Any Body Specialise In Rain Water Harvesting ?

[LDhiman]

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

 

[AWheating]

fitted some, very problematic from my experience and seems a limited market place.

most of the rwh systems that my old company fitted on new builds got turned off and re plumbed to mains after a year or two due to the number of problems and call backs the landlords got fed up with them.

 

[Ermintrude]

fitted some, very problematic from my experience and seems a limited market place.

most of the rwh systems that my old company fitted on new builds got turned off and re plumbed to mains after a year or two due to the number of problems and call backs the landlords got fed up with them.

Grey water is a brown area. It's poo! Schools ect have had the fitted but as said its a freakin disaster. Far better getting involved in storage and rainwater / retention accumulators and flow restriction / hydro blocks. With new developments on old sewers the Sw needs to be slowed down as run off time too quick and needs to be managed!

 

[basildog]

Makes me laugh it is talked about as though it is some kind of new technology ?
Many old houses saved rainwater back a couple of hundred years ago !
The systems are only as complicated as the designer makes them !
My old mate used to service water rams which I know nothing about but as I understand it they are powerless pumps that work on weight of the water and gravity ?
We do like to make things complicated these days for no good reason ?

 

[IND_Nick]

I have fitted a few and no problems at all. They are difficult to retro fit but on big refurbishments and new build no major issues. As with most things get the manufacturer to sort out the specifics and follow the MI's. On a side note all the installs I have done have been large properties that have been fully re plumbed, not sure it would work on a 3 bed semi retro fit if that makes sense.

 

[Ermintrude]

I have fitted a few and no problems at all. They are difficult to retro fit but on big refurbishments and new build no major issues. As with most things get the manufacturer to sort out the specifics and follow the MI's. On a side note all the installs I have done have been large properties that have been fully re plumbed, not sure it would work on a 3 bed semi retro fit if that makes sense.

Osma systems ok below ground but used for irrigation systems on massive greenhouses

 

[LDhiman]

Thanks for all the input. My thoughts mainly take me too being able to sell some sort of package deal. to joe bloggs. as has been said my main stumbling block is cost of retro fitting them

 

[Worcester]

Joe Bloggs isn't going to buy it, - he doesn't even bother with a downpipe diverter.
You market place is Mr and Mrs Aspirational Grand-Design

 

[lame plumber]

Makes me laugh it is talked about as though it is some kind of new technology ?
Many old houses saved rainwater back a couple of hundred years ago !
The systems are only as complicated as the designer makes them !
My old mate used to service water rams which I know nothing about but as I understand it they are powerless pumps that work on weight of the water and gravity ?
We do like to make things complicated these days for no good reason ?

we had a ram on the old mans farm in cornwall, simple but clever little device, water runs fm a spring down a hill and then it pushes it up to a holding tank at the top of the hill to run all the troughs for animals, used to fed the house as well.

Alsso I run 2 loos in the house here from tanks on a flat roof, fed from gutters, just means i flush for free and dont pay sewage rates

 

[brummieplumber]

I've fitted a few, but as Worcester said your average customer isn't interested. It's only those with a bit to spend and who enjoy telling the neighbours about their eco credentials who would get in touch!