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 Post subject: Re: On the cheap
PostPosted: Sep 12th, '12, 19:19 
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how many boxes of beers does it take to cycle?

Lots... Cascade is weaker than piss.... :lol:

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I am not using the beer to cycle the system without first putting it through a bio filter .
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 Post subject: Re: On the cheap
PostPosted: Sep 12th, '12, 19:25 
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I try to only make those messes while she is there, that way the gradual increase in messiness does not startle her, plus she sees how hard I am working, so I get some sympathy points.


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:wave1: Looking nice there jwhittak :thumbright: , that washer pump is on 24/7 & how long had you have it for?

Thanks again eddy

I have the pump on 5 minutes every hour. I have been using this pump for three weeks.
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 Post subject: Re: On the cheap
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Please don't cut me :cry:
:evil: Ha ha this wont hurt for very long arh ha ha :evil:


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to make the fitting for the stand pipe I have used a regular joiner which I have cut and filed the attachment point off and cut one of the barbs off so the stand pipe can be pulled off when needed


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Making the stand pipe out of poly, I had to straighten it first and then stretch it with a socket wrench and hot water (you may need lube to get your socket back) and drilled the drain hole


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I drilled a lot of holes in the pvc pipe.
I needed a way to control the flow to each of the barrels, so I used tie wire to pinch them in the middle.


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I feel my system looks and operates better


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That is looking very neat and tidy, jwhittak98.
I have a concern, however - what is the life expectancy of a pallet like that, out in the open and exposed to the elements? Even down there in Tassie I doubt that your pallets are made from durable Huon Pine.
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That is looking very neat and tidy, jwhittak98.
I have a concern, however - what is the life expectancy of a pallet like that, out in the open and exposed to the elements? Even down there in Tassie I doubt that your pallets are made from durable Huon Pine.


At a guess I wood say 18 months, 18 weeks, 18 days, 18 hours, 18 minutes and 18 seconds. However @ $1 per pallet from work, this is not a worry.

Also I will be moving in 12 months as I am getting a mortgage...
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my wife suggests painting the pallet with the oil out of our deep fry.
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That strategy is certain to impact on the health of your local termites and shorten their lives, so it might actually work! :)
If the oil also waterproofs the wood and helps prevent rot then you win again! Your pallets are cheap at $1 each but the saving you make may be your time and convenience, with fewer pallet change overs.
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jwhittak98 wrote:
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That is looking very neat and tidy, jwhittak98.
I have a concern, however - what is the life expectancy of a pallet like that, out in the open and exposed to the elements? Even down there in Tassie I doubt that your pallets are made from durable Huon Pine.


At a guess I wood say 18 months, 18 weeks, 18 days, 18 hours, 18 minutes and 18 seconds. However @ $1 per pallet from work, this is not a worry.

Also I will be moving in 12 months as I am getting a mortgage...

That would make it 23 months, 4 days, 18 hours, 18 minutes, and 18 seconds. As 18 days is two weeks plus 4 days, making it 20 weeks, which is roughly 5 months.
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I was going to say 2 years but that would be too simple.
I thought there was no termites in tasmania.
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No termites? I'm there!
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No termites? I'm there!


As long as you are happy to use goldfish in your system . As we have crazy laws about fish here. Definitely no tilapia.
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