Rainwater harvesting is collecting the run off from a structure or other impervious surface in order to store it for later use.
Rain water falling from roof.
Lower alabama and rain diverters work great here.
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To find how much rain you can collect in an average rain year multiply this number by the average inches of rain.
Rain falls upon a tin roof creating a soothing rainstorm white noise that is perfect for helping you sleep study focus or relax.
You may need to clean off any leaves and debris that build up behind it from time to time pine straw is the worst if the wind.
Either way you would like to know how much rain has fallen how many gallons have come down from the skies onto your roof yard block or town.
For example on a 2 000 square foot roof you can collect 2 000 x 0 56 1 120 gallons inch of rain.
This calculation assumes a 90 efficiency.
It isn t uncommon for an area to collect up to 350mm of rain in just one month even in rural areas.
Ben erickson september 2 2009 at 8 12 am.
Keep in mind most rain falls over 2 3 months of a year.
How to redirect rain off a roof.
The rain will collect in gutters that channel the water into downspouts and then into some sort of storage vessel.
If you don t already have rain gutters on your house this one time investment is.
Gutters and a downspout.
Just a half inch of rain falling on a 1 000 square foot roof will yield 300 gallons of water.
To get an idea how much water the roof of your own house might yield use the rainfall harvest calculator above.
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Traditionally this involves harvesting the rain from a roof.
There are times when it rains especially during big storms that water cascades off of a roof like a waterfall.
An average suburban roof of 200m 2 with such a rain fall can potentially harvest 100 000l of rainwater 200m 2 500mm 100 000l.
And even when clean a hard rain will drive the water down the roof and over the gutter.