RE: Water Reclamation System

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

Stuart,

a: Hmm.... I'd look VERY carefully at the structural integrity of the
garage roof. Water is, well, heavy, and you may need to reinforce.

b: Charcoal. (SWMBO comes from a long line of market gardeners.)

c: If you're going to use it for watering the garden, then no, that's fine.
Note however, that "hosepipe bans" are dictated by the
Environment Agency, not your local water supplier and DO apply even to
water you have collected off your own roof and store in your own storage
tanks.

My personal recommendation would be to use a series of daisy-chained water
butts. OR to dig out an underground tank (if you're serious) and install a
motorised pump.

Regards,

Mark



-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Poulton [mailto:swp@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 14 July 2002 15:58
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Water Reclamation System


Hi All,

I've decided that I want to reduce the "fresh" water usage here
at gadget 
towers.

Plan is as follows

1) Collect rain water from main roof of house, easy enough to do as 
downspout runs past wall of garage.

2) Install automated storage system in garage roof.
3) Collect water from garage roof, more difficult as storage tanks will
obviously be above gutter level, plan to use a rainbut with automated 
emptying system into garage storage tank.

Any comments on above welcome

Now the questions

a) How to store the water, ie tanks ? Have to consider that it's a new 
house so has horible A frame roof members in the garage, which have a 
spacing of 22"

b) Is there any addative for the water to reduce the chance of it smelling
? (I'm already working on an automated dosing pump )

c) Any implications with the water board / /local council.


Cheers

STuart



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