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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: groundhog on June 13, 2011, 09:19:33 am

Title: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: groundhog on June 13, 2011, 09:19:33 am

Looks like I will be on a meter sometime in the not so distant future!! :(  I'm seriously thinking about setting up a rainwater harvesting system, anyone know where I can get some good info on this??  :) Cheers

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: Jeff Brimble on June 13, 2011, 01:47:32 pm

Good on you.  8) Just Google your topic.
I just started using this gravity fed U bend as a simple filtration system-crystal clear water at 004 tds an IBC full yesterday  8)

(http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc114/JeffBrimble/DSCF0031.jpg)

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: Richard 01903 on June 13, 2011, 03:50:39 pm

Thats a realy good idea 8)

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: groundhog on June 13, 2011, 04:08:44 pm

Thanks Jeff, do you have resin in the u-bend?

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: LWC on June 13, 2011, 04:19:14 pm

Im also just setting this up and would like to know more about how you guys do it. Its quite simple i know etc, jst wondering what you do personally.

Ive just put a down spout off roof into a barrel with some tights (not mine) to catch any rubbish in it.

I have a DI in van so could just pump it straight in.

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on June 13, 2011, 06:07:03 pm

Me to. Can you literally use rain water to clean glass???? Guess you can if tds is low enough yeh?

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: Jeff Brimble on June 13, 2011, 06:10:26 pm

google rainwater harvesting etc.
Rain is condensed water and the purest naturaly available, think cool steam  8)

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: Dougaldum on June 13, 2011, 09:19:45 pm

Quote from: Pole 2 Pole on June 13, 2011, 06:07:03 pm

Me to. Can you literally use rain water to clean glass???? Guess you can if tds is low enough yeh?

been doing this for 5years now saving loads of money just remeber allway;s use di after.i  by the way I got 1400L OF RAINWATER on sunday  ;)

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: petemg on June 13, 2011, 11:23:37 pm

hi ya :) if rain water is so pure, it amazes me why its more beneficial to the garden than tap water,............pete

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: Crystal-clear on June 14, 2011, 12:46:48 am

Quote from: Dougaldum on June 13, 2011, 09:19:45 pm

Quote from: Pole 2 Pole on June 13, 2011, 06:07:03 pm

Me to. Can you literally use rain water to clean glass???? Guess you can if tds is low enough yeh?

been doing this for 5years now saving loads of money just remeber allway;s use di after.i  by the way I got 1400L OF RAINWATER on sunday  ;)

thats brilliant,


whats the tds sometimes its 20ish so di is important but what if its less then 10? can u just clean windows with it? even if its 20 all the time the di will be very cheap and safe your ro!

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: Jeff Brimble on June 14, 2011, 06:46:07 am

Quote from: petemg on June 13, 2011, 11:23:37 pm

hi ya :) if rain water is so pure, it amazes me why its more beneficial to the garden than tap water,............pete

Hi ya Pete, write to your waterboard and ask for a list of the chemicals in your tap water(they have a duty to give it to you only if you ask) - there will be approx 150 items some of which aint good. Rain water contains non of these petroleum products.

Title: Re: Rainwater harvesting?
Post by: Gordon_Taylor on June 14, 2011, 07:02:17 am

Hi there,

A customer of my does rain water systems, it looks really good with the slimline tanks. I did have a chat with him about the system he does and he reckons that the pump it comes with will easily water the garden so should be able to transfer water to a tank in the van via a di vessel.

http://www.halstedrain.com/index.html

Kind rgards

Gordon