{"id":65,"date":"2013-02-24T21:57:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T21:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peacegrove.org\/?p=65"},"modified":"2022-03-29T16:39:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:39:30","slug":"65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/2013\/02\/24\/65\/","title":{"rendered":"Freezin’ Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Temp outside last night -15c today -10 and snowing.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Once again my p trap under my tub froze. I forgot to turn on the fan that warms the crawlspace under the mobile home that I live in.<\/p>\n

I heat with wood, five hundred pounds every day. The fan is necessary. The previous owner had a plumbing leak so he tore out all the insulation under the bathroom. It was never replaced\u00a0 My answer was to insulate the skirting around the MH. Every year I make the under trailer tour ad check the insulation which always falls or gets damaged. It is not enough. So I supplement with a box fan in one of my hallways . I cut a square hole through the floor and blow warm air in. Thats solves that prob. If you remember to turn on the fan.<\/p>\n

I want to be living in my tiny house before next winter. I don’t have much time, of our two seasons, (snow and no snow) no snow can only be four months. I am looking forward to have less to deal with.<\/p>\n

I still have other things to deal with the extreme weather here. I will need a water supply. I am hoping to put in a cistern and fill it before the snow comes. I have an Alberta dugout. It usually works well. This year I had an unseen phenomenon. I have two layers of ice separated by ten inches of water. In the middle of winter I have to travel down to the dugout and cut a two foot square hole in the ice with a chainsaw. I have an aerator pump under the trailer. Really and old compressor and an electric motor. That usually keeps my water clear.<\/p>\n

Right now my water is black and foul. My water pickup is located in the layer between the ice. The aerator is located below the second layer. I have nothing to cut through the second layer of ice. I tried when it was -30. I ended up soaking my overalls with water from the chainsaw. I had to trudge through the three feet of snow and try to get back to the woodstove. \u00a0I made it about half way before I was tired out. I spent the next twenty minutes propped up against the outside of my house then got back inside.<\/p>\n

The blackwater can be solved with hydrogen peroxide. When I pour a bath or water for laundry I pour in a quarter cup.<\/p>\n

Five minutes later the water is clear and orderless.<\/p>\n

What does all this have to do with my tiny house?<\/p>\n

1. SKIRTING I will need to skirt my tiny house. I plan to put in water and waste tanks. Fresh ,Grey and Sewage.<\/p>\n

I have a honking big Blaze King Ultra stove that has an external air intake. It is way to big for a tiny house. It meant to heat 2000 sq feet.<\/p>\n

I will leave that in the big addition on the MH. My old place will become a woodwork shop and lab. I like to experiment and invent. The plumbing will all go except for maybe a toilet and sink. No hot water unless its wood stove heated.<\/p>\n

2. WATER SUPPLY. I will do everything I can to conserve water.The dish washer is not going with me. I may still have a washer and dryer. Downsized to an rv model. I will need to put in a larger out side water tank. I will have to try to calculate my needs. I will either put in a culvert cistern (popular up here) or build an insulated shed with a plastic cistern. That will have to be filled before the snow. I will also try to incorporate some Earth ship technology. Like capturing rainwater. Recycling Grey water to feed my garden and maybe even reuse for toilet supply.<\/p>\n

I will also adopt some of the water filtration methods. I will add a homebuilt uv sterilizer. I will post the contraption after I get my uv lights from an ebay purchase.<\/p>\n

3. SEWER. I will have to dig in a new Sewer line into the final resting place of my Tiny house. I have a sewer lagoon that is down hill of the new location. I think it dates back to the original school that was on this site. I will be putting my Tiny house almost exactly where the original school sat.<\/p>\n

I still want to have a tub but My two person 6 x 3 acrylic wont make the cut either.I did like the horse trough I saw in one of the chick built tiny houses. I love that those women built their own tiny houses. \u00a0I would love to meet a woman that can build her own.After I am settled into my new house I will continue my search for a mate. Problem is if I meet a chick that has her own tiny house where will we live in hers or mine. Future problems. Laughing out loud.<\/p>\n

ROD<\/p>\n

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Temp outside last night -15c today -10 and snowing.\u00a0 Once again my p trap under my tub froze. I forgot to turn on the fan that warms the crawlspace under the mobile home that I live in. I heat with wood, five hundred pounds every day. The fan is necessary. The previous owner had a… <\/p>\n

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