Going to pump the acid out of the well tomorrow. It is Easter, so it will wait until after the egg hunt.
This is something which I am taking lots of precautions with. This acid is one of the most serious chemicals I have ever worked with, aside from explosives. Not something to take lightly.
Going to make daughter stay inside with doors and windows shut on that side of the house. Prevailing winds blow away from the house. Going to wear proper protective gear, of course. Keep a few things handy. Baking soda, corn starch, ammonia, water hose, cell phone and truck keys. The absolute best feeling you can have with something like this is to be finished and feel like you took too many precautions. And if you ever do it again, take those same precautions.
I want to get this part done before dropping daughter off at the ex's in the evening. Most home improvement places are over that way. If I need more supplies, can pick them up on the way home and do the work on Monday.
I ordered the shallow well jet to be delivered this week. This one bolts onto the pump housing and increases the pumping pressure which comes out of the pump. Think I should be able to get 50 psi out of it, or at least close.
Besides, rain is forecast for tomorrow night. Want to give the acid time to evaporate and react with the alkaline soil in the drain pipes. (Since the road sides are unpaved, lots of the native and highly alkaline soil washes into the drains with each rain.) Muriatic acid is also known as hydrochloric acid. Hydrogen and chlorine. Each evaporates very quickly and that negates most of the acidity which isn't counteracted by the soil. Let it mix with active rain and it will remain highly acidic.
Of course, I'm really hoping this works and no more steps will be needed.
If it does work, then on Monday I will be working on getting more of the irrigation system up and running and plant the rest of what I can plant right now.
Started a few dozen more seeds the other night. More flowers, peppers and tomatoes. Some earlier tomato plants had gotten large for their small containers, so transplanted them. Get more started this week. From my history, doesn't look like I can actually start too many.
Things aren't off to the greatest start so far. Major temperature swings messing things up. However, lettuce is starting to grow and I see a few broccoli plants coming up. (Unfortunately, they may start growing now but never produce until fall because of the rapid temperature difference. Freezing 2-3 weeks ago, snowing last week, into the 80's next week.)
One good thing. Rain is forecast several times in the next couple of weeks. Hope it actually happens. Rain this time, not snow.
This is something which I am taking lots of precautions with. This acid is one of the most serious chemicals I have ever worked with, aside from explosives. Not something to take lightly.
Going to make daughter stay inside with doors and windows shut on that side of the house. Prevailing winds blow away from the house. Going to wear proper protective gear, of course. Keep a few things handy. Baking soda, corn starch, ammonia, water hose, cell phone and truck keys. The absolute best feeling you can have with something like this is to be finished and feel like you took too many precautions. And if you ever do it again, take those same precautions.
I want to get this part done before dropping daughter off at the ex's in the evening. Most home improvement places are over that way. If I need more supplies, can pick them up on the way home and do the work on Monday.
I ordered the shallow well jet to be delivered this week. This one bolts onto the pump housing and increases the pumping pressure which comes out of the pump. Think I should be able to get 50 psi out of it, or at least close.
Besides, rain is forecast for tomorrow night. Want to give the acid time to evaporate and react with the alkaline soil in the drain pipes. (Since the road sides are unpaved, lots of the native and highly alkaline soil washes into the drains with each rain.) Muriatic acid is also known as hydrochloric acid. Hydrogen and chlorine. Each evaporates very quickly and that negates most of the acidity which isn't counteracted by the soil. Let it mix with active rain and it will remain highly acidic.
Of course, I'm really hoping this works and no more steps will be needed.
If it does work, then on Monday I will be working on getting more of the irrigation system up and running and plant the rest of what I can plant right now.
Started a few dozen more seeds the other night. More flowers, peppers and tomatoes. Some earlier tomato plants had gotten large for their small containers, so transplanted them. Get more started this week. From my history, doesn't look like I can actually start too many.
Things aren't off to the greatest start so far. Major temperature swings messing things up. However, lettuce is starting to grow and I see a few broccoli plants coming up. (Unfortunately, they may start growing now but never produce until fall because of the rapid temperature difference. Freezing 2-3 weeks ago, snowing last week, into the 80's next week.)
One good thing. Rain is forecast several times in the next couple of weeks. Hope it actually happens. Rain this time, not snow.
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