A DIY Rainwater Harvesting System & First Flush
Slideshow with larger photographs Copy link into browser: s209.photobucket.com Effective Economical Rainwater Harvesting System to provide all water used in the home. Includes making a 32 mm water diverter and primary and secondary flush system with 25 micron water butt inlet filter sock, 5 micron filter and housing. Hope you enjoy building one of these. Drinking filtered rainwater free of chlorine, fluoride, pesticides, fertilizers, farm animal waste, wildfowl and fish waste makes more sense to me and tastes beautiful compared to the chemically treated mains water. A Pond UV Sterilizer can be added to make sure its pathogen free. We use a Doulton ceramic candle filter and housing for bathroom wash basin cold and for an additional filtered rainwater supply in the kitchen. A double stopcock system has been installed to switch from rainwater to mains when tank is empty. Would have liked a 3500 litre tank, settled for a 2700 litre tank for £155 Ebay B&Q best for 32 mm pipe guttering and connectors. Toolstation for MDPE Pipe and , guttering, downpipe converter, fittings, Soil Pipe, fittings. Recycle centre for patio table legs. Maplins for Junior Hippo Water Pump.. Total Outlay: £620.00 Had some amazing bargains from Ebay

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