Preparing for critical weather events

**LRJim** · 5th December 2018, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by 350RRC

There are issues such as mosquitoes laying eggs in stagnant water in 'funny' spouting that hatch into wrigglers in tanks, pollen in the wattle flowering season clogging everything, dust that naturally settles out of the air when it rains settling in the bottom of tanks, etc.

I've got 2x 22,500 litre tanks that get fed off a shed roof via a system that I made that takes all the dust and pollen out of what goes into storage. I'm not on the mains but could easily be if I wanted.

The mosquito prob is best dealt with by ensuring spouts drain completely after rain, i.e. they've got the legal fall or better.

It really isn't that hard to get to this stage, been about 5 years now with crystal clear water at my ponderosa.

Simonds would never be allowed to call collected water 'potable' because of regulation.

Pretty sure they wouldn't want to in any case.

cheers, DL

We just have a mesh cover on the tank fed from the house, every time we get storms I always run out and clean the screen. The tank fed from the hay shed is much older and dosnt really have much of a mesh. The water can be a bit mineral filled from the shed one but tastes fine, been drinking it for 7 years now havnt had an issue. Like I said before all the dust that gets in filters to the bottom maybe one day it will get above the outlet. If it wasn't a rental I'd have it set up better but it works just fine.

Cheers Jim

**4bee** · 5th December 2018, 08:24 PM

And if it does, the out flowing water would take the ****e with it leaving a nice hollow in the mud.

DiscoMick · 5th December 2018, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by Homestar

Agreed, but the Council don’t agree unfortunately. 😒

Damn!
In our case it's amusing that when we bought the place the search found the council didn't have plans of the house internals because they had disappeared when two councils were amalgamated.
Later we obtained copies of the original plans from a previous owner.
So we know what's inside the house, but the council doesn't. Very useful information that has been.

DiscoMick · 5th December 2018, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by 350RRC

There are issues such as mosquitoes laying eggs in stagnant water in 'funny' spouting that hatch into wrigglers in tanks, pollen in the wattle flowering season clogging everything, dust that naturally settles out of the air when it rains settling in the bottom of tanks, etc.

I've got 2x 22,500 litre tanks that get fed off a shed roof via a system that I made that takes all the dust and pollen out of what goes into storage. I'm not on the mains but could easily be if I wanted.

The mosquito prob is best dealt with by ensuring spouts drain completely after rain, i.e. they've got the legal fall or better.

It really isn't that hard to get to this stage, been about 5 years now with crystal clear water at my ponderosa.

Simonds would never be allowed to call collected water 'potable' because of regulation.

Pretty sure they wouldn't want to in any case.

cheers, DL

Just install a water filter and also boil your drinking water and you should be fine.

**Eevo** · 5th December 2018, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

boil your drinking water and you should be fine.

boiling is a pain the bum though.
rather just have tap water

**LRJim** · 5th December 2018, 09:27 PM

Or just drink it straight from the tank and realise you have the best water in the world!

**Eevo** · 5th December 2018, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by LRJim

Or just drink it straight from the tank and realise you have the best water in the world!

the germaphobe says no.

**bee utey** · 5th December 2018, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Eevo

the germaphobe says no.

The chlorophobe says stuff it, been drinking rain water for over 30 years, so you can keep your chemical soup flavoured drinks.

**Eevo** · 5th December 2018, 10:47 PM

Chlorophobia
Being afraid of slightly angled objects between 7-34* Degrees
The boy was afraid when his friend pointed at him from an angle - this was due to chlorophobia

**trout1105** · 6th December 2018, 04:59 AM

Considering that rainwater is where ALL our water comes from with the exception of desalanation plants why is there a problem drinking from your rain water tank?
I have been drinking rainwater for most of my life and it hasn't caused any problems and it tastes so much better than town water, A small amount of kerro poured in the top of the tank takes care of the "wrigglers" and mozzies

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