American yes

ftfy

I’m never gonna ask you for directions …

Q: “Do I go Left or Right?”

A: “yes!”

so you are saying those beams cross each other an angle of 194 fahrenheit

well, the well ratted them out, but all is well now.

It does not speed up getting hot water, it reduces losses. Quite a bit (nearly all of it) runs under the floors through unheated area’s. Think 6…15 degrees Celsius. Over 10 Meters (probably more) it will cool down quite a bit before hitting the tap and you want it hot (over 68 celsius or cold, below 18) to avoid the legionella bacteria. The tap is designed to avoid accidental burn by hot water

Not that I’m aware of. It’s still common practice. The problem is with water standing still over a period of time (if i remember well, over a week) end especially dead ends. I got rid of the dead ends and the waterheater is set to 70 degrees celcius. That ought to do it.

edit: the well gives water at 6 degrees which is well below 18, so i’m good there too)

Thnx, good to hear(read) !! I’m happy for you! Good luck in recovering, don’t over do it (i find that the hardest part)

IF trump had faith in science, new 100% tariffs for Europe would have been announced before he finished his happy meal /s

… oddly specific …

• It pays off having cleaned up the whole area so I had room to move and place stuff
• Assure you have good lighting
• I always used some regular wrenches in the past, but bought pipe wrenches a while ago just because I liked them. Pipe wrenches are absolutely worth it
• Water would be off for hours, so I had:
  • filled the water kettle and coffee machine
  • 20 Liter Jerrycan with water to drink/cook,
  • 10 liter bucket to wash my hands before breaks,
  • 10 liter bucket to rinse/clean stuff,
  • small bucket to go and get rainwater to flush the toilet.
• Take breaks. It’s (probably) not your day job, you grow tired quick.
• A vacuum that can suck up water is easier than a mop (also much more expensive so if you’re not doing a lot of DIY see if you can rent/loan one)
• Buy more than you need (keep receipt to return what’s left) to avoid having to go to the store in the middle of your job and maybe even find out the part you need is sold out.
• Install valves to close off different sections separately. super convenient in maintenance and with problems. I can isolate
  • the whole house
  • hydropress
  • bathroom
  • kitchen
  • cellar
• Plan in which order to work, whatever you need to have going first. (I wanted water to the bathroom first so we can wash ourselves and use the toilet. There you can also get water to drink cook etc etc.) This is also where valves come in handy. Once the valves are there, you can open up the water supply. So the bathroom had cold water while I was still working on connecting the kitchen, the cellar and installing/connecting the water heater.

A bit but not much. Most was at the pressure switch which sat in a dead end before the filters. That made me extra happy I got rid of the dead ends there where and validated the filter install I did after I bought the place.

As far as I know they are quite maintenance-free, and did not notice anything needing attention or love

Did you have to reprime the pump?

Out of curiosity I took out the primer bolt and had a look. There is a back-valve so there is no need for that. Priming is no big deal. Make sure the system is not pressurized (you don’t want the bolt being shot into your face, nor flood the floor). Take out the bolt, fill with water to the brim, replace the bolt and you’re good to go.

so a double mistake was made with their one decission

Why is it mounted in the air like that?

Thnx. I assume you mean the water heater. That’s just the model and though standing models ate available, it’s quite common in Europe to have them wall mounted.

Thnx!. It took more time then I thought it would (which is … very common) nearly 12 hours in total. Emptying ( from shelves and stored stuff that was there) ripping it apart and building it back up. But i’m no plumber, it’s not my daily job so it does take me more time.

Maybe I’ll apply some paint, but really, I’m there max. twice a year for filter replacement and pressure check. It’s worth having light, but paint … i’m not so sure.

Thnx!

Just read (a lot) about it, then start small. Maybe get someone experienced to help you out where wanted/needed. Confidence and knowledge is only gained by doing.

No filter bypass?

no, always had it without bypass.

top screw isn’t for pressure monitoring.

I got instructed by the supplier that it’s just that what’s it’s for. You can choose to use a blind-plug to seal it off, or -like I did- use it for water pressure monitoring. No one will hook it to a crane ( empty it’s way less than 20Kg )

hang in there! just let me know how it went

surgery

Hope it goes well and smooth for you (in 2 weeks I hear when it’s my turn. not knee but inguinal hernia. the other side this time)

save them for later

I live on the countryside, I keep a lot just because a store is not around the corner. It’s truly remarkable how much can be reused. I need a solution for my waterpump, the flange developed a crack but a suitable flange isn’t an easy find (yeah, industrial grade that costed more than the pump itself). Yesterday I found a coupling in my garage that works more than perfect.

So yeah, that wago is still around.