Get Ready for Rainwater Harvesting What you Need to Do Pretoria is one of the few areas in South Africa that receives the larger part of its rainfall during summer – January in particular. So with the rainy season around the corner, we would like to remind those with rainwater harvesting systems to
Simple is not necessarily easy. This is the case with installing a Rainwater Harvesting System, Greywater Recycling System, Pool Backwash Saver and Municipal Water Backup System.There are relatively few components involved, especially for a basic system, just a water tank, a few pipes and some fittings. For a more involved
We as business owners and employees are the ‘little men’ in the bigger scheme of things. When things go wrong the Government happily leans on us for support. But when a little guy is trying to prop up a giant, what is the most likely outcome? The little guy gets
With the lowest interest rates in the history of the country, South Africans are out shopping for their dream homes. What is a dream home in the eyes of today’s homebuyer? After the aesthetics have been covered – enough space -tick, garden -tick, pool -optional, garage – definite tick, neighbourhood
Debunking the Myths Rainwater Harvesting Systems have grown in popularity over the last few years and with it comes the myths. A whole lot of people say it’s a good, healthy and viable method for storing and using water in and around the home although there are few neigh sayers
Rainwater Harvesting, the BenefitsSouth Africans have to adapt to major changes. In order to improve and ensure the sustainability of our national water supply. This should be a wake-up call for us. Not only do we need to use water more sparingly. We also need to find ways to save
A green approach to building maintenance and repairs. Green buildings are a selling point in the current real estate market. Water tanks, greywater systems and solar power add value to properties and are sought after by prospective buyers. But, if the system has not been maintained it loses it’s attraction.
A dry land South Africa is ranked number 30 of the driest countries in the world. What we do to protect our water within the next 10 years will be the deciding factor of our country’s water future. Even with the current contingency plans being put into effect, we are
Water is an essential requirement for the survival of any off-grid or semi off-grid setup. Originally it was the key deciding factor in where to start a new settlement, once the key water need was satisfied, the rest of the settlement fell into place. If the water source dried up
Gauteng has had some pretty good rainfall lately that has topped up the dam levels to over 100% full in some cases. With the dry season beginning will we see a dramatic drop in the dam levels as a result of the handwashing drive to fight against the Covid-19 (coronavirus)