Rainwater Harvesting Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does it all work ?
- A: Rainwater falls from the sky and on to your roof. Normally it goes straight down your down pipes and in to the drains. Instead the rainwater get fed into a sediment filter. It then passes through to the underground water tank.
  
  How you use the water now is up to you. You use a simple submisble pump and use it in the garden. Or you could have an extenal pump that sucks the water out and pumps around your house, feeding toilets or washing machine for example.
Q: Can your drink the harvested rainwater ?
- A: You can only drink the rainwater if it passes through a UV sterilzation process
Q: If have no rear access, how do a get a tank to the back garden ?
- A: We have a number of slimline water tanks that can be carried through doorways and you can walk the tank through your house.
Q: Is there access to the underground water tank for maintance ?
- A: The underground water tanks will need very little maintance over the years, however their is a 16" bolt down lid which can be used to access the tank if need to.
Q: How do I install the rainwater harvesting system ?
- A:Because we have so many rainwater harvesting systems all our installation instructions are online. View the installation instruction here
Q: Can I drive over an underground water tank?
- A: The installation instructions on our website are only for foot traffic. If you need your underground water tank to be driven on you should contact your local builder.
Q: I only have a small garden, what system do I need
- A: This is an underground solution to small gardens, the SuperEconomy 1100 Litre Rainwater harvesting System or a standard water butt if you can not got that much garden to water.
Q: I have a standard 3 bedroom house with 2 toilets, what system do a need ?
- A: The Ecosure 2800 SuperComplete Rainwater Harvesting System is ideal for most 3 bedroom houses with two bathrooms, however this will also depend on how much water you and you family use a day/week.
Q: What happens if the tank runs out of rainwater ?
- A: The pump we supply will cut out if the water tank runs dry, protecting the pump from burning out. You could also include an electronic topup system to your rainwater harvesting system. This will use the mainwater water to top up you tank.
Q: I have a large house with more than 5 bedrooms and 3+ toilets, what rainwater harvesting system do a need ?

A: The Ecosure 3500 SuperComplete Rainwater Harvesting System, Ecosure 5000 SuperComplete Rainwater Harvesting System, Ecosure 7000 SuperComplete Rainwater Harvesting System is ideal for large house and multiple bathrooms.

Q: What happens if my water butt freezes?
- A: Our water butts are made from strong MDPE (Medium Density Polyethylene) which will expand if the water inside freezes.