Natasha Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 New thread to report and recommend. Aljibe portion: Before you ask..... 4 ft W x 11 ft L x 9 ft deep. Via local Mexican connections found Daniel Enciso cell 331 344 3806 , jefe at main San Antonio pozo (well). Came Wednesday 9 a.m. to insert submersible pump. Back at 2:30 with BIG pressure sprayer machine and a helper. Down there until 5 pm, pumping out rest of water & guck from bottom and cleaning/inspecting walls. Also found 5- gal pailful of tree roots invading (from outside our wall). Luckily entered above aljibe "wall" so no cracks (he inspected carefully). Cut off roots at source. Discovered the valve connection between float and water ingress was broken. I got plumber/elec guy on the line ( knew each other) and they discussed parts needed. Cleaned up after themselves perfectly! I spoke Spanish with him. Did not ask about English, but he is happy to come and quote/do work. Balance of job: Thurs Antonio Navarro 331 115 6014 ( excellent guy known over 12 years) came with parts for (known) tinaco repair plus aljibe ones requested. Brought 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch valves since he hadn't seen. Naturally was 3/4 inch---- 5 x the cost!! (brought hardware bill) but unavoidable. ALL work done---- aljibe, pump, tinaco thing, and a few other picky things on roof. Here at 9. Gone by 11:15. Perfect job at about 35% of prior quote (plus new stuff for aljibe portion). Speaks English but has old style cell so no whatsapp, etc. Said he's happy to do work but warns he's very busy so sometimes people have to wait a day or three. Makes sense because he's a really knowledgeable guy. NOT prepared to get into various opinions of what/ how to do things. Want more info? PM me please....and have a GREAT day! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Awesome report! And thanks so much for the information! p.s. your aljibe holds about 11,000 litres of water...twice the size of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro malo Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Yes! These are the kind of posts that make this forum an indispensable and valuable resource! Makes it worth putting up with the worthless babble of a few bored retired folks. More of this please and thank you! 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted August 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Ferret said: Awesome report! And thanks so much for the information!p.s. your aljibe holds about 11,000 litres of water...twice the size of mine Yeah... it's a REALLY big 2-storey with 10 ft ceilings. Built for a growing family of 5. Don't ask how 2 people (and several pets) use ALL the space.... but we do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdmowers Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 8/20/2021 at 10:08 AM, Natasha said: New thread to report and recommend. Aljibe portion: Before you ask..... 4 ft W x 11 ft L x 9 ft deep. Via local Mexican connections found Daniel Enciso cell 331 344 3806 , jefe at main San Antonio pozo (well). Came Wednesday 9 a.m. to insert submersible pump. Back at 2:30 with BIG pressure sprayer machine and a helper. Down there until 5 pm, pumping out rest of water & guck from bottom and cleaning/inspecting walls. Also found 5- gal pailful of tree roots invading (from outside our wall). Luckily entered above aljibe "wall" so no cracks (he inspected carefully). Cut off roots at source. What did he charge, if I may ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted February 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 15 hours ago, bdmowers said: What did he charge, if I may ask? I really wish I could tell you for sure.... but that job was part of a bigger one involving things to do with aljibe, tinaco, pump, 2 floats.... a real mess. IF I remember correctly it was $2,500 pesos for that part. BUT.... he's a relative of a Mexican friend.... so did I benefit a little from that or not? And remember---- this aljibe is HUGE and had 2 feet of silt at the bottom so was a full day job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdmowers Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 8:49 AM, Natasha said: I really wish I could tell you for sure.... Thank you, Natasha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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