No home improvement can be as rewarding as one that helps to save our planet. Unfortunately, the installation of renewable energy forms such as solar panels can burn a significant hole in even the deepest of pockets. Equally, the current economic climate has left most of us more concerned about our immediate future than that of our descendants. However, as can be evidenced by melting ice shelves and the recent unseasonally hot weather, the meteorological climate continues to be affected by humanity irrespective of whether or not we have a financial crisis. Indeed, the British Summer of 2009 is set to be a scorcher and that can mean only one thing for everyone: a hosepipe ban!

Waste Not, Want Not

Rainwater recycling is a relatively old concept that has recently been commercialized for domestic use. As property owners sit tight and ride out the recession, home improvements have been seen as a useful way of increasing the future selling value of homes – at least once the housing market has recovered to its former position. Water usage is something we will all need to manage carefully in the coming months and years, so a rainwater recycling installation will be both practically useful now and attractive to future buyers.

A rainwater recycling installation works in various ways and there are several different providers of such products. Freerain Ltd is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of rainwater recycling in the UK and implements a product that is relatively straightforward to install and efficient when in operation. It works by harvesting rainwater via standard downpiping, which is then fed through a stainless steel self-cleaning filter. A calmed inlet filling device ensures that oxygenated water passes into a reinforced polyethylene storage tank, which is managed by an electronic system and includes a stainless steel submersible pump that delivers water at a rate of 4,500 litres per hour. The end product is a collection of non-potable water that is otherwise clear and of a high quality, which can be used throughout the garden and home for various reasons. Freerain Ltd also offer an optional upgrade to full drinking standard!

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