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<blockquote data-quote="revjames" data-source="post: 354286" data-attributes="member: 5256"><p>In NZ our house had gutters that fed all the rainwater into a big tank. It then was fed through a filter. A pump fed the water in to the taps operated via a pressure switch. No water rates, septic tank for sewage. My house here in Wales has a water meter and we are paying through the nose. I have several water butts around the property which collect rainwater from downspouts which we use mainly for gardening. Most houses flush a third of their total water usage down the toilet so I had an idea. there is a large galv water tank in the loft. Connect a submersible pump up operating from a water butt. Feeding the tank via a float valve. When valve operates there could be a pressure switch to turn pump off. Would probably need a low level switch too to restart the filling process. The tank could then feed the toilet cisterns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="revjames, post: 354286, member: 5256"] In NZ our house had gutters that fed all the rainwater into a big tank. It then was fed through a filter. A pump fed the water in to the taps operated via a pressure switch. No water rates, septic tank for sewage. My house here in Wales has a water meter and we are paying through the nose. I have several water butts around the property which collect rainwater from downspouts which we use mainly for gardening. Most houses flush a third of their total water usage down the toilet so I had an idea. there is a large galv water tank in the loft. Connect a submersible pump up operating from a water butt. Feeding the tank via a float valve. When valve operates there could be a pressure switch to turn pump off. Would probably need a low level switch too to restart the filling process. The tank could then feed the toilet cisterns. [/QUOTE]
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