Step 1 to Getting Pure Water From Air | Aquaria Site Survey Explained

[00:05] all aquarians. Today we are here to get some knowledge in regards to site survey. Uh but also want to point out all the whole everything that we should be looking at especially when we're coming into the property. So, one thing I wanted to point out here uh in this location is one of the things that we deal with is like we deal with these roads where there's no signage of where to turn. Typically right now us getting off the car, I could I can see the number of the property way back here.

[00:32] Right? But it that's the number of the property, but you know, it's kind of hard to tell when it's on the ground and the only way we can tell is because there was a trash can here and we just ended up following the road. But if you guys are the first ones there, I would recommend if you could take pictures from here all the way to the to the installation site, that would be great. Just again account for anything that's abnormal, anything that may impede us or the machine being delivered. We want to account for it since here and also for the contractor uh they don't know what

[01:01] it looks like out here, you know? So, we want to make sure we can give them as much information as we need. Uh we definitely want to be cognizant of situations where like tree low hanging trees, uh the driveway, you know, how long does it going to take for us to get to the actual location of where the machine's going to go? So, right now uh again, the first thing we want to make sure is like once you guys are on site and you guys are going through all this stuff that you've already accounted for clearance. Next, we'll we'll look at the second or first or most important thing before we bring a machine or a

[01:31] unit on site, we definitely want to make sure that the customer provides enough power, that they have enough amperage and breaker space in order for us to make sure that whatever else we're going to be doing is is the right process and understanding that. So, we'll walk over here so you guys can kind of see the electrical process here. It's just us making sure that based on the machine you're trying to sell that we have the appropriate breaker size meaning the main breaker and appropriate breaker space for our machine to be put in. You know, considering that uh you can

[02:00] also add the mini dab pump and that would also require its own breaker space. But if we take a look over here, let me show you guys the electrical process. Very cool, very cool property here. So, they have all their electrical stuff is behind this door. So, all the electrical stuff is kind of pretty much obviously in one area for us. And this is not, you know, pretty difficult at all. This is pretty easy, all flexible conduit. We don't want to destroy their property or anything like

[02:30] that. And obviously, accessibility is great. You know, we could tell based on their panel that they have, you know, still good amount of space in this area. And again, the main things that we want to look at is obviously the breakers the making sure that we have enough breaker space for our machine. Right? We normally need three breaker spaces and that would include one one for the mini dab. But we use a double pole breaker just like you see here and then we still need one of these little skinny ones for the actual pump itself.

[03:00] So again, I want to remind you guys we're looking for three slots. One that fits a breaker that's this thick either for our hydro pack S for the hydro pack or the X, we're always going to need two slots and then the third slot is always going to be for the pump if they want a pump or not. But again, what's dictated with this is breaker space and then a main breaker that's supposed to be up here that shows you the entire amount of amps that are available to the whole breaker box. So, we'll need a clear picture of that and then a clear picture of this as you submit your SARS site survey to make

[03:31] sure that we're accounting for anything regarding the electrical process. But that's again basically what we're looking at. Main breaker panel that should be up here. In this case, the gentleman that lives here, he's a contractor, so he verified that there's 200 amps to this panel. And again, there's enough breaker space here. So, you're pretty much giving yourself thumbs up to be able to move forward with the next process which is identifying the location of the machine and everything else that has been sold as part of your process. So, the next part here trying to help the customer

[04:00] decide the desired location of the machine. Uh we definitely want to take a look around. Obviously, make sure that it's aesthetically pleasing. Um we're the experts, but obviously taking into consideration um the customer's wants and needs. We definitely should make suggestions and the recommendations based on all that. So, they've already cleaned out a slot for us in in order for you to do the installation. So, we'll walk this way to kind of show you now that we've identified the desired installation location in order for us to get our

[04:30] measurements. So, we'll walk this way to where they pointed us out that where they want to the machine to be set up. I don't really want to go that way cuz then the electrical's going to be hard. These are our construction marking flags in order for us to mark uh the the path of where electrical and plumbing going to be running and also the desired location. Right now, we're currently just getting pictures of random areas just like this. So, it's kind of hard for me or the contractor or any contractor to figure

[05:01] out where exactly you're talking about. So, with this, this is going to help us narrow that down to where we're more precise as far as what information we're giving and what's actually being measured and where you accounted for things to happen. So, this is a new little process that we're trying to do. Uh like I said, in order for us to be able to be more accurate and make things look more realistic to us and to the customer upon installation and and all that. So, based on us determining where the electrical connection was, we're pretty lucky. In

[05:31] this case, the customer already has the trench. So, we just need to conduit that process uh with our electrical line and we'll take that measurement here shortly. But now that we have that, it's a little easier to get a measurement. So, what I'll do right now is just kind of based on the desired location, you know, we know electrical's right right around this area. Obviously, want to be careful with the gas. We want to make sure we get enough space away from this cuz that is an active gas tank. We want to make sure that there's enough space in our machine and that so we don't want to be

[06:01] too close. So, just be considerate, right? So, make sure that we're not like 2 ft away from that thing. That thing needs its own space. So, in this case, we I would recommend at least from a tank box we've we've went away from tanks maybe at least a good 10-15 ft. So, in this case, just, you know, bust out your measuring tape and give yourself about 10-12 ft. You know, right right about there is 7 ft. So, right about 10 ft.

[06:30] Right about 10 ft, that's where we want to set up the location for the machine. Again, this is all just based on space and the fact that the customer's still bringing the water tank into this location. We want to make sure we have enough space for our machine in this area. So, I'll go ahead and and measure it out here just to make sure that this is our back spot. And now with the flags, guys, it you can do them you feel more comfortable whether it's 2 to 3 ft. I wouldn't go more than 4 ft. I would say every 2 to 3

[07:01] ft you should set one of these up and it's just easier for us to determine location of things. So again, uh this is definitely just painting a pattern for us and the customer, you know, in order in order for us to make things look a little bit more professional, give the customer aesthetics uh easy on the eyes of the setup or what to expect of what's coming. So, right now what I'm lining up is actually the the site that I'm planning for where the machine is going to be setting. So, even if it goes a little extra, it's not a

[07:30] problem. You know, it's better to have it marked out. At least you're giving me somewhat of an idea. So, that's exactly what I'm doing right now, just kind of measuring out the same size of the machine. I'm just marking the whole perimeter so it's easier for you guys to tell what we're dealing with here. All righty, guys. So, essentially, what we have marked up right now, that's

[08:00] actually just the machine. This is where we want the machine located. Now, I'm just doing this right now with white flags, but we're going to get it color coordinated so you guys can tell me exactly where things are going to go. But now that you have that marked up, it gives you more of a visual of where where things are going to go. So, essentially again, this is our hydro pack X destination. The customer's going to have the their water tank on this side. So, right now we're just marking stuff for us for our contractor to make sure that the contractor understands where things are going to go and how we're going to do this. So,

[08:30] now that we've got that marked out, the next thing I would want you guys to mark out is the the two most important things is going to be where are we getting to the electrical and where's the plumbing location going to go? So, in this case, electrical, we're going to go down into that existing trench. It's already trenched that way. So, all I need you guys to do is kind of outline where it's going to be possible. So, as we go this way, I'll kind of show you guys. And this is a cool part. Since there's a bunch of grass, this is exactly why we

[09:00] need these markers. So, I'm going to show the path here for electrical. All right. So, our electrical, we can kind of see that it's going to have to go down this way. And again, we're going to color coordinate these flags. So, these essentially should be a red or a yellow to signal out that it's going to be an electrical line. And then for your plumbing, you're going to have the blue line. Same thing, right? So, in this case again, you kind of marked it out where the trench goes

[09:31] and now we we understand, you know, that it's going to go that way. So, in this case, obviously understand is a little brushy right now, but we'll do as many as we can just to make sure that the contractor can see that line. All right. So, that's our electrical line being marked out. Now we know exactly where we're going. In this case, the plumbing is going to be pretty easy. Again, they're moving this tank to the location of the

[10:01] machine. So, the plumbing in between there, we can just space out how much space there's going to be between the tank and the machine. And it it could be a rough estimate. Uh again, the more you the more uh slack you give me to work with, the better it is for us to have a an actual accurate number of plumbing and electrical material that is going to be needed for the day of installation. So, again, even if you give me a little bit more extra feet, then that that's ideally what we're looking for. Instead of being

[10:30] short, having to make a run to the store for something, we at least can account for extra material always a better situation than being short. So, the only other thing uh aside from this, now you now that you guys have this marked up all the way over there, now it's still on you to turn in accurate linear footage. You know, you still want to get the measurement of how many feet of electrical of electrical wire am I going to need from there all the way to our location. Right. So, we'll we'll capture that

[11:00] measurement, but again, it's it's the main thing for this is to be a visual. Now that Now that the contract the contractor gets here, there's a clear idea of what to do, where things are at, what's the desired location, where where the lines are at, you know, everything's pointed out. It makes it a just a total process much just much easier. So, again, in this case, we we will account uh typically, you know, for for an installation where the tank is going to be that close, you're probably going to spend maybe about 20 to 30 ft of of plumbing. And that's just, you know, for

[11:31] all the lines, but they have an existing process. So, we may not need to do a whole lot other than just have our machine put water into this tank, and then they'll take care of the rest. And we'll record that on our next uh process when we actually fill in the whole installation, and we go through the whole process of the installation.