PEP Badge: Plumbing

plumbing
instruction, regulation, insurance, safety, etc

I wish there was a way to wander out into the woods and find stainless steel pipe growing on the stainless steel pipe tree.  Then our plumbing systems could align with our permaculture values of natural building. Instead, we “make the best of it” and contemplate which paths are the least toxic.  

Otis has deep respect for plumbing skills.

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(tiny list) complete six of:
  - fix a leaky faucet
  - fix a leaky toilet
  - install an “instant bidet” on a toilet
  - repair a hose
  - unclog a drain with zip tool
  - repair a p-trap
  - repair a toilet that is not well bolted down
  - repair a toilet with problems with the lid/seat
  - clean/decalcify a faucet aerator
  - clean/decalcify a shower head
  - perform a water quality test
  - extract sediment from the cistern
  - prepare an outdoor shower for winter
  - prepare an outdoor shower for summer
  - repair a hydrant
  - put collected water through a berkey filter
  - flush the water heater
  - replace the anode in the water heater
  - replace washing machine supply hoses
  - replace a sump pump
  - set up a temporary water pump in a pond or water source
  - set up a siphon from a water source downhill to a location

(big list) complete one of:
  - install a hydrant
  - set up a sink with a foot pump
  - set up a solar water pump (twofer w electric badge)
  - replace a faucet
  - replace or install a frost free spigot

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35 points required
10 points of duplication allowed
Up to 5 new points (non duplicates) from Sand list allowed
  - tiny list counts as ½ point ea, big list as 1 point ea
Oddball points allowed

Fix-it List:
Fix a leak in a supply pipe - 1 point
Fix a leak in a DWV pipe - 1 point
Replace a toilet - 2 points
Replace a pressure tank - 1 point
Replace a sink  - 1 point
Replace a dishwasher - 1 point

Plumbing List:
Install a water heater - 4 points
  - combo with electrical if it's electrically powered
Install a dishwasher in a new location - 2 points
Install a sump pump and permanent exit piping - 4 points
Install a shallow well pump for potable pressurized water - 1-2 points
 - Combo with Electricity
Install a deep well pump for potable pressurized water - 4-8 points
 - Combo with Electricity
Install a control system and secondary pump for a cistern (not the main well) - 4-8 points
 - Combo with Electricity
Extend a propane piping system to a new location - 2 points
Install a valve in an existing pipe - 1 point
Extend water supply piping to a new location - 1 point for hot, 1 point for cold
Install a drain (with proper venting) to a new location - 4-8 points
Trench water to a hydrant or outbuilding - 4 points
Change an exterior faucet over to a frost proof style - 1 point

Make-it List:
Make a water filter (like a berkey water filter) - 1 point
Make a simple sand filter - 1 point
Make a urine diverter - 1 point
  - Combo with Greywater
Build a permanent sand filter - 8 points
  - Handles floaters and sinkers and is plumbed into your system
Unpressurized rocket hot water system - 6 points
  - Combo with Rocket
Build an outdoor shower - 4 points
  - including hot water with easy to do winter prep / freeze protection
Create a shallow well (10’ to 35’ deep) - 4-10 points
Make a deep well without drilling - 10-20 points
Set up a simple rainwater collection system - 1 point
Set up a sophisticated rainwater collection system - 2-8 points
Set up simple solar hot water system (hand wash station, outdoor shower) - 2 points
Make a ram pump - 4-8 points
Make a water wheel that generates power - 8 points
Make a rocket powered hot tub - 4 points
Make a water tower (>7’ high) - 2 points
Set up an uphill, frost proof cistern - 8 points
Set up a micro hydro power plant - 4-16 points
  - Combo with electricity
Build a mobile water system on a trailer (fillable and emptyable) - 8 points


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180 points required
At least 30 new points (non duplicates) from Sand/Straw
Up to 80 points of duplication allowed (from sand/straw/wood)
Oddball points allowed

Set up a pressurized wood fired hot water system - 8 points
Drill a deep well (>40’ deep) - 8-32 points
Set up an elegant solar hot water system - 16-32 points
Rough plumb a small structure - 8 or more points
  - Need to get at least 8 points to get this BB.  Points determined by number of fixtures, vents, length of piping and built in appliances or fixtures
Rough plumb a house - 32 or more points
  - Need to get at least 32 points to get this BB.  Points determined by number of fixtures, vents, length of piping and built in appliances or fixtures
Install septic tank and drain field - 40 points
Develop a first class cistern and pump house that is winter capable - 32 points
Develop an elegant large winter capable cistern for a community - 32 points
  - the cistern improves the water quality with time
Develop a community scale sand filter - 24 points

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