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Rainwater collection and storage needs to be done in every part of the world and not just in areas where there is critical water scarcity. Storing water can also add savings to your monthly bills.
Of course, there are several available ready-made storage systems for water. Some are customized too but definitely you can create your own as it is simple and easy. Once you have a good storage system, you will need to maintain it to ensure no leaks can waste water. If you need to use to through winter then you will also need to stop it form freezing. You can check out tech icy for help with that.
Exposed Rain-Fed Pools
Maximize your large yard by keeping a rain-fed pool. This project will entail a little effort. You need to hire someone to dig up the ground and determine the dimensions for the pool.
Alternatively, you may create an elevated edge all over the pond or use rocks to form the sides. Your down tubes from rain troughs can be stretched to the pool through underground piping.
What makes rain-fed pools advantageous is that it has a nearly unrestricted storage volume, lesser cost, and aesthetics. Imagine if you have a 6 feet by 4 feet pool with around 2 feet depth, it can stock over three hundred gallons. By excavating it deeper by another foot will multiple the volumes. Another advantage of this is for an easy plant watering system for your garden plus you can also use it for washing your cars.
Though there a few advantages of this, growth of algae cannot be avoided and definitely mosquitoes breed on stagnant water. So you can cover with a big plastic to protect it but you will be sacrificing its aesthetics.
Trash Bins
You make use of extra-large trash bins as it can be altered into rain water storage. Cutting a large hole of the trash bin’s lid and a small hole towards the bottom, you can now be ready to have your water storage system.
You can create an inlet and outlet to the holes. Have the hose raised up by setting it to the top of the bin with a fastener. By lowering the hose, you can draw water. Once the bin is filled with rain water, you can use another bin to catch rain water.
Wooden Rain Barrel
Get rid of plastic containers and utilize a water-resistant, sanitary wooden rain barrels. If you have a problem with the use of plastics, clean, waterproof, wooden barrels can take the place of plastic barrels. Perpendicular barrels typically come with an opening at the bottom area or sometimes a small tap is readily attached but it is better to change it with a bigger one to have an increase of water flow. A recommended way to keep them portable is to have them wheeled.
Important things to bear in mind for DIY water storage system:
1.Each water storage system must be periodically cleaned out.
2.In order to eliminate mosquitoes from propagation in water storages, use a mesh to cover openings.
3.Dry and air the barrels by emptying them occasionally.
