07-25-2018, 03:30 AM
This morning I was checking my cistern. I have since removed all the precautions for ash and Pele's hair, reconnecting everything.
I climbed the ladder, uncovered the tarp mesh and poked my head under as I was about to add a splash of bleach and a quarther box of baking soda to neutralize the PH because I suspect my water is still a bit acidic due to SO2.
Then I noticed my overflow wasn't working because the water level was too high. (The earthquakes made the overflow lose it's prime)
Many days now I have been working in the yard on a sunny day with no rain. Then all of a sudden I notice my overflow going, -but not steady. It sprays out in spurts because of the sloshing water. I say to myself, "there was another earthquake I didn't feel".
So anyways this morning as I was submerging the device and twisting to fill with water and remove all air bubbles, I had forgotten that the apparatus had two pieces. The twisty part and the long part that sticks out. While submerging, they fell apart. I got the long part but the twisty part fell to the bottom of my 8 foot tall 7,500 gallon tank.
I cannot think of any other way to get it except going for a swim. Guess I'll wait for the sun to come up a bit and get hot.
Any ideas?
I climbed the ladder, uncovered the tarp mesh and poked my head under as I was about to add a splash of bleach and a quarther box of baking soda to neutralize the PH because I suspect my water is still a bit acidic due to SO2.
Then I noticed my overflow wasn't working because the water level was too high. (The earthquakes made the overflow lose it's prime)
Many days now I have been working in the yard on a sunny day with no rain. Then all of a sudden I notice my overflow going, -but not steady. It sprays out in spurts because of the sloshing water. I say to myself, "there was another earthquake I didn't feel".
So anyways this morning as I was submerging the device and twisting to fill with water and remove all air bubbles, I had forgotten that the apparatus had two pieces. The twisty part and the long part that sticks out. While submerging, they fell apart. I got the long part but the twisty part fell to the bottom of my 8 foot tall 7,500 gallon tank.
I cannot think of any other way to get it except going for a swim. Guess I'll wait for the sun to come up a bit and get hot.
Any ideas?