After two hours, you connect the final tube, turn on the water, and pray to the plumbing gods. You’ll hear a gurgle, a hiss, and then—silence. Then a little drip. Then you’ll tighten a fitting, and the drip stops. The storage tank starts filling with a sound like a gentle spaceship landing. You did it.
Now, you must wait four hours for the tank to fill. This is the hardest part. You’ll pace. You’ll open the cabinet door every 12 minutes to check. You’ll consider drinking from the dog bowl. Resist.
