Showergy Meeting 3 - 26/08/2011 Minutes
Hey guys,
Here are the minutes of the Showergy meeting #3 we had today.
Attended by: KK, UC, MC, JH
Updates on what we did over the past few days here:
1. Sealing methods for the cap – glue difficulties. The only kind of glue that works is not available in Nairobi. Silicone wasn’t strong enough, an d epoxy cracked. Kevin suggested plastic bags ramming into the gaps, to make it air-tight and water-tight. But we said it may not be physically possible to do that.
2. Working on the “box” for the shower. PPR pipes bought – a lot more flexible than PVC, rigid in some ways. Different characteristic than expected. PVC pipes are not commonly used here. Currently it’s bent. Work on connecting it is being done. Trouble with the T-fittings, because of different size. We will be bringing back some materials from here to the US.
3. What type of people do we want to ask? People who don’t have showers, bathe inside their houses, already have bathrooms in their plots?
4. Get just the frames inside the house, maybe not the entire contraption. Have the frames be of different sizes, and then place them there to have people comment.
5. Solar shower – as a model to warm water from the camping store.
6. Factors involved in the economics and usage of water. We are not forcing them to have showers, they already spend money and water on the showers. We are just making their experience better.
7. List of things being brought back for other team members to read would be helpful.
List of things we’re getting to the States: (please add on items as comments if you'd like us to get some more materials or information before Sunday midnight EST)
1. Sealing methods for the cap – glue difficulties. The only kind of glue that works is not available in Nairobi. Silicone wasn’t strong enough, an d epoxy cracked. Kevin suggested plastic bags ramming into the gaps, to make it air-tight and water-tight. But we said it may not be physically possible to do that.
2. Working on the “box” for the shower. PPR pipes bought – a lot more flexible than PVC, rigid in some ways. Different characteristic than expected. PVC pipes are not commonly used here. Currently it’s bent. Work on connecting it is being done. Trouble with the T-fittings, because of different size. We will be bringing back some materials from here to the US.
3. What type of people do we want to ask? People who don’t have showers, bathe inside their houses, already have bathrooms in their plots?
4. Get just the frames inside the house, maybe not the entire contraption. Have the frames be of different sizes, and then place them there to have people comment.
5. Solar shower – as a model to warm water from the camping store.
6. Factors involved in the economics and usage of water. We are not forcing them to have showers, they already spend money and water on the showers. We are just making their experience better.
7. List of things being brought back for other team members to read would be helpful.
List of things we’re getting to the States: (please add on items as comments if you'd like us to get some more materials or information before Sunday midnight EST)
5 container lids
1 10l container we worked on (jerry can) + our cap that we worked on
Some black tarp
Soap (tons and tons! And the most popular, different brands that include: Jama, Ushindi, Geisha, etc)
Sample of PPR pipe and the T-fittings
2 plastic showerheads
Solar shower device
glue (silicone, epoxy, PVC cement)
Soil (?) HIGHLY doubted
Chlorine tablets (used for filtering water)
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