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[exyyz]

Can someone recommend a company to clean my ajibe? H2Ole was here this morning replacing my submersible water pump, but they no longer do this.

Thanks in advance.

[sundown]

Call Luis Baes cell 333.815.3249
speaks some English - excellent plumber, electician

[jrm30655]

Abraham Dorado. I use him for anything that he can do. He is on time, reasonable prices, will tell you if he cannot do the work you ask for, is a perfectionist and cleans up when he is done. How could you ask for anything more?

Found him on this webboard about six months ago and I will never use anyone else. Just called him about your post. Yes, he and his crew clean aljibes and they have the correct equipment to clean the walls and the floors properly, which a lot of folks do not have.

He said the average cost is around 1000 pesos, but it clearly depends on the size of the aljibe, which he needs to see to give a correct estimate. You will not go wrong b y calling him.

Call him on his cell 045-3314-806-028

!0 star rating with me and if you are unhappy in any way, he will stay until you are happy.

[phxfunguy]

I will also endorse Abraham. I don't have an aljibe but he (with helper René) was my fontanero for my 15 month construction project and did all the rough in and final electrical and plumbing plus installed a new tinaco, pressure system, Solar Technologies water system, gas, new telephone/Internet, Internet wiring throughout the house, laundry hookups, and speaker wiring. He has done work for most all of my neighbors and I observed him cleaning my neighbor's aljibe across the street and installing a new tinaco for them too during my project. Always very neat, cleaned up, presented notas for all the supplies and very reasonable labor prices.

[jrm30655]

Not sure Abraham needs any more adulation, but just in case, try this one on for size. Blocked kitchen sink, nothing worked to clear it. Had three plumbers out none of them could remove the blockage or figure out how to do it or what was causing it.. In desperation, I called Abraham for the first time. Within a half hour he figured out the problem and rerouted the plumbing system. Problem solved. Many other success stories about him, but I will not post them until he gives me a commission on my free advertisements for him. Sorry, could not find a smiley face that worked. Envision it in your mind

[jrm30655]

I will also endorse Abraham. I don't have an aljibe but he (with helper René) was my fontanero for my 15 month construction project and did all the rough in and final electrical and plumbing plus installed a new tinaco, pressure system, Solar Technologies water system, gas, new telephone/Internet, Internet wiring throughout the house, laundry hookups, and speaker wiring. He has done work for most all of my neighbors and I observed him cleaning my neighbor's aljibe across the street and installing a new tinaco for them too during my project. Always very neat, cleaned up, presented notas for all the supplies and very reasonable labor prices.

You mentioned Rene. Love that guy. Let me share my Rene story. Had to tell the guys that I was going to the States for three weeks and work needed to stop until I returned. I heard Rene, who speaks no English, say that he would like to have something from the States. I am surprised that I understood him, as he was speaking in Spanish.

Anyway went to Key West and paid ten bucks for a Key West T-shirt for Rene. Came home gave it to him and he was ecstatic
Got a big bear hug from him, and he paraded that t-shirt around for two days carrying it in front of him with a big smile on his face. Then he came to my place wearing the t-shirt and I got another bear hug and thanks from him. One of my best Christmases in years. Sorry, if I stole the thread, but I had such an emotional reaction to his response for me bringing him a lousy 10 dollar t-shirt from the States that I needed to share it.

[exyyz]

Gracias a todos. I know who I will be calling

[holdrja]

FYI - We have had a number of problems with the work done by Luis Baez and his brother Cruz. Nice men! but we've told our foreman to find another plumber/electrician for us. Well pumps that burn out in 6 months, mysterious charges brought up months after the fact, bad water pressure, valves left open that emptied out aljibes, new lights that now have problems.....the list is endless, it seems

[exyyz]

Ajibe Cleaning...the aftermath. Called Abraham Dorado. He came on time to give me a quote. He even called to confirm the appointment. He said he would e-mail a quote to me that evening. He did just that. We picked a day for him to come. He called when he was going to be a bit late (not even very much late). He and Rene not only pumped out and cleaned what apparently is a fairly large ajibe, he fixed my solar hot water system, fixed some tap handles that were originally installed backwards and Rene scraped off some paint I had dropped some time ago while painting over the tag on my house. I am now a member of the fan club.

[Out1]

We had all 3 ajibes cleaned when we bought the house 3.5 years ago; brought out many pails of dirt etc.
Immediately I added a 10 micron filter to the city water supply line.
I check the ajibes (drain and check with a flashlite) every year and have not needed to send anyone in to clean them out.

The filter on the city water line gets changed every 3 months.

[TioBob]

An ajibe has 3 main features. One, it holds a lot of water, two, it acts as a settling pond, three, it grows bacteria like crazy. One and two are good, three not so good. The settling pond feature is good if the pump or intake isn't set too close to the bottom, otherwise the pump sucks up the sediment. The bacteria problem can be mitigated by adding small chlorine tablets. For every action there is a reaction. The chlorine needs to be removed before you ingest it. If you have two filters make sure the second one is charcoal. Charcoal has many wonderful properties, one of which is the removal of chlorine.

The pre-filter is a good idea, now add the chlorine and a charcoal filter and you are set.

[Colo-Rick]

Chlorine tablets: Where are they available? How many and how often?

[bmh]

Mural published an article several years ago recommending that the tinacos and aljibes be cleaned once every 6 months. We clean ours once a year but the recommendation was every 6 months.

[cedros]

Chlorine tablets: Where are they available? How many and how often?

Any of the many pool supply places. One maybe-it depends how big yours is and what size of tablet you use. When it has dissolved add another.