Running Water in a sink....
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Topic: Running Water in a sink....
Posted By: ReACT01
Subject: Running Water in a sink....
Date Posted: 9/05/09 at 3:18am
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Hi all ! I am new to this site and looking for some help...I want to have running water in the kitchen sink. Why? Nobody in our are area has done it yet ...I think it would really surprise people. I have no water to just run a garden hose to it....Has anyone had any luck with pumps?
Should be an easy one for some of you old pros.....
Looking forward to any and all ideas.
Thank you !
Chris
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Posted By: Spectrum
Date Posted: 9/05/09 at 5:37pm
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No need for pumps at all. Just attach an open reservoir tank (that you can refill for each rehearsal/performance) big enough to provide the amount of water you'll need and a bunch extra for the hose to your faucet to the back side of the wall where your sink is located. It is VERY important to mount it as high up on the wall as possible because gravity will be your pump. Simply run a hose directly to your faucet and when the valve is opened (the faucet is turned on) the water will flow freely from the reservoir. Be sure to "bleed the line" (turn on the faucet for just a short time) after each filling (or at least initially) to insure there is no air trapped in the hose and you get water immediately when turning the tap on. Don't forget to include a collection tank (or bucket) to catch the water that may get past the glass or pitcher you intend to fill, and to minimize the noise of water splashing into that bucket, make the hose from the drain go all the way to the bottom of the "catch tank."
The water will come out of the faucet as a simple stream using the arrangement above. If you want more force behind the water, then yeah, you probably will need a water pump in the supply line, but that creates noise and the pump cannot be left running all the time, probably just before and during when the water is needed. Or you can create a CLOSED water reservoir and pump in air pressure before the show for a short burst of water when the faucet is opened. We did it the simple way for BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, so the low water pressure was very much in character.
Good luck with whatever you end up doing! ------------- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional. |
Posted By: ReACT01
Date Posted: 9/06/09 at 12:54am
| Funny how you over think things some times....Thank you ! that should work ! |
Posted By: Gaafa
Date Posted: 9/06/09 at 1:29am
To add my 2 zacks worth to that posted by Spectrum. For sets requiring a lot of water in the kitchen. I have used a tiolet cisten fush tank, with the ball cock conneted to a hose. Mounted in the manner of a gravity feed tank, as decribbed in the post. Drainage is just as simple, except have the catchment off syage, rather than just a bucket in the cupboard under the sink, which can create messy overflow & smelly problems, if you can't empty it during the show!  ------------- Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house} |