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No water. Again!

17 January, 2012 by Stonehead 14 Comments

The Other Half was filling the sink to wash the dishes this evening when the water ran out. I checked the loft header tank. It was empty. The main header tank on the hill was half full—about 7,000 litres of water. I checked the flow at the stop cock where the water enters the house. [...]

Crofting, Farming & Smallholding, Water

Crofting, plumbing, postaweek2012, Smallholding, Water

The dining room excavation is making slow progress.

Excavating the dining room

20 October, 2011 by Stonehead 9 Comments

The Other Half and the boys are away on holidays. They’re at Grandma and Grandad’s house, where they’re enjoying fizzy pop, sweets and trips to the cinema. If the OH is to be believed, my “holiday” is having a break from them. If so, my idea of relaxation is peculiar. I kneel, squat or sit [...]

Do it yourself

Concrete, Construction and Maintenance, DIY, Pipes and Fittings, plumbing, postaweek2011, Water, Water supply

Water supply restored

19 July, 2011 by Stonehead 5 Comments

The water is flowing again. GRC Aquatech, based in Insch, sent one of their team out first thing this morning. After testing the pump’s insulation resistance and trying it with a different capacitor box, the service engineer diagnosed a faulty pump. He also recommended we change the power cable as water had entered it. He [...]

Crofting, Farming & Smallholding

Crofting, GRA Aquatech, plumbing, postaweek2011, Smallholding, Water

Clearing the septic tank outlet

25 May, 2008 by Stonehead 13 Comments

Despite having rodded the last 30 feet of our septic tank outlet recently and gained an increase in flow, the tank was still backing up. We borrowed a further 23 drain rods from one farmer and 21 from another, and set today as the day when we, or rather I, would get our hands dirty [...]

Daily life, Frugal Living, Sustainable Living & Self Sufficiency

drain, Frugal Living, Frugal Living, Sustainable Living & Self Sufficiency, How to…, plumbing, rod, septic tank

Up to my knees in *&@% !

11 March, 2007 by Stonehead 2 Comments

While shifting muck is an everyday occurrence for most smallholders with livestock, there’s muck and there’s muck as we found out today. Our first intimation that today was going to be more than unusually smelly came when the drains backed up so that the dish water found its way into the washing machine while flushing [...]

Frugal Living, Sustainable Living & Self Sufficiency

Frugal Living, Sustainable Living & Self Sufficiency, How to…, plumbing, septic tank, Thanks