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Going Off-Grid in the 21st Century – Putting the Pieces Together: Water

For many the most dependable thing in the world is turning the tap on & hearing the water splashing out. Ahhh the confusion & downright panic that sets in when you turn it on & get…. Nothing?!? While I can handle the toilet being unable to flush, not having my coffee or shower… Fortunately, for […]

Filed Under: Off-Grid Living, Rainwater Harvesting Tagged With: Rain Water, Water May 3, 2012 By SLS Leave a Comment

Going Off Grid in the 21st Century: Rain Water Storage Tanks

In our last few articles, we have covered all the aspects from harvesting the rain water to pre filtering it and delivering it to the tank. This leads us to another important aspect which is where are we going to store it? Is one tank better than another, what are the options, should I just […]

Filed Under: Off-Grid Living, Rainwater Harvesting Tagged With: Rain Water, Water April 11, 2012 By SLS 1 Comment

Going Off-Grid in the 21st Century – Rain Water Intake

As a quick recap, in our last article in the Going Off Grid series we covered the “harvesting” portion of a rain water system. In this case the field aka the roof or collection area and the roads aka the gutters or conveyance system.  Just like any harvest though, you only want to harvest the […]

Filed Under: Off-Grid Living, Rainwater Harvesting Tagged With: Rain Water, Water March 20, 2012 By SLS Leave a Comment

Going Off-Grid in the 21st Century – Harvesting Rain Water

When many people start to look at ways to reducing their water usage (especially for gardening) many look to the sky. They do some quick research, crunch some numbers on how much water they can save based on their roofs and jump in their car (or go online) to go buy a 30 to 50 […]

Filed Under: Off-Grid Living, Rainwater Harvesting Tagged With: Rain Water, Roofing, Water March 4, 2012 By SLS 10 Comments

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    When many people start to look at ways to reducing their water usage (especially for gardening) many look to the sky. They do some quick research, crunch some numbers on how much water they can save based on their roofs and jump in their car (or go online) to go buy a 30 to 50 […]

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