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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jouk45 on July 03, 2007, 12:19:42 pm

Title: rain water conversion
Post by: jouk45 on July 03, 2007, 12:19:42 pm

guys crab this bargain while you can, i just ordered it, this is going to be one of the best investments  i have ever made,£40, you cant beat that.  after a number of tests, my rain water collected without filtering or resin, is between 1ppm and 2 ppm, i will be adding a filter and resin tube between the pipe on the rain diverter, giving me 000ppm in the water  butt,

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heres the link  http://www.independentoffers.co.uk/product-DDDELITM7399/Space-saving-water-butt-and-stand-.htm?Ref=IND.FR#

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: pjulk on July 03, 2007, 12:53:36 pm

With TDS that low straight into a water butt you would only need a sediment filter

I may do that myself.

Paul

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: jouk45 on July 03, 2007, 01:07:26 pm

hi paul, where do you get  the sediment filters, i have only ever use di as my water is very low,

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: john tomkins on July 03, 2007, 01:17:30 pm

Jouk45,
Just get a 10" housing and bang a sediment filter in it

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: pjulk on July 03, 2007, 01:18:14 pm

Any aquarium shop sell them for about £5 but then you would need a housing for it which i think are about £15.

Or from the RO Man

Sediment filter
http://www.ro-man.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/24_42/products_id/303

Housing
http://www.ro-man.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/25_47/products_id/61

You would also need a 1/2" fittings for the housing probably a couple of quid

Paul

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: jouk45 on July 03, 2007, 01:29:40 pm

thanks paul will try the sediment filter out, dont know if the housing would be any good, as i am counting on gravity flow from the drain, dont know if the force of water would push the water out of the housing, unles you can get an inline one, thanks

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: Jeff Brimble on July 03, 2007, 01:31:11 pm

Try stuffing  some " aquarium wool" up the pipe as a final filter.
If you have Marley or concrete tiles forget it unless you have a tap tds ppm of over 300

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: jouk45 on July 03, 2007, 01:50:16 pm

thanks jeff forgot about aquarium filter wool, algard filter wool is the name. you can get very fine
wool, so will try that first,

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: dudek on July 06, 2007, 05:40:37 pm

Thats all well and good but how the devil are you gonna service much work with one butt ful of that

dont get me wrong it sounds like a good idea

Title: Re: rain water conversion
Post by: Jeff Brimble on July 06, 2007, 07:38:15 pm

You are right dudek, you have to work out how much you need in a drought I use 60Lper day X say 4 days a week av for lets say a drought of  4 weeks is 960 litres-an IBC if you use more you would need 2 IBC. I advice putting two colectors under each other on the down spout as a lot of overflow goes down the spout, that way you double up on each passing cloud. You will be staggered how much actuall falls on a roof, I have managed to draw the water from a neighbours down spout 30 metres away, that collects of 5 garages  :o
If the situation is suitable just put all the downspout rain through a big filter straight into the collecting butt.
What you do have to remeber is a way of turning it all off or finding somewhere to send  the overflow which can be considerable.
Please also remember we get winter droughts. Tap water is usually about 5 degrees but a butt will be at zero or less in freezing weather so will need protection/ heat. On freezing days butt  water will will freeze in the hose quicker than tank water at 4 degrees.