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Harvesting rainwater

Written on 13 Mar, 2009 at 19:31 in Catchment | viewed 1,448 times | 0 Comments

In the past it was common practice to catch rainwater, especially on farms where large barn roofs and thirsty animals made a good combination. In the area where I live water is scarce. Drilling a well was a gamble I... (Continue reading)

Air Wells

Written on 13 Mar, 2009 at 19:29 in Catchment | viewed 1,265 times | 0 Comments

Wolf Klaphake: Air Wells [ Special thanks to Dr Klaus Neumann, Historian (kneumann@netspace.net.au) for retrieving & sharing? this article ] See also: Air Wells, Dew Ponds & Fog Fences Proceeding of the Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria (Australia), 36:... (Continue reading)

Rainwater Catchment System

Written on 13 Mar, 2009 at 19:29 in Catchment | viewed 1,061 times | 0 Comments

The rainwater catchment system is based on collection of rainwater and gravity flow pressure principles. Rainwater runs off the roof of the house into rain gutters. The gutters channel the water and empty it into a standpipe. When the standpipe... (Continue reading)

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