Rainwater Harvesting solutions

Households can save 50% of their mains water consumption
Rainwater harvesting is one of the most natural ways of saving water. Households can expect to save up to 50% of their water consumption by installing a rainwater harvesting system. Saving money and the environment. More and more builders are finding that they help with planning permission, make houses more marketable. Systems are easy and quick to install.

Legislation is coming
The Code for Sustainable Homes measures the sustainability of a new home against categories of sustainable design, rating the whole home as a complete package. This code will very likely become mandatory soon and one category measured is dependent on meeting water usage targets. These soon to be mandatory ratings will only be achievable through the use of Rainwater Harvesting.

Osprey Supplies:

• 3 Complete systems
• 3 Tanks
• 3 Pumps
• 3 Filters
• 3 Rainwater managements units
• 3 15 year warranty on tanks
• 3 Installation service and guidance
• 3 Technical support
• 3 Training on installing systems
• 3 2 year warranty on pumps
• 3 Water butts and barrels

With a rainwater harvesting system, home owners
can collect and store a natural resource – rainwater

• Save on water meter charges
• Use rainwater for flushing toilets
• Use rainwater for clothes washing
• Savings for Homeowners

• Collect and store fresh rainwater – it is fast becoming a valuable resource
• Use rainwater for flushing the toilets – that is one job that definitely does not need clean drinking water!
• When the next hosepipe ban comes along, you can still keep your garden refreshed – and obey the law
• Rainwater is better for the garden than drinking water – less chemicals
• Installation is quick and easy – a DIY job if you like
• Range of tank sizes up to 5000l – that is over 800 flushes for a modern toilet
• Use several tanks for even larger volumes – easy to join together
• Helps reduce storm water run off and general rain water run off, which contributes towards reducing the risk of local flooding
• Encouraged by local authority planning departments – keep costs down
• Minimal maintenance and very low running costs – no hidden costs and no chemicals needed
• Several complete solutions for the most common usage – you get the right system for the job you have in mind
• Use rainwater for clothes washing – remember – rainwater is soft water, so you need less detergent and cause less damage to the machine, clothes and environment each and every wash cycle
• Nearly 50% of water we currently use in the house can be switched to rainwater – so easy to do
• Rainwater Harvesting helps achieve local authority planning consent for new builds and extensions

How much water can be saved
As the average person uses around 140L of water per day, you could save up to 70L of fresh drinking water per day per person:

• 3 Flushing the toilets
• 3 Washing clothes
• 3 Cleaning the car and other outside cleaning
• All of the water needs for these can be met with filtered rainwater

What is in the box ?
A typical system includes:
3 The tank
3 The filtration system
3 A pump and floating inlet
3 Suction pipe
3 DIY installer fitting kit (optional)

Other products required for normal installation:
Rainwater pipes: All main connectors use 110mm pipes
General plumbing supplies: taps, fittings, tapes, extra pipes etc.
Sharp sand for backfill (concrete base only required if
a high water table is present)
Hire equipment for digging the hole and trenches