On Wednesday 22 February 2017 11:24:01 Todd Zuercher wrote: > Why not just relocate the brine tank to a more accessible location > such as in the garage? A little pex tubing is cheaper and easier than > trying to build some means of salt conveyance. > A, garage is tightly packed already, and B, I had a hell of a time with 3 stiff glass pull rods screwed together while getting thru about 16 feet of a 13" high crawl space under an addition to the original structure, just to get a piece of cat5 into the garage. I'll let the next occupant worry about it. After we've both hit the end of the trail. :)
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dave" <dengv...@charter.net> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 > 11:04:12 AM > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go > > salt slurry? > All you need is a saturated solution and a slurry would certainly take > care of that. > Then let gravity do the transfer. > > Dave > > On 02/22/2017 06:09 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > > On 2/21/2017 11:44 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> On Tuesday 21 February 2017 08:45:46 Dave Cole wrote: > >>> Build a vacuum transfer system! :-) > >>> An old shop vac and some PVC pipe should make it work. > >>> > >>> Dave > >> > >> Chuckle. That may in fact be the best idea yet if the vac didn't > >> collapse that thin walled salt tank. Just put a couple sink > >> strainers w/o the strainers in the lid, turn on the vac and go > >> stick the hose in the bag! But while the tank may hold its shape > >> when its full of water, that lid is awful flimsy. Might have to add > >> some reinforcing fins on the underside. Doable I believe. Except I > >> just recalled there is a good sized vacuum leak where the plumbing > >> to the cat-ion tank comes into it. Certainly worth investigating if > >> I decide to re-enable it. Leaks can generally be plugged with > >> enough siliglue and ducktape. :) > >> > >> Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > > Oh I think you could figure some way around that. Suck it into an > > intermediate vessel etc.. > > Or reinforce your brine tank? > > It could be very simple. > > I've thought about doing this because my brine tank is buried in my > > basement behind the furnace is a room which is shorter than I am. > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >---------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's > > most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's > most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's > most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
