[CF Facilities]

So to those who may harvest rainwater or have an opinion..
Currently I filter then RO then Di then into static tank and transfer into van tank every morning.
I was wondering if I could instead harvest rainwater into IBC then transfer pump through DI into into static tank and transfer into van OR...
Harvest into IBC then transfer pump through DI into van OR......
Harvest into IBC then transfer into van and put DI into van after pump and clean windows. But does this restrict flow or put pressure on pump or battery?

I have a water butt currently with rainwater reading 43 tds.

Any thoughts great fully received.

[nathankaye]

Not done rain water harvest, but do you leave the first 5/10 min of first down pipe to go waste  and then collect through filter?
Im oblivious, but would expect rain water to be less than that.

[Smurf]

To be honest I've found as the demand of pure required increases it's easier just to produce pure using a ro/di myself

[Lee Burbidge]

I have collected rain water direct from a paddling pool in the garden and cleaned the glass.
https://youtu.be/--A35jYq8ec

Bob Hatt collects rain water... I can see if I can get pictures of his set up if you inbox me

[Smurf]

The colour of the water in that paddling pool it looks like someone has peed in it already
Also leave it for a while open like that then see how many wiggly things are swimming in it too.

Seriously rainwater harvesting seems a good idea at the time and is very eco friendly for the types that like the thought and promote they only use harvested rainwater. However you soon reach a point it becomes pointless if you ask me once you start using more water than you can actually harvest. Then now what are the eco warriors customers going to think when they twig it was not harvested rainwater you are using after all? 

I remember one year there was a hose ban in force and turned out to be the wettest year on record.  Did that stop trades people using a garden hose legally?...Nope as all the water companies said to carry on as normal.  Was a daft position to be in as you could turn up at a property and use their outside tap with a hose legally but they couldn't use it themselves even when it was peeing it down most of the year. 

[nathankaye]

I find it funny when there is an hosepipe ban, how people think that should some how mean that people who work in a trade should not use water, such as the likes of the humble window cleaner or even the garden centres!! Just means the likes of citizens using water at home for their own use in the garden

[paulben]

Be careful how you store rainwater don't want to be spreading leigonaires

[a900]

Rainwater harvesting can work very well as I found but isn't viable where I am now.
Used to live in a 1930's semi that collected all water to one downpipe. And from there stored in an ibc tank covered to protect from the sun. Used to run this through prefilter (one in the downpipe 2) and Di into my normal pure ibc.

I supply water so didn't meet all my needs but worked out a lot cheaper than the water bill would have been. I had a 1000l pure a week most weeks.

Not viable anymore as we moved to a new house and don't want ibcs around and 3 downpipes that cannot be diverted to 1 collection point.

[Smurf]

I use to harvest rainwater and your right a good downpour use to fill a 1000 ltr ibc very quickly. However you get to the point of wanting to caputre every drop but soon run out of room for holding tanks. My missus soon put a stop to that idea 

If you one of the lucky ones that are not on a water meter yet like me it don't really matter if you use a ro/di or not.
 

[easycleaner]

Hi
Got a 3000lt tank in the garden.
Tap TDS 280 rain water harvest 24TDS, this runs the loo's and washing machine.
When we have a good downpour pump it through DI only.
IT's hard to judge how much this saves me.
Water per cubic mt around £2.20. so not a lot unless it rains a lot and I'm not working anyway.
Check out  http://www.rainwaterharvesting.co.uk/
Mart

[Tosh]

I harvest rainwater without any filtering. Water on roof  ----> straight into tank.

[Smurf]

I harvest rainwater without any filtering. Water on roof  ----> straight into tank.

Go on I know yer dying to tell us what sort of roof it is

[Tosh]

Ay? It's a house roof. What are you jibbering on about now? Have you been counting the fairies at the end of the garden again?