It was quite a while when we had discovered that our well pump was broken…apparently  by a frog getting caught in it and sliming up the whole contraption (remember the thrilling  installment of Pump Vs Frog??).  Anyway, we have been thankfully saved time and time again by the Toledo rains.  Lately we have been getting dry season weather…you know, that stifling heat with some  young plants starting to  wilt in the ground.  Our water supply is fast dwindling and we are now on red alert ie. back on bucket washes and hand-washing clothes (boo-hoo).  What a life…living in Paradise.  Anyway, it is about time we started sorting out the water situation!

We have decided to replace the whole mechanism of pumping with an air compressor.  This utilises the “air-lift” effect which was a Gnome brain-storm; just so happens to be more elegant plus you can buy all the parts here (which is very important if you live in Belize). Basically, compressed air goes down which in turn, displaces water upwards.

Now to find an air compressor and would you believe it…none to be found in the Toledo region.  Looks like we are going to have to take a trip to the big city to get all the equipment.  We have to get this done quickly or we will be out of water within a week or less.  It’s a race against time!