Rainwater Harvesting Tanks - Water recycling

Bath water

80 Litres

Average Shower

30 - 35 litres

Average Shower (using power shower)

90Litres

Single Toilet Flush

8 - 9 Litres

General Water Use

25 - 30 Litres

Washine Machine

60 Litres

Dishwasher

40 Litres

Watering the Garden using a Watering Can

7 - 9 litres (per full can)

Car Wash using a Bucket (avg 1hr wash)

15 Litres

Car Wash Hose using a Hose(avg 1hr wash)

540 Ltr/Hr

DIY Rainwater Harvesting In Garden

No matter how much it rains in Britain we always seem to need more water for our plants and gardens. By collecting your rainwater in an underground water tank, you we have a constant supply of water. These rainwater harvesting systems can be connected straight into you existing irrigation system them will never have to worry about your plants and garden not being water when you're on holiday.

Once your system is setup there is no end to the uses of the water you save. You can connect a pressure washer to the tap outlet and use the rainwater to wash your car or even clean your patio.

DIY Rainwater Harvesting The Home

Why not use rainwater to flush your toilet? Or use rainwater to clean your plates?. Rainwater has many uses in the home this is just some of them. Once you have collected the water in the tank how do you get it out? The water pump inside the house will extract the water from the tank and then pump it up to where you need it.

Most people will have their rainwater pumped directly into their loft tank as this is what feeds most of the cold water tank and/or toilets and showers. Once the pump is the house there is no real end to the uses of the water, you can use tee pieces and pipe off to different applications; Such as:

- Washing Machine
- Dishwasher
- Header tank
- Toilets
- Kitchen Sinks

Commercial/Industry Use - Schools / Collages / Universities / Hotels / Workplaces

How much water do you think you use in your work place? Or how much water do you think is used in hotels/B&B's, you could save money on your water bill by using rainwater. One of the best things about Ecosure Rainwater Harvesting Tanks is that they can connect together give you a larger volume of water, then, just like a normal house hold system, the water can be recycled back into the header tank of the building then reused when someone flushes the toilet or turns on the tap.