RAIN, and Progress on the desalination system

This will be a brief post. But, I will include some pictures because I like to include them.

The rain has hampered some of our progress, but we managed to unpack and reconnect most of the internal desalination piping inside the container today. We also secured the wiring connections for the PV system that were on the ground to protect them from rain water. UPi is building a platform and ramp so that we will be able to access the container more easily. And, finally, we were able to install what I hope will be a good temporary fix to the roof damage on the container.

Hello from the roof! (thanks to Victoria for the picture)
My husband, Ian, and I were on the roof to install a temporary patch on the roof between rain storms

Replacing PVC Piping. (thanks to Victoria & Clara for the pictures)
For shipment, we removed all piping from the front frame in case something tipped and fell onto the frame (good choice, in hindsight!). To replace, we remove old Teflon tape, add new tape, and reinstall. My feet were tired at the end so I sat down.

  

Finished Desalination Piping (more on the actual system in a future post).

I took this picture while on the roof of the container. Between rainstorms, our team took the time to get electrical connections off of the ground. (pooling water is not something we have experienced in the desert southwest in the USA)

The beginnings of our platform/ramp (we currently use ladders/step ladders to enter the container).

At the end of the day we enjoy talking and hanging out.