Wednesday 27 February 2008

Day 6 - Pumps and Repairs

First order of the day was to fix that leaking pipe from yesterday. The boys quickly got to work with a pump and emptied out the trench so we could see what we were working with.

With the pipe cleaned up, we attached a new piece of poly-pipe using flexible jubilee seals at either end. We clamped down one end and then teased out the makeshift clay bung we had used to block the pipe yesterday. The water began to gush out fast so we had to work quickly to secure the second end of the new sections.

        

Everything went according to plan and the broken pipe was successfully fixed.

The ground workers then completed the service trench right upto the house, backfilled the trench and completed all of the hardcore for the drive. They also had time to start on the pit for the Rainwater Harvester.

Back on track.