TDI Bio

If you've not yet tried Freecycle, you need to... one small but powerful means of avoiding sending things to the landfill by asking your fellow humans if they would like some of your stuff, or asking if any of them have a particular stuff you need. It's great stuff. So far, Freecycle Columbus has enabled me to give away a chain saw, bike and scooter, as well as acquire 3 pallets, a 50-gallon water heater, a dryer and dishwasher (for pump and motor salvage), and a 40-gallon water tank. My latest acquisition today, the tank and heater, were a great find. Thanks to Donna and John (?) for this find, and for helping me lug it out of their basement. This easily saved me $50, kept it out of the landfill, and saved me from hours of welding.

The 52 gallon water heater holds water without leaking, and should be a great addition to my processor. Once I got all sediment out of it (as you'll find in any old water heater), I filled it with bleach water to kill the bacteria, and drained it again, and now it's happily drying in my driveway. I'm not sure exactly how I'll use the water tank, but it looks very solid, and has 4 large and 2 small ports, so there are a variety of thing I should be able to use it for. However, a stand pipe would be impossible without drilling and welding, as none of the holes are top or bottom mounted. I may just use it as a water tank so I won't have to continually walk around to the other side of the house to turn on/off the spigot. :-) Ah well, I'm sure I'll think of something.

Incidentally, I'm REALLY glad I didn't pick them up with the minivan last night, as they leaked all over the back of the truck. No problem in a pickup truck, but it's a lot harder to hose out a carpteted minivan.