Gayflower: 2024 water system and 2025 potential improvements

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IBC Tote Replacement

• New totes will be ordered from The Cary Company for delivery to Empire

• The existing PVC-based connection between the totes and the pump in the front is too fragile.

WeThe connection in the back is too thin, since the harbor freight pump wants 1" diameter intake. Here's a sketch of my current thinking for new plumbing between the totes:

Each tote comes with a 2" camlock valve. Our tote vendor, Cary, can replaceprovide everythingan withadapter newto 3/4" garden hosehoses.

fittings.

At this adapter we install an extra inline valve so it's easy to turn on and off.

We use short, standard, 3/4" garden hoses (1' - 5' depending on situation) - readily available from Amazon.

The "tee" connection is designed to combine two hoses as one 1" NPT. It would combine:

• Note:a The1" HarborFemale Freightx 1" Female x 1" Male NPT tee pipe (make sure to get actual NPT)

with two 3/4" GHT Female x 1" Male NPT adapters

Because the intake for the pump requireswants 1", and each tote is constrained via a garden hose fitting to only 3/4 of an inch, we need to open at least two totes at a time to provide enough water flow.

Once everything is scaled up to 1" NPTNPT, inletwe'll anduse outlet. It might struggle sucking through 3/4" hoses. There is a company called Aeromixer that makes 1" hoses. whichThese wouldhave bethe ideal.benefit I'mof stillhandling lookinga forlot fittingsof likewater manifoldsflow toand makebeing thathighly work.flexible.