The above picture probably needs no explanation. The frame was built, the tank put up and eventually as water filled the top tank is seemed everything was going to work. Then...crash! About 8 pm on Tuesday night we heard an extremely loud sound and Belet was screaming. The top tank, probably about 3000 pounds of water had came crashing down onto the bottom tank as the frame could not hold the weight. First and foremost, no was was near by and everyone was safe. If by chance someone would have been underneath checking the bottom tank, then it would have been deadly. Eric and our neighbor helped me get the tank off and then rip the tangled mess of metal frame away. The bottom tank was fine, but the top tank had a hole in it and the frame was ruined. It seems the heavy duty metal that we paid for is not what we received. Unlike back home, here we will not get any refund or replacement parts so about $300 of parts and labor for the frame went away like a puff of smoke. Disappointed it didn't work, but most importantly grateful everyone was ok. We are back to the drawing board and someone is supposed to come fix the hole in the new tank. Thankfully the water has been on the last few days which makes us very happy. Praise the Lord for that and hopefully for it staying on for good! :)
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