Comments on: Can Anybody tell me about rain water conservation at low cost in a house ?

By: happylovehealth

happylovehealth — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:02:59 +0000

simple. place a slant corrugated roof and fix a channel at the end of the slope - let the channel be slightly sloping towards one end - where you can have a pipe that would lead to a tank to collect the water. the impurities that might come with the first shower can be sieved out before the water goes inside the tank. this arrangement is cheap and easy to make, easy to use and easy to maintain.
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By: qreusjorj

qreusjorj — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:17:59 +0000

I actually collect rainwater myself. I have two rain boxes right now. They fill up fast. Look at my source links to see where I bought them and also how much you can collect by roof sq footage and inches of rain. I love doing it. I have a raised perimeter garden that I can water for a couple of weeks with the water I collect. The installation is as basic as putting them under your rain gutter. YOu have to cut the down pipe to direct the water but that is it. Take a look on the links I sent for pics. Easiest system I found, plus you can easily expand it.

As soon as I have the money I am going to build a more elaborate system that allows for greater collection. The boxes (75 gallon each) fill up fast. I want to be able to store 1500-3000 gallons at least to really realize savings.

I added a small pump to it to give me pressure to get around my yard with the hose. It will gravity feed but only best when really full. The pump was $90 at Home Depot.
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http://www.symliving.com/store/rainCatchment.asp chart
http://www.symliving.com/installation.asp installation

By: Alby

Alby — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:39:59 +0000

Dear friend you have a great plan to conserve RWH, when it comes to cost it depends on the type of requiremeant & your need.

Whats the storage in lts you are looking at, purpose like gardening etc.
Are you just looking for rain water recharging.
Your requirement details are required.

Please visit the below link & you can contact them for details…
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http://preserve-nature.hpage.com/rain_water_harvesting_84902192.html

By: srinivasan r

srinivasan r — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:11:59 +0000

It is good that you thought of Rain water harvesting. You must see that the you install pipes to carry water from your terrace to the ground. Make sure that the water percolates through some gravel and enters the covered pit dug in te ground for storage. This will improve the ground water level and you can use the same in case of need by putting a borewell.
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By: sai krishna

sai krishna — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:02:59 +0000

The terrace water to be brought down thro a pipe line to the place where all the excess water is to be drained and at that place a pit of 3 feet by 3 feet with a depth of 6 feet and filled with gravels / jelly and sand covered on the top with a cement slab with big holes of 3 inch by 3 inch
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By: Zachary

Zachary — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:33:59 +0000

If your gutters are clear, consider rain barrels to colllect and store water. Then you use drip irrigation to water the plants directly, wasting no water. You could also possibly convert your roof into a green roof, which directly catches rain water for plant needs.(its like a garden on your roof)
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