Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Rain water vs recycled water 2Sep 19, 2011 10:46 am Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: Rain water vs recycled water 3Sep 19, 2011 11:59 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: Rain water vs recycled water 7Sep 20, 2011 4:44 pm 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: Rain water vs recycled water 8Sep 20, 2011 4:46 pm 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: Rain water vs recycled water 11Sep 21, 2011 4:23 pm 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: Rain water vs recycled water 13Oct 01, 2011 12:42 pm FHBS Hi, However with rain tanks installation, I hv to install a pump and it will cost me electricity bills due to my pump is on 24hrs. From what I know, it will cost me $4k to install rain water system. My main intention is to bring my bills down to the minimum. Your maximum rebate applies when you connect a 4,000 litre or larger tank to both a toilet and laundry but the second connection is only worth another $100. An additional $500 Federal Govt rebate was phased out in the last budget. It should not cost anywhere near $4k if you have the right advice and are prepared to do a few things yourself. Most people get ripped off and end up with non compliant sub standard systems but this need not happen. To prolong pump life, do not have the tank's draw off valve fitted to the bottom of the tank to avoid ingesting sludge and use a large stand alone pressure tank. A pressure tank will substantially reduce the pump use, the pump will always operate at its optimum efficiency and it will save on energy costs. People also get hoodwinked into buying pumps that are too big and expensive, there are simple measures whereby a small pump can be made to operate more efficiently. 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: Rain water vs recycled water 14Oct 29, 2011 7:42 pm hi all, what's the colour of grey water? is it yellowish? our toilet bowl was installed last week and when I tried to flush it, the water is yellowish, I even thought that the tradesmen are using the toilet. Re: Rain water vs recycled water 15Oct 29, 2011 7:52 pm There is no specific colour...it refers to waste water from kitchen/laundry/bathroom/etc but NOT water which contains human waste...which is called 'black' water. If it's a new installation it could be some residue in the pipes or it could be dirt which has settled in the pipes. Not saying the tradies didn't use the loo because that did that at my house two...and didn't flush!! Re: Rain water vs recycled water 16Oct 29, 2011 8:04 pm Thanks HappyCamper, maybe it's because of the dirt or residue that settled in the pipes, hopefully the dirt will wash out overtime. Did you mention to the site supervisor that the tradies are using toilet? I have a feeling that they're using ours too, saw some splashes on the toilet seat and so no longer considered as a brand new. Re: Rain water vs recycled water 17Oct 29, 2011 8:15 pm Yes I told the builder....his usual reaction was to shrug his shoulders and ask what I expected him to do about it. Try turning on the tap furthest from the meter and leave it running for a while, that should clear out any residue or debris. Then you can watch what's happening after that. If you want to catch out the tradies using the loo......very carefully spread a piece of ClingWrap across the top of the bowl. Unfortunately someone will have to clean up the mess but you'll prove your point!! In the main bathroom loo I turned off the water inlet (ClingWrap was already packed read to move) and dropped a piece of mandarin skin into the loo...next time I was there the skin was gone and the tap had been turned on, proving someone had also used that loo. There was a porta-loo out the front but you can't expect them to walk that far!! Heck it was about 15 metres!~~ Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi all, My neighbour has built his 15m long garage on our boundary. It was agreed as part of the planning permit that the wall must be in exposed recycled brick. For some… 0 11191 Can a plumber put a tap on a rain water tank which is full? Tank is similar to one in photo. Cheers. 0 1856 Hi, does anyone have any experience with using Trex rain escape or EPDM rubber to waterproof a deck so you have dry space underneath. Popular in the US and realize that… 0 3571 |