Leaves are not your only beastie there are far worse such as bird poop that will dissolve into the rainwater.
Potable water gutters.
Xtreme gutter guard the gutters on your home were designed to collect and channel the water from your roof away from your home s walls landscaping and most importantly your foundation.
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For emergency or short term use of rain barrel water for drinking boiling is the best way to purify it because boiling kills viruses parasites and bacteria that cause diarrhea.
Drinkable rainwater can be collected from most roof types including undamaged asbestos colorbond zincalume and galvanized steel.
Gutters must be kept free of leaves no matter what kind of system you install.
Amerimax 6 in x 120 in white k style gutter.
Make your gutters do double duty.
If you have a potable water system the roof washer has to be drained after a big rain a simple turn of a valve and all filters have to be changed periodically.
Stainless steel is considered one of the best solutions to storing clean drinking water.
Amerimax 5 5 in x 10 in brown k style gutter end with drop.
Amerimax 4 in x 120 in white k style gutter.
Check out a recent blog where we illustrate what a dirty gutter can look like and the cost to keep your water flow clean without guards.
Various areas of a home are susceptible to water damage.
The american rainwater catchment systems association arcsa advises that standing seam roofs powder coated or enameled galvalume zinc aluminum alloy with non toxic baked or enamel finish are appropriate for potable use with non toxic finishes and appropriate components tanks and post tank treatment.
You can even use it to flush your toilets which is the highest usage of indoor water.
By utilizing harvested water you can reduce the amount of indoor water usage and save money.
Your gutters drain and divert water away from your home but they can also help you harvest rainwater for later usage.
However that s not where your filtration ends if you want to pump it back into the house.
The above is your pre tank filtration now you need to look at your post tank filtration to make it into drinking water.
Instead water flows over the gutters running down the exterior walls and creating a pool of water around the foundation of the home.
Unprotected gutters quickly collect debris and clog causing the water to channel to all the wrong areas.