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? diverter valve for rainwater collection system
I've got an unusual plumbing question:
I've got a house that is setup of to have an optional a rainwater collection system. The runoff from a metal roof is collected from the gutters and run thru 3" cast iron drain pipe to the basement. From there I need a valve to divert the water to either 1) a cistern (or preprocessing) in the basement or 2) a 3" cast iron pipe running to an outdoor drain. All gravity fed. What would be the best type of manual valve to use? I looked in the Grainger catalog but couldn't seem to find anything. (The cistern and/or preprocessing doesn't exist yet. I want to put in the valve now to make it easier to install a complete system later.) --zeb |
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? diverter valve for rainwater collection system
Hmmm, you sound like a newcomer to the home water collection arena. But I
assume that you know that if you have a municipal source of potable water, you need to disable the cistern supply to eliminate an inadvertent connection. Might want to start with this site for an overview and partial answer to your question. http://www.flotrue.com/page/page/516203.htm Even though they don't mention it, excluding the initial water tends to cut down on nitrogenous waste material (read 'bird****') that would otherwise get into the collection device. And having an automatic diverter allows you to collect while you're not at home. In my experience, you also want to have a float sensor in the cistern to stop collection at a predetermined level, or simply a discharge pipe with a trap. Zeb Kagloonpop wrote in message om... I've got an unusual plumbing question: I've got a house that is setup of to have an optional a rainwater collection system. The runoff from a metal roof is collected from the gutters and run thru 3" cast iron drain pipe to the basement. From there I need a valve to divert the water to either 1) a cistern (or preprocessing) in the basement or 2) a 3" cast iron pipe running to an outdoor drain. All gravity fed. What would be the best type of manual valve to use? I looked in the Grainger catalog but couldn't seem to find anything. (The cistern and/or preprocessing doesn't exist yet. I want to put in the valve now to make it easier to install a complete system later.) --zeb |
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? diverter valve for rainwater collection system
"Zeb Kagloonpop" wrote in message om... I've got an unusual plumbing question: I've got a house that is setup of to have an optional a rainwater collection system. The runoff from a metal roof is collected from the gutters and run thru 3" cast iron drain pipe to the basement. From there I need a valve to divert the water to either 1) a cistern (or preprocessing) in the basement or 2) a 3" cast iron pipe running to an outdoor drain. All gravity fed. What would be the best type of manual valve to use? I looked in the Grainger catalog but couldn't seem to find anything. (The cistern and/or preprocessing doesn't exist yet. I want to put in the valve now to make it easier to install a complete system later.) --zeb The only manual valve I could find for a similar purpose was sold at RV centers. It's designed use was to allow the holding tank of an RV to be drained. At the time I bought it 10 years ago it was less than $20 for the 3" ABS version. I only use mine to divert water to the fish pond. I am not sure ABS is approved for potable water. Colbyt |
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