He is a wonderful guy, and we are lucky to have him. We're lucky to have all three of them, and we know it. But he worked his ass off for us Saturday, and it wasn't the first time, either.
I called the rental place and reserved the 85-foot "electric snake," and E. and R. picked it up and brought it out. The thing is heavy and awkward, and consists of a frame, a cage for the line and a motor. Basically, you feed the pointy end and heavy line into the pipe, and the motor drives it around and around to ream out the pipes. It doesn't feed the line, just rotates it, so you have to push the line in and pull it out manually. It was a hell of a workout, not including hauling it to and from the basement for the fourth line, which was eight feet off the floor. Em and I took turns assisting, holding the flashlight, bracing the frame, and putting it in reverse when needed.
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| Em captured the threatening shadow of the machine. |
So thanks, Richard. You rock.
He hit multiple blockages and worked through them, so we're hopeful that the roof sumps and storm drains will do a better job of getting gallons of rain water off the roof and into the dry well.
He hit multiple blockages and worked through them, so we're hopeful that the roof sumps and storm drains will do a better job of getting gallons of rain water off the roof and into the dry well.
After all that effort I hope that you get a full, water laden, well. We just have a drainpipe from the roof going in to our well, which is a lot less complicated than your system. Our well runs mostly from ground water, as we don't have much rain. But we do have a river running beside our land, so we can pump from that to water our gardens...... and that is a complicated system, requiring the tractor to be driven through our small woodland, balanced on the edge of the river bank, connected to the hosepipes already in situ, and switched on. Water then, hopefully, flows through the long, long, hose pipes and fills large water bins by the house. Still not as complicated as filling your well with water, but I do worry in case the tractor tips over into the river!
ReplyDeleteOh, I wasn't clear. The dry well is just for the roof drainage, not for our water supply. We can't use the roof water as we have the old-style "hot-tar" flat roof, and it contaminates the water. When we get a new roof, www could go with one of the newfangled rubbery ones and be able to use the water on the garden. That would be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLucky you to have a river! Yes, tell Lester to be careful balancing that tractor.