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TCLynx
PostPosted: Feb 13th, '10, 23:57 
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Of course that snow there was probably mild compared to much of the country!!!! I'm glad it didn't really reach all the way down here though. Even so, it's been a bit dank and wet here lately.

Hopefully the snow melt doesn't mess with the ground water levels on you too :shock: much.
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PostPosted: Feb 14th, '10, 03:20 
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it wont affect the ground water levels at all since they are at about a foot down... will take weeks of dry weather to get them to drop....

but will keep going....

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Nice new project, there, JT! Looks good!

Where did you source the 27 gal. heavy duty totes and how much?

BTW, sent that snow your way so it wouldn't bury my new GH!

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PostPosted: Feb 14th, '10, 08:42 
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hey CB

thanks for the snow..... just what I needed LOL.....

got the totes at lowes on sale for 12 each..... have 10 of them... so 270 gallons

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PostPosted: Feb 15th, '10, 06:27 
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snows almost gone... got to 44 degrees (6.6c) so most of the snow has melted....

I like it, but I like it gone even more :drunken:

so got the ST almost ready to put in....

added the sentra extension around the top and all I need to do tomorrow is
silicone where it meets the tank..

sump hole is full of water right now.... but will go down in a few days..... if it ever stops
raining.....more tomorrow...


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File comment: sentra band with stainless steel screws... now have to make a cover to keep rain water out....
outdoor sump tank 001.jpg
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File comment: shows this section silicone in.... the lip of the tank will be a couple inches below ground level
outdoor sump tank 002.jpg
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PostPosted: Feb 16th, '10, 04:29 
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great day today..... warm for a change..... but wont last, back to cooler weather tomorrow after rain tonight...

go the extension siliconed in and made the top to keep out rain water.....made my own plastic clips to hold the top on

started digging out the hole for the ST......

making progress... slow as it is...

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File comment: cutting out 6mm sentra rain cap for sump tank....
sump tank 2-15-2010 001.jpg
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File comment: heating and bending 1/4" (6mm) clips into hold down ciips
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File comment: top installed with 1/2" overlap all the way around... everything siliconed with stainless screws...ready to go in the ground
sump tank 2-15-2010 003 top.jpg
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Nice work JT as always, very professional :cheers: Keep it up mate.
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PostPosted: Feb 20th, '10, 06:22 
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Hey

anyone having trouble uploading pics?

Tried several different file names......

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are they jpg ?
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yup... jpg and exactly like every other one I have uploaded.. will try again..... maybe just a glitch


tried it again and keep getting a error msg

Could not upload attachment to ./files/3706_9d1b63910260285e74ded1be03cedf8e.



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PostPosted: Feb 20th, '10, 21:17 
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got out yesterday and got the ST in position..... the hole had some water in it and got it pumped out...

the ST is within 1/4" (.63cm) from being level over the long length, so think I can be happy with that....

now time to start plumbing up the GB's, FT's and ST and start testing....

still have to put in a couple siphons on the GB's

if you look to the bottom left of the second picture, you can see the 6" diameter drainpipes that are over the inlet/outlet pipes.... I can reach down in and clean them out when necessary...

I will be building a small deck to cover the ST and around the area... and once it get going, I can start landscaping...

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File comment: ST almost done, a little water.... overnight the water level gets to about a foot
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File comment: looking across the system, the ST will be covered by a short deck
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Lookin' good, JT.

How are you going to keep the ST from popping out of the ground when water table is up and the ST is low/empty? Thinking you may have already answered this, but I must not have 'gotten' it.

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PostPosted: Feb 21st, '10, 02:08 
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Hey CB

going to use 4 ground screws and run some shielded cables across it length wise and width wise

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no real progress to report... between the snow and raining every couple days not much has gotten done......

it probably wont be up and running by the wilmington greenhouse tour on the 6th of march, but will be ready for the workshop.....

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Yuck.... I wouldn't want to be digging in that slop, falls of the shovel to easily.... :)
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