The sizzling water crisis being experienced in city is refined for all individuals, nonetheless especially the elderly who would possibly maybe maybe now not bear the vogue or physical ability to know water from the communal tanks positioned round city.
That used to be when the board at Damant Lodge made up our minds to take the bull by the horns and install water tanks that would possibly maybe well feed the faucets on the care dwelling and believe certain the residents received water.
The Damant Lodge Board, represented by Ross Purdon and Kevin Heny, and Heather Howard the chairperson, commissioned R&S Plumbers of Grahamstown (Makhanda) to install eight 10,000 litre tanks, and join them as a lot as the mains water provide by a VSD (variable tempo drive) pump that will automatically swap from the municipal provide to the tanks and vice versa as required.
Bud Hare, the boss of R&S Plumbers, walked Talk of the Metropolis thru the installation, saying that 580 metres of pipe had been laid to join the tanks, the pump and the main provide line to believe certain a protracted-established and fixed provide to the lodge.
“It has been a mammoth success legend,” acknowledged Purdon. “With the original water sing we desired to believe certain the residents of Damant Lodge had water. We explored our alternatives and appointed R&S Plumbers. We adore to state particular resulting from them for all their arduous work in getting the machine up and running.”
Nonetheless, Purdon went on to explain that the tanks restful desired to be filled.
“We are in the intervening time spending between R15,000 and R20,000 per month to find water to Damant Lodge. We are resulting from this fact asking for any donations, of cash or water, to enable us to gain the tanks and permit the elderly residents of Damant Lodge to receive water,” he acknowledged.
Ought to restful you like to donate, please contact Damant Lodge in an instant on (046) 624-2555.
