silondoloze inhlanzeko kanye nokuziphatha okuhle kwamakhaya ethu asemadolobheni.
Ngesikhathi ngivakashela abanye abangani bami asebehlala ngaphandle kwegridi amashumi eminyaka, ngabona uhlelo lwabo lokufudumeza amanzi lwe-thermosiphon esitovini sokhuni. Lokhu kuyinto engiyifundile eminyakeni edlule, kodwa angikaze ngiyibone ngamehlo ami. Ukukwazi ukubona uhlelo nokuxoxa ngamakhono alo nabasebenzisi balo kwenza umehluko omkhulu ekutheni ngizosebenza yini kuphrojekthi - ikakhulukazi ehilela ukufaka amapayipi nokushisa. Ngemva kokuxoxa ngemininingwane yephrojekthi nabangani, ngangiqiniseka ukuthi ngizoyizama mina.
Njengoba kunjalo ngeshawa yethu yelanga yangaphandle, lolu hlelo lusebenzisa umphumela we-thermosiphon, lapho amanzi abandayo eqala khona endaweni ephansi bese eshiswa, okubangela ukuthi akhuphuke, okudala ukugeleza okujikelezayo ngaphandle kwamaphampu noma amanzi acindezelwe.
Ngithenge isifudumezi samanzi esisetshenzisiwe esingamagaloni angu-30 kumakhelwane. Sidala kodwa asivuzi. Ama-heater amanzi asetshenzisiwe kumaphrojekthi anjengalawa avame ukutholakala kalula. Akunandaba ukuthi i-heating element iyacima noma cha, inqobo nje uma ingavuzi. Engikutholile kwakuyi-propane, kodwa ngike ngasebenzisa ama-heater amanzi agesi namanzi emvelo amadala ngaphambili. Ngabe sengikha ipulatifomu ephakeme ekhabetheni lethu lesifudumezi samanzi ukuze ithangi libe phezulu kunesitofu sethu. Ukuba nalo ngaphezu kwesitofu kubalulekile njengoba ngeke lisebenze kahle uma ithangi lingekho ngaphezu komthombo wokushisa. Ngenhlanhla, lelo khabethe lalikude ngamamitha ambalwa ukusuka esitofu sethu. Ukusuka lapho, kuyindaba nje yokufaka amanzi ethangini.
I-heater yamanzi evamile inamachweba amane: elilodwa lokungena kwamanzi abandayo, elinye lokukhipha amanzi ashisayo, ivalvu yokukhulula umfutho, kanye ne-drain. Imigqa yamanzi ashisayo nabandayo itholakala phezu kwe-heater. Amanzi abandayo angena evela phezulu; aya phansi kwethangi, lapho afudunyezwa khona ngezinto zokushisa; bese ekhuphukela endaweni yokukhipha amanzi ashisayo, lapho egeleza khona esinkini naseshaweni lendlu, noma ajikeleze abuyele ethangini. Ivalvu yokukhulula umfutho etholakala ohlangothini olungaphezulu lwe-heater izonciphisa umfutho uma izinga lokushisa lethangi liphezulu kakhulu. Kuleli valve yokukhulula, ngokuvamile kuba nepayipi le-CPVC eliholela endaweni yokukhipha amanzi ngaphansi noma kude nendlu. Ngaphansi kwe-heater, ivalvu yokukhipha amanzi ivumela ithangi ukuthi likhishwe uma kudingeka. Zonke lezi chweba ngokuvamile zingu-¾ intshi ngobukhulu.
Ohlelweni lwethu lwesitofu sezinkuni, ngishiye amachweba amanzi ashisayo nabandayo endaweni yawo yokuqala phezu kwesifudumezi samanzi, futhi enza umsebenzi wawo wokuqala: ukuletha amanzi abandayo nashisayo ethangini futhi ebuya. Ngabe sengifaka isixhumi se-T emseleni ukuze kube khona indawo eyodwa yokukhipha amanzi ukuze ivalvu yokukhipha amanzi isebenze kahle kanye nenye indawo yokukhipha amanzi abandayo esitofini sezinkuni. Ngifake nesixhumi se-T evalvinini yokukhulula amanzi, ngakho enye indawo yokukhipha amanzi igcina ivalvu yokukhulula isebenza kanti enye indawo yokukhipha amanzi isebenza njengamanzi ashisayo abuya esitofini sezinkuni.
Ngagcina nginciphise u-¾” wokufaka ethangini waba yi-½” ukuze ngikwazi ukusebenzisa ipayipi lethusi eliguquguqukayo elingekho eshalofini ukuthwala amanzi esuka ethangini ngodonga lwethu lweshalofu lezincwadi ukuya esitofini sethu sezinkuni. Uhlelo lokuqala lokufudumeza amanzi esalwakha lwalungolwe-heater yethu encane yobumba, ngisebenzise amapayipi ethusi yonke indlela odongeni lwezitini lwesithando somlilo ngingene ekamelweni lomlilo lesibili, amanzi ayefudunyezwa emapayipini futhi ephuma e-masonry. I-heater isemzileni omkhulu. Sishintshele esitofini esijwayelekile sokhuni, ngakho ngithenge i-insert ye-coil yensimbi engagqwali ye-¾” ye-Thermo-Bilt esikhundleni sokusebenzisa ipayipi lethusi esitofini. Ngikhethe insimbi ngoba angicabangi ukuthi ithusi lizohlala ekamelweni lomlilo eliyinhloko lesitofu sezinkuni. I-Thermo-Bilt ikhiqiza ama-coil osayizi abahlukahlukene. Eyethu yincane kunazo zonke - ijika eliyi-U elingu-18″ elifakwa odongeni olungaphakathi lwesitofu sethu. Iziphetho ze-coil zifakwe intambo, kanti i-Thermo-Bilt ifaka zonke izinto ezidingekayo zokufakwa, ngisho ne-drill bit yokusika imigodi emibili odongeni lwesithando somlilo kanye ne-valve entsha yokusiza.
Amakhoyili kulula ukuwafaka. Ngibhoboze imigodi emibili ngemuva kwesitofu sethu (ungenza izinhlangothi uma ukuqondiswa kwakho kuhlukile), ngidlulise ikhoyili ngemigodi, ngiyinamathisele nge-nut kanye ne-washer enikeziwe, futhi ngiyinamathisele ethangini. Ngagcina sengishintshela kumapayipi e-PEX ukuze ngithole amanye amapayipi ohlelweni, ngakho ngangeza izinsimbi ezimbili zensimbi ezingama-6″ emaphethelweni amakhoyili ukuze ngigcine i-PEX yepulasitiki kude nokushisa kwesithando somlilo.
Siyayithanda le ndlela! Vele ushise isigamu sehora bese sinamanzi ashisayo anele okugeza okuphambili. Uma isimo sezulu sibanda futhi imililo yethu ishisa isikhathi eside, sinamanzi ashisayo usuku lonke. Ngezinsuku lapho sasishisa khona amahora ambalwa ekuseni, sasithola ukuthi amanzi asashisa ngokwanele ukushawa ntambama noma amabili. Ngendlela yethu yokuphila elula - kufaka phakathi abafana ababili abasebasha - lokhu kuyintuthuko enkulu ekhwalithini yethu yokuphila. Futhi, vele, kuyanelisa ukufudumala indlu yethu nokuthola amanzi ashisayo ngesikhathi esisodwa, konke ngokusebenzisa izinkuni - umthombo wamandla avuselelekayo ohlanzekile. Funda kabanzi ngekhaya lethu lasemadolobheni.
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