.... and moving on to the Bathroom now

Kitchen is near being ready to tile now and have moved to working in the Bathroom where Blue Board is being installed. Bradford R2.0 rated Insulation Batts have been placed on the Bathroom's West Wall and along the entire Northern side of the Shed. Considering it's half way through Winter, not too cold in the Shed.

Half of our future Shower and larger than we currently have at home

Bradford Insulation Batts in place and where our 900mm Vanity Unit will be positioned

Toilet will go under this window

Kickers still to be placed on the kitchen.
To the right of the Laundry Trough will be a new Dishwasher.
Next to the Dishwasher will be our Front Load Washing Machine and next
to that our Fridge.  

Wood Fire Heater yet to be installed by our Plumber

Nearing sunset, looking North 

Looking East

The You Yangs in the distance and a better view than we have from our current Home

Kids love the Ride-On

Our Water Tank is 3/4 full at the moment with approx. 23-24,000 litres. No doubt will probably be overflowing within the next couple of weeks.

Our Icon-Septech Turbojet 2000 Treatment Plant will be installed within the next month or so. No more driving to the local public toilet. 

For those interested in the workings of such a unit, here it is, straight from the Icon-Septech website! 

http://www.icon-septech.com.au/environmental/wastewater/turbojet-2000

All wastewater is gravity fed into a Primary Sewage Tank where the waste undergoes settlement and digestion during a retention period of approximately 48 hours. The settled wastewater then flows into the Turbojet Unit. This unit is divided into two distinct chambers – submerged contact aeration (SCA) tank and Humus Tank. During regular time clock intervals, water and air is pumped into the SCA tank by means of strategically placed jets. The jets are positioned so as to cause vigorous turbulence of the tank contents. Effluent entering the SCA chamber is forced into a spiralling flow pattern. A biomass develops within the sludge particles tumbling through the tank. This biomass assimilates nutrients and oxygen from the water leading to gradual reduction of impurities as the effluent passes through the tank (retention period of approximately 48 hours).

The effluent and sludge particles then flow into the humus tank where the sludge particles settle to the floor of the tank and the effluent flows upwards through a plastic media block on which the biomass develops (retention period of approximately 36 hours). This biomass acts as a secondary biological contact interception and removal centre, further reducing the effluent B.O.D. before flowing into the contact sampling pit, where it is further clarified and chlorinated (if necessary).

Settled humus tank sludge is automatically returned to the inlet of the SCA Tank by means of a Vortex lift pump, which in turn is driven by the main SCA circulation pump.


This system is considered to be the Rolls Royce in Wastewater Treatment - and as we see it, sometimes "only the best will poo! - or is that Do!" Hopefully hasn't put you off your food!