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Tisniks t1_jedkrpi wrote

In Belgium, new buildings mainly use rain water from the roofs to flush toilets. So we're going in the right direction 🙂

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LXndR3100 t1_jedvnww wrote

Came her to say OP should hook his toilet up to a rainwater tank

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danteheehaw t1_jee9qwo wrote

How does that compare to a main battle tank?

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dontlookback76 t1_jeeldgz wrote

I live in a desert so I won't be collecting rainwater. Of course the Colorado river can't provide anymore and lake Mead has dropped around a hundred feet so who knows wtf we're going to flush toilets let alone drink in the future.

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Crully t1_jee9wqr wrote

In Wales I could just scoop it out one of the many potholes in my road and put it in a bucket next to the bog. Would work for like 80% of the year.

Some builders burst a pipe last week. They pumped it into the road where it sat for a while, it never drained as the drains don't, well, drain. Now it's just being topped up by the daily rain.

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AgITGuy t1_jeekliu wrote

Project zomboid has taught me the importance of putting rain barrels on my roof, plumbing them to the faucets in my house and then purifying the water as needed.

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Drewsky3 t1_jeeofco wrote

This only works of you live in a place that gets enough rainfall.
Especially with the direction global warming is going, this is shouldn't be the primary source, as rain is becomming more intermittnet. Less amounts and frequency in some places (droughts, etc) and and more extreme and intense in others.

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oblongdon t1_jeeawf3 wrote

Everyone here knows that your drinking water is rain water

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Reloecc t1_jeeceep wrote

What a nonsense.. every sweet water is a rain water. There's a no difference between residental water and rain in terms of environment. Reasoning behind this i capacity and price..

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Headgamerz t1_jeelx0a wrote

Except for the fact that residential drinking water has to be cleaned, filtered, disinfected, & transported to your home all of which has a cost and requires energy & resources. Where as rain water falls on your roof and is simply collected, filtered, and used.

I’ve helped design several commercial scale rain water systems in the US for non-potable uses such as car washing & toilet flushing. It’s a thing.

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Reloecc t1_jefewdy wrote

You didn't get what I said and I am not surprised. Both residental and rain water needs to be filtered, cleaned and disinfected. Not sure why you missed out chlorination of rain water.. you really don't want all the bacteria lurking into your toilet and props.

Commercial scale rain water you say? Roof or standalone collectors, contact tanks, pressure tanks, pumps. All made from plastic and coal > steel production. Excavators, truck transport and local waste. Very environmental friendly, right?

Be sure that doing this once per town in large scale is much less impactful than doing this per house in smaller scale.

Huge difference is town projects use natural reservoirs of water (where possible ofc) instead of huge plastic "bottles" burried in dirt everywhere around.

I admit transportation is a thing. It cost some energy. But local water circulation cost it too! Water needs to be pumped from a source to that toilet. Shorter distance means less energy ofc, but for a less people!

I could go on.. could talk about homemade filtrations, leaks, hobbysits accidents etc. etc. So.. sum all it up please!

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Headgamerz t1_jeffuro wrote

The standards needed for non-potable water is much less strenuous then potable water, and so are the chemical and energy requirements.

But I’m not very interested in arguing with you about a subject I have actual experience in. Believe what you want.

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