[Greenbuilding] Living with a rainwater cistern (was Re:hotwater)

[stubby at citilogs.com]

Victoria no problem...baker lake ...questionable! 
Stubby
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From: "John O'Brien" <john at boardom.ca>
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:03:26 
To: Green Building<greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
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Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Living with a rainwater cistern (was Re:hot
	water)

How unreasonable is a rainwater system for Canadian winters... Would
the tank size required make it unfeasable?

j

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Nick Pyner <npyner at tig.com.au> wrote:
>> On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:52:26 -0500, <bill.allen at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> > I'm in the middle of the woods and was thinking about a rainwater
>> > harvesting system instead of drilling a well.  Can anyone comment pro or
>> > con on RWH systems, especially for drinking water?
>
>
> I can't comment on wells, I have never known anybody who does it but, if you
> read anything Carmine Vasile writes, you can be pretty sure you are better
> off with water from the roof.
>
> Your local government authority and your rural hardware supplier shoud be
> your first ports of call.
>
> But essentially:
>
> use a metal roof
>
> use screens over the gutters
>
> use a first flsh diverter, or at least check on the local practicality of
> these.
>
> use 1.2mm mosquito screens at the tank
>
> use a food grade poly tank. They last as long as metal, are more manageable
> than concrete, and are usually cheaper than both.
>
> always use a round tank if you can.
>
> Having said all that about tanks, I am currently doing a partially buried
> 36,000 litre concrete tank which is square. It is essentially a swimming
> pool with a lid. The lid serves as a patio. The patio determines the size,
> shape, and position of the tank.
>
> Nick Pyner
>
> Dee Why   NSW
>
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