Oh doug, sorry about that. I knew you had fixed the hole so it wouldn't leak. Shoot you havn't had a chance to see if it holds the water. Forgot you have to have the rain to fill the pond. Sure is a crappy year. Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Crim" <ddcrim@gmail.com> To: <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [ML] Plumbing problems resolved.. > Louise, the pond has been dry for almost a year now.. I bought and spread > about six tons of bentonite so that when it does rain again, hopefully the > pond will hold water. Thus far, it's a VERY expensive hole in the > ground.. > lol > > :-)** > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Louise Valine > <antique1931@saber.net>wrote: > >> Glad you got the problem solved. Sounds like a good decision. I know my >> dishwasher heats the water also. Stay out of that hot sun. How is your >> pond >> doing, or is there any water in it? >> Louise >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Doug Crim" <ddcrim@gmail.com> >> To: "memory-lane" <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 7:10 AM >> Subject: [ML] Plumbing problems resolved.. >> >> >> > Ya'all may well be weary of listening to my woes, but I am elated... >> > both >> > of >> > us are elated....Among the alternatives was to run the hot water line >> > up >> > and >> > thru the attic, which presented potential problems in and of itself. >> > Another alternative was to rip up the kitchen/dining room floor, which >> > would have been terribly expensive to repair. >> > In the end, we chose to place a 2.5-gallon electric (110V) water heater >> > underneath the sink to supply hot water to the dishwasher and the >> > kitchen >> > sink. We questioned whether it would supply enough hot water to the >> > dishwasher to get the job done. After researching dishwashers, we >> > determined that the dishwashers of today "pre-heat" during normal >> > cycles, >> > ergo our decision. The installation was completed early yesterday >> > afternoon >> > and after running the dishwasher, we declared it a wise decision. >> > Sherry >> > is >> > a happy camper. The kitchen sink is a very long way from the existing >> > water >> > heater, and historically, it took forever for the hot water to make the >> > trip >> > from heater to sink. A happy wife makes for a happy Dougster...I love >> it! >> > >> > The Dougster :-)* >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message