WHY RAINWATER??
Rainwater is generally much lower in salinity than mains water. This reduces the corrosion of in-house appliances and may extend their life (including hot water services, kettles and irons) and is also good for low salinity plants in the garden
- Once the tank/s is installed, rainwater is cheaper than mains water
- Rainwater often tastes better than mains water
- Being softer than mains water, rainwater may help reduce the amount of soap, shampoo and detergents you need to use
- A well utilised rainwater tank will conserve mains water, protecting our water supplies
- Using a rainwater tank regularly will reduce stormwater run-off from your roof. This may reduce flooding, erosion and environmental damage to our streams and coastal waters. Tanks can also reduce the peak load on the reticulated water supply system
- Rainwater tanks provide a secondary backup water supply for your home should there be a failure or reduction in the main supply
- Rainwater is not treated with chemicals
HOW TO USE MY RAINWATER!
- The use of rainwater for drinking only saves very little water and has little impact on reducing the amount of roof run off to the street
- The use of rainwater tanks for garden watering will not save much water unless the tank is quite large. This is because of our Mediterranean climate with most of our rainfall occurs over winter when we usually do not need it for garden watering
- The way to maximise the use of rainwater is to interconnect it with the mains supply to your home. Plumbing the tank directly into as many regular water-consuming areas (e.g. laundry, kitchen, toilet) is a good option but the most efficient and easiest way to connect your rainwater is to interconnect rainwater with the mains supply. This must be done by a Licensed Plumber
IS RAINWATER SAFE?
- Rainwater is safe to drink if it is clear, has little taste or smell and importantly that the source of the rainwater is a well-maintained tank and roof catchment system
- Installing a sediment filter to your system will ensure sediment free water is delivered to your home, for extra filtering, a twin under-sink silver carbon filter systems can be installed
HOW MUCH WATER CAN I HARVEST?
- A simple calculation will determine your potential water catchment. Every sq m of roof equals
1 litre of water for every 1mm of rain. Allowing for a co-efficient runoff percentage, you would expect to harvest up to 95% of total catchment
- Multiply your total roof area (sq m) by your annual rainfall average and you will have the total potential catchment for the year. Yes, it is amazing how much goes down the drain!
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E-mail: info@aquaboss.com.au
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