rainwater?

[pepelepew098]

so i just collected 6 gallons of rainwater in under 5 minutes...what do ya'll know about rainwater's usefulness?

 

[Guest]

so i just collected 6 gallons of rainwater in under 5 minutes...what do ya'll know about rainwater's usefulness?

well i know it has many hydrating properties. it could probably prove very useful if your house is on fire. i think some of the smart folks around here can come up with more ideas as well........

 

[Tarkus]

....Ummm, it is good for collecting?.....I got nothing.

 

[minds_I]

Hello all,

You can wash with it.

You can cook with it.

You can swim in it- if you have enough.

You can raise fish

You can mix stuff in it for all kinds of other stuff that is usefull.


I even heard some use it to water thier gardens with- some have been know to grow in just rainwater.

Buahahahaha

I think it is treated as having the same properties as distilled- although depending on where you live- it may be more acidic then distilled. I believe it is void of minerials also like distilled.

I think RO is pH neutral and has no minerals or other contaminates.

I think with the above water types you may have to add magnesium and calcium and sulfur I believe.

Just pokin' fun at you.

Good luck,

minds_I

 

[pepelepew098]

Hello all,

You can wash with it.

You can cook with it.

You can swim in it- if you have enough.

You can raise fish

You can mix stuff in it for all kinds of other stuff that is usefull.


I even heard some use it to water thier gardens with- some have been know to grow in just rainwater.

Buahahahaha

I think it is treated as having the same properties as distilled- although depending on where you live- it may be more acidic then distilled. I believe it is void of minerials also like distilled.

I think RO is pH neutral and has no minerals or other contaminates.

I think with the above water types you may have to add magnesium and calcium and sulfur I believe.

Just pokin' fun at you.

Good luck,

minds_I

lol,...ok...i deserved that. i read somewhere it was a good source of N, and i believe i read it here. maybe someone could clarify that.

 

[Guest]

I might be working with a company soon that builds things in your house/property to harvest the rainwater... and store it, and use it for much of your housing needs.

 

[Pops]

Pepe, add 2 gallons Tequila, 2 gallons sweet and sour mix, half a dozen sliced limes and a shit load of icecubes. Call a dozen friends, have them stop at Taco Hell on the way over, break out a pound of cured stash and several bongs. Voila! You have your very own mexican party.

 

[Pops]

On a serious note(though I try never to be serious), as Minds I stated, it is similar to RO water and close to distilled, though depending on the area, it could be acidic from atmospheric pollution. Does not contain N.

 

[BACKCOUNTRY]

Rain water is cheap this time of year where I'm from.

 

[Pops]

Backcountry, where you are from, people don't die, they just rust!

 

[Guest]

pepe, I got some of that same water, 110gals... I m gonna water my plants, our rain water is pefect!

 

[minds_I]

Hello all,

I got to thinking that rain water would have atmospheric gases in solution so I googled- Viola! (or as we say here in California Wala).

http://www.sahra.arizona.edu/programs/water_cons/home/roof.htm

Perhaps BC there might even be some links for you to follow for your storage system designs. How s that coming along? Have you made any tests of your wick design- I recall that looked like it had potential.

minds_I

 

[pepelepew098]

hey willie, was that 110gal collected last night? if so, how long did it take?
i was fillin up a 1gal ice cream container in less than 20 seconds...seriously!
it was coming down so hard last night, i was gettin nervous...heh heh.
my pond is about a foot and a half deeper than it was yesterday.

and that brings me to another question,.........pondwater?