[jouk45]

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,


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

[pjulk]

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

I may do that myself.

Paul

[jouk45]

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

[john tomkins]

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

[pjulk]

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

[jouk45]

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

[Jeff Brimble]

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

[jouk45]

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

[dudek]

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

[Jeff Brimble]

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 
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.