Can We Change Rain Water to Drinking Water?
Harvesting rain water saves on water usage, but it has its limits. If you've ever wondered whether we can change rain water to drinking water, the answer is yes, with costly filtration methods. Does this Spark an idea?
Cotaminants
Harvested rain water is not potable because you don't know what chemicals may be in the rain water. Additional contaminants that may get into your harvested rain water include pollen and bird droppings that may be on your roof, leaves or bugs that may fall into your rain barrel, algae growing in a rain barrel and bacteria.
Emergency
You can use emergency water purification kits that can purify stream or pond water on your rain water for emergency purposes. These kits may use a tablet or a simple carbon filter to purify your water, but they are intended for emergencies and not for daily usage.
Advantages
Advantages of turning rain water into drinking water include reductions on your water bill and conservation of water resources. If you live in a drought-affected area, water conservation is crucial and harvesting rain water can help.
Filter System
According to Meta Efficient, rain water can be purified for drinking with a roof washer and a countertop filter. The roof washer diverts early rainfall from your roof, allowing pollen and other contaminants to wash off; the filter purifies the harvested water for drinking.
Supplies
To properly store rain water, you will need a rain barrel with a lid. To avoid getting contaminants in the rain barrel, a simple mesh screen filter stretched across the barrel's lid works fine.
Other Uses
While you're setting up your rain water filtration system, you can use harvested rain water to clean your house, clean your car or water your garden.
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