Single and multi-family dwellings share certain characteristics in how they handle the delivery and departure of water. Learning how your building’s sewer system works will help you know who to call when something goes wrong. Stacks and Vents For wastew
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How Our Financial System Is Like A SewerNeil Irwin
One day, The Tyrant added a new project to my “honey do list”: build a 1,000+ gallon in-ground backyard pond for our ducks. Oh, and it needed to have a natural filtration system that used biology, rather than chemicals, to keep the water clean. Piece o’ cake. I’ll have it ...
aWe all have to learn how to stop wasting(浪费)our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道). From there it returns to sea or runs into underground pl...
In the ideal case, a sewer system is completelygravity-powered, like a septic system. Pipes from each house or building flow to asewer mainthat runs, for example, down the middle of the street. The sewer main might be 3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 m) in diameter. Periodically, avertical ...
A rain garden acts as a collection area for rainwater, allowing it to soak into the ground rather than divert immediately into the storm water system. It is important to note that a rain garden does not form a pond. Because the goal of a rain garden is to encourage slow seepage of rain...
Maybe you rent your home and your landlord doesn't want to replace the toilets. You could build or buy a squatting platform that fits around your toilet. The best design I've seen is theSquatJoysystem. You could buy a small stool like those shown here. ...
not flushing drinking water down the toilet. New Yorkers might like the idea of saving money that would otherwise pay for expanding congested sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants. If you're moving to the backwoods and don't want to buy a septic system, a waterless toilet could work....
Installing a Conventional Septic System You start a conventional septic installation by digging a hole for the tank following placement instructions detailed on your approved plan. After dropping the tank into the hole, you connect it to the building sewer with 3- or 4-inch waste pipe, which mu...