Sounds good to me -- I'll donate £50 now if someone can send me the bank details off-list (non-member).
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Yes interesting…. I’ll go back through my notes in a bit, that £590 must have come from somewhere. This was definitely the pump I selected at some stage.
Paddy
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What's the hack space experience with buying things similar to this in the past - do we see any value in buying a product marketed/warrantied as 'commercial' rather than 'domestic'? Do we do anything anticipating future maintenance or failures, like insisting on a valid warranty with a certain length, or saving money for a replacement?
I'm new to the hack space and I'm sure y'all have more experience with this sort of thing than I do :)
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I guess I will be…
As the previously specified pump is somewhat cheaper than expected, and some people have some doubts about its ability to deal with etchants (myself included), I will have another final browse around in case there does exist the perfect pump at an affordable price.
Paddy
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I have found this as a possible alternative:
http://www.drainage-systems-online.co.uk/acatalog/Basement_Drainage_System.html#.UmTzJRApGlc
I have also emailed them for their advice. Hoping for a quick and helpful reply.
Comment welcome.
Paddy
Well the reply beat your comments. They say it would be fine. I did explain the nature of the usage.
Sorry I didn't see this...
Interesting. Of course if we went for something like this we would have to consider it disposable, as it is plainly for domestic use, and does not look serviceable.
Personally I would prefer not to do this job more than once, and to go with something recommended for our actual use.
My guess would be that it would probably work fine, but not for long.
Paddy
I'm awaiting a reply on whether the inlet of this is low enough for us to use at ground level.
If all good, I shall bother Russ to order it for us.
Last minute objections and comments are accepted while we wait, but last time he replied in 10 minutes...
Cheers
Paddy
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From: london-h...@googlegroups.com [mailto:london-h...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paddy Duncan
Sent: 21 October 2013 10:27
OK.
That one requires the inlet to be at least 350mm ish above ground, so servicing 3 sinks etc at a distance would be a problem. It looks like the Sanivite may be our best choice.... oh well.
Aren't the sinks fairly close together? If the sump were midway between them, 350mm doesn't sound so high. We could probably modify the etch tank to exit a bit higher.
I'll measure today and work out the angles.... looking at the pump, it should be able to work with 200mm ish if the float valve can be slightly restained.
I'm awaiting a reply on whether the inlet of this is low enough for us to use at ground level.
If all good, I shall bother Russ to order it for us.
Last minute objections and comments are accepted while we wait, but last time he replied in 10 minutes...
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Anything we can do to move this forward? Have we decided on a pump? If
so I will buy it if no one else wants to. If we're still deciding what
are we still investigating?
Are they not rather large? I was thinking of something that could hide under a sink (ish)
Good timing Will,
Yes I have decided on a pump.
http://www.drainage-systems-online.co.uk/acatalog/Dirty_Water_Sump_Pumps.htm
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But as I explained is still unusable without modification.
Yes I see now, maybe this one:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/cold-water-tank-25gal-690-x-515-x-520mm/10500
For the same items, they are much the same though. I rather like the style of that Screwfix tank, very solid, small lid, vertical sides, and still half the price of the tiny bucket that comes with that other kit....
The pump, and a matching non-return valve shall be on the way shortly.
To reiterate my previous message, we should really remove the crappy
flooring and paint the floor first.
The holiday quiet period would be ideal, especially the 25th/26th, so what
are the chances of shifting the cytometer within the next week?
The rest of the stuff is easy enough, but this is in the way of everything,
even if the floor were not done.
On 18 December 2013 21:51, Paddy Duncan <pad...@padski.co.uk> wrote:
The rest of the stuff is easy enough, but this is in the way of everything,
even if the floor were not done.
Cool thanks for that Tom.
Regarding the floor, in case anyone is tempted to rip it up, please don't, as it will end up requiring more cleaning to prepare for painting.
We'll try to get it done as close to painting time as possible...
Ta
Paddy
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Sent: 19 December 2013 02:10
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Subject: Re: [london-hack-space] Re: [PLEDGE] plumbing to the basement
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On 18 December 2013 23:14, Tom Hodder <t...@limepepper.co.uk> wrote:
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Russ was ordering it, just waiting to hear on irc if it actually happened...
And yes so if you are calling you could check.
If he hasn't, could you add non-return valve 02290 to the order, and check that the auto (with float valve) version has been orderd?
Cheers
Paddy