General -- beYou Water Sources

Water is essential to almost all operations in beYou (for example: cooking, farming, restroom, crafting, etc.) as well as maintaining your stats. You will need lots of water to get through your day-to-day functions in beYou.

## Restrictions/Limitations

* Owner only.
* beYou Hud not required.
* No level requirement.

## Water Sources

The following water sources are currently available:

* beYou Wall Water Hose - (harvests 15 uses per 24 hr pd)\*
* beYou Water Source - Hydrant (gives 25 uses per 24 hr pd)\*
* beYou Water Source - Wall Fountain (gives 25 uses per 24 hr pd)\*
* beYou Water Source - Bird House Fountain (gives 15 uses per 24 hr pd)
* beYou Water Source - Stone Well (gives 25 uses per 24 hr pd)
* beYou Water Source - Vineyard Well (gives 25 uses per 24 hr pd)
* beYou Water Source - Water Can Fountain (gives 25 uses per 24 hr pd)

\* **NOTE**: The Water Hose, Hydrant and Wall Fountain will break after 60 uses. They can not be repaired, but can be replaced by purchasing a new version.

All other water sources listed will dry up after 15 harvests. They can be repaired by either doing a rain dance or shoveling them to fill them.

## Basic Water Information

Kitchens, bathrooms currently take beYou Water uses when water is being used for the sink, dishwasher, toilet, shower, cleaning and bathing. Any crafting stations or other items where water is rezzed or used will also take beYou Water uses.

If you reach the 2500 use limit in your assets, this doesn't mean that you can't continue to collect water.

* You can only hold 2500 water uses in your assets.
* Anything in excess of 2500 uses will not be able to be stored without first removing packaged uses and storing them in your SL inventory.
* Excess water can be stored in a water tower, which can later be transferred to and from your assets.
* You may also package your water in bulk and store it in your SL inventory.

### Filling the Water Source

Each water source takes 24 hours to fill from the time it is rezzed, harvested, or repaired (for the water sources that can be repaired).

### Harvesting Water

When your water source is full (it will say it's full in green), click it to harvest your water.

* beYou Wall Water Hose: click the hose
* beYou Water Source - Hydrant: click the hydrant
* beYou Water Source - Wall Fountain: click the fountain
* beYou Water Source - Bird House Fountain: click the water bowl in the front
* beYou Water Source - Stone Well: click just inside the bucket
* beYou Water Source - Vineyard Well: click the water prim inside the well\*
* beYou Water Source - Water Can Fountain: click the fountain

\***NOTE** regarding Vineyard Well & the first time you harvest from it - it has been reported that if you do not have water in your assets already when trying to make your first harvest using this well, then you won't be able to get a harvest. Please purchase or have a friend pass you at least 5 uses of beYou water (NOT spring water) just to have something in your assets. beYou staff has been made aware of the issue via support ticket and it is being worked on.

Upon harvesting your water, the timer will restart and become full again in 24 hours.

### Transferring/Selling Water

In order to sell or transfer your water to another user, you will need to use a Mass Water Packager in order to retrieve a vendor. For more on how to set up and use the water vendor(s), please read the beYou Vendors page.

### Drinking Water

You can no longer get bottles of water from your water sources. You can grab a pitcher of water from any mass water packager to consume (drink) water. Similar to the refrigerator, it gives you a serving pitcher that you can rez and anyone can drink from.

## Repairing Your Water Sources

If you see a red hover text over your well and it tells you that your well is dry, you will need to either use a shovel to refill the wells and fountains, or do a rain dance.

Once your water source has dried up, you will receive the following message (if it is able to be repaired): ***Your water source has dried up. You are going to need to do a little work!***

Once you receive this message you have the option of repairing using either the beYou rainstick or a bY Shovel.

### beYou Rainstick

Rain sticks can be purchased in the gardening/farming department.

Once you purchase your rainstick:

1. Rez your rainstick out and it will automatically load your uses into your assets.
2. Sit on your water source.
3. Select the option in the menu for 'raindance'. If you have experiences enabled then your rainstick will attach and you will automatically do the rain dance until your water source is full.
4. Wait for it to finish. Once it finishes, it will begin the next 24 hr countdown until you can harvest it again.

### bY Shovel

Shovels can either be made using the beYou Blacksmith Forge or they can be purchased from others via the local market page.

Once you purchase your shovel(s) & they've been added to your assets:

1. Sit on your water source.
2. Select the option in the menu for 'shovel'. If you have experiences enabled then your shovel will attach and you will automatically begin digging. As you dig it will proceed to rain, just like when doing the rain dance, until your water source is full.
3. Wait for it to finish. Once it finishes, it will begin the next 24 hr countdown until you can harvest it again.

## Reminders

* Water is essential to cooking, farming and consumption to maintain stats. Make sure you have enough water to cover the things you need. You will need to calculate that on your own.
* 1LI water sources and the beYou Water Hose will break after a set number of uses and you will need to buy replacements for those specific items (see the \* above).
* All water sources are owner only.