Recycle Rainwater From Gutters

One of the great benefits of installing a gutter system is the possibility of recycling rainwater for later use. It is an ecological and efficient way of using resources and it will be extremely easy for us to install a water storage system. In this way, we will not only save money, but we will be recycling an essential resource such as water.

Rainwater is collected in a very simple way, when it falls on our roof or deck, it is collected by the gutters and later falls down the downspouts until it ends up stored in a tank; It is important to install grids or a filter at the beginning of the downspout, to prevent leaves and other dirt particles from ending up in this deposit and at the same time to prevent our gutter or downspout from clogging. At All About Gutters Inc, we have a wide variety of rainwater tank models, both durable and surface-mounted; and in all kinds of sizes and shapes so that they adapt to the space you want to allocate for the storage system.

 Let's take into account the meters of cover or roof that we have, since the more extensive it is, the more water we can collect and consequently we must think about the capacity of the tank , so that we can take advantage of the maximum amount of water possible. In some autonomous communities, Galicia for example, there are already regulations that require the installation of rainwater collection systems in new constructions, since it is a cheap and simple way to take advantage of natural resources.

If we want the collected rainwater to be used for home consumption, we must install a purification system and carry out regular checks on the quality of the water for sanitary reasons. If this is not the case, we can use the collected water for garden irrigation or for use in the toilet tank, or for any other use that does not involve consumption.

The maintenance of the system is also quite simple, a periodic review of the tubes and a cleaning of the filtering system from time to time will help us to ensure that our water collection system works optimally. Likewise, we must be attentive to the maintenance of our roof and our gutters, since they are also part of the water collection system. At All About Gutters Inc, we can take care of the maintenance and cleaning of your gutters and the entire water storage system, since these are jobs that must be carried out by professionals who know the installation and can maintain them correctly and in safe conditions required.