Catch and Reuse the Rain!

Another great way to save your expenses on your household is by reducing your water usage. Putting rain barrels as raindrop container can save you a lot on the water expense. A rain barrel is used to contain the falling rain, and be used to water the garden, flush the toilets, wash the clothes, wash the cars, and sometimes to be drunk. Although for some cases, raindrops water can be contaminated by chemical or metal substance which settles in the roof, especially in industrial areas. This kind of water is not good to be used as drinking water.

Usually, small scale rain water barrels is made from recycled food storage, or maybe whiskey and wine aging barrels. You can find rain barrels for sale in the internet. This small scale barrels is inexpensive, and the water deposit is usually used for gardening activities. For drinking usage, an application of water filtration (reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration) may remove most patogens, the metal or chemical contamination may occur in the midst of raindrop falling because of dirty and polluted air, or settled substance in the rooftop which is swept away by the water in its way to the barrel deposits.

Rainwater barrels can be constructed from plastic (polyethylene), concrete, stainless steel, and fiberglass. Barrels is installed above ground, and opaque to prevent direct exposure to sunlight, which causes algae to grow. Tanks may be covered and have screen inlets to prevent insects, debris, animals and bird droppings, and mosquitoes. By using this kind of water container method, we can reduce the rate of clean water usage.