Any Body Specialise In Rain Water Harvesting ?

[LDhiman]

I see where your coming from. still something im pretty interested in. still plenty of time to toy with the idea.

 

[Centralheatking]

Hiya we did alot with Rainwater Harvesting inthe 1990's and there are plenty of published articles about what we did under Aquarius Rainwater and Aquarius Water Eng - in self build mag, build it , building for a future etc.

Bluntly mains water is still too cheap as supplied to private homes - we ended up doing
supermarkets/nursing homes etc pm me if you want more info - quite happy to help

Centralheatking

Hello guys.

Do any of you guys specialise in rain water harvesting ?

is it cost effective?

what, if any regular problems ?

is there a demand for these sort of systems ?

basically i have been toying with the idea of MAYBE some day building a business around them although it is nothing but a thought at the moment so please don't shoot me down too fast

 

[buffy27]

in ireland we are goin to start paying for our water next year..there is a huge push on at the moment to install meter boxes...people will be interested in saving money ..and to have a standard set up to accommodate the average household for harvesting could be a clever move..!!!! i have researched this before but there seems to be a rain cloud[pardon the pun] over the idea for this type of application..???? regards buf

 

[LDhiman]

in ireland we are goin to start paying for our water next year..there is a huge push on at the moment to install meter boxes...people will be interested in saving money ..and to have a standard set up to accommodate the average household for harvesting could be a clever move..!!!! i have researched this before but there seems to be a rain cloud[pardon the pun] over the idea for this type of application..???? regards buf

i was thinking along the same lines. tbh tho im miles off actually doing anything. not even started working as a plumber yet lol

 

[LDhiman]

Hiya we did alot with Rainwater Harvesting inthe 1990's and there are plenty of published articles about what we did under Aquarius Rainwater and Aquarius Water Eng - in self build mag, build it , building for a future etc.

Bluntly mains water is still too cheap as supplied to private homes - we ended up doing
supermarkets/nursing homes etc pm me if you want more info - quite happy to help

Centralheatking

brilliant thank you. will see if i can find the articels

 

[Centralheatking]

I think we have some held electronically - so private msg me you email and I will get our
business mgr to put a package together - there is plenty to discuss CHK

brilliant thank you. will see if i can find the articels

 

[Centralheatking]

To esp the men from the free state - regarding water meters read on.

No-one has produced an effluent meter yet - so your utility will base all it charges around
clean water consumed at your water meter - NOT how much poo you discharge.

So all the mains water you can save at your meter will pay dividends as here your poo disposal is
calculated and charged as 95% of mains water consumed and charged. Use rainwater for loads of things and then flush it away and they will not charge you - Easy Centralheatking

 

[Koogatubac]

Is this very similar to spring water systems?

Surely u have filters inc a UV filter and a mains pump?

Would be interested in some knowledge on this is any1 can share a diagram on a basic layout?

 

[Worcester]

You have seperate supply systems in the house, you only use the rain water for grey water systems e.g. flush toilets, water gardens and sometimes feed washing machines.

see here: Environment Agency - Re-using and harvesting water

However, for UK homes, it is more cost effective to save water than to reuse rainwater or greywater. Doing this will save energy and reduce CO[SUB]2[/SUB] emissions, whereas greywater and rainwater systems often increase the total amount of energy and emissions.

 

[Centralheatking]

No prob Kooga - pm me CHK

Is this very similar to spring water systems?

Surely u have filters inc a UV filter and a mains pump?

Would be interested in some knowledge on this is any1 can share a diagram on a basic layout?