{"id":35,"date":"2016-04-17T22:26:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T14:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2016-12-12T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T13:00:12","slug":"water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/2016\/04\/17\/water\/","title":{"rendered":"Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YoBMxs_PFrY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I installed a water line to the rooftop this weekend so now I have a reliable water supply. After all, I didn&#8217;t relish the thought of having to haul water up three flights of stairs every time I needed to water the plants. There is already a water faucet\u00a0on the roof, but by running a line from our own water pipe, we&#8217;d avoid any potential disputes with the other\u00a0tenants over how much we&#8217;re using. Need to keep friendly with the neighbors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/mylittlerooftopgarden\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02298.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02298-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02298\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02298-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02298-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02298-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never installed PVC piping before, so this was a nice learning experience. Everything went pretty smoothly. Simply smear the bonding cement to the pieces that need joining and them hold them together for about five seconds and you&#8217;re set. The roof to our apartment is over 8.5 m (28&#8242;) so I was worried I&#8217;d have trouble getting the pipe in place along the side of the building. Fortunately, getting the pipe in place was much easier than expected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/mylittlerooftopgarden\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02328.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02328-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02328\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02328-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02328-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02328-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cutting a hole in the window to let the pipe into the apartment turned out to be the hard part. They make it look so easy in the movies.\u00a0After about 5 minutes at it and still no hole, I went to see how others did it on YouTube. I adjusted my technique accordingly, but still no hole. I tried scoring the glass on the other side and manged to get a partial break but the glass ended up cracking in many different places. In the end, I had a hole for the pipe but one ugly looking window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/mylittlerooftopgarden\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02334.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02334-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02334\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02334-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02334-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02334-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aside from a pipe connection that required a wrench to tighten up, everything else went pretty smoothly. The spigot can be locked with a little pad lock to prevent other folks from using it and the water can also be turned off from inside the apartment. I also installed \u00a0purge valve so all the water can be drained from the system if needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/mylittlerooftopgarden\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02336.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02336-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02336\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02336-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02336-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mylittlerooftopgarden.com\/01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC02336-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, now I have water. Next step: get some dirt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I installed a water line to the rooftop this weekend so now I have a reliable water supply. 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