I didnt snap any pics of the process here as it was just some basic plumbing, but here is a pic of the back of the tank with the plumbing complete
Not entirely sure who had the brilliant idea to put the 3/4" bulkhead right above the 1.5" bulkhead and so close but a 45 degree elbow took care of it quite nicely.
I did install a double union ball valve on the 3/4" like so that we could controll the flow to the tank from inside the stand. I didnt get a pic of this either, but I am sure it will follow in some later pics.
And as we were using a double union ball valve, we needed to come in closer to the stand which is wy I put in a dog leg right after the 45 degree elbow in the pic.
Now its time for the fun mods!
One of the main reasons for the tank upgrade was so that we could add a fridge to this setup.
Previously when we made the food mash it would only stay good for 2 days at room temp and then it would have to be changed. We have been changing the food every 2 days for what feels like an eternity and both Trina and myself have had enough!
Long ago I had planned to install the frigde in the upper part of my stair well and run the likes down to the tank. This would mean tat you either saw the lines on the wall (not what I want) or I would have to take the drywall off and feed the lines through the wall to the tank (again more work than I care to do).
So when we chose this tank we got a nice stand from perfecto that would easily house a fridge.
Now for the complication...
Before we could fill the tank we had to get the fridge installed as the foor on the front of the stand was decent enough, but not big enough to put a fridge in from the front. It just so happened that I had a small bar fridge left over from university that would do the job quite nicely.
So we put the fridge in from the back of the stand, elevated the fridge so the door would open and pushed it against the wall.
I didnt get a pic of this, but no matter how you positioned the fridge in the stand, when you open the fridge door it hits the door frame for the stand. It does open, but not enough to get easy access into the fridge. So if it is not going to be easy to get into the fridge, chances are it just wont happen as often as it should.
So Shaun stopped by and we did some brain storming and came up with a great idea!
And here it is:
This is a pic of of the top hinge for the fridge door
We decided to remove it.
And instead of leaving it on the top right side, we relocated it to the bottom right side of the door
So now if you are thinking about it I bet you have realized that there are 2 bottom hinges to the door and no top hinges, and you would be correct.
Thats the beauty part!
Now the front door sits on the 2 bottom hinges and the magnets hold the door firmly shut and in place.
When you want to open the door you just pull the top towards you
And lift the door off the hinges to remove it from the fridge entirely.
So while you are in there the door is a bit beyond completely wide open.... but as you only have to go into the fridge once a week to change the food mash mixture I am sure it will be fine.
Here is a pic of the fridge under the stand.
Once we modded the door, there was no need to raise the fridge so that the door would swing open.
Next up, time to drill the fridge to to run the lines in for the dosing pumps!