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ponddigger Hazel Tree

Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 47 Location: co tipp
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:54 am Post subject: rainwater harvesting |
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| h,i after the cold spell with water so scarce what do members think of rainwater harvesting . yours ponddigger |
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Sive Sessile Oak Tree

Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 576 Location: Co.Wexford
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:34 am Post subject: |
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I think we should be using far more stored rainwater...especially for flushing toilets with. It is absolutely mad that we use treated water for such a purpose. And the same goes for gardening.
But then we will always take water for granted if we don't pay for it........ |
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ponddigger Hazel Tree

Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 47 Location: co tipp
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:13 pm Post subject: underground system |
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| you are right sive,that why i am installing a 1000 gallon underground rain water system at my house in co tipp ,which includes a pondless waterfall to keep the water circulated.i will post photos of the project next week yours ponddigger |
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Sarah Evans Hawthorn Tree

Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 79 Location: Cork, Ireland
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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sounds like a good project and the environmental benefit makes it even more worthwhile. Look forward to your updates. We use rain butts but even at the rate we go through them they fill and spill. So a rain water system may be a future investment _________________ The Secret Garden Centre
Newmarket
Co Cork
029 60084
www.thesecretgardener.com |
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sandra12 Hazel Tree


Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Posts: 36
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:58 am Post subject: |
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We Keep our roof clean here and collect all our drinking water off it. Run it through a basic Brita filter then mostly boil it for tea. We are not dead yet.
No chlorine make the tea taste so much better too. |
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ponddigger Hazel Tree

Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 47 Location: co tipp
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Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:38 pm Post subject: rainwater harvesting |
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| hi can any body tell me why this post was moved from water features in ireland including all aspects of water gardening .yours ponddigger |
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verge Chief Moderator

Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Posts: 563 Location: Ireland
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ponddigger Hazel Tree

Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 47 Location: co tipp
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Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject: pondless water plus rainwater harvesting |
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| thank you ,but the system i use includes a pondless waterfall |
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brennan.jm Hazel Tree

Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 38
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| sandra12 wrote: | We Keep our roof clean here and collect all our drinking water off it. Run it through a basic Brita filter then mostly boil it for tea. We are not dead yet.
No chlorine make the tea taste so much better too. |
Hi Sandar12 can you give us some info on your system regarding how its set up and how much water you manage to harvest _________________ brennan.jm |
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