norseofcourse's journal - spring and show update

[OneFineAcre]

Hope March is quieter for you.

 

[Baymule]

The only bad thing about to do lists is that things get added to them faster than they get crossed off.

 

[Bruce]

You inspired me to give the bathtub one more try! Yes, from the shape of the thing I'd call it a drum trap, too. It actually drained well until I let a friend give a dog a bath in the tub I don't think she tried to keep hair from going down the drain... I've had to plunge it a few times since, which had only partial results.

So, I tried a coat hanger bent at the tip, but didn't get much of anything. Then I tried some thinner wire, some copper coated steel welding wire I have, and by twisting it a lot, I was able to get a small wad of hair/gunk/yuck twice, then no more even with several more tries. So I filled the tub with hot water and set to work with the plunger. It finally started draining a little, so I left it and came back an hour later. It had drained only a few inches. Topped it off with more hot water, plunged again. Stubborness paid off - I finally heard the gurgling sound of draining water!! It's draining very well now

Thanks @Bruce that's one thing off the list!

Glad it worked! I've taken to using a long refrigerator coil brush (*) to clean the shower drain whenever it seems to get slow. Take the screws out of the cover and run that down through the P trap a couple of times.

Tell your friend to wash her dog outside or take it to a groomer next time

* Which, of course, doesn't work to clean the refrigerator coils because whoever designed the machine made it impossible to get ANYTHING down to the coils. They either need to get rid of those thin "fingers" or put a removable panel on the side of the refrigerator.

 

[Bruce]

The only bad thing about to do lists is that things get added to them faster than they get crossed off.

Ain't THAT the truth!

 

[norseofcourse]

Tell your friend to wash her dog outside or take it to a groomer next time

Trust me, that's never happening again. I lived with a slow drain for so long in another house, it's second nature to keep as much debris as possible from going down the drain. I know that's best for the septic here, too.

 

[norseofcourse]

It's just small bobcat, but so far it's done a lot of damage. It pulled my gate post out, and dug a huge hole. But I can't be too mad at it, it's a hard worker and loves playing in the mud

They located and dug up the well and found the leak, it's at the galvanized fittings where the pipes go into the well. We decided on a total upgrade of the well, bringing the wellhead up above grade, and switching from the current well pump to a submersible one. At least we'll always know where the well is now, and any future work will be much easier.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Just in case for future reference, take a few pics with reference markers, so ya aren't relying on recall, and other family members will know, too. Nobody knows this place, but me and others don't care to know. However, when I am gone they will be guessing and wished they'd pay attention to all the crazy stuff I kept trying to tell them, but they didn't care to know.

 

[Bruce]

Not hard to find the wellhead when it is a big piece of large diameter iron pipe sticking out of the ground with a cap on it.

Good plan on the submersible pump. I ASSUME the current one is a jet, I think the submersibles are better as they push the water up rather than having to "suck" it up. And since it is new, it will last a LONG time.

 

[CntryBoy777]

@Bruce naw, I can introduce ya to some that would wonder "Why" there is a big metal thing buried in the ground right there....what in the world was they "Thinking". Some are really clueless and couldn't buy a "Clue" if ya gave them a dollar.

 

[Bruce]

There is the problem Fred! Inflation, clues cost $1.50 now