Ok, this is probably silly, but I didn’t think about this in the summer when I got my two water barrels together, but along comes winter and…hmmmm… what to do, lol
I’m looking to work my way off grid in the next years so this year started catching and using rain water for the garden. But as the weather turned colder I ran into the problem-how do I keep the water from freezing? I live in Pennsylvania and the barrels are currently above ground, uncovered. This summer I would like to get some larger water storage tanks (maybe a 250 gallon) but come winter, I will have the same problem.
Do I need to bury the tank(s) and get some sort of hand pump to bring the water up for use?
While I’m asking about water…I plan to use it this summer for clothes washing-does that need to be filtered? My room is asphalt shingle so not clean. I’m guessing some sort of sand filter should do-or does the water need to be potable for washing?
Thanks