That looks like a great setup! Nice big water tank, a pump, a well, a pipe! I am familiar with such scrub oak environments. The soil is fertile, when irrigated! Keep up the good work!
WOW Martin, you and Zak are making such wonderful progress. I'm looking at the view of this high elevation field on the farm at 2:39 - so clear and seemingly flat. This is a great location for rows of perennials like lavender. You could mix in some holm oaks for shade if you like. The first step may be to use the Giraffe with the ripping bucket to open the soil (sub-soiling) on contour. This project could give Zak some more valuable time in the Giraffe's seat as it is repetitive. The next step may be to dig a swale and berm around the low elevation border of this field to capture all of the rain runoff. Infact, you could even pump water into this berm during periods of surplus supply. Water infiltrated by that swale would likely benefit the entire farm that lies below this elevation. With the decommissioned 32 mm pipe from the qanat cistern already at the tank, a small adaptation would make pumping water from the cistern easy when the cistern fills to the level that it starts leaking valuable water. 👍 Hoping something here is useful.
Water hammering can be incredibly damaging in pipesystems. I once had a junior officer, who turned a 300 mm butterfly-valve into a parabolic receiver by waterhammering (and being an idiot, but thats another story 🙂 ) There are a few ways to mitigate it: 1. If possible, fill your lines by gravity before turning on the pumps. Perhaps a gravity feed by-pass near the tank? 2. Operate valves on the system SLOWLY to avoid sudden pressure spikes, perhaps throttling the pump discharge until the lines are filled. 3. Install a frequency converter on your water pump (if possible). This lets you control the pump speed instead of just being on-off. The other mitigation factors you have listed is definitely also part of the solution. Happy digging and take care.
Great video! One of the best ways I've found to prevent problems with pipes is installing air release valves. They are special valves that let air escape but not water. They can be great at preventing water hammer and they also make sure that you don't have pressure drops due to air in the pipe. You can get small ones quite cheaply. I'm using them in pretty much all my systems now.
Your video hits home hard. I have a main coming down a 20 degree slope, and it creeps down a lot; had to anchor it every 10 meters using hose-clamps and an anchor rod (no burying in solid shale) The heat of the water makes showering impossible until 20h00, in summer. Always good to watch, thanks! Sterkte.
It's a good thing your volunteer complains it will help you get things done. It's coming together a little at a time. Thanks for sharing.
That looks like a great setup! Nice big water tank, a pump, a well, a pipe! I am familiar with such scrub oak environments. The soil is fertile, when irrigated! Keep up the good work!
@@chucknorrisgunclub2184 Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated
WOW Martin, you and Zak are making such wonderful progress.
I'm looking at the view of this high elevation field on the farm at 2:39 - so clear and seemingly flat. This is a great location for rows of perennials like lavender. You could mix in some holm oaks for shade if you like. The first step may be to use the Giraffe with the ripping bucket to open the soil (sub-soiling) on contour. This project could give Zak some more valuable time in the Giraffe's seat as it is repetitive.
The next step may be to dig a swale and berm around the low elevation border of this field to capture all of the rain runoff. Infact, you could even pump water into this berm during periods of surplus supply. Water infiltrated by that swale would likely benefit the entire farm that lies below this elevation.
With the decommissioned 32 mm pipe from the qanat cistern already at the tank, a small adaptation would make pumping water from the cistern easy when the cistern fills to the level that it starts leaking valuable water. 👍
Hoping something here is useful.
@@stevejohnstonbaugh9171 Always something useful from Steve. Have a happy day.
@@SuerteDelMolinoFarm 😊👍
Water hammering can be incredibly damaging in pipesystems. I once had a junior officer, who turned a 300 mm butterfly-valve into a parabolic receiver by waterhammering (and being an idiot, but thats another story 🙂 ) There are a few ways to mitigate it:
1. If possible, fill your lines by gravity before turning on the pumps. Perhaps a gravity feed by-pass near the tank?
2. Operate valves on the system SLOWLY to avoid sudden pressure spikes, perhaps throttling the pump discharge until the lines are filled.
3. Install a frequency converter on your water pump (if possible). This lets you control the pump speed instead of just being on-off.
The other mitigation factors you have listed is definitely also part of the solution.
Happy digging and take care.
@@BrianJensen-ym5gk Great sharing. Much appreciated. Some food for thought.
Great video! One of the best ways I've found to prevent problems with pipes is installing air release valves. They are special valves that let air escape but not water. They can be great at preventing water hammer and they also make sure that you don't have pressure drops due to air in the pipe. You can get small ones quite cheaply. I'm using them in pretty much all my systems now.
@@permanick Great sharing. Let me look for one now.
Your video hits home hard.
I have a main coming down a 20 degree slope, and it creeps down a lot; had to anchor it every 10 meters using hose-clamps and an anchor rod (no burying in solid shale)
The heat of the water makes showering impossible until 20h00, in summer. Always good to watch, thanks!
Sterkte.
@@SimpleEarthSelfReliance Dankie. Let's bury this in the issue for once and all! Have a great day.
How much rain do you get in summer ?
This might be one of the driest farms in all of Europe.
@@tenepicthings In summer? ZERO. It's dry, very dry indeed. Thank you for asking