tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post3279539030744254357..comments2024-03-15T04:32:47.445-04:00Comments on 2 Gringos in the Caribbean: Same old Same old.La Gringahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373488986584175930noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-52411507874704358022010-03-13T17:26:52.869-05:002010-03-13T17:26:52.869-05:00Your idea of a containment chamber and ball float ...Your idea of a containment chamber and ball float is a poor man's first flush diverter with a float valve. It does require maintenance. It has to be drained after each rain event before the next one comes along. Also it has to be supported. Water tends to get heavy. But I am sure you have thought about that. But beats having to get inside the cistern to clean your roof filter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714385138891977384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-77247811655314826372010-03-13T03:04:58.982-05:002010-03-13T03:04:58.982-05:00Oh, okay. Sorry. I thought it kind of strange to...Oh, okay. Sorry. I thought it kind of strange to be getting all these comments in a post made just almost two years ago.<br /><br />I am thinking that if someone "googles" Saferain that this post comes up somewhere in the mix. I am in contact with Trent, and we are talking about this. Looking back over this post, I realize that I came up with another idea for the end of that pipeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-48248383843787855202010-03-12T23:02:07.414-05:002010-03-12T23:02:07.414-05:00No that was not me. Don't know who it was. T...No that was not me. Don't know who it was. The SafeRain ought to work for you. It is the most compact diverter on the market. Trent ought to be able to help you out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714385138891977384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-3402567215787682902010-03-12T06:11:32.857-05:002010-03-12T06:11:32.857-05:00Hello Greg,
Hey, was that your comment about the d...Hello Greg,<br />Hey, was that your comment about the diverter? After reading it (we rarely get get comments on posts that are two years old!) I sent an email to Saferain, just to see what they are up to. They couldn't help me two years ago.<br /><br />Surprise, I got a reply from a Trent Church. I sent him some photos last night of this setup, and he says perhaps he can come up with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-239753092218719042010-03-11T23:20:07.965-05:002010-03-11T23:20:07.965-05:00Novel & crafty cistern inlet design. Let me k...Novel & crafty cistern inlet design. Let me know how your first flush design goes. BTW, the SafeRain does not require a catchment chamber like the rainharvesting.com first flush is. Will a 2" to 4" flush adapter work for the SafeRain using the metric to 4" adapter? The fella in New Orleans based his design on the SafeRain.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714385138891977384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-44807162337353632432010-03-11T09:49:32.427-05:002010-03-11T09:49:32.427-05:00Nope, it's not a Saferain, and I will tell you...Nope, it's not a Saferain, and I will tell you why.<br />I tried very hard to buy five of them, but Saferain told me they couldn't help us.<br /><br />You see, they build these things for metric PVC pipe, which is not what we have. We have 2" PVC. Saferain supplies adapters for 3" and 4". <br /><br />Again, that's not what we have.<br /><br />There was a US company Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-50027241823232538562010-03-11T09:12:46.175-05:002010-03-11T09:12:46.175-05:00Great use of a horo Saferain. Love the pics!Anyone...Great use of a horo Saferain. Love the pics!Anyone who sees this just KNOWS that it is a Horizontal Saferain with the right hand side capped off. Why don't you Yanks give credit where it is due?<br />Saferain is here to stay. See the therainwellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-73934666011695634412008-05-08T21:20:00.000-04:002008-05-08T21:20:00.000-04:00You've pegged me, Matt, I AM hooked. I might need ...You've pegged me, Matt, I AM hooked. I might need an intervention. This is great stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-69237684227236623352008-05-07T09:50:00.000-04:002008-05-07T09:50:00.000-04:00Glad to see we added another "subscriber" in Allis...Glad to see we added another "subscriber" in Allison. I hope she knows she's now hooked! (yep, I'm still here, been with you since the beginning on THT) Thanks again for letting me live vicariously through y'all. Keep up the posts. Best of luck.Matt Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011187716009887950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-34815450348677589722008-05-07T07:07:00.000-04:002008-05-07T07:07:00.000-04:00We just received an email from Alison in New Engla...We just received an email from Alison in New England, and I hope she doesn't mind if I post it here in the "comments" section:<BR/><BR/><I>"Hello Gringos-<BR/><BR/> My family and I just returned a few weeks ago from my first trip to the Caribbean region and to Turks and Caicos Islands. What can I say – I am enthralled and am quietly devising ways to get back sooner rather than later – and to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-7882341897676225982008-04-29T12:01:00.000-04:002008-04-29T12:01:00.000-04:00Thanks Gringo....I got a good chuckle out of the P...Thanks Gringo....I got a good chuckle out of the PVC piping and Lego part of you post. Keep up the posts, I even enjoy reading and learning about your cistern ideas.<BR/><BR/>Travis<BR/>"RiverRunner"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-86073539512961344772008-04-28T09:26:00.000-04:002008-04-28T09:26:00.000-04:00Hello Capt. RD,Thanks for the input. We don't hav...Hello Capt. RD,<BR/>Thanks for the input. We don't have a leaf problem, it's mostly dust and of course the same airborne pollutants that any surface water anywhere is collecting. We do not have access to the intake pipes at the cistern. We CAN get to them between the raingutters and where they go into the walls. I have located two designs of first-flush diverters that interest me.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-18373188902277077532008-04-28T09:13:00.000-04:002008-04-28T09:13:00.000-04:00Hello Dad in London. We are very glad you get a s...Hello Dad in London. We are very glad you get a smile out of the blog from time to time. We tend to forget how different this kind of life must seem to people living in higher latitudes, and it's good to be reminded. Yes, we can imagine how this must all look from London. We have both been there. In my case, many times while working on projects in the North Sea and on some military projects Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-49176407182990806282008-04-28T09:04:00.000-04:002008-04-28T09:04:00.000-04:00If you extend the vertical intake pipe 1 foot lowe...If you extend the vertical intake pipe 1 foot lower past the 90' turn into the cistern and put a screw cap on the bottom the dirt and leaves will collect in there and you can unscrew it easily to let them flush out anytime. Sometimes you must make that longer than 1' to make your access easier. During hurricanes when the rain may be extremely salty you can just leave the bottom cap off as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-40449879687544364332008-04-28T06:04:00.000-04:002008-04-28T06:04:00.000-04:00Ok, I promised myself that I would "lurk" less whe...Ok, I promised myself that I would "lurk" less when reading people's blogs and actually let them know how much I enjoy reading about their every day goings on.<BR/> <BR/>So, with that in mind, here I am letting you know how much I enjoy reading about your increasing lists, imagining you beating a 2 inch cockroach senseless with a sandal, watching the dog bark at fish and birds behind one way Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com