The 2700 Litre Carat Direct Rainwater Harvesting System – Complete Package is designed to go underground and supply water to both home and garden.
Rainwater is collected from the roof of the property and fed into the underground tank via the downpipes. On entry to the tank, the water passes through the filter to prevent any debris from going into the tank. With this system, there is a mains water top-up unit located within the property. This unit supplies mains water to the underground tank when the rainwater level is low. There is a pressure-sensitive pump located in the underground tank, when a valve or tap is opened, water will be pumped under pressure until the valve is closed, allowing the system to repressurise turning the power off to the pump.
Key Benefits
- Simple & quick to install
- Submersible pump supplies harvested rainwater on-demand to WCs, washing machines & external taps
- Mains water back-up unit tops up the water level in the Carat tank when rainwater levels are low, in order to guarantee a continued water supply
- The quiet & conveniently-sized mains water back-up unit will fit in a kitchen or utility cupboard for very low visual impact
- Innovative float sensor detection on the mains water back-up unit ensures that the underground tank is kept supplied with mains water but only the amount necessary to maintain supply to toilets and washing machines. This leaves as much volume as possible in the tank to collect rainwater when available
Popular Uses
- Flushing Toilets
- Washing Machines
- Garden Irrigation
- Outside garden tap
Specification
- CARAT tank dome Maxi black, with sealing set DN 100
- CARAT telescopic dome shaft Mini green, with PE-lid, for pedestrian loading/or vehicle loading
- CARAT Filter package 3 House, Optimax-Pro filter internal/inflow stilling system/overflow siphon/Spannfix – DN 100
- Pump package Home Direct Carat
- Mains water back-up unit
- Float sensor (connected from mains water back-up unit to the underground tank)
Additional Components Required For Installation (Not supplied)
- 100mm diameter duct pipe to contain float sensor cable, power cable for pump, also bringing mains water to underground tank as and when required
- 100mm diameter drainage pipe connected from downpipes to the inlet at the top of the tank (all downpipes brought into one pipe for connection to the filter)
- 100mm diameter pipe for overflow from the tank to mains drainage network or soakaway