Xa mna nomfazi wam sasiqala ukutyelela indlu yefama yeminyaka yoo-1960, sabona ubuhle, kungekhona ikhemistri. Sabona imiqadi eveziweyo kunye nesitovu selitye. Olu luhlu lwayibiza ngokuba “likhaya elingunaphakade.” Into engazange iyikhankanye kukuba yayikwisiphelo sendlela yesithili ehanjwa kakhulu, phezu kwe-aquifer enganzulu eyayichithe iminyaka engama-50 ifunxa amanzi amdaka exesha layo ngokuthula.

Sithenge iphupha. Eli phupha libi liza ngothotho lweempawu esasingenazo izixhobo zokuzifunda.

Isilumkiso sokuqala yayiziimpawu. Ayisiyo i-patina entle elityeni, kodwa yayiluqweqwe olukhanyayo, oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka olunamathele kuyo yonke idreyini yesinki yokuhlambela kunye nentloko yeshawa. Yayintle, ngendlela enetyhefu-iminerali. Sayisusa. Yabuya emva kweeveki.

Icebiso lesibini yayikukunambitha. Amanzi avela kwimpompo yasekhitshini ayenencasa ecacileyo nebukhali yesinyithi—njengokukhotha ibhetri. Sacinga ukuba “ziipayipi ezindala” saza sathenga isihluzo esilula sepitcher. Incasa yahlala injalo, ngoku ine-overtone yeplastiki ebuthathaka evela kwikhabhoni engabizi.

Isilumkiso sesithathu yayikukuziphatha kwamanzi ngokwawo. Iglasi ezalisiweyo kwimpompo yayiza kuthi, emva kokuhlala iyure, ivelise ukukhanya okuncinci komnyama phezu komhlaba, njengeoyile echibini. Ikofu yethu yasekuseni yayinencasa ekrakra nebhityileyo, nokuba ziinkozo zinjani.

Sasingabantu basezidolophini. Sasicinga ukuba “amanzi amabi” athetha i-chlorine. Sasidlala umdlalo we-chess ngokuchasene ne-geology kunye nembali yemizi-mveliso.

Ukuxilongwa: Akukho Ngxaki Inye, Kodwa Yingxaki Enkulu

Uvavanyo lwamanzi olupheleleyo (i-$350, ithontsi elincinane kwibhakethi xa lithelekiswa nolwalandelayo) lubuyisele ingxelo efundeka njengetheyibhile yeengxaki:

1. Amanzi aneasidi (pH ye-5.8): Le yayiyimbangela. Amanzi ayenetyhefu, enyibilikisa imibhobho yobhedu kuyo yonke indlu. Ezo zibala zintle eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka? Yayiyi-copper oxide—iipayipi zethu, ngokoqobo, kwiglasi.
2. I-Copper & Lead Ephakamileyo: Isiphumo esithe ngqo se #1. Amanzi ane-asidi ayekhupha ezi metal zinzima kwimibhobho kwaye mhlawumbi nakwimijoyinti endala ye-solder. Yayiyiloo ncasa yesinyithi.
3. IiVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): Izixa ezimbalwa zezinyibilikisi zemizi-mveliso. Ungcoliseko olunokwenzeka oluvela kwimisebenzi yakudala yezolimo okanye imisebenzi yemizi-mveliso emincinci enyukayo. Ukukhanya emanzini.
4. Iintsholongwane Eziphantsi: Zixhaphakile kwimigodi emidala enezitywini ezibuthathaka.

Isihluzo se-pitcher sasiyi-Band-Aid kwinxeba lembumbulu. Sasiyilwe ukwenza amanzi esixeko abe nencasa engcono, kungekhona ukuzikhusela ekuhlaselweni ngamakhemikhali ngamacandelo amaninzi ngaphakathi kwimibhobho yethu.

Unyango: Ukwakha “Isibhedlele” Sonyango Lwamanzi

Besingafuni sixhobo sokucoca amanzi. Besifuna inkqubo yokucoca amanzi. Umakhi wethu, igqala elinamava elinesimo sengqondo sogqirha wemfazwe, wabeka isicwangciso. Yayingeyonto inye phantsi kwesinki; yayiyindlela yokuzikhusela ecwangcisiweyo apho amanzi angena khona ekhayeni lethu.

Inqanaba 1: I-Neutralizer. Itanki enkulu egcwele i-calcite media (i-marble emhlophe etyumkileyo). Njengoko amanzi ane-asidi ayedlula, ayinyibilikisa i-calcite, inyusa i-pH ukuya kwinqanaba elingathathi cala, elingaboliyo. Oku kwamisa uhlaselo kwimibhobho yethu—isisombululo esinye esibalulekileyo sokukhusela indlu ngokwayo.

Inqanaba lesi-2: Isihluzo se-Oxidizing Iron kunye ne-VOC. Itanki yesibini enesihluzo esikhethekileyo sokufaka umoya. Yangenisa umoya emanzini, yabangela ukuba i-iron enyibilikisiweyo kunye ne-VOC ziqine zibe ngamasuntswana anokubanjwa kwindawo yokubeka i-media aze akhukuliswe.

Inqanaba lesi-3: I-Sentinel & Protector (Isihluzi seKhabhoni seNdlu Yonke): Itanki enkulu yekhabhoni esebenzayo yodidi oluphezulu ukususa nayiphi na incasa, ivumba, kunye neekhemikhali ezishiyekileyo, ikhusela yonke itephu, ishawa, kunye nezixhobo ezisetyenziswa endlwini.

Inqanaba lesi-4: Isiqinisekiso Sokugqibela (I-RO Yokusetyenziswa): Kwisinki yasekhitshini kuphela, sifake inkqubo eqhelekileyo ye-osmosis ebuyela umva. Ngokuphakamisa okunzima okwenziwe ziinkqubo zendlu yonke, umsebenzi wale RO wawulula: ukubonelela ngamanzi acocekileyo, aqinisekisiweyo okusela nokupheka. Izihluzi zayo beziza kuhlala iminyaka, hayi iinyanga.

Utshintsho: Isiseko Esitsha Sokuphila

Utshintsho aluzange lwenzeke ngoko nangoko. Kwathabatha iiveki ukuba amanzi asandul’ ukususwa aphinde anyibilikise kancinci kancinci isikali sokukhusela ngaphakathi kwimibhobho yethu. Kodwa ngenye intsasa, malunga nenyanga emva koko, ndenze imbiza yekofu.

Umahluko wawungabonakali. Wawutyhila izinto. Ubukrakra babuphelile. Iincasa zembotyi—itshokholethi, i-nut, isiqhamo—zaphuma phambili, zingasalwi nokulunywa ngamanzi. Yiloo nto ndaqondayo: besingakhange silungise nje amanzi. Sasivule amandla ayo yonke into eyayichukunyiswa ngamanzi—ukutya kwethu, iziselo zethu, iishawa zethu, iinwele zethu.

Amabala aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka awazange abuye. Ukukhanya komnyama kwanyamalala. "Ikhaya laphakade" lalingasanyibiliki kancinci kancinci ngaphakathi.

Isifundo Kuye Nabani Na Othenga Indlu Okanye Umniniyo

Ibali lethu alikho malunga nokukoyikisa ngamanzi amdaka kakhulu, kodwa limalunga nokutshintsha indlela ocinga ngayo ngamanzi ukusuka kwisixhobo sombane ukuya kweyona nto iphambili kwimpilo yekhaya lakho.

1. Vavanya Kuqala, Ungagqibeli: Uvavanyo lwamanzi kufuneka lube loluqhelekileyo njengovavanyo lwasekhaya, ingakumbi kwimithombo okanye kwizindlu ezindala. Musa ukuqikelela.Yazi.
2. Cacisa amabala: Oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka = amanzi arhabaxa. Obomvu-mdaka = intsimbi. Isikali esimhlophe = ubulukhuni. Ezi ziingxaki ezibizayo ukuzilungisa kamva; ziindawo ezibalulekileyo zedatha ngexesha lokuthenga.
3. Cinga "ngeNkqubo," hayi "ngeSixhobo": Izihluzi ezingaphantsi kwesinki ezizimeleyo ziyanyanga iimpawu. Ukuze unyange isifo sendlu yonke, uhlala ufuna isisombululo esilandelelanayo, sendlu yonke.
4. Ixabiso Lokwenyani Kukungasebenzisi Nto: I-$8,000 esiyityale kwinkqubo yethu yokucoca amanzi yayinkulu. Kodwa ayilingani nexabiso lokuphinda kutshintshwe indlu yonke emva kokuba amanzi ane-asidi eyitshabalalisile, okanye imiphumo yexesha elide yokusela iintsimbi ezinzima kwimpilo.