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This rainwater catchment system begins on this galvanized roof
Water enters the gutter and goes through the primary screening which must be checked monthly for clogging and damage
Water then enters and fills the first flush, which is this section
both of these sections must be evacuated after every rainfall and yearly
The first flush collects the first ten minutes of rainfall, once it fills up
there is a ball diverter that blocks more water from entering the first flush
The diverted water then enters the Tinaco or storage, The Tinaco must be completely drained and cleaned once a year
Water is contained in the Tinaco must be disinfected with chlorine with 1/4 cup per 1000 gallons
The Tinaco outlet leads along the wall towards the filtration system
Piping along the wall punches through and leads to the filters
These filters must be replaced every year
The system is set up to where there are two parallel series of two filters
The inner two filters are sediment filters, the outer two filters are carbon filters
This pipe here leads to the cistern where there is a
faucet that simplifies the cistern filling process
This pipe above me leads to the bathroom
This pipe head from the filtration system and
diverts first to the shower and then to the sink
In the bathroom we can see that the faucet has plenty of flow to wash hands
The shower also has enough flow to bath
The greywater from the sink leads to the toilet basin to be reused for flushing
Hopefully you are inspired to learn more and create your own rainwater catchment system
Possible uses of rainwater are almost endless and every possibility should be considered
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