| According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, | | | | eye-sores. Today, they are manufactured in a |
| the amount of Australian households sourcing | | | | variety of materials, aesthetically matching your |
| water from a rain water tank has increased | | | | urban and suburban dwelling and can be delivered |
| dramatically in the last few years. More and more | | | | in many attractive shapes, sizes and colours. |
| families rely on rainwater as their main source of | | | | Installing a rainwater tank alongside a building, in |
| drinking water and because of this shift, the | | | | the garden, underground or under decking is |
| installation of rain water tanks has increased by | | | | simple.o Rain falls from the sky onto the roof.o |
| up to 66 % in some areas. | | | | The fluid flows from the roof into the gutters and |
| As we know, rain water is one of the world's | | | | downpipes. The required amount of downpipes will |
| greatest wasted resources and each average | | | | depend on the size of the rainwater tank.o The |
| sized household without a rain water tank wastes | | | | flowing water will then pour into the tank through |
| tens of thousands of gallons of valuable liquid. | | | | a mesh filter screen.o The water will be stored |
| People who have rain water tanks are smart, as | | | | until it is used.o During extended rainfall, the tank |
| they tap into one of nature's biggest natural | | | | may beome full. In that case, the overflow will |
| resources, which on top of all, is free. | | | | feed back into an existing storm water system. |
| If you are considering installing a rain water | | | | Once you have enough rainwater accumulated, |
| catchment system, you are doing both you and | | | | the stored water can be 'gravity fed' from your |
| the environment a tremendous favour and, once | | | | tank onto the garden. Installing a pressure pump |
| the initial installation cost has been recuperated, | | | | will get water to outdoor garden taps, or will allow |
| you will be saving lots of money as well. | | | | toilet flushing indoors. Rainwater can also be used |
| Solarflow, a Melbourne based company dedicated | | | | for doing laundry. |
| to providing outstanding excellence in all areas of | | | | Rainwater tanks require very little maintenance. All |
| water and energy conservation, believes that "A | | | | you need to do is regularly clean the roof, |
| house without a water tank is like a car without | | | | gutters, filters and flush devices from insects, |
| brakes". They are so right! Without water we | | | | leaves, debris and overhanging tree branches. |
| would be lost. Just try to imagine how many | | | | They are so efficient the government offers |
| times a day we grab for the water tap! | | | | rebates and various community group grants for |
| Showering in the morning, making tea or coffee, | | | | those consumers, who meet the relevant criteria |
| the dog needs a drink, boiling potatoes, washing | | | | and have their rainwater tank installed by a |
| the car, watering the plants, flushing the toilet, the | | | | licensed plumber. |
| pond in the backyard, and the list keeps on | | | | If you think about it, you will have to agree; what |
| growing. So why not capture the rain and ease | | | | better and easier way is there to conserve water |
| our water bill as well as the overburdened | | | | and, at the same time, save on your water bill, |
| ecology? | | | | than to invest in a state-of-the-art rainwater |
| Rainwater tanks are no longer huge, round, ugly | | | | tank? |