Rainwater Harvesting
It is now viable to harvest rainwater for your whole household. This includes rainwater harvesting, storing and pumping rainwater for bathing, showering, toilet flushing, pool, laundry and irrigation. Rainwater harvesting together with other Water Rhapsody products can save up to 90% of your water bill.
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Eastern Cape: Extremely Uncomfortable; Heat Wave
According to Weather SA: www.weathersa.co.za Updated: 16/01/2012 16:02:30 Warning: Take action Subject: Extremely uncomfortable; Heat Wave Detail: Valid for 17 to 19/01/2012: Warning: 1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the western and southern parts until Thursday. 2. Extremely uncomfortable, humid conditions will be experienced over the western and southern interior until Thursday. With this heat wave in mind, it will be difficult to keep your lawn from looking like this: The alternative for using your precious municipal water to water your garden, you might consider having the Water Rhapsody’s grey water system installed, namely Garden Rhapsody. In which case the Garden Rhapsody collects all your grey water, from your baths, showers, hand basins and laundry. The grey water sprays out onto your lawn or where you’ve directed it via hosepipe to spray. Imagine the feeling of watering your garden while taking a shower…. If you harvest rainwater through the Water Rhapsody Grand Opus, you will be making use of your own rainwater in your shower, your lawn will be watered with that same water. Shouldn’t everybody be heading this way? Have us visiting your premises for a free no-obligation quotation to install these systems. Contact … Continue reading
Posted in Dam Levels, Grey Water Recycling, Rainwater Harvesting, Recycle, Water Conservation, Water Tanks, Weather
Tagged Dry Lawn, Eastern Cape Weather, Garden Irrigation, Garden Rhapsody, going green, Grey Water Recycling, Greywater re-use, Heat Wave, JoJo Tanks, Natural Resources, Nelson Mandela Bay Weather, Rain fall, Save Garden, Water Rhapsody, Water tips
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How to save water with Pool Backwashing/How to save Pool water
Backwashing is the process that thoroughly cleans the scum and debris that your filter traps during its filter cycle by a method of reversing the flow of water from regular circulation to clean the sand . It is necessary to keep your sand clean to allow for proper water flow and keep your swimming pool clear. Backwashing usually takes about two-to-three minutes. “Every backwash of two to three minutes will use between 200 and 900 litres of water” Stop throwing your pool backwash water away!
Posted in Environmentally Friendly, Go Green, Poolside Tank, Recycle, safe water, Water Conservation, Water Tanks
Tagged Backwash, Backwashing, eco-friendly, Pool backwashing, Pool tips, Poolside Tank, Saving water, Water Conservation, Water Rhapsody Poolside Tank, Water tips, Water usage
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Domestic Water Consumption
These graphs is an indication of the average persentage of water used domestically. Even though a person can not live without water, drinking water takes up only 1-2% of our total water consumption. A bath 120-200l per use, a shower 60-80l, washing mashine 70-120l, and toilet flushing 6-12l. Even though we can save on the amount of water we use daily, for example showering only 5 minutes instead of 10 minutes, we will still need our water for these daily routines and necessities. Therefor, by only installing the Water Rhapsody Garden Rhapsody and Multi-Flush, you will re-use your grey water to irrigate your garden, and you will use much less water needed to flush your toilets with. See Graph below for percentage savings. Contact us for quotations on installing these systems.
Save on your toilet water consumption
The Water Rhapsody Multi –Flush is a system designed to minimize the water required to flush. The generic name for this is an interruptible flushing system, which incorporates various styles of being able to interrupt the flow. This means that as soon as you release the flushing handle of whichever sort, the flushing stops immediately. In other words, its allow you to use the smallest amount of water necessary to leave the bowl clean and clear. The advantage of the Water Rhapsody Multi-Flush is that one can re-start the flushing at any stage as long as the cistern still contains water. Save up to 70% of your toilet water consumption. Have a look at our demonstration model below: On the left side is a normal 9l cistern after a normal pull of the handle, using all water in the cistern to the bottom. On the right side is the same size toilet, retrofitted with the Water Rhapsody Multi-Flush. The toilet was flushed once for as long as it was needed. On the 9l toilet, this toilet could be flushed 4 times until the cistern was as empty as the one on the left. This should explain enough for itself. Imagine … Continue reading
Dam Levels as on 03 May 2011
The dams levels are indicated below and reflects a total level of 31,4% which is ever closer to the 30% level, where more stringent water restrictions will be imposed . Major Storage Dams supplying the Metro Dam Capacity Volume of water Kouga 37,5% 48 217 Ml Churchill 30,9% 11 002 Impofu 19,0% 18 658 Loerie 37,8% 1 482 Groendal 67,2% 7 826 Total 87 185 Ml Average daily consumption for the period 19 April to 30 April 2011 was 238 Ml Average daily consumption for April was 245 Ml Our target is to remain under 250 Ml per day Make use of Water Rhapsody’s unique water conservation systems to minimize your daily consumption. Have a look at our systems on the Product Demonstration Page. Contact us for more information or a quotation.
Water Tanks -6 Reasons Why You Should Have One
There was a time – not that long ago – when almost every house had its own water tank and harvesting rainwater was something that just happened during the course of life, not a big environmental event. But as more and more people moved into towns and cities, we started using fresh town water and the tanks began to disappear from view. But in this time of drought when green citizens are trying to reduce their carbon footprint, water tanks have once again become a household fixture – and for more than just environmental reasons. A water tank is good for the environment, yes, but is also good for your lifestyle and your hip pocket. Here are some good reasons to install a water tank at your home or business: 1. Save water Water shortages resulting from the drought have made it more important than ever to conserve the water we have. South Africa receives from the least rainfall of all inhabited continents and water is the most valuable resource we have – we need it to live! 2. Keep town drinking water for drinking Instead of wasting fresh drinkable water on the garden, to wash the car or flush … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Rainwater Harvesting, safe water, Water Conservation, Water Tanks, Weather
Tagged Dam Levels, drought disaster area, Eastern Cape, going green, Natural Resources, Rain fall, Rainwater Harvesting, safe water, Saving water, Water Conservation, Water tanks, Water tips, Yes Solar
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What would you do if Your Town Ran out of Water?
Instant panic! Immediate thoughts would turn to your family and home. The taps would open, but nothing would come out, there may be a little water left in your kettle, and some in your geyser. Then you may hear the news that the city will be out of water for a month. More panic, but what to do about it. First things first. You need water to drink. You race off to the shops, only to find a long queue, patiently and some not so patiently waiting to buy bottled water. You may be among the lucky ones that get in first. I once saw people in a holiday town, fight at the Spar for a limited number of Bread Rolls that were becoming available. Imagine if the scarce resource were water! Then you would think of a longer term plan. Get a water tank. Quickly! So you could harvest any coming rain off your roof. But think about this. There are only about 140,000 water tanks made each year in South Africa. And we have a population of about 50 million. So there would be a mad scramble for water tanks until they were sold out. Isn’t it just … Continue reading
Rainwater Tanks: Part 1
A rainwater tank is a beneficial addition to any home, whether new or established, and the additional water can give a homeowner freedom from the water restrictions that are in place in many areas of South Africa/Eastern Cape. However, there are some things that you need to consider when choosing a water tank in order to ensure that you have the one that is right for you. Here is some tips to remember when choosing which water tank will suit you best: The Size: This is by far the most common question. The size of the tank will depend on your requirements. If you plan to use the water on your garden, you will only need a smaller tank. A larger tank will be required of you plan on using the water inside your home. Water tanks can store as little as a thousand litres of water and as much as 20 000 litre or more. The Design: The design of the tank will depend on the situation and also your requirements. Tanks come in many shapes and sizes, so there is one to suit almost every home. Space: The amount of space that you have either beneath you home (designed into … Continue reading
Groundwater Pollution
Groundwater pollution is a very serious problem. Unlike a lot of the pollution on the surface waters, like trash floating in the bay, groundwater pollution is harder to recognize until after illness has occurred. Groundwater, which is the water that remains under the ground and is tapped into to provide drinking water for homes is generally polluted by the activities that occur just above it. People are the number one cause of groundwater pollution. Having water samples tested regularly is the only way to be sure that the groundwater is not contaminated. Unfortunately, there are a multitude of potentiol groundwater pollutants that can seriously contaminate drinking water. Most ground water pollution happens because of improper disposal, use or stotage of chemicals, pesticides, or substances like car engine oil. Deicing salts that are used for clearing driveways and pathways can contaminate groundwater. Landfills have been known to cause toxic runoff that infiltrated the groundwaters supply and underground tanks for storing gasoline and diesel for petrol stations can develop minor leaks and seep into the ground. A groundwater supply that is directly over a plot filled with animals, such as a farm environment, can be contaminated with the bacteria from aminal waste, The chronic use of … Continue reading
Posted in Green, safe water, Water Conservation
Tagged Groundwater, Pollution, safe water, Water Conservation, Water tips, Waterproblem, Waterwise
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Rain-making lasers could trigger showers on demand
Lasers that stimulate condensation may help to induce rain artificially. Zeeya Merali Make rain while the laser shines.J-P. Wolf / University of Geneva The rain dance is getting a twenty-first-century revamp using laser technology. Optical physicists have demonstrated that shooting lasers into the air can trigger the formation of water droplets, a technique that could one day help to stimulate rainfall. For more than 50 years, efforts to try to artificially induce rain have concentrated on ‘cloud seeding’ — scattering small particles of silver iodide into the air to act as ‘condensation nuclei’, or centres around which rain droplets can grow. “The problem is, it’s still not clear that cloud seeding works efficiently,” says optical physicist Jérôme Kasparian at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. “There are also worries about how safe adding silver iodide particles into the air is for the environment.” Kasparian and his colleagues realized that there might be a more environmentally friendly alternative. Firing a laser beam made up of short pulses into the air ionizes nitrogen and oxygen molecules around the beam to create a plasma, resulting in a ‘plasma channel’ of ionized molecules. These ionized molecules could act as natural condensation nuclei, Kasparian explains. … Continue reading
