A few months ago, the water storage pressure tank of the water purifier at home suddenly stopped producing water. At first I was confused as to why this was happening. Then I thought about it, the water purifier has been used for almost ten years, so it might be time to replace it. It was during the epidemic and there was no way to replace it, so the matter was shelved.
A few days ago, I suddenly remembered this matter. So I called the man who repaired the water purifier. He said that the pressure barrel was broken and needed to be replaced. Asked the price in the store, it was more than 200 yuan. I asked him if I could buy it online and come back to install it. He said there was no problem and told me the model number.
So I searched online and found quite a few, but the prices varied greatly between different brands. I dare not buy something that is too cheap for fear of substandard quality; I feel it is unnecessary if it is too expensive, so I might as well buy it directly from the store. So I selected a pressure bucket with moderate value and good feeling and placed an order.
On the day after placing the order, I saw someone leaving a message saying that they wanted to inflate the pressure barrel. So I found the air pump , found the air inlet of the pressure barrel, pumped some air into the pressure barrel, and tried it. The water output was much larger, which surprised me. On the one hand, I admire my attempts and cleverness, but on the other hand, I regret buying a new barrel. But since I bought it, it’s good to use it as a backup.
A few days later, I received the pressure barrel. When I opened it, the quality was pretty good, but the barrel seemed a little smaller than the original old barrel. Since the old pressure barrel could release water again, I saved the new barrel.
In the next few days, I suddenly discovered that although the water output from the inflated pressure barrel was larger than before, it became smaller after not much water came out. It seemed that the old barrel was really not working anymore, so I decided to find time to replace it with one. New barrel.
I called the master to make an appointment. He said he would come over the next day and asked if there would be a charge. The master said there would be a door-to-door service fee, which was 30 yuan according to regulations, but considering that I was an old customer, I could charge 20 yuan. As soon as I heard that the charges were so high, I made some calculations in my mind.
I asked the master if it is complicated to install the pressure barrel? The master told me once. When I heard it, it wasn't as complicated as I thought. So I decided to try it myself first.
I asked the merchant how to install a pressure barrel. They sent me an installation video and told me that to install the pressure barrel, I only need to unplug the original pipeline and insert the new pressure barrel. There is no need to pressurize or inflate or any other operations. After the pressure barrel is installed, be patient and wait for the water to be full. Once the water is full, it can be used. The water production process takes about 40 minutes to an hour. It is recommended that after the new pressure barrel is full, open the faucet and empty one or two barrels before using it.
When I got home at night, I first turned off the water purifier, unplugged the pipes according to the steps in the video, then took out the old pressure barrel, then brought the new pressure barrel and started to install it according to the steps. The installation was completed in less than a minute. I turned on the water purifier and tried it. It can discharge water normally and the water volume is large. The installation process was successfully completed. After that, I changed two buckets of water as required, and now I can use it with confidence.
I always believed that professional things still need to be done by professionals. So for some things I would rather spend some money and always find someone to do it. In fact, many things are not like this. For some things, such as a leaking water pipe, a clogged toilet, changing a light bulb, repairing a small thing, etc., as long as there are no safety risks, you can try it yourself.
At this time, you will find that things that you originally thought were difficult are not as complicated or difficult as you thought if you do them yourself. The most important thing is that it can save a lot of money. Think about it, labor costs are still very expensive now.
It takes some courage to dare to try and experiment, but if you really take that step, it is not that difficult. And it can also add some fun to life, so why not?
