Rooftop Catchment - Revision history

Marcin: /* Cistern Detail */

2012-07-29T08:18:20Z

Cistern Detail

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	Slip it down over the culvert and then loosely fit a nylon luggage strap with pulley tightener and use that to seal the		Slip it down over the culvert and then loosely fit a nylon luggage strap with pulley tightener and use that to seal the
	liner. I'd slop some good caulk in there after I got the strap sorta in place. Once you bury it it can be sealed better with cement but it won't matter if it leaks some.		liner. I'd slop some good caulk in there after I got the strap sorta in place. Once you bury it it can be sealed better with cement but it won't matter if it leaks some.

			Carpet is contaminated but so is dirt--full of shit and bacteria--your water is coming from a seriously contaminated/toxic roof--who gives a shit about carpet if it keeps you liner from tearing.You have a plan to disinfect and treat the water out of this cistern, I'm sure.

			Get some help designing a proper ozone system from Aquatic Eco. I'd pay for some professional consulting on the clean water issue.

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	[[Category:Infrastructure]]		[[Category:Infrastructure]]

2012-07-29T08:12:03Z

Build

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 If you get a full cup of dirt and "fines" like sand, okay, but more than that you will pay for water loss you cannot see when they dump it.
 Small, round, and very clean is the stuff you really need! That's from Goethe and me!
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2012-07-18T04:01:56Z

Design

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	*Dan puts liner (check http://www.reefindustries.com/) in the cistern, then rock, then culverts, fills it up.		*Dan puts liner (check http://www.reefindustries.com/) in the cistern, then rock, then culverts, fills it up.
	**Need to find sourcing information for liner		**Need to find sourcing information for liner
			**Need closing detail for seams and around culverts
	*Gallon/day/person - 15 gal/day bath-cooking-water-animals		*Gallon/day/person - 15 gal/day bath-cooking-water-animals
	*3-1 long to wide		*3-1 long to wide

2012-07-18T04:00:34Z

Design

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	*Porosity of pea gravel is .65		*Porosity of pea gravel is .65
	*Dan puts liner (check http://www.reefindustries.com/) in the cistern, then rock, then culverts, fills it up.		*Dan puts liner (check http://www.reefindustries.com/) in the cistern, then rock, then culverts, fills it up.
			**Need to find sourcing information for liner
	*Gallon/day/person - 15 gal/day bath-cooking-water-animals		*Gallon/day/person - 15 gal/day bath-cooking-water-animals
	*3-1 long to wide		*3-1 long to wide

2012-07-18T03:59:39Z

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	Download higher resolution PDF: [[File:roofcatch.pdf]]		Download higher resolution PDF: [[File:roofcatch.pdf]]

			Download rooftop catchment potential spreadsheet: [[File:catchment.xls]]
	=Design=		=Design=

2012-07-18T03:50:21Z

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	Credits: Dan the Irreverend		Credits: Dan the Irreverend

	Download: [[File:roofcatch.pdf]]		Download higher resolution PDF: [[File:roofcatch.pdf]]

	=Design=		=Design=

2012-07-18T03:45:08Z

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	Small, round, and very clean is the stuff you really need! That's from Goethe and me!		Small, round, and very clean is the stuff you really need! That's from Goethe and me!
	[[Category:Water]]		[[Category:Water]]
			[[Category:Infrastructure]]

2012-03-08T23:58:32Z

Build

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	*Type of gravel to use:		*Type of gravel to use:

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	*Gravel - Marcin, it looked to me like this was cracked rock, fractured and highly faced?		*Gravel - Marcin, it looked to me like this was cracked rock, fractured and highly faced?

2012-03-08T23:31:23Z

Build

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	=Build=		=Build=
			*Type of gravel to use:

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	*Gravel - Marcin, it looked to me like this was cracked rock, fractured and highly faced?		*Gravel - Marcin, it looked to me like this was cracked rock, fractured and highly faced?
	What you need is what they use in concrete so go to a concrete plant--unless that was what they use for ballast in their concrete.		What you need is what they use in concrete so go to a concrete plant--unless that was what they use for ballast in their concrete.

2012-03-08T23:30:56Z

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 Download: [[File:roofcatch.pdf]]
 *Get cheapest washed gravel - small works better
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 *'''pressure-compensated''' septic drip tubing at Home Depot
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