Tag Archive: Rainwater
Rainwater Tank Problems
Rainwater Tanks aren’t always trouble free, so here is some advice on a couple of problems that you can encounter. Cleaning Even with pre-filters there will eventually be a build up of dirt and cloudy water at the bottom of…
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What Size Rainwater Tanks Do You Need – 2
How Do You Plan To Use The Water? The most common uses for rainwater are for toilet flushing, garden watering and car washing. Toilet Flushing Basically a new duel flush Australian toilet will use 6 L for it’s main flush…
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Rainwater – Safety
Millions of people have lived long healthy lives drinking rainwater . . . . but that’s doesn’t mean that rainwater is entirely pure, or completely safe for everyone. Composition The following Chemicals are commonly found in rain: Hydrogen, Ammonium, Calcium,…
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Onsite Stormwater Dention – Why
If you want to redevelop or subdivide an existing urban house block, you might find that a planning condition is that you will need to provide On-site Stormwater Detention (OSD). You may also find it is a condition on individual…
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Rainwater Collection – Quality Issues
This is a fairly typical rainwater collection installation. Gutters discharging to a pipe which discharges onto a screen fitted to the tank access point, cheap and cheerful! I must have seen it hundreds of times . . . . ….
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Charged Rainwater Collection
Thanks to SaveH2O, of Supadiverta This diagram indicates a charged rainwater collection system. These are sometimes called either a “wet” or a “pressure” system. NB. This diagram has been simplified for clarity. A leaf diverter, and an adequate overflow, must…
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Submersible Pumps
As well as the more common pressure pumps you will frequently see submersible pumps at your local supplier . . . . . So what’s the difference? Characteristics of Submersible Pumps: Most domestic submersible pumps come with an attached…
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Rainwater – Pump Size
One of the reasons why most rainwater systems use too much power is because because the pump is too big. For other reasons see Rainwater – Pump Issues Most pump suppliers and design charts will specify a larger pump than…
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Rainwater – Pressure Tank
A pressure tank, which I think is the most important upgrade to a standard rainwater supply system, looks like the photo on the right. Small tanks are mounted on the pump, larger tanks like this one are on the ground….
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Charged Drainage System
Thanks to SaveH2O, of Supadiverta This diagram indicates a charged drainage system. These are sometimes called either a “wet” or a “pressure” system. With this type of system a section of the pipe always remains full unlike a Conventional System. As the…
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