Do you have a backup water system?

[Tabac]

FYI for okes with water tanks and pumps but NO solar power.

Install a pipe and tap so you can get water from the tank when the electricity is off.

 

[The Darkness]

Yes, tanks, borehole etc. Will look at septic system should the games continue

 

[rh1]

Yes, tanks, borehole etc. Will look at septic system should the games continue

Why, so long as you have water to flush, should it not be okay?

 

[neoprema]

No. That’s my trigger to leave. Has been for a while, still is

 

[AchmatK]

Going on 5 years now running my house from my well point. Last major maintenance issue was about 2 years ago when I needed to replace the pump

 

[Dylan_G]

I told you where i bought my system ? Got 2 new filter sets last week, they are definitely the cheapest.
After 6 weeks my filters wasn't that dirty - just sediment.

Post deets please.

Parents have a JoJo tank which collects rainwater... But they're too afraid to plumb it into anything other than the toilets because of filtration etc.

 

[bwana]

Running off rainwater tanks so I guess the municipal supply is my "backup".

 

[Magnum]

Borehole on Solar with 1KL tank. With 5 liters of bleach in case of emergency. it takes me 10 -15 minutes to fill the tank.

 

[Obieone]

Sort of... one 2.5kl jojo with pump, will be adding a 5kl at some point.

 

[lord-of-war]

Yep got a water tank with rainwater!

 

[Tabac]

Post deets please.

Parents have a JoJo tank which collects rainwater... But they're too afraid to plumb it into anything other than the toilets because of filtration etc.

Osmotech.

Big Blue Filter Systems Archives - Osmotech (Pty) Ltd

www.osmotech.co.za

 

[BBSA]

I have a hole that is powered by the sun.

 

[kolaval]

What about your yuppy Prime bottles?

You fill those form the 25L

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

You fill those form the 25L

Don't look at me
I am not silly enough to buy fancy Woolies Prime stuff

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

No mention in the article about installing a fire pool

This is what Zuma’s R4 million fire pool looks like

With a price tag of over R3.9 million, South African president Jacob Zuma's Nkandla 'fire pool' is one of the more expensive private pools you will find.

businesstech.co.za

 

[bwana]

Voted other, yes, using for laundry and irrigation.

Just need to connect to a filtering system and then plumb into the house, after which it will be used for showers and bathrooms.

I am planning to go with a similar setup as per @HunterNW.

You're going to filter bathing water?

 

[Dretastic06]

I have the jojos, installed by previous home owner, but they're not collecting rainwater because the house no longer has gutters.

connect it via bluetooth

 

[rh1]

You're going to filter bathing water?

Lots of sediment and crap in my ground water

 

[McRuder]

Yes, borehole, 15k storage, filtering, septic handling with black and grey separation, and some grey recycling for toilet and garden use. Full offgrid system. Originally I had a rainwater system for my greenhouse, but testing revealed contaminants, so its combined with grey now.

 

[Dylan_G]

Osmotech.

Big Blue Filter Systems Archives - Osmotech (Pty) Ltd

www.osmotech.co.za

What "level of filtration" do these devices provide?

Like, can you hook one of these up to the pump from the rainwater Jojo tank and supply:

Kitchen tap (washing dishes, etc)
Washing machine
Geyser
Drinking water

Right now I feel like they are underutilizing the Jojo... and in the event of a water shortage/supply issues, they'd just have a cache of rainwater which only does so much.