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Ardo
Ardo
5 January 2021

Rainwater Harvesting Wet System Questions

Rainwater Harvesting Wet System Questions
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I overthink things. I will have a charged system and my tanks are 50m away from my house. I plan on using a sediment trap. The tanks are my only source of water. The…

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Ardo
Jan 05, 2021 11:53 pm
southpacific
southpacific
10 May 2020

My Rainwater harvesting system

My Rainwater harvesting system

I'll add a pic to help. SaveH20: 1a. Not sure of my 20:1 ARI . Im near Gawler SA. says about 2% chance of filling 5KL tank in 4 minutes assuming tranfer pump doesnt turn…

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southpacific
May 10, 2020 10:22 pm
southpacific
delta4
delta4
1 May 2020

Owner build a solar passive house

Owner build a solar passive house
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Thank you so much for taking the time To explain so much to me. The passivehaus is a whole next level we hadn’t really got that far . It’s more like you said, …

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delta4
May 01, 2020 11:23 pm
rantapawan
rantapawan
17 April 2020

Sustainability Links

Sustainability Links
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Its a great resource list Steve, Thanks!

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rantapawan
Apr 17, 2020 4:34 am
rantapawan
Frewvk
Frewvk
21 August 2016

My rainwater system design

My rainwater system design

Hi John Are you done, moved in and have full tanks? In the end did the builder install 75mm downpipes? With all this rain I've been cursing that we don't have a roof or…

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Frewvk
Aug 21, 2016 6:10 pm
SaveH2O
SaveH2O
1 March 2016

Plumbing Genius ( Rainwater) required :)

Plumbing Genius ( Rainwater) required :)

I came across this thread by accident when Googling another subject matter. The questions asked are simple but the thread was posted in the wrong sub forum. :?

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SaveH2O
Mar 01, 2016 5:02 pm
SaveH2O
GUILLOTE
GUILLOTE
26 February 2016

yet another rain water setup questions

yet another rain water setup questions
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Thanks B man.. I will try to start a New thread.. and i will upload New images

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GUILLOTE
Feb 26, 2016 2:19 pm
oneJohn
oneJohn
1 December 2015

Buying a tank

Buying a tank

I heard back from council, and they don't have any particular site discharge requirements. They don't even check it, although say it should be constructed according to…

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oneJohn
Dec 01, 2015 9:36 am
oneJohn
B-Man
B-Man
19 April 2015

Share neighbours Bore

Share neighbours Bore

building-expert thats great insight and the fact you manually swapped power points for the pump hopefully you didnt have to do it too much. since the bore is already…

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B-Man
Apr 19, 2015 6:18 pm
robbie_p
robbie_p
17 February 2015

Water tank advice

Water tank advice

Will do... the plumber said i had the perfect setup to make use of the gravity at my disposal

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robbie_p
Feb 17, 2015 12:13 pm
greenpeapod
greenpeapod
12 February 2015

Using cork for insulation

Using cork for insulation

Hi guys, I've been reading a few articles lately about using cork as cladding for homes, and as flooring. I'm interested in how sustainable and eco-friendly it is, has…

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greenpeapod
Feb 12, 2015 12:03 am
Stewie D
Stewie D
9 December 2014

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens

You can bury the bulk of any sort of tank underground without too much difficulty - concrete fibreglass, plastic etc but where this becomes a problem is a) the cost to…

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Stewie D
Dec 09, 2014 2:34 pm
MR2
MR2
20 January 2014

REMINDER: Check Meter Reading

REMINDER: Check Meter Reading

we just had the same thing, our bill was over by 130kw over a 137kw bill hahahaha

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MR2
Jan 20, 2014 5:04 pm
MR2
Gandj
Gandj
1 February 2013

Do we need a smaller water tank next to the house?

Do we need a smaller water tank next to the house?

SaveH20, Thank you for your very length and informative post this has re-inforced some of the information I had already read. This is one the great things about this…

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Gandj
Feb 01, 2013 6:23 pm
TheGardenWhisperer
TheGardenWhisperer
9 November 2011

Devices for home energy saving

Devices for home energy saving

An excellent device for saving energy is a plastic bottle. Why? Because if fridges and freezers are fairly empty they have a low thermal mass and when you open the door…

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TheGardenWhisperer
Nov 09, 2011 11:02 pm
TheGardenWhisperer
Poopee
Poopee
31 October 2010

rainwater tank pump kit

rainwater tank pump kit

Thanks yetti, I have used gutter guards to prevent leaves from going into downpipe to tank. Also the inlet of the tank has a filter. What I was wondering was the outlet or…

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Poopee
Oct 31, 2010 10:01 pm

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