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What would you do if your town Ran out of Water?

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:51:52 +0000

Instant panic! Immediate thoughts would turn to your family and home. The taps would open, but nothing would come out, there may be a little water left in your kettle, and some in your geyser. Then you may hear the news that the city will be out of water for a month. More panic, but what to do about it.

First things first. You need water to drink. You race off to the shops, only to find a long queue, patiently and some not so patiently waiting to buy bottled water . You may be among the lucky ones that get in first. I once saw people in a holiday town, fight at the Spar for a limited number of Bread Rolls that were becoming available. Imagine if the scarce resource were water!

Then you would think of a longer term plan. Get a water tank. Quickly! So you could harvest any coming rain off your roof. But think about this. There are only about 140,000 water tanks made each year in South Africa. And we have a population of about 50 million. So there would be a mad scramble for water tanks until they were sold out.

Isn’t it just more sensible to buy a water tank, get it installed by Water Rhapsody with the necessary filters, so that in the unlikely event of your town running dry, for whatever reason… you and your family will have some degree of protection? Contact us to get a quote to install a water tank now and protect your most important assets, your family.

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Bath vs Shower

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:53:06 +0000

You Use Less Water When Taking a Shower Than a Bath.

This is sometimes a myth, but it is true. Depending on your shower head and whether it has a flow restrictor or how long you shower of course.

If your home was built before 1992, chances are your showerheads put out about 18.9L of water per minute. Multiply this by the number of minutes you’re in the shower, and the water adds up fast!

An average bath requires 113 – 189 litre of water. The average shower of four minutes with an old shower head uses 75 litre of water. With a low-flow shower head, only 37 litre of water is used.

To test the amount of water used in a shower vs. a bath is to put the plug in the bath next time you take a shower (but not a stand-alone shower as you might spill over the lower shower wall).

After you’ve showered, see how much the tub filled up.

If there is less water than you would usually have in a bath, then you will be saving money the next time you take a shower instead of a bath!

Benefits of Rain Water Harvesting

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:50:24 +0000

Many people have the idea to harvest rainwater from their roofs, to use for irrigation in their garden. The idea to harvest this water is brilliant, however it is almost senseless to do so just for irrigation. This is why; say it has just rained, and your water tank is now full. You are not going to water the garden after it has just rained, you think, Ill store this water for a dry day, but the next day arrives…and it rains again. Now your tank was filled the previous day, and was not emptied as there was no need to irrigate. So on this day all that water has no where to go other than to overflow as the water tank was already full. So unless one has thousands of liters of tank storage this is almost a pointless exercise.
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The Rhapsody Grand Opus Rain Runner system is designed to harvest rainwater from a roof, the difference is our system then routes this water back into the main water supply where it can be used in the home for laundry, baths, showers and toilets. We always leave a designated municipal supply for drinking etc…(usually in the kitchen) This ensures that stored rainwater is drawn upon every time a tap in the home is turned on, emptying the tank as it is used up. Therefore when it rains again, the tank is ready to be filled up and the water can then be used. This system really works as you are augmenting your own water supply, reducing dependence on municipal water during the rainy season.

If everybody did this, a lot of pressure would be taken off severely strained estuaries and river systems during the rainy season allowing them a chance to recuperate.

Harvesting Rainwater along with Water Rhapsody Conservation Systems’ other unique water saving systems such as our greywater re-use systems and Rhapsody Multiflush for toilets can reduce ones water bills by up to 90%

Water Rhapsody Now in Somerset West

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:10:09 +0000

Water Rhapsody – Helderberg, Boland & Greater Cape

1st in Grey Water and Rainwater Harvesting

Water Rhapsody are the leaders in Grey Water and Rainwater Harvesting systems in South Africa. With 16 years of experience and over 3000 installations, Water Rhapsody are expanding throughout Southern Africa. The company’s flagship is its grey water (or greywater) recycling system which can save up to 50% of municipal water bills. We are proud to be launching in Somerset West and are looking forward to building a eco-friendly relationship with each of you!

Please see the animated Product Demonstration for further information