Umbuzo: Thim, njalo uma ngicisha umpompi endlini yami, ipayipi lamanzi lizokhenceza futhi libanga umsindo omubi. Ngokubona kwami, bangase baphule. Le nkinga ivamile ezindlini eziningi emgwaqweni wami, ngoba ngike ngabuza omakhelwane ukuthi banenkinga efanayo yini. kwenzenjani? Ingabe umakhi noma i-plumber yenza iphutha lapho efaka ipayipi? Ingabe ikhona ingozi yokuqhuma nokuchichima kwamapayipi? Ingabe likhona ikhambi elilula, noma i-DIY? Usizo ngaphambi kokudinga ijakhethi yokuphila! —UPam H. Clearfield, ePennsylvania
Impendulo: Lapho ngineminyaka engu-20, ngezwa umsindo omkhulu wokuphahlazeka owabangelwa isando samanzi ezindlini zokuqala engangihlala kuzo. Ngihlala endaweni lapho ukucindezelwa kwamanzi asemadolobheni kusondele kumaphawundi angama-80 ngeyintshi yesikwele (PSI). Umfutho wamanzi ophakeme ulungile kumashawa namapayipi asengadini, kodwa umsindo unzima, ikakhulukazi lapho ama-valve emishini yokuwasha kagesi kanye neziwashi zokuwasha evaliwe.
Uma usula izincwadi ze-physics zesikole samabanga aphezulu, uzothola ukuthi kungani isando samanzi senzeka. Okokuqala, amanzi awuketshezi, futhi uketshezi oluningi alubambeki. Amanzi nawo ayasinda. Yima isikhashana ucabange ngesivinini amanzi aphuma ngaso epayipini lasengadini. Ezimweni eziningi, lesi isivinini amanzi ageleza ngaso epayipini lakho lamanzi.
Cabanga nje uma amanzi epayipini eyingxenye encane yesitimela esithwala impahla esikhalayo. Kusenjalo, phambi kwesitimela, kuvalwe i-valve. Isitimela sashayisa i-valve, futhi amandla athumela amagagasi amakhulu okushaya kwepayipi epayipini. Ukucindezela okuphezulu kusistimu kungase kudlule u-180 PSI. Ukugembula ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, lokhu kungase kubangele izinkinga. Inqwaba yamaza ethusayo ingaholela ekuvuzeni okuyinhlekelele.
Amapayipi afaka amapayipi angavimbela isando samanzi ngokufaka amapayipi amakhulu obubanzi ohlelweni. Empeleni, amapayipi amakhulu azonciphisa isivinini samanzi ageleza ngepayipi. Okwadingeka akwenze nje kwakuwukwelula ipayipi lamanzi elingu-¾-intshi eqenjini ngalinye lezinto eziwukhiye, njengemishini yokuwasha nemishini yokuwasha izitsha. Le mishini inamavalvu kagesi avalayo lapho amanzi engadingeki.
Ulayini wokuphakela amapayipi we-PEX nawo ungasiza. Lezi zintambo eziguquguqukayo, ezintsha zokuphakela amanzi ngamapayipi zifakwe zifana kakhulu nezintambo. Anganyakaziswa futhi anyakaze ukuze amunce amagagasi athusayo, afana namabhomu aqhuma emgqeni wokuphakelwa kwamanzi. Njengoba wazi, ithusi liqinile futhi lingaqhuma futhi liqhaqhazele.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ungakwazi ukumisa isando samanzi ekhaya lakho ngezindlela eziningi. Uma unamakhono aphakathi kwamapayipi, khona-ke kuyithuba le-DIY lokususa izibani zokushisela namanye amathuluzi.
Ngizoqala ukufaka izinto ezimbili: i-valve yokunciphisa ingcindezi eqhutshwa entwasahlobo kanye nethangi elilodwa noma amabili okwandisa avamile. Zombili lezi zinsiza ezinenani elilinganiselwe zingathambisa amahhashi asendle agadula emzileni wamanzi.
I-valve yokunciphisa ingcindezi ingalungiswa ngokuphendula isikulufu. Qinisekisa ukuthi unake isiqondiso sokugeleza kwamanzi emzimbeni we-valve. Ezimweni eziningi, ifakwa ngemva kwe-valve eyinhloko yokuvala ekhaya lakho. Lapho ukhipha amanzi, sicela ufake i-valve yebhola eyisilekeleli eyinhloko, uma kwenzeka i-valve yesango lakho isindala. Ama-valve ebhola angafinyelela ukugeleza okugcwele futhi ngokuvamile awanazinkinga amashumi eminyaka.
Ngemva kokufaka i-valve yebhola entsha, cabanga ukufaka ijoyinti elinezinhlangothi ezintathu ukuze lifakwe epayipini lokudonsa kubhayela ukuze wonke amanzi epayipi akwazi ukukhanywa kalula. Osebenza ngamapayipi amaningi abakwazi ukufaka lesi sisetshenziswa esilula. Ngizophinde ngifake ijoyinti yesibili entanjeni enkulu yokuphakela amanzi. Lokhu kuzokuvumela ukuthi ufake igeji yokucindezela kwamanzi. Ngithembe, awusoze wazisola ngokuba nomunye wabo.
Ngemva kokufaka zonke izingxenye, cabanga ukufaka ithangi lokunweba elingamalitha amathathu. Lezi yimishini emikhulu, kunesinye irabha ethangini lamanzi. Isikhwama somoya sihlukanisa amanzi ohlelweni kumabhamuza omoya ethangini lamanzi. Qiniseka ukuthi ufaka ithange lamanzi ukuze indawo yokungena enentambo ibheke phansi. Lokhu kugcina amabhamuza ngaphezu kwamanzi esikhundleni sangaphansi kwawo.
Amabhamuza omoya asebenza njengezinqamuleli zokushaqeka ezimotweni noma emalolini, ngoba umoya uyacindezeleka. Lamathangi okunweba nawo adlala indima embaxambili, ukuvikela isifudumezi sakho samanzi sokugcina, ngoba amanzi ashisayo nawo adinga indawo yokunwebeka.
Ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kungase kubonakale kuwumsebenzi onzima, kodwa akunjalo. Uma wazi ukuthi wenzani, ungaqeda yonke le misebenzi ngehora noma ngaphansi. Vele ulandele imithetho yokufaka amapayipi kanye nemikhuba engcono kakhulu, futhi ikhaya lakho maduze lizothula njengewundlu.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-31-2020
