Urban Rainwater Harvesting and How to Set Up a System in a Small Space
It’s true that a hosepipe and summer rain have the potential to start an argument between neighbours. Both will leave you soaked if you’re within range of either and both…
Rainwater Butts vs Underground Tanks and Which System Suits Your Property
Another dry weekend in the garden, sprinkler droning away to keep your lawn alive, with half your brain wondering if that really is necessary and the other half calculating how…
Using Harvested Rainwater for the Garden Toilet Flushing and Washing Machine
How To Use Rainwater for the Garden, Toilet and Washing Machine Standing at your downpipe during a decent summer downpour and seeing hundreds of litres of perfectly good water pouring…
How Much Rainwater You Can Realistically Collect From a UK Roof
Living in a flat without a garden and paying Bristol water rates means I’ve spent far too long trying to work out precisely how much money flows down my drains…
DIY Rainwater Harvesting Setup on a Budget and the Parts You Need
You see your water meter bill, stare at the figure and curse those torrential downpours last winter that washed thousands of litres of water down the drain. All whilst you…
Gravity Fed vs Pumped Rainwater Systems and the Pros and Cons of Each
Rainwater harvesting sounds simple. Harvest rainwater from your roof and redirect it into your toilet and washing machine until there’s none left. But once you start researching how to do…
Rainwater Harvesting for Allotments and Community Gardens
Unless you’re incredibly lucky, water is your biggest consumable cost on an allotment after the rent. And if you are lucky enough to have mains water on site at all,…
Maintaining a Rainwater Harvesting System and the Seasonal Jobs That Matter
It feels like once you’ve paid for your rainwater harvesting system and connected the pipes that the hard work is over. Switch it on and suddenly you’re harvesting hundreds of…