Ko tewharepaku roahe roa ake i te wharepaku e whakamahia ana e matou i te kainga. Ko nga mea e whai ake nei me tohu i te wa e whiriwhiri ana:
Hipanga 1: Paunatia. Ko te tikanga, ko te taumaha o te wharepaku, ko te pai ake. Ko te taumaha o te wharepaku noa he 25kg, ko to te wharepaku pai he 50kg. Ko te wharepaku taumaha he kiato teitei, he rauemi totoka me te kounga pai. Ki te kore koe e kaha ki te kohi i te wharepaku katoa ki te pauna, ka taea e koe te hapai i te uhi taika wai, na te mea he rite tonu te taumaha o te uhi taika wai ki te taumaha o te wharepaku.
Hipanga 2: Tātaihia te kaha. Mo te paheketanga ano, ka iti te wai e whakamahia ana, ka pai ake. Me mauria he ipu wai kohuke putua, kati te paapa urunga wai o te wharepaku, i muri i te whakamakuku i te wai i roto i te taika wai, whakatuwheratia te uhi taika wai me te tapiri i te wai ki te taika wai me te pounamu wai kohuke. Tatauhia kia rite ki te kaha o te pounamu wai kohuke. E hia te nui o te wai ka tapirihia, katahi ka katia katoatia te maru uru wai i roto i te korere? He mea tika kia kite mena he rite te kohi wai ki te kohi wai kua tohua ki te wharepaku.
Hipanga 3: Whakamatauhia te tank wai. Ko te tikanga, ko te teitei ake o te tank wai, ko te pai ake o te hiahia. I tua atu, tirohia mehemea ka pakaru te puna wai o te whare kati wai. Ka taea e koe te maka te waituhi kikorangi ki roto i te puna wai o te wharepaku, uru pai, ka kite mena he wai puru e rere mai ana i te putanga wai o te wharepaku. Mena kei reira, ko te tikanga he turuturu kei roto i te wharepaku.
Hipanga 4: Whakaarohia te waahanga wai. Ko te kounga o te waahanga wai ka pa tika ki te paheketanga me te whakatau i te oranga o te wharepaku. I te wa e hoko ana, ka taea e koe te pehi i te paatene ki te whakarongo ki te oro, he pai ake te hanga i te oro marama. I tua atu, tirohia te rahi o te puera putanga wai i roto i te tank wai. Ko te nui ake o te paera, ko te pai ake o te putanga wai. He pai ake te diameter neke atu i te 7cm.
Hipanga 5: Pa ki te karaihe. Ko te wharepaku me te kounga pai he maeneene maeneene, he ahua maeneene, kahore he mirumiru, he tae ngawari. Me whakamahi tatou i te kanapa whakaata taketake ki te mataki i te wharepaku, a ka ngawari te puta mai o te kanapa kore i raro i te marama. I muri i te tirotiro i te karaehe i runga i te mata o waho, me pa ano koe ki te paraka o te wharepaku. Mena he taratara te paraka, he ngawari te hopu paru.
