After 4 years of a stand pipe at the front of the house we decided it was time to bring the water in so we can get ready to connect up Richard (the thermal store) and it also give us the option of getting a flushing bog working for this winter, because we will have the septic tank in by the end of November.
We thought it would also be good to have a cold water feed to a washing machine and an indoor sink as well. (with spare tap for hose fitting that takes water down to the outside sink by the sheds)
Fortuitously for us, when we bought our latest vehicle (see blog) the people selling it also had a rather interesting sink (disconnected) in their garage which would make a perfect studio/scullery sink.
I asked if we could buy it and they agreed.
We ran the mains under the kitchen floor and up next to Richard where we had a three branch manifold with stop valves fitted.
The sink is the only one 'on' at the moment as we wait for the septic tank to go in. The ends of the washing machine and toilet hoses have been fitted with a male screw fitting 12mm (half inch) ready to take a flexi hose which I will able to sort out myself once the septic tank is in.
Here is the temporary manifold as is
Eventually coming out of richard will be:-
A domestic hot water feed to a manifold taking hot water to sinks showers baths.
A domestic cold water feed taking cold water to sinks baths showers, toilets and outside rear tap.
A heating hot water feed taking water to UFH bespoke airing cupboard radiator and any other radiators upstairs that get fitted.
Each feed to sink or toilet or whatever will have its own stop valve at the manifold for ease of isolation.
Each manifold will have two spare outlets for "unforeseen additions"
Here is the sink it is 1 meter long 45cm wide at the top and 35cm wide at the bottom
On here you can see the sink tap and also offset at the end the tap with hose fitting that takes water down to the outdoor sink by the sheds. We set it off on the squint at the end so the hose didn't get in the way of the sink.
The sink tap also has a push fit hose attachment for thewatering the front garden and also should be just need a hose somewhere sharpish
Here you can see the channels cut out of the floor to take all the various pipe work and electrical gains
We thought it would also be good to have a cold water feed to a washing machine and an indoor sink as well. (with spare tap for hose fitting that takes water down to the outside sink by the sheds)
Fortuitously for us, when we bought our latest vehicle (see blog) the people selling it also had a rather interesting sink (disconnected) in their garage which would make a perfect studio/scullery sink.
I asked if we could buy it and they agreed.
We ran the mains under the kitchen floor and up next to Richard where we had a three branch manifold with stop valves fitted.
The sink is the only one 'on' at the moment as we wait for the septic tank to go in. The ends of the washing machine and toilet hoses have been fitted with a male screw fitting 12mm (half inch) ready to take a flexi hose which I will able to sort out myself once the septic tank is in.
Here is the temporary manifold as is
Eventually coming out of richard will be:-
A domestic hot water feed to a manifold taking hot water to sinks showers baths.
A domestic cold water feed taking cold water to sinks baths showers, toilets and outside rear tap.
A heating hot water feed taking water to UFH bespoke airing cupboard radiator and any other radiators upstairs that get fitted.
Each feed to sink or toilet or whatever will have its own stop valve at the manifold for ease of isolation.
Each manifold will have two spare outlets for "unforeseen additions"
Here is the sink it is 1 meter long 45cm wide at the top and 35cm wide at the bottom
On here you can see the sink tap and also offset at the end the tap with hose fitting that takes water down to the outdoor sink by the sheds. We set it off on the squint at the end so the hose didn't get in the way of the sink.
The sink tap also has a push fit hose attachment for thewatering the front garden and also should be just need a hose somewhere sharpish
Here you can see the channels cut out of the floor to take all the various pipe work and electrical gains
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