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Rainwater harvesting from gutter downpipes

Gorteen · 2014-06-29 08:52:20

Does anyone have experience of fitting diverter to downpipes to harvest rainwater in a barrel? My downpipes are the square type and I'm hoping to reduce water charges by using harvested water for garden, pets, etc

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#32 12-07-2014 09:21PM

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Mamil biker wrote: »

what is an odour filter, never heard of this before.

Hi google secondary filtration.
Secondary Filtration
The Hydra Rainmaster rainwater treatment unit with self-cleaning pre-filter is ideal when recycling rain water. Rainwater collected from the roof and stored in tanks barely meets quality levels so that it can be directly used for showers, washing machines, gardening and other domestic uses.
Hydra Rainmaster Duo and Trio is a water treatment unit that allows you to achieve high levels in water clearing, performing a self-cleaning/back-washing pre-filter at 90 micron or 50 micron, a further filtration at 25 micron (Trio only) and a final water treatment with an activated carbon element capable of removing odours and colours.
The filter features a drain funnel, which is a device designed to protect potable water in water installations against pollution by backflow in accordance with European standard UNI EN 1717 November 2002. This device prevents backflow by making all elements downstream from the solenoid drain valve vent to atmosphere.
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