tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040478389957921547.post9102031826149106630..comments2024-03-27T08:35:11.357+02:00Comments on The Little White Donkey: It's Raining!Asproullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10495411522653521782noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040478389957921547.post-50460217299372587962011-11-17T19:59:52.447+02:002011-11-17T19:59:52.447+02:00Hi Idiot Moufflon :)
Thanks for your comment. Unf...Hi Idiot Moufflon :)<br />Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately restyling the roof is a step or two more than I can ask my BB to take. BUT... if I ever design a house again, rainwater catchment will figure prominently. Retrofitting is a nightmare. I will keep your image of a rollercoaster of flower petals close to my mind and heart -- and if I ever do it will be sure to let you know.<br />Thanks for the input -- please keep comment s coming !Asproullahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10495411522653521782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040478389957921547.post-27188323362378940472011-11-17T00:33:22.203+02:002011-11-17T00:33:22.203+02:00Did you consider rearranging the entire roof –both...Did you consider rearranging the entire roof –both in terms of material and shape –so as to make it more effective in gathering water? Like using lighter tiles or naturally waterproofed wood? <br /><br />I’ve always imagined a tiled / wooden, curved roof with a number of different, inclined levels (a bit like a rollercoaster made out of adjacent flower petals … umm, that doesn’t make sense, I know…) and large watercourses on the sides (perhaps with a covered chimney right down the middle)… but I guess it could be quite expensive.the Idiot Mouflonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429239724988272641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040478389957921547.post-38554628354901821982011-11-15T17:17:00.109+02:002011-11-15T17:17:00.109+02:00Hi Camille,
Thanks so much for your comment. Wher...Hi Camille,<br />Thanks so much for your comment. Where are you? Here in Cy? Seawater tanks??? <br />You're absolutely right about the isolation valves -- just an in-line tap would do it, yeah?<br />Do you have a first-flush diverter?<br />Yes, four is slightly higher which means a lot of water before we can access it. But we're not planning on using it during the winter -- rather storing it for the summer and by the time summer rolls around all the tanks should be full. Based on roof size and rainfall I estimate our being able to catch 80 tons November-May.<br />Did you design your system? Or was it in place when you started work? Any help/input/advice is very welcome as we are sort of doing this seat-of-the-pants...Asproullahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10495411522653521782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040478389957921547.post-67886271651165314452011-11-15T16:25:21.036+02:002011-11-15T16:25:21.036+02:00Sorry - wasn't paying attention to THE Project...Sorry - wasn't paying attention to THE Project. I have 5 X 1000 l interlinked seawater tanks at work - each can be individually isolated to allow for independent filling/emptying, for cleaning, leak repair, rotation etc. Just from what I can see in Photo 2 you haven't put any isolation valves on the tanks - if one tank leaks or tap left on - you lose the lot! An inline ON/OFF valve on each inlet offers other possibilities. If you could turn off 2 & 3 while 1 & 4 were filling.... you could also hold one full tank plus the reserve for fire fighting .... Also the only outlet is on 4 which seems higher (from the photo) than the rest - that's a lot of water to fill before reaching it. <br /><br />C ^_^Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104827647613076122noreply@blogger.com