u/lainwolf

Context: I tried to setup a small/cheap pottery studio in the basement for my wife. There's no utility sink here, so I setup a brass y splitter on the cold inlet for my washer so my wife can wash tools in a bucket with clean water. I thought I could save costs here and it splits into a garden hose and not a faucet (since there isn't a sink).

Unfortunately, a small leak sprung and started to dampen the floor.

Fortunately, our Nana was home and she caught it. They were able to bucket the leak and I turned it off when I got home. I suppose the leak was on for a few hours. Probably at a rate of a gallon per hour?

Fortune favors again as the leak started in the one section of the basement that is all cement. However, a portion of it creeped into these adhesive carpet tiles I placed next to the washer and dryer so I won't walk on bare cement.

So what I'm looking for on advice:

1. Do I need to remove all these carpet tiles that got wet/damp from the water? There's about 10 of them that I need to remove. I thought they would be easy to remove, but the glue residue left over is pretty bad. I would like to save the trouble of doing so, but if I have to, then I'll have to.
2. Is there any good rating for indoor y splitters? I wasn't aware that house water pressure is higher than normal faucet pressure that leads outside and that splitters used outside are generally rated very poorly. I read that house water pressures are generally 80-300 psi, especially for washers. So I would need one rated for at least 200 psi and a shut of valve for each outlet so I can close the hose off when I don't need it.

I also took apart the y splitter and found a hairline crack inside. Washer hose works fine still when directly connected to the inlet.

For the bare cement and general dryness, I know to use airflow and a de-humidifier which is something I already have setup here in the basement.

Hi! I started an amateur small home studio for my wife's pottery hobby. A simple Vevor wheel and a couple of orange HD buckets.

We've had this problem of our "reclaim" bucket. Which is the bucket we pour all the wash into, let it sit and then pour out the top layer of water.

Unfortunately, we've come into the issue of some mold starting to grow into the bucket. I've done the google search and used vinegar, Hydro Peroxide and bleach to keep the growth down. However, I find it easier to pour out the top layer of water and then refill it again.

Double unfortunate, I kinda forgot about it the last month because of the end of the school year. Now there's a huge black growth of what I assume to be algae.

I poured some bleach into the bucket to reduce the smell, but I wanted to know what the best steps are next?

• Would it be easier to keep as reclaim if we bought a plaster board and let it get to bone dry and throw it into a bucket?
• Is it possible to keep it as a slip? What should I do to keep it from growing if i keep it as a slip / wet?