Due to the crazy demand it took quite a while, but we now have water tanks installed and ready for the next downpour! The rain has been on and off tonight, but it's just a waiting game now.
I've put some photos (with notes) up
on Flickr of the installation if you are curious.
The capacity is 5000L at this stage, we can add more in the future if we need. It's all quite clever - a switch reads the level of water remaining and decides whether to pump that out or use the mains instead. All automatic, we don't have to do anything. If the power goes out, the pump wouldn't work anyway so it just uses the mains water.
We decided to keep the kitchen cold tap purely always mains water, but the entire rest of the house is through the system, meaning tank water if there is any available.
My parents will be quick to tell you that as a teenager I was one to spend 10-15 minutes in the shower without much thought. Why not? There's plenty of water, and power to heat it, and besides I had more important things to do like adolescence and general
Tracked: Jun 14, 00:31