So, since the cooler water line leak, we've decided that we're definitely going to run the water supply for the two coolers outside of the house. The other day I went to Home Depot to get my supplies:
- hose bib adapter
- 1/4" two-way splitter for tubing
- 1/4" angle valve
- 2 new float assemblies
- 100' copper tubing
- small pipe cutter
- 2 overflow drain valves
The total cost at this point is about $96, and I'm pretty sure I'll have to buy more stuff before the coolers are up and running. But just as far as running the line, I am WAY ahead of the game!
Last night I hooked up the hose bib adapter and angle valve to the existing hose bib. It went on pretty easily except that the hose bib is already at a funny angle and I'm not too sure about straightening it -- I don't want to cause another leak. On top of that, the adapter screwed on so that the line coming out of the angle valve is almost directly over the knob where you would turn on the water for a connected hose.
I was able to connect the tubing and bend it up and out of the way, so hopefully that won't be too much of a problem. I then went to work running the tubing up the side of the house and toward the coolers. We bought some 1/4" coaxial cable holders to hold the tubing to the house -- and they work perfectly!
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| Copper tubing running up the side of the house. |
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| Cable nails |
Tonight I need to work on getting the tubing actually into the coolers and connected to the float valve. I had a problem yesterday trying to get the old, rusted-out float off since the nut is tiny and rusted on. Might have to get the Dremel out!!
After I get the tubing all hooked up, I still need to clean out the base of the coolers and de-winterize and service them.
AND, I still need to buy:
- 8 - 32" x 20" aspen pads (maybe 16 if doubled up)
- de-scaling cleaner
- cooler sealant tar
- new motor belts (maybe)
It never ends.
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