Saving Water The Rain Harvesting Way
Cut off part of your downspout on your home from the main gutter system. Screw on flexible spouting and direct the rainfall into a 75-gallon or larger or smaller given your space available and set the barrel on top of tw- layers of cinder blocks. These tips will help you get started.
• Don’t haul water: Put the barrel close to where you nedd the water.
• Place the barrel in a shaded area: If possible. Water evaporates more quickly from a barrel set in full sun than it does from a barrel set in the shade.
• Try to obtain an offset diverter: Which functions as a Y splitter, for your downspout. It allows for two downspouts, on to the rain barrel and the other to the ground. Water flow can be directed from one downspout to the other simply by flippinf a lever.
• Never use a barrel with an open top: If the barrel doesn not have a lid use a screen to keep children and small animals from getting into it. Use BT dunks to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in a barrel with a screened lid.
• Set up an overflow: Even a moderate rainstorm can surpass a barrel’s storage capacity. Direct the overflow away from your home’s foundation and into a well-drained area or a pond.
For more information or to buy a rainwater harvesting kit for your home, check out Rain Barrel Guide.
FACT: 36 states are projecting water shortages in the next 10-12 years.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Switch your paper coffee filters to a reuseable one. It will not only cut down on paper-waste it will also cut down on time in the morning for you, just rinse and go.
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