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Luke — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:16:14 +0000

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Rainwater Diverter – Raintap Gutter Diverter

Luke — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:52:39 +0000

A simple rainwater diverter device that diverts rainwater from gutters to the garden. The rainwater that is usually flushed down the storm water pipe can be used on your lawn, garden or diverted to a tank for use later.

Using the Rain Tap and a hose, you can provide deep root watering for a particular plant or area. After rain passes, move the hose to another area ready for the next rainfall.

The Rain Tap fits a 90mm round down pipe. For a rectangular down pipe, you will need adapters, sold separately.

Check out Neco.com.au for more details.

Pump Pod Water Storage and Transfer Solution

Luke — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:34:54 +0000

I was excited to see these little units for sale at Bunnings a couple of weeks back. The Pump Pod is an all in one rainwater storage barrel with built in pump and hose connections. Hook it up to one of your downpipes then use the stored water to water the garden or wash the car.

Rainwater calculator

Luke — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:36:48 +0000

Tankmasta has a great little rainwater calculator to help you calculate how much water could be collected from your roof into a rainwater tank annually. I was out in an industrialized area near Melbourne recently and I was amazed at the about of roof area some factories had with no sight of a rainwater tank.

Some of these factory roofs would literally cover hectares. Tankmasta's raineater calculator suggests that a 1 hectare (1o,000 sq meters) roof in Melbourne would collect 5,877,000 litres of water annually. That's not to be sneezed at!

You can find the rain water calculator at the bottom of Tankmaster's home page.

Rain water tank materials

Luke — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:38:39 +0000

Rain water tanks come in all shapes and sizes and materials. So what material should your water tanks be made from?

This all depends on your budget and whether the tank is above or below ground. Currently Polyethylene tanks are the most cost effective, but you may wish to consider other materials.

Polyethylene rainwater tanks are light, durable, easy to transport and come in a wide range of colours. They can be used above or below ground, however they generally don�t last as long as a concrete tank.

Fibreglass water tanks tend to be more resistant to rust and chemical corrosion and generally best suited to above ground instillations.

Concrete rain water tanks are long lasting, durable and can be built above or below ground. Above ground, concrete has the advantage of keeping water cooler and reducing algal growth.

Metal rain water tanks, like polyethylene, are light, durable and easy to transport. Bluescope Steel offer a great rang of metal tanks.

You can buy a huge range of rainwater tanks through ebay.

Rainwater harvesting with The Garden Water Saver

Luke — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:10:11 +0000

This nifty Canadian device diverts water from your downpipe into any container you like.� Not sure if this is available in Australia, however there's plenty of similar products on the market.� Check out The Garden Water Saver website for details.

RainSaver – Rainwater Diverter

Luke — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:41:00 +0000

Australian RainSaver has a nifty rainwater diverter which attaches to your down-pipe and redirects water through hoses to your garden.� Check out the RainSaver product page for details.

The Raintap rainwater diverter

Luke — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:35:21 +0000

One millimetre of rain on the average roof generates 250 litres of water. Normally this runs off your property and is wasted. But by fitting a raintap to your gutter downpipe, you can divert that water to your water storage tank, lawn, trees, plants or pool to make maximum use of even light rainfalls.

Available at most hardware stores, the Raintap retails for around $50. Check out the website for more info.

Divert initial roof collected water to reduce contamination

Luke — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:54:34 +0000

Rainwater Harvest has an ingenious product which will help prevent pollution of your rainwater tank by diverting a small volume of water from a initial downpour. This product helps to remove any bacteria that has build up in your gutters due to rotting leaves, bird and animal droppings and insects. See the Rainwater Harvest's First Flush Water Diverters product page for more.

RainBank – Rainwater harvesting

Luke — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:20:53 +0000

RainBank is an automatic controller for rainwater harvesting. RainBank is produced by Davey Products, an Australian designer and manufacturer of water transfer pumps and pressure systems for the rural, domestic, industrial, pool and spa markets.How it works:

When a toilet is flushed or a washing-machine begins to fill the RainBank system detects this demand and automatically checks to see if there is sufficient water in the rainwater storage tank.
If there is sufficient rainwater then RainBank switches the supply to this source and completes the demand cycle. Once the demand cycle is complete RainBank automatically switches off.
If the rainwater supply is depleted at any time during a demand cycle or prior to a demand cycle, RainBank provides mains water to fulfil the demand. In the case of a power failure, RainBank automatically supplies mains water as the backup.