{"id":2683,"date":"2015-08-05T15:47:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T15:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/harvesting-rainwater\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T10:20:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T10:20:47","slug":"harvesting-rainwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/harvesting-rainwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvesting Rainwater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><!-- [if !mso]&gt;v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}&lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 498 2842 The Little House Company 23 6 3334 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Guardian\/About\/General\/2010\/8\/22\/1282500013841\/People-walk-through-heavy-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: www.theguardian.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">In the UK we often enjoy more than 150 days of rain every year. Of course, we&#8217;re using the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Contractual term\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/contractual-term\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/contractual_term;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Contractual_term;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02rfhkx;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Contractual_term\" >term<\/a> enjoy loosely here. But, regardless of all the cancelled picnics and desperate <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Title search\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/title-search\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/title_search;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.093ycv;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Title_search\" >searches<\/a> for an umbrella, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2014\/jul\/22\/rainwater-harvesting-using-the-weather-to-pay-your-bills\">England&#8217;s soggy climate could be harnessed for use in and around your home.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">According to government statistics, the average <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homeowners\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home-insurance\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home_insurance;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0313mp;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Home_insurance;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home_insurance\" >homeowner<\/a> uses 150 litres of drinking water a day, and half of this is used to flush our toilets, wash our clothes, and water our lawns. By harvesting rainwater, you could lower your water bill by 50%, and also help to reduce the waste of filtered drinking water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.cwpc.co.uk\/images\/rainwater_harvesting.png\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: www.cwpc.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">The process is extremely simple. Rainwater falls and gets collected in your gutters, which is then directed to your tank. The implemented filtration system filters out any debris from the gutters and this washes away in the next rainfall. Then, whenever you flush your toilet, connect your hose to an outdoor tap, or your washing machine starts a cycle, a pump inside the tank pushes the water out to wherever it&#8217;s needed. If it&#8217;s a particularly dry season with low rainfall, there is a switch to reconnect to the mains supply so you won&#8217;t be left without any water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" align=\"center\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nexusbs.co.uk\/energy-solutions\/files\/2012\/02\/nbs-rain-water.png\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: nexusbs.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are some things to consider before going through with the process. Firstly, you&#8217;ll need a space large enough to fit a water tank in, although the sizes vary. You&#8217;ll also need to decide whether you want the tank underground, which will require excavation but keeps the tank at a constant temperature, or above ground, meaning the tank is exposed to fluctuations in weather during summer and winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Another important decision to make is whether you want to <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Land use\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-use\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_use;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0flb7;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_use\" >use<\/a> the harvested rainwater solely for outdoors (watering plants, washing vehicles etc.), or for indoor <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Use (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/use-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/use_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05r4j5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Use_(law)\" >use<\/a> too (toilets and washing machines). Unfortunately, rainwater is non-potable and so cannot be used for drinking, bathing or cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">The cost of a harvesting system can start from as little as \u00a3500 for above ground, outdoors use only tanks. For higher quality, underground, indoor and outdoor use systems, prices can stretch to upwards of \u00a32000. While it may seem like quite an expense, harvesting rainwater will not only pay for itself in the long run but it also benefits the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainwaterharvesting.co.uk\/\">For advice on whether rainwater harvesting is the right choice for you, click here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thelittlehousecompany.com\/property-blog\/280\/the_new_green_deal\">For more information on the improvements you can make to your home to cut your bills in half, check out our blog.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/thelittlehousecompany.com\/property-blog?author=8\" target=\"\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Jessica Lawrence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image source: www.theguardian.com \u00a0 \u00a0 In the UK we often enjoy more than 150 days of rain every year. 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But, regardless of all the cancelled picnics and desperate searches for an<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/harvesting-rainwater\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/harvesting_rainwater","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2683"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15236,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions\/15236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2683"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=2683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}