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Rainwater collection/harvesting

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  • 02-11-2013 10:50pm
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    hotpotato
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭


    Anyone know much about this? We are renovating soon and thinking about this-in particular any personal experience?


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    L1011
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    Its not hugely practical unless you have a garden in which you use a lot of water. You can use it for toilet flushing but it can stain the toilet bowl and you'd probably benefit more from greywater recovery (sink, shower) for that.


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    January
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    Moved from Dublin City


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    hotpotato
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭hotpotato


    Thanks MYOB. Is greywater recovery a completely different thing? Never heard of it.


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    Greywater is semi-clean domestic waste that goes stagnant and bacterial very quickly requiring heavy treatment. Rainwater is naturally filtered and just requires light UV/ozone treatment and filtration or large settling tanks.


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    robclay26
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    Have a look at rain safe. Looks like a very hight quality treatment system and cheap enough to operate over a year.


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    hotpotato
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭hotpotato


    So what's the point in grey water recovery at all then if the rainwater is naturally filtered and less full of bacteria requiring less treatment? Why not just aye rainwater?

    Wondering if this thread will get a bit more attention with impending water charges and fact that profit must be made by water company.

    Anyone with a new build seriously considering this?


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