Plumbing

This should be an interesting project and hugely useful for the Pomáz site. How to build a D.I.Y. Solar Shower via TreeHugger


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Drip irrigation is a more efficient way to bring water to your plants. Here, Eric shows you how to install a simple battery-operated system. I plan to implement a similar system when we move to Hunagry. As I've discussed previously provision of sufficient water, for domestic & agricultural use, will be a major issue for us once we're there. We will need to employ any and all techniques that allow us to conserve, re-use, reclaim and use efficiently all water that we have. We'll use a combination of a rainwater-collection, grey-water and efficient irrigation systems in addition to developing practices...


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Something to read later ... Irrigating a small garden is a relatively relaxing and sometimes therapeutic activity (well if you are a botany/biology nerd [or really in need of a hobby]) but going away for any length of time can present a problem. The simple solution of course is to purchase a hose-bib/timer package from Home Depot for about $30 and set up a small drip system to efficiently water each plant or row of plants (rather than a wasteful sprinkler system). Going along with conserving water is using a rain barrel collection system to capture rain for later use thus eliminating or more likely...


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