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Title: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: Shane O Neill on June 12, 2015, 08:55:10 pm
hi guys,going to start rainwater harvesting into couple of ibc tanks any on here do it ? Any need for various tools on down spouts ? 
Any advice really appreciated 😉
Title: Re: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: SeanK on June 12, 2015, 09:05:25 pm
Stick a sponge in the downpipe it will stop any crap on the roof getting into your tank, just take it out and clean it
every so often.
Plus try and darken your tank with a cover or whatever to stop algae growing.
Title: Re: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: Shane sharples on June 12, 2015, 09:20:10 pm
Can you wAsh windows with rain water or do you still need to run it through filters?
Title: Re: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: CasaDeCabra on June 12, 2015, 09:55:35 pm
Plus try and darken your tank with a cover or whatever to stop algae growing.

Or buy a black IBC?

http://www.toucanenvironmental.co.uk/1000-litre-black-ibc.html
Title: Re: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: Phil J on June 12, 2015, 10:01:41 pm
Where I live  (West Yorkshire ) TDS  of my rainwater is around 7. I store it in my ICB  then double DI  it to my van TDS  0.00  :)
Title: Re: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: Shane sharples on June 12, 2015, 10:11:58 pm
Awesome idea...only thing is that my mrs doesn't want the ibc in the garden  ::)roll
Title: Re: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: paulben on June 13, 2015, 03:03:05 am
Just be careful of the dreaded legionella . I used to do rainwater harvesting until I was off for 7months with pancreatitis never did find what started it but after a lot of research legionaires desease  can start it off . So since then its ro for me and never keep water for long
Title: Re: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: SeanK on June 13, 2015, 06:48:48 am
Can you wAsh windows with rain water or do you still need to run it through filters?

As long as the TDS is low enough you can, but I would still run it through a sediment filter just to remove anything
that might show up on the glass that's not dissolved in the water.
Plus it would keep any grit out of the tank in your van.
Title: Re: Rain water harvesting?
Post by: Shane sharples on June 13, 2015, 07:42:50 am
Can you wAsh windows with rain water or do you still need to run it through filters?

As long as the TDS is low enough you can, but I would still run it through a sediment filter just to remove anything
that might show up on the glass that's not dissolved in the water.
Plus it would keep any grit out of the tank in your van.
Good point mate