ʻO ka pōʻino ʻino o ka puna wai a me nā pilikia ulia pōpilikia¶
ʻOi aku ma mua o 43 miliona mau kānaka ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, ʻoi aku ma mua o 4 miliona ma Kanada, a he mau haneli miliona o nā mea hale kuaʻāina ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa e hilinaʻi nei i kahi luawai noho pilikino no ka inu ʻana, ka kuke ʻana, ka ʻauʻau ʻana, a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe. ʻAʻole like me nā mea kūʻai pono wai kūloko i mālama ʻia ke kaomi wai a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana e nā mea kanu lapaʻau o ke kūlanakauhale, hana nā mea nona ka luawai i kā lākou pono wai liʻiliʻi. Ke nalo koke ka punawai i ke kaomi wai a pau, holo wikiwiki a hoopau, pamu i ka wai lepo a pilau paha ma hope o ke kaiakahinalii, a loaa paha i ka uwila a maloo paha, e oki koke ia kou hale mai ka wai kahe a i ole ia e puka i ka wai a me na kemika mahiai.
ʻO ka hapalua o nā pilikia ulia pōpilikia "ʻaʻohe wai" ma ka luawai pilikino ʻaʻole i kumu ʻia e ka pauma make i lalo o ka lepo, akā na kahi mea kūʻai maʻalahi a hiki ke komo i loko o kou basement, kahi kolo, a i ʻole hale luawai: he 240-volt mea hoʻokuʻi kaapuni pālua, puhi ʻia a i ʻole nā mea i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o ka pahu kaomi, kahi pahu pahu hoʻomaka ʻole i loko ʻO ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana pehea e ʻike pono ai i nā ʻāpana uila a me ka hydraulic ma luna o ka honua, e pale i kahi kaʻa holo kaʻa holo pōkole pōkole mai ke ahi ʻana, a hana i kahi disinfection haʻalulu-chlorination piha ma hope o ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana o ka wai i kou poʻo luawai hiki iā ʻoe ke mālama i nā tausani kālā a pale i kou ʻohana mai ka maʻi nui.
ʻO ka uila uila 240-volt kiʻekiʻe a me nā pōʻino haʻalulu ma hope o ka wai
Hoʻohana ʻia ka hapa nui o nā pauma hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o ka hale a me ka pūnāwai hohonu ma kahi kaapuni AC 240-volt i hoʻolaʻa ʻia e hāʻawi ana i 15 a 30 amps, a ʻo nā pahu hoʻomalu pauma i loaʻa nā capacitors hoʻomaka e paʻa i kahi hoʻoiho uila kiʻekiʻe ma hope o ka pio ʻana o ka mea haʻihaʻi. Mai hoʻopā aku i nā pahu i ʻike ʻia i loko o ka pahu kaomi a i ʻole ka pahu hoʻomalu me ka lima ʻole a i ʻole ka screwdriver uninsulated ma mua o ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka pahu pahu puna lua-pole i hoʻolaʻa ʻia ma kāu papa uila nui a me ka hōʻoia ʻana i ka uila ʻole me ka multimeter. Mai piʻi i kahi pahu poʻo metala a i ʻole e komo i loko o ka lua punawai i ka wā e kū ana i loko o ka wai kahe; Hiki i ka uwea pauma hoʻopōkole ʻia ke hoʻoikaika i ka pahu kila a me ka wai honua a puni i 240 volts.
E hana i kēia i kēia manawa¶
- E hoʻopaʻa koke i ka pahu kaapuni punawai inā holo ʻole ka pauma a i ʻole ke kaomi wikiwiki ʻana a i ʻole. E hele i kāu pahu kaomi a hoʻolohe pono. Inā lohe ʻoe i ke kaomi kaomi ʻana i kēlā me kēia mau kekona (paikikala pōkole) a lohe paha ʻoe i ka holo mau ʻana o ka pauma me ka ʻole o ke kaomi ʻana ma luna o ke ana, e hoʻololi koke i ka pahu pahu puna puna lua OFF ma kāu papa uila nui. ʻO ka haʻalele ʻana i ka pauma kaʻa pōkole a maloʻo paha i loko o kahi pūnāwai haʻahaʻa a i ʻole ma hope o kahi paipu haʻihaʻi ma lalo o ka lepo e hoʻoheheʻe ʻia nā impeller pamu a hoʻopau i kahi kaʻa hoʻoheheʻe 2,500-dala i nā minuke.
- E hoʻololi koke i ka wai ʻōmole palekana a i ʻole wai i paila ʻia inā hiki ka wai kahe i kou poʻo punawai a i ʻole e lilo ka wai paipu i pohu, lepo, a ʻala paha. Inā hiki mai ke kahawai a i ʻole ka wai kahe i loko o 15 mika (50 kapuaʻi) o kou pahu punawai, a i ʻole inā loli koke kou wai kiʻi i ka waihoʻoluʻu, ʻāhuehue, ʻono, a ʻala paha ma hope o ka ua nui a i ʻole kahi kokoke. hemahema ʻōnaehana septic, hooki koke i ka inu wai. E hahai i kā mākou alakaʻi no ka palekana wai a me ka paila ma ka lawe ʻana i ka wai paila i ka paila ʻōwili no 1 mau minuke piha (a i ʻole 3 mau minuke ma luna o 2,000 mika / 6,500 kapuaʻi kiʻekiʻe) no nā microbes, a i ʻole e hoʻohana i ka wai ʻōmole wale nō inā manaʻo ʻoe i ka ʻaila hinu, pesticide, a i ʻole nitrate contamination (hoʻolapalapa ** concentrates** nitrates a me nā kemika ma mua o ka wehe ʻana iā lākou).
- E hoʻopau i ka mana a i ʻole ka wahie i kāu mea hoʻomehana wai wela uwila a i ʻole ke kinoea inā e pau ke kaomi wai o kāu mau paipu. Inā pau ke kaomi wai o kou hale a kahe ka wai i hope o ka laina lako, hiki ke ʻike ʻia ka mea hoʻomehana uila ma luna o ka mea hoʻomehana wai uila i ka ea a wela e like me ke filament maloʻo maloʻo i kekona (dry-firing). E hoʻopau i ka mea haʻihaʻi kaapuni 240-volt i kapa ʻia ʻo "Water Heater" (a i ʻole e hoʻohuli i ke pihi mana hoʻomehana wai kinoea i ka hoʻonohonoho "Pilot" a i ʻole "Hoʻomaha") a hiki i ka hoʻihoʻi ʻia ʻana o ke kaomi wai maikaʻi a hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻia ka ea mai nā paipu wai wela.
- E heluhelu i ke ana kaomi wai ma kāu pahu pahu kaomi ma mua o ka pā ʻana i kekahi mea hoʻololi. E nānā i ke ana kelepona poepoe i kau ʻia ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka pā kaomi ma ke kumu o kāu pahu kaomi. Ma kahi ʻōnaehana noho maʻamau i hoʻonohonoho ʻia i 30/50 psi (2.⅓.4 bar) a i ʻole 40/60 psi (2.8/4.1 bar), ʻo ka helu helu helu 0 psi e haʻi iā ʻoe ʻaʻole e ʻā ka pamu a i ʻole ua pohā ka paipu ma waena o ka pamu a me ka pahu, ʻoiai ua paʻa ke ana ma **40 a hiki i ka 60 pahu i waho o ka wai. kānana sediment hale holoʻokoʻa, kahi paipu lako paʻa paʻa, a i ʻole ka pahu hoʻoheheʻe wai i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma lalo o ka pahu.
- Nānā i ka mea uhaki pou ʻelua, GFCI, a me ka lever ʻoki ʻoki wai haʻahaʻa. E nānā i kāu papa hoʻoheheʻe uila nui e ʻike inā ua hāʻule ka mea haʻihaʻi punawai ʻelua i ke kūlana waena; inā heʻe, hoʻohuli holoʻokoʻa OFF a hoʻi hou ON i hoʻokahi manawa (inā hele koke ia, e haʻalele iā ia no ka mea he pōkole make i loko o ke kaʻa a i ʻole ka uwea o lalo). A laila, e nānā i ka ʻaoʻao o kāu hoʻololi kaomi ma ka pahu pahu: inā loaʻa iā ia kahi lei metala liʻiliʻi e kū mai ana ma waho o ka ʻaoʻao (kahi ** kaomi ʻoki haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa **), ʻo ka hāʻule koke ʻana o ke kaomi ma lalo o 20 psi (1.4 bar) i ka wā e hoʻohana ai i ka hose kīhāpai koʻikoʻi e hoʻopau ʻokoʻa ke kī; E hoʻopaʻa i kēlā lepa metala liʻiliʻi i luna ma kahi kihi 45-degere a hiki i ka piʻi ʻana o ka pahu pahu ma mua o 20 psi a e holo ka pamu ma kāna iho.
- E mālama i ka wai pilikia e noho ana i loko o kāu pahu kaomi a me ka mea hoʻomehana wai. ʻOiai ma hope o ka pau ʻana o ka hana ʻana o ka punawai, e paʻa mau ana kahi pahu kaomi e hana ana i 15 a 45 lita (4 a 12 galani) o ka wai kaomi maʻemaʻe, a ʻo kahi mea hoʻomehana wai wela maʻamau e paʻa i 150 a 300 lita (40 a 80 mau galani i hiki ke hoʻokahe ʻia i ka pahu wai ma hope o ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ʻana o ka wai maʻemaʻe) e pani ana i ka mea hoʻoheheʻe wai a me ka wehe ʻana i kahi paipu wela ma luna e wāwahi i ka ʻūhā.
ʻO ka ʻōnaehana hōʻailona hōʻailona hōʻailona¶
E hoʻohana i kēia ʻanuʻu aʻe i ka ʻenekini a me ka uila kahe e hoʻokaʻawale i ke kumu maoli o ka puka ʻana o ka pūnāwai pilikino a i ʻole ke kaomi ʻana ma mua o ke kāhea ʻana i kahi mea hoʻoheheʻe punawai a i ʻole ʻenehana pahū.
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Start["ʻAʻohe wai, kaomi haʻahaʻa, kaomi wikiwiki, a i ʻole ka wai ʻino"] --> SymptomType{"He aha ka hōʻailona mua?"}
SymptomType -->|"ʻAʻohe wai ma nā paipu<br/>He 0 psi ka helu ʻana o ke ana"| PowerCheck{"E nānā i ka 240V Well Breaker<br/>a me ka Haʻahaʻa-Pression Oki-Off Lever"}
SymptomType -->|"Zero a i ʻole ka wai kahe ma nā paipu<br/>Heluhelu maʻamau ka gauge 40 a 60 psi"| DownstreamBlock["Hoʻopaʻa ʻia i lalo o ka pahu:<br/>E nānā i ka pahu kānana sediment i hoʻopaʻa ʻia,<br/> paipu hau, a i ʻole ka pahu hoʻoheheʻe wai paʻa."]
SymptomType -->|"Kaomi ON/OFF<br/>i kēlā me kēia 2 a 10 kekona"| ShortCycle["ʻO ka pahu wai i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka wai:<br/>E hoʻopau koke i ka mea haʻihaʻi<br/>E hoʻāʻo i ka valve Schrader ma luna o ka pahu no ka wai"]
SymptomType -->|"Hiki i ka wai kahe i ke poʻo punawai<br/>a i ʻole ka wai lepo/ʻala"| FloodContam["Pono i hoʻohaumia:<br/>E hoʻololi koke i ka wai ʻōmole<br/>Shock-chlorinate a me ka ho'āʻo lab ma mua o ka inu ʻana."]
PowerCheck -->|"Holo koke ka Breaker<br/>ke kau hou"| DeadShort["ʻO ke kaʻa kaʻa i hoʻopaʻa ʻia a i ʻole ka uea:<br/>Haʻalele i ka mea hoʻoheheʻe i OFF<br/>Kāhea aku i ka mea lapaʻau lapaʻau punawai."]
PowerCheck -->|"Paʻa ʻo Breaker ON, <br/>mau 0 psi"| SwitchInspect["E hoʻohuli i ka mea haʻihaʻi, e wehe i ka uhi hoʻololi kaomi:<br/>E nānā i nā mea hoʻopili i puhi ʻia i ke ahi, nā ʻupena/pepeiao,<br/>a i ʻole i hoʻopili ʻia i ka paipu nipple 1/4-inihi ma lalo o ke kī."]
SwitchInspect -->|"Hoʻomaʻemaʻe a pani ʻia nā pilina, <br/>240V aia ma nā uwea haʻahaʻa"| ControlBoxCheck{"Loaʻa i ka ʻōnaehana he<br/>Pahu Manaʻo paʻa i ka paia<br/>(3-wire pump)?"}
ControlBoxCheck -->|"ʻAe, ʻōnaehana 3-uea"| CapacitorRelay["E ho'āʻo a hoʻololi paha i ka Capacitor Start <br/>a hoʻomaka i ka Relay i loko o ka pahu Mana"]
ControlBoxCheck -->|"ʻAʻole (2-wire pump) a i ʻole<br/>Pahu Manaʻo maikaʻi"| UndergroundFault["Pum, Check Valve, or Drop Pipe Failure:<br/>Haʻihaʻi paipu i loko o ka pūnāwai, maloʻo aquifer,<br/>a hopu ʻia ka pauma hoʻohaʻahaʻa."]
Anatomy o kahi ʻōnaehana luawai pilikino noho¶
No ka hoʻoponopono pololei ʻana i kahi ulia pōpilikia, pono mua ʻoe e ʻike i ke ʻano o ka ʻōnaehana pamu e lawelawe ana i kāu waiwai a me ke ʻano o ka holo ʻana o ka wai mai ka aquifer a i kāu mau faucets.
1. Pūnaehana pahū punawai submersible (Nā luawai hohonu: 8 a 150+ mika / 25 a 500+ kapuaʻi)¶
ʻO ka hapa nui o nā pūnāwai hou i wili ʻia me ke kila 10 a 15 kenimika (4 a 6 ʻīniha) a i ʻole ka pahu PVC e hoʻohana ana i ke kila kuhili ʻole ** ʻo ka pauma hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ** i hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma kahi kokoke i lalo o ka pūnāwai ma luna o ka polyethylene a i ʻole ka paipu hoʻoheheʻe kila wili, i hoʻopaʻa mau ʻia ma lalo o ka papa wai:
- Pehea ʻo ia e hoʻoneʻe ai i ka wai: ʻO ka pauma hoʻoheheʻe ʻia e hoʻokuke i ka wai i luna ma mua o ka omo ʻana. ʻO ke keleawe check valve ma luna o ka pama ke pale aku i ka wai o ka paipu hāʻule kū pololei mai ka kahe ʻana i hope i loko o ka luawai ke kū ka pamu.
- Ka pitless adapter: Ma kahi o 1.2 a 2.4 mika (4 a 8 kapuai) ma lalo o ke poo o ka luawai (maluhia ma lalo o ka laina hau hau o ka hooilo), he keleawe pahe'e hui like i kapaia he pitless adapter e hoohuli i ka wai kahe 90 degere ma ka pae o ka luawai a e hele ma ka luawai i hooleleia i loko o ka luawai.
- 2-wire versus 3-wire submersible pumps: Me ka nānā ʻole ʻana i ka uea ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻōmaʻomaʻo, he 2-wire pump i kūkulu pono ʻia kona kī hoʻomaka i loko o ke kaʻa i lalo i lalo o ka pūnāwai (no laila ʻaʻohe pahu hoʻomalu ma kou paia lalo). Hoʻokomo ʻia kahi 3-wire pump i ka capacitor hoʻomaka a hoʻomaka i ka relay i loko o kahi metala ** pahu hoʻomalu pauma** i kau ʻia ma ka paia ma ka ʻaoʻao o kāu pahu kaomi i loko, e maʻalahi ka hoʻoponopono uila me ka huki ʻole ʻana i ka pamu mai ka lepo.
2. ʻO nā pāpaʻi wai pāpaʻu a hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia i ka pūnāwai hohonu (Na pumps ma luna o ka honua)¶
ʻO nā hale kahiko, nā hale kaʻa, a me nā waiwai me nā papa wai kiʻekiʻe, loaʻa pinepine i kahi kaʻa uila a me ka pā hao hao i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka papahele o lalo, kahi kolo, a i ʻole ka hale pamu waho.
- Pau wai pāpaʻu (Hohonu i ka wai ma lalo o 7.5 mika / 25 kapuaʻi): Hoʻohana i kahi ** paipu hoʻoheheʻe hoʻokahi** e holo ana mai ka hale paʻa i ka luawai. Ma muli o ke kaomi o ka lewa ma ka ʻilikai e hiki ke hāpai i kahi kolamu wai ma kahi o 7.6 mika (25 kapuaʻi) ma ka hoʻomoʻa ʻana, e hilinaʻi ana ka pāpaʻu jet pāpaʻu i ka nozzle venturi kūloko a me ka impeller pono e noho ** piha piha i ka wai (primed)** no ka hana ʻana. Inā hū liʻiliʻi ke keleawe pūwae wāwae ma lalo o ka paipu pūnāwai, e kahe ka wai mai loko mai o ka paipu momi i ka pō, hoʻopiha ka pamu i ka ea (nalo i kona poʻokela), a ʻo ka holo pono ʻole o ka motika me ka ʻole o ka paila ʻana i kahi kulu.
- Pūnā wai hohonu (ʻelua-paipu) (Hohonu i ka wai 7.5 a 35 mau mika / 25 a 110 kapuaʻi): Hoʻohana i ʻelua paipu like ʻole e holo ana ma waena o ka pamu ma luna a me ka luawai. Hoʻokahi paipu liʻiliʻi liʻiliʻi e hoʻokuʻu i ka wai hoʻoheheʻe kiʻekiʻe * iho * i loko o kahi hui mokulele i loko o ka pūnāwai, kahi e hoʻoikaika ai i ka nui o ka wai punawai * i luna * i ka paipu hoʻoheheʻe lua.
3. ʻO ka pahu paʻi, ka ʻōpū, a me ka hoʻololi kaomi (Ka puʻuwai a me ka lolo ma luna o ka honua)¶
Ma muli o ka hiki ʻole ke hoʻopololei ʻia ka wai, ʻo ka hoʻohuli ʻana i ka faucet inā i hoʻopili pololei ʻia kāu paipu i ka punawai e hoʻoikaika i ka mīkini paʻa kaumaha e paʻi a hoʻopau i kēlā me kēia manawa āu e holoi ai i kahi pulupulu niho. Akā, hoʻopiha ka paila i kahi kila a i ʻole fiberglass ** pahu kaomi**:
- ** ʻO ka pahu i hoʻopaʻa mua ʻia a i ʻole ka pahu diaphragm**: I loko o nā pahu pahu hou, ua hoʻokaʻawale ka pahu butyl a i ʻole ka diaphragm kaumaha i ka pahu i ʻelua ʻāpana: ea kaomi ma luna (hoʻonui ʻia ma ke ʻano kaʻa kaʻa ** Schrader air valve ma luna o ka pahu) a me ka wai puna ma lalo. Ke hoʻokomo ka paila i ka wai i loko o ka pahu, e hoʻopiʻi ka cushion ea a hiki i ke kaomi ʻana i ka ** hoʻonohonoho ʻoki ʻia** (maʻamau 50 psi / 3.4 bar a i ʻole 60 psi / 4.1 bar), ma ia manawa e wehe ai ka ** kaomi kaomi ** a hoʻopau i ka pamu.
- Ke holo ana i lalo: Ke wehe ʻoe i ka paipu kīhini a i ʻole ka holoi ʻana i kahi lua, e hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka 20 a hiki i 60 lita (5 a 15 mau galani) o ka wai i mālama ʻia i waho o ka wai i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ** me ka ʻole o ka ʻaʻa ʻana o ka punawai**. I ka wā wale nō e hāʻule iho ai ke kaomi pahu i lalo i ka ** hoʻonohonoho ʻoki ʻia** (30 psi / 2.1 bar a i ʻole 40 psi / 2.8 bar) e pani ʻia ai ka pihi kaomi e hoʻomaka hou i ka pama.
Ka ʻike ʻana a me ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i nā hemahema 6 maʻamau maʻamau¶
E hoʻohana i ka matrix hoʻohālikelike ma lalo nei e hoʻohālikelike i nā mea āu e ʻike ai, lohe ai, a heluhelu ʻana ma ke ana kaomi i ka hewa mechanical a i ʻole uila, a ukali ʻia e nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo hoʻoponopono palekana.
| ʻO kāu mea e nānā ai | Heluhelu ana i ke kaomi | E hoʻopā i ka ʻauamo a hoʻololi i ke ʻano | ʻO ke kumu paha | Hana koke ka mea hale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holo koke ka wai | 0 psi (0 bar) | Hamau; ʻaʻohe kaomi ma ke kaomi kaomi. | ʻAhaʻi 240V mea hoʻoheheʻe, hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ka lever palekana haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa, a i ʻole ke kūkulu ʻana i ka ant/kuni ma waena o nā mea hoʻopili kaomi. | E nānā i ka mea hoʻokaʻawale panel nui; e hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ka lever hoʻihoʻi haʻahaʻa ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka hoʻololi; e pani i ka mana a nānā i nā mea hoʻololi a me ka paipu nipple 6-milimeter (¼-inihi). |
| ** Hoʻomā a kaomi paha no 3 kekona, a laila hele i nā huakaʻi hoʻoluhi wela** | 0 psi (0 bar) | ʻO ka hum nui a kaomi paha i loko o ka pahu hoʻomalu i kau ʻia ma ka paia i kēlā me kēia 30 a 60 kekona, akā ʻaʻohe wai e neʻe. | Puhi ʻia ** kapasitor hoʻomaka ** a i ʻole relay hoʻomaka welded i loko o ka pahu hoʻomalu pauma 3-uea, a i ʻole ka pauma paʻa i ke one. | E hoʻopau i ka mea wāwahi. Ma kahi ʻōnaehana 3-wire, wehe i ka pahu hoʻomalu, e nānā i ka capacitor cylinder no nā puʻupuʻu a i ʻole nā ʻaila, a hoʻololi i kahi capacitor pani kūpono a i ʻole ka poʻi pahu mana. |
| Pomi ʻia ka ON a me ka OFF wikiwiki i kēlā me kēia 2 a 10 kekona | Paʻa ʻino ka nila mai 30 a 50 psi (a i ʻole 40 a 60 psi) i kekona. | Kūkākūkā leo nui i nā manawa a pau e wehe ʻia ai kahi paipa. | Waewai paʻi pahu (haehae pulupulu pulupulu a nalowale ea i mua o ka hoʻouka ʻana). | E hoʻopaʻa i ka mea haʻihaʻi i ka wā ʻaʻole huki wai i mea e pale ai i ka pau ʻana o ka mīkini pahū. E ho'āʻo i ka valve Schrader luna a nānā i ka ea pahu kaʻa ʻole i hoʻopaʻa mua ʻia me kahi ana kaʻa. |
| Ke holo mau nei ka pamu a ʻaʻole pio | Paʻa ka nila ma 15 a 35 psi (ʻaʻole hiki i ka 50 a i ʻole 60 psi i ʻoki ʻia). | E holo ana ka pauma submersible a i ʻole jet 24/7; piʻi ka pila uila; mehana paha ka wai ma ka paipu anu. | ʻO ka paipu hoʻoheheʻe ʻia a ʻānai ʻia i loko o ka pūnāwai, kahe ʻana o ka laina lako o lalo o ka lepo, nā impeller pauma a i ʻole ka papa wai i hāʻule ma lalo o ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka pamu. | E pani i ka pahu kinipopo nui ma waena o ka pahu kaomi a me ka hale. Inā ʻaʻole hiki ke kūkulu ʻia ke kaomi, aia ka leak a i ʻole ka pauma ʻeha ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka pūnāwai; e hoʻopau i ka mea haʻihaʻi a kāhea aku i kahi loea luawai. |
| Kahe wai ʻole a nāwaliwali paha i loko, akā ua piha ka pahu | ʻO ka maʻamau 40 a 60 psi (2.8 a 4.1 bar) paʻa ma ke ana pahu. | ʻAʻole e ʻā ka pamu ʻoiai ke wehe ākea ʻia nā faucet o loko. | Hoʻopili piha ʻia ka pahu kānana sediment hale holoʻokoʻa, ka paipu maloʻo ma hope o ka pahu, a i ʻole ka kānana hao / ka pahu hoʻoluʻu wai. | E wehe i ka pahu hoʻoheheʻe paila keleawe ma lalo pono o ka pahu pahu kaomi. Inā pahū ka wai ma laila me ka ikaika piha, e kau i kāu mea hoʻoluliluli wai ma Bypass a hoʻololi i kāu pahu kānana sediment. |
| Kūhā ikaika nā kīʻaha o ka ea a me ka wai | Pumi maʻamau a i ʻole fluctuating. | Holo maʻamau ka pāpaʻi a paʻakikī paha e pani. | ʻO ka paipu hoʻoheheʻe nahā ma luna o ka pauma jet, ʻaʻole i hāʻule ke kolamu hoʻoheheʻe ʻana i ka pahu wai, hāʻule ʻole ka pahu pahu, a i ʻole ka pae wai maikaʻi e hāʻule ana i lalo i ka pale hoʻokomo. | E nānā inā pili ʻia ka puʻupuʻu o ka ea me ke one/silt (hōʻailona o ka hāʻule ʻana o ka papa wai) a i ʻole e nānā i ka valve control hydropneumatic air-volume control valve ma nā pahu galvanized non-bladder kahiko. |
Hoʻoponopono ʻanuʻu 1: Ke nānā ʻana a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i kahi hoʻololi kaomi¶
ʻO ka pahu ʻāpana hina hina liʻiliʻi (maʻa mau ʻo Square D Pumptrol switch) i kau ʻia ma kahi keleawe 6-milimeter (¼-inihi) a i ʻole uʻi paipu galvanized ma lalo o kāu pahu kaomi e hoʻomalu i nā mana uila āpau i kāu punawai. Ua hāʻule i ʻekolu mau ala maʻamau e hiki ai i kekahi mea hale makaʻala ke nānā:
- Ho'opi i ka mea uhaki pou-lua 240-volt ma kāu papa uila nui a hō'oia me ka mea ho'ā'o voli-contact a multimeter paha ua pau loa ka mana.
- Wehe i ka nati keleawe hoʻokahi ma luna o ka uhi plastik hina a hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ka uhi e hōʻike i nā ʻehā ʻehā a me ʻelua mau alahaka pili punawai.
- E nānā no "nā mea ahi, earwigs, a me carbon pitting": Hoʻokomo ʻia nā ʻanuʻu mehana a me nā haʻalulu liʻiliʻi e kolo pololei ana ma waena o nā wahi hoʻopili keleawe hāmama. Ke pani ʻia ke kuapo, hana nā kino pepeke i ʻoki ʻia ma ke ʻano he insulator uila, e ālai ana i ke au 240-volt mai ka hiki ʻana i kāu pamu. ʻOiai me ka ʻole o nā pepeke, waiho ʻia nā makahiki o ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka uila i ka soot kalapona ʻeleʻele a i ʻole nā lua metala hehee ma nā pā pili ʻehā.
- E hoʻomaʻemaʻe i nā mea hoʻopili me ka palekana: Me ka mea haʻihaʻi OFF, e hoʻoheheʻe i kahi kāleka ʻoihana maʻemaʻe, kahi bila kālā maʻemaʻe, a i ʻole kahi ʻāpana o ka pepa emery 400-grit maikaʻi ma waena o nā wahi hoʻopili i pani ʻia a huki i hope a i hope i nā manawa he nui e wehe i nā iniseti make a i ʻole ke kalapona ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele (ʻaʻole e hoʻohana i nā faila metala koʻikoʻi e wehe i ka pale kila kila).
- E nānā i ka nipple paipu i hoʻopaʻa ʻia: Inā maʻemaʻe a pani ʻia nā mea hoʻopili i ka 0 psi o ka pahu, i kekahi manawa e hoʻopili pono ka ʻōpala a me ka ʻōpala mineral i ka nipple 6-milimeter (¼-inihi) kūpaʻa kū i lalo o ka pihi kaomi, e makapō ana i ka diaphragm hoʻololi no laila ʻaʻole hiki ke ʻike i ka wā e hāʻule ai a piʻi paha ke kaomi wai. Hiki i ka mea paipu a i ʻole ka mea hale ke hoʻokahe i ka pahu, wehe i ke kī, a hoʻomaʻemaʻe a pani paha i kēlā nipple paipu keleawe pōkole.
Hoʻoponopono i kēlā me kēia ʻanuʻu 2: ʻO ka hoʻāʻo ʻana a hoʻopakele no ka manawa pōkole i kahi pahu kaomi wai¶
Ke hoʻomaka a hoʻokuʻu ʻia kāu pamu punawai i kēlā me kēia 3 kekona (paikikala pōkole) i ka manawa e hoʻohuli ai kekahi i ka lua ʻauʻau, ua nalowale kāu pahu paʻi i kona puʻupuʻu ea hiki ke hoʻopili ʻia (waiwai). Ma muli o ka hiki ʻole ke hoʻoomi ʻia ka wai, ʻo ke kiʻi ʻana i hoʻokahi kīʻaha wai e hoʻokuʻu i ke kaomi ʻōnaehana mai 50 psi a 30 psi koke, e hoʻomaka ana i ka pamu, a laila e hoʻihoʻi i ke kaomi i 50 psi i 2 kekona a pani. Ke hilinaʻi nei nā motika pauma hoʻohaʻahaʻa i ka 60 a i ka 120 kekona o ka manawa hoʻomaha ma waena o nā pōʻaiapuni e hoʻokuʻu i ka wai anuanu e hoʻopau i ka wela hoʻomaka mai nā wili kaʻa; E hoʻopau ke kaʻa kaʻa pauma i ka holo kaʻa pōkole i loko o nā hola a i ʻole mau lā.
- Ka ho'āʻo "Knock and Shake": E kaomi mālie i ka ʻaoʻao o kāu pahu kaomi a i ʻole e kaomi i kona ʻaoʻao mai luna a lalo. Manaʻo ka pahu paʻi olakino he puʻu a māmā i ka ʻelua hapakolu o luna a ma lalo wale nō ke kaumaha. Manaʻo ka pahu wai paʻa, kaumaha e like me ke kēpau, a piha i ka wai a hiki i ka dome luna loa.
- Ka Schrader ea valve test: Wehe i ka pāpale ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele liʻiliʻi ma luna o ka pahu kaomi (ua like ia me ke kumu o ka huila kaʻa ma ka huila kaʻa) a kaomi i ke pine keleawe waena no ka hapalua kekona me ke kua o ka peni a i ʻole ka manamana lima.
- Inā hū a hū ka wai mai loko mai o ka valve ea: Ua nahae a nahae loa ka ʻōpū o ka pahu butyl i loko. Pono e hoʻololi i ka pahu.
- Inā hū ka ea (a ʻaʻohe mea i puka mai, ʻaʻohe wai): Paʻa mau paha ka ʻōpū o ka lāʻau lapaʻau, a i ʻole ke kahe mālie ʻana o ka ea i nā makahiki, a pono e hoʻihoʻi hou ʻia kona ea.
- Pehea e nānā pono ai a hoʻonui hou i ka ea pahu wai ma mua o ka hoʻopiʻi ʻana (The 2-PSI Rule):
- ** ʻAʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke ana a hoʻohui i ka ea i kahi pahu paʻi i ka wā e paʻa ana ka wai i loko o ka ʻōnaehana ** (e heluhelu wale ana i ke kaomi wai).
- KaʻAnuʻu A: E hoʻohuli i ka OFF ka mea hoʻomaha kaapuni punawai.
- ** KaʻAnuʻu B**: E wehe i kahi paipu kokoke a i ʻole ka pahu hoʻoheheʻe paila ma ke kumu o ka pahu a hoʻokuʻu i ka ** a pau ** i ka wai a hiki i ka pau ʻana o ka kahe ʻana o ka wai a heluhelu ke ana kaomi 0 psi.
- KaʻAnuʻu C: E kau i kahi anana paʻi paʻi paʻi kikohoʻe ma luna o ka pahu ea Schrader. Pono e hoʻopaʻa mua ʻia ka pahu pahu pahu kaʻa ** i ka 2 psi (0.14 bar) ma lalo o ka hoʻonohonoho ʻoki kaomi ʻana**:
- No ka 30/50 psi kaomi kaomi, hoʻonui i ka pahu pahu i 28 psi (1.93 bar).
- No ka 40/60 psi kaomi kaomi, hoʻonui i ka pahu pahu i 38 psi (2.62 bar).
- ** KaʻAnuʻu D**: E hoʻohana i ka pauma paikikala a i ʻole ka mea hoʻoheheʻe huila paʻa e lawe i ka pahu kaʻawale i 28 psi (a i ʻole 38 psi), e pani i ka pahu hoʻoheheʻe, a e hoʻohuli i ka pahu pahu punawai i hope ON.
- Hiki i ka ea ulia pōpilikia inā naha ka ʻōpū a pono ʻoe e kali i nā lā no ka mea paipu: Inā hū ʻia ka wai mai ka pahu o luna e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ana i ka ʻeha ʻeha, hiki iā ʻoe ke kūʻai i 24 a 48 mau hola o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pamu palekana ma ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka mea haʻihaʻi, wehe i ka pahu hoʻoheheʻe pahu lalo, hoʻopaʻa i ka mea hoʻoheheʻe huila ma luna o ka pahu Schrader kiʻekiʻe, a me ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i ka pahu wai ʻekolu i waho. ka luawai. E pani i ka pahu wai ma ka 28 psi a e hoohuli i ka mea wawahi. ʻO kēlā ʻeke ea i paʻa e hoʻopaʻa i nā pōʻaiapuni no hoʻokahi lā a ʻelua paha ma mua o ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana i ka wai.
Hoʻoponopono i kēlā me kēia ʻanuʻu 3: Hoʻololi i kahi capacitor hoʻomaka i puhi ʻia i kahi pahu mana 3-wire.¶
Inā loaʻa i kou hale lalo he metala Franklin Electric, Goulds, a i ʻole Pentair pump control box i kau ʻia ma ka paia ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka pahu kaomi, a hoʻōki koke kou pūnāwai i ka hana ma hope o ka hekili o ke kauwela, ka piʻi ʻana o ka mana, a i ʻole brownout, e hoʻolohe i ka pahu i ka wā e koi ai ka hoʻololi kaomi i ka wai. Inā lohe ʻoe i ke kani uila he 2-kekona, a ukali ʻia e ka metala nui kaomi (ke kuʻi ʻana o ka mea hoʻoheheʻe wela o loko), kali 60 kekona a wehe i ka pahu hoʻomalu me ka palekana:
- E hoʻololi i ka mea wāwahi punawai 240-volt i OFF ma ka pā uila nui.
- E hoʻokuʻu i ka wili lalo ma ka pahu hoʻomalu pamu a hoʻoluli i ka poʻi mua i lalo a ma waho o kona hinge luna. Ma ka hapa nui o nā pahu Franklin Quick-Disconnect (QD) hou, ʻo ka huki ʻana i ke poʻi i waho e hemo ʻokoʻa nā mea a pau i loko o ka poʻi mai nā uwea paia ola.
- E hoʻokuʻu i ka capacitor hoʻomaka cylindrical ʻeleʻele me ka palekana: ʻOiai me ka hemo ʻana o ka mea haʻihaʻi, hiki i ka capacitor tubular ʻeleʻele i loko o ka poʻi ke mālama i 250+ volts DC. E hoʻopaʻa i ka screwdriver ma kāna ** ʻilika i hoʻopaʻa ʻia a i ʻole ka lāʻau lapaʻau wale nō** a hoʻopaʻa i ka ʻili metala ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua o nā ʻōpala keleawe ʻelua ma luna o ka puʻupuʻu capacitor ʻeleʻele no 3 kekona e hoʻokuʻu i ke koena uila.
- E nānā i ka hāʻule ʻole o ka capacitor kino: Inā huʻi ʻia ka luna o ka pahu ʻeleʻele i luna e like me ka pehu ʻana o ka soda, inā ua hāmama ka puʻupuʻu puʻupuʻu poʻe liʻiliʻi ma luna, a i ʻole ua kahe ka aila electrolyte sticky, ua hāʻule ka capacitor hoʻomaka $15. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻololi i ka poʻi pahu hoʻomalu plug-in holoʻokoʻa (kūʻai ʻia ma nā hale kūʻai lako a me nā lako mahiʻai i hoʻohālikelike ʻia e ka helu horsepower, e like me ½ HP, ¾ HP, a i ʻole 1 HP) a i ʻole e hoʻoheheʻe i nā mea hoʻopili spade ʻelua i kahi mea hoʻololi MFD/voltage motor-start capacitor.
He aha kāu e hana ai inā he haʻahaʻa a maloʻo paha kou pūnāwai i ka wā maloʻo¶
I ka wā maloʻo kau wela a i ʻole ma hope o ka hoʻopiha ʻana i ka wai ʻauʻau a i ʻole ka holo mau ʻana i nā mea hoʻoinu mauʻu, hiki ke hāʻule i lalo ka papaʻaina o ka honua i ka pale hoʻokomo o kāu pamu hoʻoheheʻe ʻia (drawdown cone).
- Nā hōʻailona o ka hāʻule ʻana o ka papa wai: Ke ʻūhū ikaika nei nā ʻauwaʻa me nā ea, ʻeleʻele a ʻeleʻele paha ke ʻano o ka wai paila me ka lepo maikaʻi, ʻo ke one ʻeleʻele i lalo o nā pahu lua a hoʻopaʻa i nā mea hoʻoheheʻe wai, a i ʻole e kahe mau ka wai no 10 mau minuke i ke kakahiaka a laila ʻoki loa.
- Pehea e helu ai a mālama i ka hoʻihoʻi maikaʻi:
- Ho'opi koke i ka mea wawahi punawai no 3 a 6 mau hora i hiki ai i ka wai o ka lepo mai na haki pohaku a puni ke komo hou iloko o ke kolamu luawai (static water recovery).
- Ke hoʻohuli hou ʻoe i ka mea haʻihaʻi, e hoʻopiha piha i ka pahu kaomi (ʻo ia ka 1 a 2 mau minuke wale nō) a laila e kaohi i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wai o ka hale i nā poha liʻiliʻi i hoʻokaʻawale ʻia e 2 mau hola hoʻomaha.
- E hoʻouka i kahi uila uila pale i ka pauma / kiaʻi holo maloʻo (e like me ka PumpSaver a i ʻole Cycle Sensor) i loko o kāu pahu hoʻomalu. Ke nānā nei kēia mau mea uila i ka huki ʻana i ke au i ka manawa maoli; i ka manawa e hāʻule iho ai ka wai puna i ka pahu pahu a wili ka impeller i ka ea (underload), ʻoki ʻoki ka mea ʻike i ka mana no kahi manawa hoʻihoʻi programmable (e like me 60 a 120 mau minuke) no laila ʻaʻole e wela ka pamu.
ʻO nā pilikia e hoʻohaumia ai i ka luawai pilikino: nā waikahe, nā leaks septic, a me nā kemika¶
No ka mea, ʻaʻole i hoʻoponopono ʻia a nānā ʻia nā pūnāwai pilikino e nā pono wai o ke kūlanakauhale ma lalo o ka US Safe Drinking Water Act a i ʻole nā lula pili aupuni like, ʻaʻohe mea e hoʻāʻo i kou wai puna ke ʻole ʻoe e hana. Ke uhi ka wai kahe i kou pā, i ka wā e holoi ai ka ua pūnāwai nui i ka ʻōpala holoholona a i ʻole nā huehu septic i kahi sila pūnāwai nahae, a i ʻole i ka wā e kahe ai ka pahu aila hoʻomehana ma lalo o ka honua, hiki i kou wai pai ke lilo i mea ʻawaʻawa i ka pō.
ʻO ka ʻike ʻana i nā mea haumia wai maikaʻi a me ke ʻano o ka mālama ʻana¶
Pono nā mea haumia wai honua i nā pane pilikia ʻokoʻa. ** ʻO ka mea nui, pepehi wale ka wai paila i nā mea ola ola (bacteria, virus, a me nā parasites); ʻO ka wai paila i loaʻa nā nitrates, arsenic, lead, a i ʻole nā mea kemika wahie e hoʻolapalapa maoli i ka mahu maʻemaʻe a hoʻopaʻa ʻia ka mea make i loko o ka wai i koe.**
| Māhele hoʻohaumia | Nā kumu maʻamau kokoke i ka home | Nā hōʻailona sensory ma ka paʻi | Pilikia ola kino | Hana ka paila? | ʻO ka ulia pōpilikia a me ka mālama mau |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ka huina Coliform a me ka Fecal E. coli Bakteria, Virus, Giardia, Cryptosporidium | ʻO ka wai kahe e uhi ana i ka pahu punawai, hāʻule ʻole ka luawai septic i loko o 30 mika (100 kapuaʻi), haki i ka sila punawai maʻemaʻe, a i ʻole ka holo ʻana o nā holoholona. | ʻO ka maʻemaʻe loa a me ka ʻala ʻole, a i ʻole ka pohu iki ma hope o ka ua nui. | ʻO ka ʻeha ʻeha o ka ʻōpū, ka maʻi koko, ke kuni, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), hepatitis A. | YES (E hoʻolapalapa no 1 minuke, a i ʻole 3 mau minuke ma luna o 2,000 mika / 6,500 kapuaʻi). | Shock-chlorinate ka pūnāwai a me ka paipu ma hope o ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka pāpale luawai maʻemaʻe; e hoʻokomo i ka UV light disinfection no ka maʻi microbial mau loa. |
| Nitates a me Nitrites (\(NO_3 / NO_2\)) | ʻO nā mea kanu kemika mahiʻai, nā mea hānai holoholona, a i ʻole nā pūnaewele septic hale noho (ʻoi loa ma nā lua pāpaʻu ma lalo o 30 mika / 100 kapuaʻi). | ** ʻAʻohe waihoʻoluʻu, ʻala ʻole, a ʻono ʻole.** | Methemoglobinemia ("Blue Baby Syndrome") i nā kamaliʻi ma lalo o 6 mahina: ālai ʻia ka hemoglobin koko mai ka lawe ʻana i ka oxygen, hoʻohuli i nā lehelehe a me ka ʻili a polū-hinahina a hiki i ka hoʻopau koke ʻana. | ʻAʻOLE. Mai hoʻolapalapa i ka wai i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka nitrate. Hoʻonui ka paila i ka manaʻo o ka nitrate a hoʻonui i ka make ʻana o nā pēpē. | E hoʻohana koke i ka wai ʻōmole no ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa pēpē, nā wahine hāpai, a me ka inu ʻana. Pono ka Reverse Osmosis (RO), distillation, a i ʻole ka resin hoʻololi anion kūikawā (ʻAʻole e wehe nā ipu kalapona i nā nitrates). |
| Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Aila Hoʻomaʻamaʻa, Gasoline (BTEX), Pesticides, PFAS | ʻO nā pahu wahie i loko o ka wai i ka wā o ka waikahe, nā kemika o ka lau nahele ma kahi kokoke i ke poʻo punawai, nā pahu ʻaila ma lalo o ka honua, a i ʻole ka holo ʻana o ka ʻoihana. | ʻO ke anuenue ʻaila, ka ʻaila/kerosene/solvent ʻala, a i ʻole ka ʻono kemika (noka: PFAS a me nā pesticides he ʻole ʻala). | ʻO ka neurotoxicity, ka ate a me ka pōʻino puʻupaʻa, ka pneumonitis kemika, a me nā hopena carcinogenic lōʻihi. | ʻAʻOLE. Mai hoʻolapalapa, a ʻaʻole e inu i ka ua wela (huehue nā mea hoʻohuihui organik i loko o ka mahu ʻauʻau wela a hoʻomoʻa ʻia i loko o ka māmā). | Hoʻopau i ka hoʻohana ʻana i loko (me ka ʻauʻau ʻana a me ka holoi kīʻaha) a hoʻololi i ka wai ʻōmole. E hana i ka lab i kahi VOC / Petroleum scan; pono ke kānana nui Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) a i ʻole ka lua hohonu hou. |
| Hydrogen Sulfide (\(H_2S\)) a me Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria | ʻO ka maʻi bacteria hoʻohaʻahaʻa sulfur e ulu ana i loko o ka wai lepo maikaʻi ʻole o ka oxygen, pōhaku shale, a i ʻole ke ʻano me ke koʻokoʻo anode magnesium i kāu mea hoʻomehana wai. | ʻO ka ʻala ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele i loko o nā pahu lua, a ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele o nā mea kālā a me nā paipu keleawe. | ʻO ka maʻamau ka pilikia aesthetics pilikia ma nā pae paʻi haʻahaʻa, ʻoiai ka hoʻomaka koke ʻana ma hope o ke kahe ʻana a i ʻole nā septic hiki ke hele pū me ke komo ʻana o ka wai. | Hoʻopau ka paila i ke ʻala kinoea i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o ka lumi kuke, akā e hoʻāʻo mua no ka bacteria. | E hoʻoholo inā he ʻala ma ʻaoʻao wela wale nō (hoʻololi i ke koʻokoʻo anode mea hoʻomehana wai magnesium me ke koʻokoʻo aluminika/zinc) a i ʻole ** ʻelua wela a me ke anu** (puʻu maikaʻi hoʻohāhā-chlorinate a hoʻokomo i ka kānana greensand/air-injection filter). |
| Arsenic, Lead, Manganese, Radium, Uranium | ʻO ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ʻana o ka pōhaku moe maoli (granite, shale, pōhaku lua pele) a i ʻole ka wai lepo ʻakika e hoʻoheheʻe ana i nā mea pahū keleawe a me ka solder kepau. | ** ʻAʻole waihoʻoluʻu, ʻala ʻole, a ʻono ʻole** (koe wale nō ka manganese/hao kiʻekiʻe, kahi e hoʻopaʻa ai i ka porcelain brown a ʻeleʻele paha). | ʻO ka pilikia neurological pediatric (lead/manganese), ka maʻi maʻi naʻau, a me nā maʻi maʻi maʻi maʻi maʻi ʻaʻai/māmā/ʻili (arsenic). | ʻAʻOLE. ʻO ka paila ʻana i nā metala kaumaha. | E ho'āʻo ma o ke keʻena hoʻokolohua ICP-MS metala panel. E mālama i nā paipu inu me nā pahu pahu NSF-58 Reverse Osmosis a i ʻole Adsorptive Media (titanium/iron oxide). |
ʻO ka protocol step-by-step: pehea e haʻalulu ai-chlorinate i kahi pūnāwai i haumia¶
Inā hoʻokomo ka wai kahe i kou poʻo luawai, inā ʻoe i wehe i ka pahu punawai e pani i kahi pamu a i ʻole ka hoʻololi kaomi, a i ʻole inā i hoʻihoʻi ʻia kahi hōʻike hoʻokolohua maikaʻi no Total Coliform a i ʻole E. coli bacteria, pono ʻoe e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka luawai holoʻokoʻa, ka pahu, ka pahu kaomi, a me nā laina paipu hale me ka shock chlorination (e lawe ana i ke kolamu wai holoʻokoʻa ma kahi o 200 ʻāpana o ka miliona [ppm] chlorine manuahi no 12 a 24 mau hola).
Nā kānāwai palekana pre-chlorination
- E kali a emi loa ka wai kahe a puni ke poʻo punawai a ʻaʻohe lepo a ʻeleʻele paha ka wai o loko o ka luawai (hoʻopau ka ʻala organik i ka chlorine koke).
- E hoʻohana WALE wale nō ka wai chlorine bleach maʻemaʻe a ʻala ʻole (5.25% a 8.25% sodium hypochlorite) me ka helu inoa EPA a i ʻole NSF/ANSI Standard 60 hōʻoia wai inu. Mai hoʻohana i ka wai pilahi ʻala, ka wai holoi lole mānoanoa "splashless" (e loaʻa ana nā mea hoʻoheheʻe kopa e hoʻopōʻino ana i kou pūnāwai), a i ʻole nā papa wai wai ʻauʻau i kapa ʻia "trichloro-s-triazinetrione" a i ʻole nā algicides.
- E hoʻokomo i kāu mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe wai, kānana hao, a me nā ʻōnaehana Reverse Osmosis i ke ʻano BYPASS a wehe i nā pahu kānana kalapona mai nā hale hale holoʻokoʻa ma mua o ka hoʻomaka ʻana. Hoʻoheheʻe mau ʻia ka chlorine 200 ppm a hoʻopau i ka wai palupalu ion-exchange resin beads a me nā membrane ʻoniʻoni ʻoniʻoni Reverse Osmosis.
KaʻAnuʻu Hana 1: E helu i ka nui o ka bleach unscented pono¶
No ka hiki ʻana i 200 ppm o ka chlorine i loko o ka luawai noho maʻamau i wili ʻia me kahi pahu 10 a 15 kenimika (4 a 6 iniha), e hoʻohana i kēia papa kuhikuhi e pili ana i ka hohonu o ka wai e kū ana i kāu pūnāwai (ka hohonu luawai me ka hohonu o ka wai static; inā ʻike ʻole ʻia, e helu me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka hohonu piha o ka luawai / 5000 milliliters):
| Well diameter | Pono ka bleach no 30 mika (100 kapuaʻi) o ka hohonu o ka wai (e hoʻohana ana i ka 5.25% a i ka 6% bleach unscented) | ʻO ka bleach holoʻokoʻa no kahi pūnāwai hohonu 60-mika (200-kapuaʻi) i wili ʻia |
|---|---|---|
| 10 kenimika (4 iniha) | 700 mililita (3 kīʻaha US) | 1.4 a i 1.9 lita (1.5 a i 2 mau hapaha US) |
| 15 kenimika (6 iniha) | 1.4 lita (6 kīʻaha US / 1.5 kuata) | 2.8 a hiki i 3.8 lita (3 a 4 US quarts / 1 galani) |
| 20 kenimika (8 iniha) | 2.8 lita (3 US quarts) | 5.7 lita (1.5 mau galani US) |
| 90 kenimika (36 iniha) luawai pāpaʻu i ʻeli ʻia | 4.7 lita (5 US quarts) no 3 mika (10 kapuaʻi) o ka hohonu wai | 9.5 a 15 mau lita (2.5 a 4 mau galani US) no ka luawai 9-mika (30-kapuai) i eli |
KaʻAnuʻu Hana 2: E ninini a recirculate i ka chlorine ma lalo o ka punawai pahu¶
- E mālama i ka wai inu a me ka wai holoi maʻemaʻe no 24 mau hola ma mua o ka hoʻomaka ʻana, no ka mea, ʻaʻohe mea o ka hale e hiki ke inu, ʻauʻau, holoi lole, a i ʻole e holoi i ka wai kiʻekiʻe-chlorine i loko o kahi pahu septic i ka nui o ka wā o ka hana.
- E hoʻopau i ka mea haʻihaʻi kaapuni punawai ma ka pā uila nui ma mua o ka wehe ʻana i ka pāpale poʻo wai metala a i ʻole ka poʻomanaʻo i hiki ʻole iā ʻoe ke hoʻopuʻiwa ʻia e nā uwea pauma i loko o ka pahu.
- Wehe a hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ka pāpale luawai maʻemaʻe o luna (a i ʻole e wehe i ke kaula hoʻoheheʻe hanu ma luna o ka sila punawai).
- E hoʻoheheʻe mua i ka wai pila i loko o nā bākeke wai maʻemaʻe he 19-lita (5-galani) (ma kahi o 1 ʻāpana bleach i 4 ʻāpana wai) ʻoiai e hoʻohana ana i ka pale maka a me nā mīkina lima lima, a ninini mālie i ka solution chlorine i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ma lalo o nā paia o loko o ka pahu punawai.
- E holoi i ka pahu maloʻo maloʻo a hoʻohui i ke kolamu wai (Recirculation): E hoʻohui i kahi paipu kīhāpai maʻemaʻe i kahi spigot waho kokoke loa i ka pahu kaomi, e kau i kekahi ʻaoʻao o ka paipu i lalo i ka piko o ka pahu punawai, e hoʻohuli i ka mea wāwahi punawai i hope ON, a wehe i ka bibb hose.
- E hoʻokaʻawale i ka wai mai loko mai o ka pūnāwai a hoʻi pololei i lalo i nā paia o loko o ka pahu no 30 a 60 mau minuke a hiki i kou honi ʻana i kahi ʻala chlorine ikaika a maopopo ʻole e puka mai ana mai loko mai o ka paipu kīhāpai (a i ʻole e hōʻoia i ka heluhelu ʻulaʻula ma ka 200-ppm kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe chlorine hoʻāʻo). Holoi kēia ʻanuʻu i ka maʻi bacteria mai nā paia pahu maloʻo o luna a hui pū i ka chlorine a hiki i lalo o ka luawai. E hoʻopau i ka hose waho.
KaʻAnuʻu Hana 3: E huki i ka wai chlorinated i loko o kēlā me kēia paipu o loko a me ka paipu¶
- E hele i loko o ka hale, a wehe pakahi i ** kela me keia wai anu a me ka wai wela**: ka paila kīhini, ka lua kaukau, ka wai auau, ka ua, ka mīkini holoi holoi, ka hau hau ole o waho, a holoi i kela halepaku i hookahi.
- E holo i kēlā me kēia paʻi a hiki i kou honi ʻana i kahi pilau chlorine bleach ikaika e puka mai ana mai loko mai o kēlā kōpaʻa kikoʻī (a i ʻole e hoʻāʻo me kahi paʻi pepa chlorine), a laila pani koke i kēlā paipu.
- Mai poina e hoʻokahe i 20 a 40 lita (5 a 10 mau galani) mai ka lalo o kāu mea hoʻomehana wai wela a hoʻopiha hou i ka wai chlorinated i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ka bacteria i loko o ka pahu mehana.
KaʻAnuʻu Hana 4: Paʻa no 12 a 24 hola o ka manawa pili¶
E waiho i ka wai chlorinated e noho mālie ana i loko o ka pahu punawai, pahu kaomi, a me nā paipu hale a pau no ma ka liʻiliʻi loa he 12 hola, a he 24 mau hola i ka pō. Mai hoʻohana i ka wai i kēia puka aniani. E nānā i ke kīpē lāʻau ma kou pāpale luawai a hoʻokomo hou i ka pāpale ma luna o ke poʻo punawai.
KaʻAnuʻu Hana 5: Holoi i ka luawai ma waho (ʻAʻole loa i loko o kāu pahu septic) a hoʻāʻo hou¶
- Mai hoʻokahe i ka wai punawai 200-ppm shock-chlorinated ma lalo o nā poho o loko a i ʻole nā halepaku i loko o kahi ʻōnaehana septic pilikino. ʻO ka hoʻopiha ʻana i kāu pahu septic me nā haneli haneli o ka wai super-chlorinated e pepehi i nā hua bacteria anaerobic pono i loko o kāu pahu septic a e hoʻolei i nā puke hydraulic nui e hōʻino ai i kou kahua hoʻoheheʻe.
- Akā, e holo i kahi paipu kīhāpai lōʻihi mai kahi pahu waho a i ke ala ʻiliʻili, ʻauwai, a i ʻole kahi mauu palahalaha e loaʻa ana ** ma kahi o 15 a 30 mau mika (50 a 100 kapuaʻi) ka mamao mai nā kahawai, loko, kahawai iʻa, kahua wai septic, a i ʻole nā mea kanu waiwai nui** (he mea make ka chlorine kiʻekiʻe i ka iʻa a me nā rana).
- E ho'ā i ka paipu o waho ma kahi kahe ha'aha'a (e nānā i kāu ana kaomi e hō'oia'i'o'a'ole'oe e pamu i ka luawai malo'o; e ho'ololi i ka paipu no 30 mau minuke, 30 mau minuke inā he ha'aha'a kou punawai) a hiki i ka nalo'ana o ke ala chlorine ikaika i waho.
- ʻO ka hope loa, e wehe i kāu mau paipu i loko no 5 a 10 mau minuke e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka liʻiliʻi o ka wai chlorinated i koe i loko o nā paipu hale, e hoʻokomo hou i ka sediment maʻemaʻe a me nā kānana kalapona, e lawe i kāu mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe wai mai ka bypass, a ** hoʻomau i ka hoʻolapalapa ʻana i ka wai inu a hiki i ka hoʻāʻo ʻana o kahi keʻena wai hōʻoia i kahi laʻana i lawe ʻia 7 a 14 mau lā ma hope a hōʻoia i ka zero Coliform a me ka zero E. coli bacteria**.
Ka pale ʻana i kou pūnāwai mai ka hoʻoilo a me ka pōʻino ahi ahi¶
- Ka pale ʻana i ka hoʻoilo ʻana o ka hale punawai a me ka hoʻololi kaomi ʻana: ʻOiai inā he 60 mau mika ka pauma lalo ma lalo o ka lepo, e hoʻomaloʻo ka hale luawai ʻole a i ʻole ka wahi kolo anu i ka nipple paipu haiki 6-milimeter (¼-inihi) ma lalo o kāu kaomi kaomi paʻa ma 0 degere Celsius (32 degere Fahrenheit). Ma muli o ka pahele ʻana o ka pahu hau hau i ka heluhelu kaomi ʻana he 50-psi i loko o ka diaphragm hoʻololi, ʻaʻole ʻike ka hoʻololi i ka wai ʻole o kou hale, a i ʻole e laka i ka pamu ON a hiki i ka wā e haki ai ka paipu PVC. E hoʻopaʻa mau i ka paipu pahu pahu kaomi, e mālama i ka mea hoʻoheheʻe wela a i ʻole ka lipine wela ma nā paipu hale luawai, a mai hoʻohana i ka lama propane lapalapa e hoʻoheheʻe i nā paipu punawai PVC a polyethylene.
- Ma hope o ka hala ʻana o ke ahi ahi ma luna o kou waiwai: Hoʻoheheʻe pinepine ʻia ka wela nui mai ka mauʻu a i ʻole ke ahi o ka ululāʻau i nā puka makani PVC ma luna o ka honua, e hoʻopau i nā uwea hoʻokele pahū, a hoʻoulu i ke kaomi maikaʻi ʻole i nā laina wai e omo ana i nā mea ʻawaʻawa ** benzene, toluene, a me styrene vapors** mai nā paipu plastik i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o kāu ʻōnaehana wai honua. Ma hope o ke ahi ahi, mai inu a ʻauʻau paha i ka wai maikaʻi inā ʻikea ka wai; Loaʻa i kahi keʻena hana hōʻoia e hana i kahi Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) scan no benzene me ka hoʻāʻo bacteria ma mua o ka hoʻohana hou ʻana.
Nīnau pinepine¶
Why does my well water pressure drop to a trickle for 2 seconds right before the pump kicks on?
When the air pre-charge inside your bladder pressure tank is set higher than the cut-in setting of your pressure switch (for example, if the tank is inflated to 35 psi on a 30/50 psi switch), the rubber bladder completely empties all of its water at 35 psi while the pressure switch is still waiting for the system pressure to drop down to 30 psi. That causes a sudden 1-to-2-second complete pause or stall in water flow at your shower before the switch clicks on; to fix it, turn off the pump breaker, drain the tank to 0 psi, and bleed the top Schrader air valve down to exactly 2 psi below the cut-in pressure (28 psi for a 30/50 switch, or 38 psi for a 40/60 switch).
Can I run my submersible well pump using a portable generator during a power outage?
Yes, provided your generator produces 240-volt AC split-phase power and has enough starting surge wattage to handle the massive inrush current of a submersible motor, which briefly draws 3 to 5 times its normal running watts during the first half-second of startup. A typical 1/2-horsepower (HP) 240-volt submersible well pump requires about 1,000 running watts and 3,000 to 4,000 starting surge watts, while a 1-HP submersible pump requires 2,000 running watts and up to 6,000 to 8,000 starting watts, and must be connected safely through a licensed transfer switch or mechanical breaker interlock, never backfed through a dryer outlet.
How can I tell if my pressure switch is set to 30/50 psi or 40/60 psi?
Turn off the well pump breaker at your main panel and lift off the grey plastic cover of your pressure switch: the factory preset range (either 30/50 PSI or 40/60 PSI) is stamped on the paper sticker pasted inside the plastic cover. You can also watch the round pressure gauge while running a faucet with the power on: the number on the gauge at the exact click when the pump starts is your cut-in pressure (30 or 40 psi), and the number when the pump clicks off is your cut-out pressure (50 or 60 psi).
Why did my electricity bill suddenly triple even though my well water pressure seems completely normal?
A sudden spike in electricity usage on a home with a submersible well pump almost always means the pump is running 24 hours a day without ever shutting off, either because a galvanized or polyethylene drop pipe down inside the well casing has developed a split or pinhole corrosion leak, or because the brass check valve at the pump has failed. Because the pump stays buried deep underground, you never hear it running indoors and you never see a wet spot on your lawn because the leaking water simply sprays back inside the well shaft; shut off the main house valve after the pressure tank and watch whether the pressure gauge slowly drops on its own.
Is it safe to use scented or "splashless" laundry bleach to shock-chlorinate a contaminated well?
No, never pour scented bleach, color-safe oxygen bleach, or thick "splashless" / "no-splash" laundry bleach down a water well. Splashless bleaches contain added chemical thickeners, polymers, and soapy surfactants that create massive, persistent foam columns down inside the well bore, coat the rock aquifer fractures, ruin submersible pump bearings, and leave toxic soapy residues in your drinking water for weeks; use only plain, regular, unscented 5.25% to 8.25% sodium hypochlorite bleach certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 60 or carrying an EPA disinfection registration number.
How often should a private well owner test their drinking water when there is no emergency?
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Health Canada recommend testing every private residential well at least once a year (every spring after snowmelt or heavy rains) for Total Coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrates, total dissolved solids (TDS), and pH. In addition, you should test every 3 to 5 years for heavy metals and regional geology hazards (arsenic, lead, manganese, uranium, radon, and fluoride), and test immediately after any flood, septic backup, nearby chemical spill, pump repair, or unexplained gastrointestinal illness in your household.
Nānā ʻia nā kumu¶
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA): Private Drinking Water Wells, He aha e hana ai me kou Private Well After a flood, a me Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water protocols.
- Nā Kikowaena no ka Hoʻopaʻa ʻana a me ke Kāohi ʻana i ka maʻi (CDC, ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa): Ka Hoʻāʻo Maikaʻi, Wai Disinfecting Ma hope o kahi ulia pōpilikia (Shock Chlorination), a me Nitrate / Methemoglobinemia Kāohi i loko o nā luawai pilikino.
- National Ground Water Association (NGWA, United States / International): Well Owner's Guide (WellOwner.org) e uhi ana i ka diagnostics submersible vs. jet pump diagnostics, ka mālama ʻana i ka pahu pahu kaomi, ka mālama ʻana i ka maloʻo, a me nā mākaʻikaʻi ʻino benzene ahi ahi.
- Health Canada (Kanada): E ʻike pono: ʻIke no ka poʻe nona ka luawai pilikino a me alakaʻi no nā maʻi maʻi maʻi ma ka wai a me ka nitrate/nitrite i loko o nā lako punawai noho.
- Inspectorate Water Inspectorate (DWI, United Kingdom) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): Private Water Supplies: Technical Guidance on Risk Assessment, Borehole Headworks Protection, and Disinfection.
- Penn State Extension a me University of Minnesota Extension (United States): Shock Chlorination of Wells and Springs a me hydraulic pressure tank / pressure switch troubleshooting bulletin.