Browse Forums Eco Living Re: Rainwater catchment 2Nov 17, 2016 6:03 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Rainwater catchment 4Nov 17, 2016 10:03 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Rainwater catchment 5Nov 17, 2016 10:54 am 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater catchment 7Nov 17, 2016 11:59 am Building a Fairmont Custom in Seaford Meadows Our Build Thread Re: Rainwater catchment 9Nov 17, 2016 4:14 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater catchment 10Nov 17, 2016 8:21 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater catchment 12Nov 18, 2016 10:43 am Answer needed I asked what we are being supplied for the $880 we paid and this is the reply from the builder. They say we are paying for building variation we made. About $500 of the $880 will be the variation charge. Has the work being done? If not, then you should cancel it and save your money. Answer needed (As per variation you are paying for 100mm diameter PVC downpipes in lieu of Colorbond The Colorbond downpipes cost about 50% more than 100mm dwv pipe. I have developed a rainwater harvesting system that would have allowed you to retain your Colorbond downpipes. It is unfortunate that you were unaware of it. I am puzzled by the reference to the plural "100mm diameter PVC downpipes". Why would they change all of the downpipes? Answer needed plus an additional run for approximately 5 meters to a point of discharge that you will be able to connect your future tank to. This is to connect the water tank's overflow to the stormwater system. An overflow is necessary for standard rainwater harvesting systems but not necessary for all designs. Answer needed When we inspect the property we didn't see recycle system connected to the toilet. It suppose to be green pipe isn't it? Recycled water pipe is lilac. There is a charge for the recycled water that you use and it is compulsory for the builder to connect it to the toilet. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater catchment 13Nov 18, 2016 11:33 am Oh no. What a mess we are in. I have no idea that colorbond one is more expensive. Thank you. The installation hasn't been done yet but it's in the contract so I'm not sure if I can cancel. Thank you. Re: Rainwater catchment 14Nov 18, 2016 7:40 pm I don't understand. How can they be charging you a variation if it is in the contract? All you are getting is cheaper 100mm downpipes which you don't need and (it would seem) an overflow return to stormwater which can also be done away with. I assume that you would prefer your Colorbond downpipes. If you decide that you still want a tank and if it was positioned next to the house, then one downpipe would drain directly to the tank and the tank's overflow would then connect to where that downpipe had joined the stormwater. With that usual situation, then why would they supply "an additional run for approximately 5 meters to a point of discharge that you will be able to connect your future tank to." It doesn't make sense unless the tank is going to be away from the house. One diverted downpipe would not be enough but additional downpipes would either need to be buried and diverted to the tank where they would then rise out of the ground to the top of the tank or else be plumbed along the house wall...which is ugly. For now, I would be asking them to explain just what the ""additional run for approximately 5 meters to a point of discharge" is. If possible, I would also try to get this very vague clause removed and the monies involved deducted from the total. If you want to install a rainwater harvesting system to perhaps supply a garden tap, then I can advise on the easiest, neatest and cheapest way to do it but because you will have re-cycled water connected to the toilets, the tank's utilisation would not be high outside of the summer months unfortunately...unless you were able to connect to the HWS. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater catchment 15Nov 21, 2016 10:32 am I contacted my builder said we don't want PVC downpipes as it is cheaper than colorbond one. And i told them, if all it does it getting a water catchment point for us then we don't want it to be installed. I got the reply a few minutes ago saying that since we already asked for it and signed it, we must have it. I will just go to consumer affairs. Thanks Re: Rainwater catchment 16Nov 21, 2016 8:18 pm If you have a standard rainwater harvesting system, you will need pvc downpipes but there would usually only be a couple of downpipes affected. Contracturally, they have you over a barrel. The big problem is that the wording is vague and you don't know what you are actually getting or if you even need what they intend doing. It should have been properly worded and explained to you. Answer needed I asked what we are being supplied for the $880 we paid and this is the reply from the builder. They say we are paying for building variation we made. This is the exact reply. As per variation you are paying for 100mm diameter PVC downpipes in lieu of Colorbond plus an additional run for approximately 5 meters to a point of discharge that you will be able to connect your future tank to. The way I read the builder's discombobulated reply is... 1. You are almost certainly paying for a variation. This is usually a $500 charge. Ouch!!! 2. You are having all of your Colorbond downpipes replaced with cheaper PVC downpipes. 3. I can only assume that the "5 metres to a point of discharge that you will be able to connect your future tank to" is a connection to the stormwater from the proposed tank's overflow connection. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair But if it is a ground level open pit, then it is not a charged system. No surprises there. The pipes have obviously been altered and there would be a reason for this.… 3 31507 Once you know the basics, the rest is easy. Read my post in the thread linked below. viewtopic.php?p=1919271#p1919271 2 19762 There is a whole lot more to know than just the answers you seek but they are a good start. Overflow outlets have a mosquito proof mesh. These… 3 8575 |