One
of the most economical ways to set up a modest rainwater harvesting system
(for non-drinking water) is to get hold of some (or even one) 220 litre recycled
food-grade plastic barrels. The “food-grade” stipulation is important
because these kinds of barrels are used extensively in the petro-chemical industry – which
means you could end up storing water in a barrel that previously contained
a toxic chemical! The standard metal 44 gallon drum can be even more risky,
as the insides are seldom galvanized, which means they start corroding as soon
as you put water in them.
We do sell recycled barrels, when we can get them! Every barrel we sell is
checked, cleaned and has an inlet/outlet installed. Our prices tend to fluctuate
a little subject to the availability and condition of the drums. The ever-increasing
cost of freight has forced us to confine barrel sales to the Auckland region.
Please contact us for an update on availability and prices.
Hedgehog's exclusive range of New Zealand (NZ) made rainwater harvesting components including downpipe divertors, first flush,
pre tank filters and plastic water tanks, make collecting clean healthy water easy.
