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Re: water catchment
it's not that big trees attract more rain, its more that rain makes for big trees. Trees are not good for catchment systems as the leaves fall onto the roofs and the decomposing leaves end up tainting your water like tea leaves.
Tanks like Dave's is a good type of tank as the costs are lower than mine (one piece fiberglass enclosed tanks...meaning no separate top covers but a manhole for periodic inspection/cleaning and filling)
If your tank is over 6-feet high then a permit is necessary that's why the doughboys are a popular choice. They look like Dave's but they are under 6-feet high and have a wider diameter to compensate for the volume. The problem with these low-profile tanks is the canvas cover is bigger and is harder to keep erect because of it's larger surface area.
As for running out of water. That's a common fear for most newbies, I know I was one of them. But with rain falling virtually every evening (a lot of time intense) your tank(s) get topped off every night.
During the drought season you just schedule the water hauler to deliver at a rate of one delivery every three weeks if you are a heavy user or once a month if you conserve or are a small family (under 4).
You mentioned long hoses. Water haulers don't like to unreel all their hose and accessability is also something they like. One water hauler told me they cringe and will sometimes put homes that have difficult tank locations last on their list of deliveries focusing on the easier homes. Makes sense as for every house the tanker has to take it's time to get to the tank, that's less time to pump or get to another home.
Another way to get on their (water hauler's) favorable customer list is to periodically take a delivery during non-drought times. When it rains heavily most of the year, these haulers don't bring in a whole lot of revenue and they suffer. By taking a token delivery during these times they remember you when everybody's calling for water when it's dry time. I learned that back scratcher this year when I took two loads during the rainy season because SOMEONE LEFT THE RUNNING TOILET GO FOR TWO DAYS!!! and drained both 5,000 gallon tanks to within 1/8-tank. Talk about sucking up vapors!
When the drought hit last month, I called this hauler and got two deliveries within two hours instead of one week.
Once you get used to catchment systems, it's hard to wonder why you never used it before when you were on county water paying high sewer fees to boot!
it's not that big trees attract more rain, its more that rain makes for big trees. Trees are not good for catchment systems as the leaves fall onto the roofs and the decomposing leaves end up tainting your water like tea leaves.
Tanks like Dave's is a good type of tank as the costs are lower than mine (one piece fiberglass enclosed tanks...meaning no separate top covers but a manhole for periodic inspection/cleaning and filling)
If your tank is over 6-feet high then a permit is necessary that's why the doughboys are a popular choice. They look like Dave's but they are under 6-feet high and have a wider diameter to compensate for the volume. The problem with these low-profile tanks is the canvas cover is bigger and is harder to keep erect because of it's larger surface area.
As for running out of water. That's a common fear for most newbies, I know I was one of them. But with rain falling virtually every evening (a lot of time intense) your tank(s) get topped off every night.
During the drought season you just schedule the water hauler to deliver at a rate of one delivery every three weeks if you are a heavy user or once a month if you conserve or are a small family (under 4).
You mentioned long hoses. Water haulers don't like to unreel all their hose and accessability is also something they like. One water hauler told me they cringe and will sometimes put homes that have difficult tank locations last on their list of deliveries focusing on the easier homes. Makes sense as for every house the tanker has to take it's time to get to the tank, that's less time to pump or get to another home.
Another way to get on their (water hauler's) favorable customer list is to periodically take a delivery during non-drought times. When it rains heavily most of the year, these haulers don't bring in a whole lot of revenue and they suffer. By taking a token delivery during these times they remember you when everybody's calling for water when it's dry time. I learned that back scratcher this year when I took two loads during the rainy season because SOMEONE LEFT THE RUNNING TOILET GO FOR TWO DAYS!!! and drained both 5,000 gallon tanks to within 1/8-tank. Talk about sucking up vapors!
When the drought hit last month, I called this hauler and got two deliveries within two hours instead of one week.
Once you get used to catchment systems, it's hard to wonder why you never used it before when you were on county water paying high sewer fees to boot!
any recommendations on companies for tanks/filters, etc?
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