[AuRavelling79]

I'm building a rainwater harvesting system next week - do you just let the water straight into your holding tanks from the gutter downpipes or do you filter out debris in some way beforehand?

[Frankybadboy]

be waiting abit of time for filling it

[elite mike]

filter it first malc

[TomCrowther]

You will find some stuff at the local fish/pet supply place.

[AuRavelling79]

filter it first malc

How would you do that/build that?

[elite mike]

filter it first malc

How would you do that/build that?

pop over and have a look  

will see if i can find some pics as well

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/mport52/DadsGarage1?authkey=Gv1sRgCIec1Ja57rOXeA#5346836484484126354

its the last few that might interest you malc.

[matthewprice]

mike can i ask what reading do you get from the rain water.and how do you pump it to the filters thanks

[Dougaldum]

i get about 4 and 30 tds off  the roof

[CLEANCARE WC]

here you go gold this is what i bought havent fitted it yet though  planning to line it with sponge or pond filter....11th listing.


http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4522.m570.l1312&_nkw=rain+water+diverter&_sacat=See-All-Categories

[gary999]

ive got a nice sheet of hard plastic on top of my shed roof water runs
off down pipe into my tanks then runs into a an aquarium filter sponge
before it gets into my barrels.

normally i get between 0 and 3ppm

well thats when it rains!!

[elite mike]

mike can i ask what reading do you get from the rain water.and how do you pump it to the filters thanks

the tds varies can sometimes be 2  and other times over 30  :

i use filters in the gutters which should be changed weekly really ,but i dont 

then if you look at one of the last photos ,the blue box that contains various filters and they are all

gravity fed.

when the tds is high i pump it through the ro then using a cheap £30 pump of ebay.

hope that helps you

mike

[elite mike]

how you getting on malc

[AuRavelling79]

how you getting on malc

Fine thanks, you? Just collating info for the big push.