With water bills skyrocketing on a daily basis, water becoming scarce and the environment in need of help, homeowners and property owners are looking for any edge. Enter the rainwater harvesting gutter system.

This blog post will be focusing on why people collect rainwater, how the rainwater harvesting gutter system works, and why you should be getting it installed in your home.

Why Collect Rainwater?
Although it is unclean at first, through a series of filters, rainwater can be reused for numerous uses, including:

For garden and landscape
Irrigation systems
Pressure washing
Washing cars
Washing clothes
You can even use it as drinking water

How is this possible? Thanks to the rainwater harvesting gutter system, all this can happen.

What Is A Rainwater Harvesting Gutter System?

In its most basic terms, a rainwater harvesting gutter system collects, filters, cleans and stores rainwater for other usages. Rainwater that is collected in the roofing gutter, is diverted and pushed through a series of filters leaving you with clean water to use as you please later on. We have more a more detailed account on how the system works below.

How Does A Rainwater Harvesting Gutter System Work?

A rainwater harvesting system works on a very straightforward notion. Once installed, this is how it will work in your home:

As the water is collected in the roofing gutters, it is run down the downspout pipe where it is pushed through a filter that removes all the debris, leaves and gunk
Through a gutter water diverter (or a driveway rainwater diverter), the rainwater will then run through a series of filters to clean up all remaining stuff before entering a rain harvesting tank that will store the water for you until you use it.
From here it is up to you: you can leave the rainwater in the tank to use it when you want, or attach a pipe that filters the water back into your home for domestic usage. Once again the water is filtered numerous times leaving you with clean water in your home.

When it comes to running and efficiency of a rainwater system, you have to maintain it, clean it and test on occasion. This will ensure that the filters work correctly and that the water you are getting is clean and healthy.

What Are The Benefits?

There are many benefits of this system, which is why many people are getting it installed in their homes. Some of the key benefits include the following:

Reduced water bills
An alternative supply of water
Another source of water during restrictions
Eco-friendly as you are using less water
Less of rainwater damaging your property
Less chances of floods around your area as the rainwater gutter diverter will collect any leakage on the street

Looking For The Gutters To Support Your System?

Not only gutters can support a rainwater harvesting system. Older, poorly maintained gutters, or weak downspouts, won’t be able to manage the extra pressure. Make sure that you have your gutters inspected before you install any system.

If you want your gutters inspected, or need them replaced, then you can reach out and speak to us today. We have everything you need to ensure that your gutters are prepared for your new rainwater harvesting system.

For more information about guttering or gutter replacement services, speak to the experts at Australian Roofing Group today. We can help you with all your gutter replacements and issues. Contact us directly on 03 9883 7719 or 0411 180 799.