An Uninterruptible Water Supply
Keeping a dog brings responsibilities. It will need attention, shelter, food, and most importantly, water. Dogs need a lot of water. Being away from home for a full day sometimes can easily get your dog stuck without water. The other day I took insurance against that.
I rescued the discarded toilet cistern that was replaced with a new job and, at the flea market, I picked up an old wash-up basin going cheaply. The odds and ends in my garage made up for the rest.
I started by removing the flushing mechanism from the cistern. Then I mounted it and the wash-up basin on ground level against the wall (in the shade), right next to each other. I connected the two outlets with each other using PVC drain pipes and sealed the joins with silicone sealer. To complete the job, I connected the installation with the cold water supply via a stopcock. Job done in less that one hour.
It works like a dream. The cost? All in all, with our crummy exchange rate, probably under US$10. Ah, that reminds me: Our finance minister got a nomination for a Nobel Prize in chemistry. He managed to turn our currency into a ball of poo! The contraption is a bit unsightly at the present but I will paint it when I paint the house and it should blend in with the environment smoothly.
As the dog drinks water, the water level drops and the ball in the cistern follows it. The valve opens to let more water in until the water is replenished. My dog has a steady supply of water, even if the water supply should be interrupted for a few hours. No more worries about water.
All I need now is a contraption to dispense his food at regular intervals and a gadget to scratch his head from time to time. Any suggestions? Just don’t bother me with royalties. I will modify your design enough to circumvent any copyright laws.
Have a great day, will you?
Comments (22)
No Baboons out this way... well maybe a few of the hairless variety.
No, if anything, I feel worse.
The med-lemon did not work up a sweat.
Thank you. And now back to sleep I go.
I figure if I go out and sudden heart attack or car crash, at least the boys got several days (weeks?) of water.
True, the cistern here acts a reservoir for an extra supply in case of a water interruption.
no, I fear the prototype was build from inferior imported parts and will not be repeated. If you take two I'll give it to you at a special price of US$250,000. this may seem a lot but the price will decrease once the money invested in the research and development of the project had been recovered. Add 20% for shipping, traveling and accommodation.
I want one specially designed for Bruce, my parrot
This one waiting you for reDIY.
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Hope you're feeling better,
No better. I'm still in bed. I got up for a short time earlier today while my father and sister were here. They brought me a plate of cooked food. It looked very tasty but I had to force it in.