Apr
03
Jacob Maroga who is the CEO of Eskom believes that switching off a geyser in the afternoon saves electricity and has started a debate with two sides, one agreeing with Jacob Maroga and the other disagreeing.
In my view Jacob Maroga is wrong. Here’s why.
When a geyser is switched off the water in the geyser starts […]
Mar
31
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:36 AM, Jarad gregston wrote:
Hi there, my name is Jarad and I’ve been entertaining the idea of building a pond on my land. I live in the north west central part of ohio in the country and have some land that I could fit a decent size pond on. […]
Mar
31
Overflowing pond filters is not an unusual situation and is generally the result of a restriction in the outlet pipe. I got this email recently which shows what can happen. By the way it is always a good idea to place a filter on a slope so that if the worst does happen at least […]
Mar
26
Water is a very scarce resource in South Africa because of generally low annual rainfalls, few large rivers, large offtakes for industry and a warm climate. Many dams have been built to cushion the effects of drought years and at times the levels in these dams have been perilously low.
As I write this we are […]
Mar
14
A new product specifically aimed at campers and hikers is called The SteriPen … it is a device that is able to purify contaminated water using UV (ultra violet) light. The action of the UV light is to destroy the membranes of bacterial contaminants in the water wherever the water is sourced from … […]
Mar
12
When rain falls and before it comes into contact with any aerial pollution the water created from condensed vapour is pure. This water then falls upon the land and becomes contaminated with fertilisers and other materials.The water then flows into rivers and streams or sinks through the soil to be stored underground.However when water is […]
Mar
11
Tony, I am really learning a lot from your e-mails!!! What a great resource for information. Anybody interested in receiving emails can opt-in at my main website Practical Water GardensMy husband and I are novice pond keepers. Last year we were getting ready to spend a fortune on a pond filter. […]
Mar
03
This is a test blog entry about water features
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Feb
28
This post has nothing whatsoever to do with water except that you might get wet doing what’s suggested especially in London.There’s a fascinating website called Walkit from a UK company. Here’s how it works…You decide to go for a walk in London and you want to have a map of the walk … in the […]
Feb
28
Sure, it sounds like a joke and will probably turn out that way but here’s something new…A new nanocoating for garments seems to potentially offer to let woolen and silken items clean themselves. It is easy to damage sensitive articles in washing so this new technology is being punted as a way to remove stains […]