Settle the dirt

If you have a swimming pool you need a sand filter to filter dirt from the water, and so it becomes dirty instead of the water. But, then you need to wash the sand in the filter, with clean water from your pool. That water is normally disposed of. As we had a LOT of sand in the pool lately, the filter could not cope, so we resorted to a 500 liter settling tank, that we just pumped the dirty water in, directly, bypassing the filter. Let it settle a day or two, and siphon it back. That way we don’t lose water, and no salt. Just the last 30 liters plus sediment we washed away after about 10 settlings.

From now on we won’t dispose of water any more, and always wash the filter this way.

Yet another ingenieur Jansen triumph!

Shutters, mosquito screens and oil

Some people may think we're lazing in the pool all day, but at least for one of us that is not true. There are some shutters, screens and windows to do up. Not seen sandpaper or brush in at least ten years, so high time to sand off the old dry wood stain, and apply a nice Tung oil. (These are the windows and shutters of the kitchen, at the side of the house.)

Shiny!

 Now for the windows themselves..