How to Collect Rainwater at Home
Tips to Maintain Quality of Stored Water
Water is one of the most crucial ingredients that sustain life on Earth. It is an extremely important natural resource, which we should use responsibly and do everything we can to save it. Due to the constantly increasing population, the supply of fresh water is getting scarce at an alarming rate, which could result in the global water crisis.
During the monsoon season each year, large quantities of fresh and clean rainwater go down the drain as there is no proper mechanism to store it, especially in the metropolitan areas of Pakistan. However, there are many different ways a household can collect the rainwater for later use to solve their water shortage problem and save money.
Wondering how? We’ve got you covered!
In this blog, we are going to list down and discuss some of the best tips for rainwater conservation to help you save and make the most of this valuable natural resource.
Best Tips for Rainwater Conservation
Here are some of the easiest ways to collect rainwater at home for later household use.
- Take All the Necessary Items Outside for a Quick Wash
- Direct Rainwater Flow Directly to Plants
- Come Up With a Roof Garden
- Store the Rainwater in Containers for Later Use
Take All Necessary Items Outside for a Quick Wash
Well, the first thing you should do when it starts to rain is to look for the items that are dirty and need to be rinsed. You can bring them outside on your terrace or in your backyard to give them a quick wash in the rain. It can also work for your car. Make sure you wipe the surface of the car once it stops raining so that the water droplets mixed with dirt won’t leave their marks on it.
Pro Tip: For the best cleaning results, you can also apply some kind of soapy mixture to the items before getting them rinsed by the rainwater and wipe them dry with a piece of cloth afterward.
Direct Rainwater Flow Directly to Plants
You can connect a hose to the drainpipe of your roof to water plants with rainwater. If you have rain gutters running around your entire house, you can also use them to start watering your plants during the rainy season. All you have to do is to place your plant containers near the downspouts installed at different points in your gutter system when it is raining.
Set Up a Roof Garden
In most cases, when it pours, rainwater usually accumulates on the roof in large quantities, increasing the risk of house flooding. Well, to counter such a problem and to make the best use of rainwater, you can create a garden on your roof.
To build your roof garden, you can plant different types of seeds and saplings that can absorb a lot of water. With their dense roots, they can hold plenty of water for days and you can watch them grow without even watering them regularly.
Creating a garden on your roof is not only one of the most useful tips on how to conserve rainwater at home but it also forms a layer of insulation that could help you avoid extreme temperatures indoors. If you don’t know how to set up a rooftop garden in Pakistan, then read this blog to get all the necessary info in this regard.
DON’T FORGET TO READ: The Concept of Green Roofing and Its Amazing Benefits
Store Rainwater in Containers of Different Shapes and Sizes
Take containers like drums, buckets, or bowls of different sizes to collect rainwater in your home. The hose you have attached to the drainpipe can also be used to fill large drums with rainwater, once you are done with watering plants.
Also, identify the pointed or sloppy edges around the roof of your house from where most of the rainwater usually comes down. It is where you can place small containers like a bucket or a bowl to collect as much water as possible. This is one of the most effective ways to conserve rainwater at home.
How to Maintain the Quality of Rainwater You Have Stored
Along with working on tips for rainwater conservation, you should also be concerned about the cleanliness and hygiene of the container you are using to store water. Here are some of the most important things you need to take note of to maintain the quality of your collected rainwater.
- Make sure the drainpipes and downspouts of the gutter system in your home are properly cleaned. They should be cleaned and maintained regularly if you don’t want the rainwater flowing through them to be contaminated by rust, algae or other types of pollutants. It would also keep your gutter pipes from clogging.
- You should use some kind of filtration mechanism while collecting the rainwater to keep it free from any kind of debris including dead leaves and mud.
- Whether it is a drum or a bowl, any containers you are using to store rainwater should be absolutely clean. Water collected in a dirty or unclean container could easily get contaminated and unusable. Also, make sure that you are not drinking any of the collected water without purifying it. Drinking impure water could lead to serious health problems.
Well, these were some of the best tips on how to collect rainwater at home for later use. We hope the ideas we have shared above will help you set up a proper rainwater collection system in your home. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our topic, you can reach out to us at blog@zameen.com.
On a side note, you may also like reading our post on some of the easiest and most useful tips to save water at home.
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