Recently bought a 2500 litre tank and battled to get fittings for it to convert from down pipe to 40mm fitting on the tank. I also had my fair share of riding around and phone calls for an overflow valve and not to say the least, when I mentioned a roof scrubber, I got a blank stare from more thatn one person. I eventually made the whole lot myself and now tonight I will be fitting the last of the parts.

Is there a non poisonous way in which to keep mosquitoes from laying in my tank? I had a hint that a copper bar floating with a float from a cistern valve will do the trick. Hmmmm! What do you think??

I think it should be manditory in South Africa, where I live, that every house should have a rain tank. We live in a drought area in the southern parts. At the moment the noethern parts are getting floods and they insist that the sun is just a myth spread by us southerners. Ha Ha!! ;-)

My wife was a bit sceptical about this “rain tank” idea, but I convinced her that this is the answer to all. I have a swimminmg pool and it also needs filling ever now and then. We are talking about water restrictions at the moment in our area. Problem is, that some people will comply, others don’t give a rat’s.

My roof scrubber seems to do the trick quite well, if I have to say so myself. Good idea to get rid of the sediment before it lands in the tank. It will obviously not trap everything, but will reduce it by a good percentage.

After this project, it will have to be the off-grid power full time.

Ta

One of the best sources of water is rain water harvesting. Rain gutters on the roof collect the runoff into a storage tank or cistern (see Oasis Design), and filtration cleans it up for domestic use. Special precautions need to be taken if used for d…