This week sore the installation of Whitwell Hall's rainwater harvesting tank completed. this system will collect rainwater that falls into the gutters of the hall and use this to flush the toilets throughout the building. A toilet uses around 6 litres of water every time it is flushed. this water have been treated to the same level as drinkable water. The result of using this system will be a significant reduction in the quantity of drinkable water used within the hall.
(Installation of the tank)The tank was installed under the front lawn during the winter of 2008 and cause major devastation to the front lawn! The electronics that control the system were connected and commissioned this week and the system is now fully operational.
How the system works!
1. Rain falls onto roof and is collected in the gutters.
2. Water is piped from gutters into an underground collection tank under front lawn.
3. Water is pumped from this collection tank into a smaller tank in the attic called a header tank.
4. The water from this header tank is then used to flush all of the toilets in the hall.
This is just the first of many hall and campsite improvements that we hope to complete before Easter and our summer season starts again!
