Large Rainwater Harvesting System

This video describes the Large Rainwater Harvesting System I installed this past weekend in the back of my 24x51 foot garage. I did end up covering the totes with black plastic that I had laying around, with the purpose being to prevent algae buildup. The water harvesting system can hold up to 1200 gallons of water and has multiple methods to clean debris out of the water before it reaches the storage tanks. The rain water harvesting system uses IBC Totes, the First Flush System, and acts like an oversized rain barrel.

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See some of our other Rainwater Harvest videos here: DIY Rainwater Harvesting System:    • DIY Rainwater Harvesting System  
Large Rainwater Harvesting System Design:    • Large Rainwater Harvesting System  
Rainwater Harvesting Lessons Learned:    • RainWater Harvesting Lessons Learned  
Rainwater Harvesting Winterization:    • Rainwater Harvesting Winterization  
Rainwater Harvesting Spring Preparation:    • Rainwater Harvesting Spring Preparation  
Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade – 1200 Gallon to 4500 Gallon:    • Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade  
First Flush Downspout Water Diverter Product Review:    • First Flush Downspout Water Diverter Produ...  
Leaf Eater Product Review:    • Leaf Eater Product Review  

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0:00 Intro
0:43 The Plan
2:18 Working with Downspouts
3:42 End of Day 1 Install
6:18 Our First Rain in the System
10:34 Bottom Plumbing Installed
12:43 IBC Lid Issue
15:05 Connecting the Whole System Together
16:15 End of Weekend Update
16:52 First Flush Overflow Installed
17:45 Venting the Cap
19:28 Overflow Complete
21:11 Conclusion


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