I know this is supposed to be inspiring but I will never be able to afford something like that even with two jobs. Sometimes videos like this make me feel like my dreams might never actually come true. Everything is so expensive ... I think I may just have to start watching people who can help struggling people like me trying to make ends meet still be able to make something like this work. I've had to start foraging for weeds to help feed my chickens and had to start using leftover meat and white rice to add to my dog's food just so they can eat well. This video basically just reminds me of all these things. 😔😔😔
With everything becoming more and more expensive, I understand the frustration... I dont remember where, but I saw that someone had used empty 2L pop bottles to build an eves trough. May not look as fancy, but least its functional, can even ask neighbors to save any extra to help out. All the best to you.
Totally hear you on this - this is WAY overkill for most folks, I obviously am going to an extreme because this is my absolute passion - you can do a lot for low with DIY setups, and cities have a rebate! You don't need thousands of gallons to get started.
I understand what you mean it's out of my reach too. BUT saving rainwater doesn't have to be this expensive most houses where I live already have rain gutters. Only very dry areas in the world tend to not have it. Attach it to a pipe and get some rain barrels. They should range between 40-200 per barrel. It's not on this level but for a smaller garden in can help cut watering a fair bit. For 200 bucks I could I set up a 400-600 liter reserve. Combined with good mulching it's enough for a few weeks.
In Mexico they make water storage out of block and cement. My mother-in-law calls it a pileta. They cover it with aluminum on wood, which is removable so they can clean it when they want to. Abuelo had a cement covered block storage, but they couldn't clean that. It seems other people call them a pila, sorry I can't post a link.
@@Eucis93 you are reminding me of the CA drought in the 1970s. I was a little girl. we would save our bath water and then scoop it in buckets to flush the toilet! Mom even tried watering the garden that way but the water was too heavy and impractical to carry. The 5k gallon set up is "dream only" for most of us, but I'm going to get a couple of 50-gallon barrels up sometime in the next couple of years, even though water shortages are not an issue where I live now, because rainwater is so much better for the plants than what comes out of the tap.
Some people confuse rainwater collection laws and rainwater (any water, but applicable to rain water) storage laws. For example, some states don't have a limit on how much rainwater you can harvest (only about half the states do, and it's usually measured by the cubic acre), but they DO have laws banning dams on a property that do not meet proper code. In my state, there was an incident that flooded (and nearly destroyed) 6 peoples homes and almost 1/2 of someones farm crops due to their neighbor's diy dam breaking.
@@chibigirl8545 well maybe if the governments were to stop messing with the weather that neighbor wouldn't of had to diy a dam. For reference look it up on NOAA's weather modification application form. Also airforce did say, "We will own the weather by 2024."
I know it sounds wrong, but hear me out. Small creeks, rivers, ponds. Hell, your aquifers, they're supplied by what? Guess. Now imagine every household in a large city begins collecting every drop of rainwater that falls on their property. Because if you let one do it, the idea is that you have to let everyone do it, and you're supposed to imagine what happens if everyone does it as a lawmaker. You get ecological disasters. Entire species, I know this sounds like an exaggeration but it's not, can die out. Your favorite fishing spot is now a mud hole. You damage forests, and induce a large carbon footprint. What's the solution? Fuck if i know, man. Making RAIN illegal is stupid, but so are the consequences of not doing so. It's a lose lose.
@@stevenhetzel6483 dude.. Nestle in one day pollutes more water than it rains per year in Califórnia... Collecting rain is not gonna do any of that.. that was the longest and dumbest comment iv ever read in my entire life
@@Hashiriya985 actually in parts of California, it’s illegal to capture rain water since the water utility has the sole right to the water in the area.
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If the government claims the right to the rainwater which some state governments do then they should be held accountable for all the flooding and other damage rain causes.
As I understand it, Colorado does say that capturing rainwater is legal. As it is so arid, and so many were early adopters of this method, that the water in aquifers was becoming depleted. Note: this info is note current, and I heard it secondhand. But do your own homework!
Governments don't allow this kind of thing at this or some other states to protect the local climate not because they think they own the water. Its why in mamy cases you can't fell all the trees in your property or kill an infinite amount of fish
I just said in another comment but where I'm from it's a legal requirement to have a rain water system like this even apartment buildings have rain water tanks.
The problem is in desert areas like mine all our local reservoirs rely on the rain water so if every house had this we wouldn't have water in our rivers and lakes
This is a very normal thing in germany. Almost everyone with a garden does this. Most collect it in water barrels but some (like me) have additional underground water tanks. As soon as the barrels are full, a valve closes and it goes to the underground tank were it can later be pumped up again.
I was about to say the same. For a moment I was confused and thought he gonna explain how he flushes his toilet next. 😂 But then I realized he is probably from america, for them even kettles are uncommon.
That’s so interesting! I live in Poland so right next to you guys, and I’ve never seen anyone do this. Maybe it’s the cost, or less awareness about environmental issues.
@@mar-nyan most houses have rain gutters already, the difference is that we redirect it into barrels and tanks. So unless it's underground it shouldn't be that expensive. Also while germany does loads for the environment now, that's a pretty recent thing so I don't think it stems from there. I think it's because it just makes sense and then the practice was passed on. Why walk to a well (back then) to water your crops, when you can collect water without any effort.
I have a big garden pretty far out in the more urban area of my city, we don't have water pipes there, literally the only way to get water to water the plants there is via rain barrels beside my shed.
Ehhhh no. Oil is natural. You want big oil to be installing pipelines in our natural parks? Or how about granite mines in the sierras as granite is natural
In Australia, the government subsidises rain water tanks, and people are also now putting grey water tanks in to repurpose used water from washing, showers etc. We are encouraged in a drought ridden nation, not to waste water.
You would think we would learn from other countries about conserving water but instead we just tap into deep underground water reserves ,steal water from other states thousands of miles away and build cities and farmland in fucking deserts.
I live in the UK in one of the wettest areas, and it rains here, A LOT. So we did the same thing, we never water our garden with any other water. We even use it to wash the car if it gets grubby. Rain water is better for garden plants than tap water, much better. God bless you.
nope, if everyone were to do that it would be an ecological disaster. Water is mean't to go and accumulate underground, where it's spread in the surrounding. So because thousans of dumbass wants a garden with flowers in it during the summer, a forest nearby would just dry out.
We know this gentleman worked hard to make this happen. How many Californians willing to work half this hard on the water problems? I bet 1% would. But the other 70% would rather sit and whine, waiting for someone else to do the hard work. Typical whining gen!
In Bermuda ALL houses catch water from their roof and direct it to a tank between 5 and upwards of 20,000 gallons underneath their houses. Been doing this for 400 years
@@Dogsrcute823 there is currently 11 or more states where it is illegal. I'm not gonna look up the citations for them all. I know these states u can't collect it without a permit for various different reasons. The states where collecting rainwater is restricted are: 1. Arkansas 2. California 3. Colorado 4. Georgia 5. Illinois 6. Nevada 7. Ohio 8. Utah 9. Virginia 10. Washington 11. Wisconsin
Use to be illegal in California not even a decade ago I think! Some people still did it of course but it was illegal! I’m pretty sure they changed the laws now and it’s completely legal now
Exactly I read some of the cmnts about how their gov can actually stop them from collecting the rain water wtf is wrong w these people? Also another vid where he showed how he turned his home into a gardenI read this cmnt that said that the neighbours can complain about that to the authorities? Honestly India is ALOT better for this stuff lol
The fact he has to say “no it’s not illegal” tells you the level of intelligence our society is at these days Edit: Several people have clarified that it’s legitimately illegal in some places. I should have done my research before assuming anything! That’s on me and I don’t mind the corrections. Great discourse. 👍🏼
He says that because there is no Federal law forbidding it. States do have guidelines however. Like in CA-he didn’t build that. The law required that he hire a landscaper who then hired a general contractor to build it. ‘A homeowner just throwing a bucket out there’ is illegal. ‘Pay a small fortune to have a contractor do the same thing’ is legal. Also, some utilities take issue with the increase in sewer usage because their billing is based on fresh water usage. They are processing the waste but are unable to charge more as the fresh water usage is unchanged (or lower).
@@maltoNitho dude thanks for the explanation I had no idea! Crazy how some states outlaw rainwater collection, seems like a basic human right to save the water that falls on their own land. Anyhow, thanks again for the clarification man! :)
@@fortpatchesDepends on where you live and how much. US state laws are all different. I can confirm it was illegal in CO until 2016. A lot of western states have old water rights laws that are really messed up.
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In the United States, it is illegal in a lot of areas for some reason, and even in areas where it's legal, it is only legal to catch up to so many gallons. It makes zero sense to me why it would be illegal in the first place, but "murica," right?
There is no location in the USA where it is illegal as far as I can find. No one who says it is illegal has been able to provide any support showing that it is illegal (which would be easy as statutes are publicly available).
Well actually, rain water directly from the sky is not very smart to drink directly. The important minerals are not in it, because it never went through the ground to "capture" any minerals. So if you do so, let it go trough a dirt an stone mix and then drink it ;D.
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Very impressive! On a much smaller scale and as an elderly person, I have gone to bucket gardening and it really conserves water. Even in the driest summer months, I only have to fill the reservoir in the bottom once a week. All of the water gets to the plants roots and none evaporates. When it rains, I don't have to water but if we get a bunch of it, I do replenish fertilizer. I absolutely LOVE all of you gardens and am really enjoying living vicariously through your reels and UA-cams! I know and appreciate how hard you work and your dedication to best practices and stewardship of the land!
@@matthewgross6958 some counties in Maryland will pay you to collect rain water. 1 dollar per gallon if you collect Atleast 40 gallons on a property smaller than half an acre and a maximum rebate of 250 per property, and 1 dollar for gallon if you collect Atleast 55 gallons on a property bigger than half an acre with a maximum rebate of 1000 dollars.
@@MoonlightSonata88 why is it illegal to collect rain water? Here in my town when it's summer, clean water can be a problem as we can have not rain in around 6 month. Thats why we collect water on rainy season (we only have 2 seasons).
@@MrRobarino it's $5-10k just for those copper gutters. The tanks are another $5k each not including transport, foundations to support them, plumbing, etc. That system wasn't cheap.
@@Erikpdx doesn't matter if it's not cheap. The point is to use as little fresh water as possible. Also this system is going to last over 10 years or longer. He's at least doing his part.
Great idea! The rain water is also very healthy for your plants. When I gave them rain water they always looks nicer and you notice it pretty quickly. I love your channel and advice. ❤
Nice! Good on you that you know how to and are able to set up all the gutter work and piping needed to collect the water as you have. Unfortunately, most people don’t know how and aren’t able to do what you did.
They have nobody to blame for being helpless except themselves. All it takes is the desire to learn and get off your ass... A rare quality these days and will be our downfall in another generation or two.
Before I became homeless, I was living in my house with no utilities. I caught rain water off the roof with trash cans and storage bins. Then I used a 2 qt. pitcher to dip water out and bathe with. It worked out perfectly. I was able to bathe every day using 3 to 5 pitchers a day. My hair loved the rain water!
Rainwater is actually much better for your hair because it's free of the chemicals and metals in tap water. I used to put a bucket outside whenever it rained to wash my hair with, and it made my hair so soft 😌
"And no, it's NOT illegal" I want to know how one illegally captures rain water on their own property. - All of the arguments against me are if a entire city captured hundreds of kilos of rain water each during a drout.
On the Kona Coast on the "Big Island" of Hawaii, many many homes there have cachement water systems for their homes. It's very common there and encouraged as there is alot of rain but not enough water from wells. It drains too fast into the ocean.
yeah this makes a ton of sense on an island. it is illegal in most of the USA though. for basically the exact opposite reason, because on the mainland they want all that rain water to reach the underground aquifers. crazy
So cool how much you’ve upgraded and changed! I used to watch you 2 years ago at your old house and somehow slipped away after you bought the new one. I specifically remember your leave it to grow potatoes video on the small hill yard. Just Amazing! I look forward to watching your videos again. I’m a native San Diegan myself.
@@clydewill2340 Haha yeah. Cause somebody is going to come to your house and take your rain, arent they. Christ, you people need to get a grip on yourselves.
@captain_context9991 that would be more inclined as to why the government wouldn't want us to be self sufficient. An appropriate conspiracy would be thinking that the government doesn't want us to collect our own water so that they can poison us through a water system. Which isn't really farfetched if you look into history and realize governments are responsible for far, FAR worse actions.
Prolly a good idea to let people know that in some places it *is* actually illegal to catch rain water, and some places are so extreme on this that even not having a lid on your trash bins when it's raining can get you a fine if you're not careful Source for that last thing: used to live in Baltimore city, and my parents had a metal bin that the city tried to make them pay about $200 for letting fill up when there was that hurricane that reached up there a few years ago
Insane, you need to elect some city officials with common sense. The purpose of government is to provide the best possible benefit for citizens and the environment.
@@kinnelyuwu5771 no this is a misconception. Laws against catching rain water aren’t about tanks like this, but against building actual dams to create artificial wet lands. Whole other level.
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In THAT climate, solar panels make a lot of sense. There are some shaped like Spanish tile that can replace your roof and, since they're curved, they capture light/heat throughout the day and are more efficient than flat panels.
I find it so weird that houses in some states / countries do not have gutters. In a state that deals with drought and run off issues I’m so surprised they aren’t a part of building code and that houses aren’t required to capture water for this purpose. Or maybe I’m wrong and too much of this would contribute more to aquifer levels dropping even more. This issue definitely needs solutions and stat.
@@Steve.._. that's insane to hear, coming from NJ here and it's been raining like every other day, even too foggy to drive through sometimes since there's lakes around as well. Not to mention the suffocating humidity. But I guess we all take for granted the things we have to an extent, I've been trying to appreciate the rain as much as I appreciate a dry, sunny day.
lol, I'm Australian and this is literally on almost every house and shed in the country, it blows my mind to see so many people amazed by this 'good idea' in Australia it's called a necessity.
That’s exactly what I do as well. But, I have an intermediate step. After passing the rainwater through an activated charcoal bed to remove airborne & roof particulates, I use it to refill my large fresh water aquarium (after draining a like amount first). The drained aquarium water is then used to water the vegetable gardens. This “waste” water has nitrates, nitrites & ammonia wastes as well as being biologically active. The garden loves it, the fish & aquarium plants get to enjoy regular rainwater! It’s a win-win!!
I watch this short every time I see it. It reminds me of when I was a young girl and lived in the country with my uncle for a short while. All he had was an open lid drum that caught the rain. For us, porable water, drinking water. It was delicious. If I ever have a house, I'd definitely catch the rain water, and I'd have a small veggoe garden.
@@Medieval1-1 its been pretty wild to watch. We went from fear of the military/industrial/surveillance complex to waving flags for proxy wars as if we were at a hockey game. A person can be very Intelligent. People in general are pretty ignorant and simple.
One thing that the drought in Cape Town did was reinforce the need for people to have rainwater collection tanks on their property, we water our garden from said tank and use it for other things and we've never dipped below half. If we face another drought at least we'll have water to spare for hygiene, etc.
Who’s this they? I know plenty of Californians and none of them think other regions rainwater belongs to them. I know Texans don’t have electricity when it’s cold so they might want Californian heat
Unless you're collecting hundreds of thousands of gallons of rainwater and distributing it privately as a corporation none of these states with rainwater collection laws are going to come after you.
You raise a good point. If these world leaders really cared they'd push more funding into education on how the avg person can capitalize on natural resources like rainwater... But no its just cut down reduce, less less less. Sounds like theyd rather us starving than thriving.
Here in Tennessee it's actually encouraged to collect and store rainwater. Especially after the 2010 flood that nearly wiped out the greater Nashville area. We lost a lot in that flood and ever since we have done a lot of things to try and prevent such a heart breaking event from happening again. I could write pages about the devastating impact of the flood.
As an Australian living in a small country town im still amazed that not every house has at least one tank for rainwater. Until I was 12 and visited my grandparents I had only drank rainwater lol
He even mentioned it possibly being illegal!! Growing up in WA we always had water tanks, filled with rainwater during good times and topped up with the bore when things were dry.
Same! We bought another 2 water tanks after the 2019 drought. La Nina has filled them quick smart. Tank water for showers and garden, bore water for laundry and flushing , filtered tank for drinking.
Bet you were sick a lot as a kid too. Untreated rainwater is often very toxic, at least in most of the world. The laws are there to protect. Maybe the 380 million Americans wouldn't be smart enough to do the collecting properly, causing droughts, and sickness at an increased rate. ALWAYS BOIL NATURALLY OCCURING WATER
This is the same way that most of us folks on the Big Island capture and contain our entire household water needs, no joke. Most homes in the Puna District have absolutely no access to county water mains but are located in a tropical rainforest, so we improvise using these same techniques. Anyways, this guy certainly is smart and resourceful for figuring this system out.
In some states / area’s , you can’t really have gutters due to very heavy downpours , caused by extreme rain amounts during thunderstorms, it tends rip gutters completely off your home.
That is so wise! Rainwater should be captured in every location where feasible. There should be tax incentives to help homeowners. Architects should develop catchment tanks to contribute an aesthetic value. With water retention/use becoming an issue it makes so much sense. Good job!❤
Wtf? That is insane! 😳 Here in Australia, gutters are on every house, big shed. Shit, even out pergola has gutters, even if you don’t connect gutters to a tank, it goes into drainage which connects to stormwater, thence back into our water reservoir here in out regional city with population of 40K. Ya’ll need to push for more water sustainability over there, guys. It’s a simple move. If municipalities are worried (needlessly) about reduction in water catchment, they can limit tank size to be proportionate to roof size. Yikes.
Buckets fill up and overflow quickly. If you have multiple days of heavy rain, where is all that water supposed to go? Especially in the fall when you don't need to water your garden anymore.
I know this is supposed to be inspiring but I will never be able to afford something like that even with two jobs. Sometimes videos like this make me feel like my dreams might never actually come true. Everything is so expensive ... I think I may just have to start watching people who can help struggling people like me trying to make ends meet still be able to make something like this work. I've had to start foraging for weeds to help feed my chickens and had to start using leftover meat and white rice to add to my dog's food just so they can eat well. This video basically just reminds me of all these things. 😔😔😔
With everything becoming more and more expensive, I understand the frustration... I dont remember where, but I saw that someone had used empty 2L pop bottles to build an eves trough. May not look as fancy, but least its functional, can even ask neighbors to save any extra to help out. All the best to you.
Totally hear you on this - this is WAY overkill for most folks, I obviously am going to an extreme because this is my absolute passion - you can do a lot for low with DIY setups, and cities have a rebate! You don't need thousands of gallons to get started.
I understand what you mean it's out of my reach too. BUT saving rainwater doesn't have to be this expensive most houses where I live already have rain gutters. Only very dry areas in the world tend to not have it. Attach it to a pipe and get some rain barrels. They should range between 40-200 per barrel. It's not on this level but for a smaller garden in can help cut watering a fair bit. For 200 bucks I could I set up a 400-600 liter reserve. Combined with good mulching it's enough for a few weeks.
In Mexico they make water storage out of block and cement. My mother-in-law calls it a pileta. They cover it with aluminum on wood, which is removable so they can clean it when they want to. Abuelo had a cement covered block storage, but they couldn't clean that.
It seems other people call them a pila, sorry I can't post a link.
@@Eucis93 you are reminding me of the CA drought in the 1970s. I was a little girl. we would save our bath water and then scoop it in buckets to flush the toilet!
Mom even tried watering the garden that way but the water was too heavy and impractical to carry.
The 5k gallon set up is "dream only" for most of us, but I'm going to get a couple of 50-gallon barrels up sometime in the next couple of years, even though water shortages are not an issue where I live now, because rainwater is so much better for the plants than what comes out of the tap.
“Thats him officer, thats the guy that kept the water that fell on his property, arrest him!”
Some people confuse rainwater collection laws and rainwater (any water, but applicable to rain water) storage laws. For example, some states don't have a limit on how much rainwater you can harvest (only about half the states do, and it's usually measured by the cubic acre), but they DO have laws banning dams on a property that do not meet proper code. In my state, there was an incident that flooded (and nearly destroyed) 6 peoples homes and almost 1/2 of someones farm crops due to their neighbor's diy dam breaking.
Why the fuck is there laws that prevent you to collect water in the U S? Fucking land of the free eh?
@@chibigirl8545 well maybe if the governments were to stop messing with the weather that neighbor wouldn't of had to diy a dam.
For reference look it up on NOAA's weather modification application form. Also airforce did say, "We will own the weather by 2024."
@@daniel-qh4zq its to make sure the aquaifers actually get water back in them yall damn dunces 😂😂
Cali be like
You know your living a dystopia when you need to make sure that collecting rain is not illegal
I know it sounds wrong, but hear me out. Small creeks, rivers, ponds. Hell, your aquifers, they're supplied by what? Guess.
Now imagine every household in a large city begins collecting every drop of rainwater that falls on their property. Because if you let one do it, the idea is that you have to let everyone do it, and you're supposed to imagine what happens if everyone does it as a lawmaker.
You get ecological disasters. Entire species, I know this sounds like an exaggeration but it's not, can die out. Your favorite fishing spot is now a mud hole. You damage forests, and induce a large carbon footprint.
What's the solution? Fuck if i know, man. Making RAIN illegal is stupid, but so are the consequences of not doing so.
It's a lose lose.
@@stevenhetzel6483 dude.. Nestle in one day pollutes more water than it rains per year in Califórnia... Collecting rain is not gonna do any of that.. that was the longest and dumbest comment iv ever read in my entire life
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@@wesleyswafford2462do you pay for registering your chickens or pay taxes?
@@Hashiriya985 actually in parts of California, it’s illegal to capture rain water since the water utility has the sole right to the water in the area.
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Its just gray water for plants and yard work they aint human drinking it or animals
Has to be vegetable oil. Something like engine oil can have bad consequences.
@steveschmitt6933 you still don't want mosquitoes breeding in you back yard
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If the government claims the right to the rainwater which some state governments do then they should be held accountable for all the flooding and other damage rain causes.
As I understand it, Colorado does say that capturing rainwater is legal. As it is so arid, and so many were early adopters of this method, that the water in aquifers was becoming depleted. Note: this info is note current, and I heard it secondhand. But do your own homework!
It's not the government it's everyone who's bought water rights. It's capitalism
Yup indeed
Watch my videos. I do everything with free materials that are usually trash. Even 4400 rain cistern
Governments don't allow this kind of thing at this or some other states to protect the local climate not because they think they own the water. Its why in mamy cases you can't fell all the trees in your property or kill an infinite amount of fish
Every house on the planet should have this.
AGREED
@@epicgardening Seems great in San Diego climate. If I tried to do this in Minneapolis the results would be very different.
I just said in another comment but where I'm from it's a legal requirement to have a rain water system like this even apartment buildings have rain water tanks.
would help a lot with the water issues going on
The problem is in desert areas like mine all our local reservoirs rely on the rain water so if every house had this we wouldn't have water in our rivers and lakes
This is a very normal thing in germany. Almost everyone with a garden does this. Most collect it in water barrels but some (like me) have additional underground water tanks. As soon as the barrels are full, a valve closes and it goes to the underground tank were it can later be pumped up again.
I was about to say the same. For a moment I was confused and thought he gonna explain how he flushes his toilet next. 😂 But then I realized he is probably from america, for them even kettles are uncommon.
That’s so interesting! I live in Poland so right next to you guys, and I’ve never seen anyone do this. Maybe it’s the cost, or less awareness about environmental issues.
@@mar-nyan weird. but yes, we also have a barrel and a well our neighour has 1000 litre tank, etc.
@@mar-nyan most houses have rain gutters already, the difference is that we redirect it into barrels and tanks. So unless it's underground it shouldn't be that expensive. Also while germany does loads for the environment now, that's a pretty recent thing so I don't think it stems from there.
I think it's because it just makes sense and then the practice was passed on. Why walk to a well (back then) to water your crops, when you can collect water without any effort.
I have a big garden pretty far out in the more urban area of my city, we don't have water pipes there, literally the only way to get water to water the plants there is via rain barrels beside my shed.
Collectin' somethin' provided by nature should never be illegal.
me when i collect uranium
@@trinityy-7I mean it's not illegal if you have your own mine.
Idiots have a persecution fetish in the freest country in the fucking world.
@@trinityy-7 You do whatever you wanna do with that.
Ehhhh no. Oil is natural. You want big oil to be installing pipelines in our natural parks? Or how about granite mines in the sierras as granite is natural
In Australia, the government subsidises rain water tanks, and people are also now putting grey water tanks in to repurpose used water from washing, showers etc. We are encouraged in a drought ridden nation, not to waste water.
You would think we would learn from other countries about conserving water but instead we just tap into deep underground water reserves ,steal water from other states thousands of miles away and build cities and farmland in fucking deserts.
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I was so confused when he was just discussing generic tank and gutter systems that we have everywhere in Australia.
Many states in the USA do the same.
@@tobiasburke9495 most places in the world get lots of rain and have lots of wells
I live in the UK in one of the wettest areas, and it rains here, A LOT. So we did the same thing, we never water our garden with any other water. We even use it to wash the car if it gets grubby. Rain water is better for garden plants than tap water, much better. God bless you.
If it rains a lot where u live why collect water
Because you store water from the wet seasons for the summer which is often relatively dry.
@@justaguywithapowerpole Are you dumb? They collect water because of the rain
@@justaguywithapowerpole because sometimes we can go for weeks without rain despite how much we complain about the weather lol
Just your plants? This should be used for all of your water needs, should it not?
This dude has better water management than the entire state of CA
nope, if everyone were to do that it would be an ecological disaster. Water is mean't to go and accumulate underground, where it's spread in the surrounding. So because thousans of dumbass wants a garden with flowers in it during the summer, a forest nearby would just dry out.
as a californian, i approve. so much rain from the atmospheric river but i don’t think any of it is being stored
I mean CA is run by idiots so it’s not a surprise. And the people here are idiots for continuing to vote them in
We know this gentleman worked hard to make this happen. How many Californians willing to work half this hard on the water problems? I bet 1% would. But the other 70% would rather sit and whine, waiting for someone else to do the hard work. Typical whining gen!
@@noblekitty "Typical whining gen!" Said every generation about the generation after them, ever.
This idea existed long before the internet existed.
In Bermuda ALL houses catch water from their roof and direct it to a tank between 5 and upwards of 20,000 gallons underneath their houses. Been doing this for 400 years
Makes sense. It's an island.
My parents had a catchment in Hawaii too😊
Super cool. Just read an article about this being law in Bermuda. Plus the white lime roof cleans rain water. Ahead of the rest.
This is a very common practice in Australia. In most new builds it is a requirement 😊
Beautiful.
Yeah, we had a 25,000 galling tank at our place. Sure, we lived on a rural property and had no access to town water though. ✌️🇦🇺
is it healthy to drink/use rain water ☠️
@@raymovid567 It's not unhealthy.
@@raymovid567 filter it and it’s better than regular tap water
This is the most human thing I've seen in a VERY long time.
And the fact he'll probably get them taken from the city for posting this is the saddesy part
Same
Hlo
Wrong person... lmfao
Super sad for you
The sad thing is in some parts of the USA collecting rain is illegal.
Please elaborate where and citations needed otherwise it’s bS
@@Dogsrcute823 there is currently 11 or more states where it is illegal. I'm not gonna look up the citations for them all. I know these states u can't collect it without a permit for various different reasons. The states where collecting rainwater is restricted are:
1. Arkansas
2. California
3. Colorado
4. Georgia
5. Illinois
6. Nevada
7. Ohio
8. Utah
9. Virginia
10. Washington
11. Wisconsin
Use to be illegal in California not even a decade ago I think! Some people still did it of course but it was illegal! I’m pretty sure they changed the laws now and it’s completely legal now
@@Dogsrcute823-just because you don’t know don’t mean it’s not true- Google it yourself
you gotta pay that tap water bill
In India individual houses and gated communities are encouraged to harvest rain water and the government gives subsidies as well.
Akmerikans☕
Exactly I read some of the cmnts about how their gov can actually stop them from collecting the rain water wtf is wrong w these people? Also another vid where he showed how he turned his home into a gardenI read this cmnt that said that the neighbours can complain about that to the authorities? Honestly India is ALOT better for this stuff lol
Dud the Indian government is far more corrupt in other ways as well
@@MrSavageDOESITALL Isn't yours too??
Also in Japan
The fact he has to say “no it’s not illegal” tells you the level of intelligence our society is at these days
Edit: Several people have clarified that it’s legitimately illegal in some places. I should have done my research before assuming anything! That’s on me and I don’t mind the corrections. Great discourse. 👍🏼
He says that because there is no Federal law forbidding it. States do have guidelines however. Like in CA-he didn’t build that. The law required that he hire a landscaper who then hired a general contractor to build it. ‘A homeowner just throwing a bucket out there’ is illegal. ‘Pay a small fortune to have a contractor do the same thing’ is legal. Also, some utilities take issue with the increase in sewer usage because their billing is based on fresh water usage. They are processing the waste but are unable to charge more as the fresh water usage is unchanged (or lower).
@@maltoNitho dude thanks for the explanation I had no idea! Crazy how some states outlaw rainwater collection, seems like a basic human right to save the water that falls on their own land. Anyhow, thanks again for the clarification man! :)
@@BCFL69 sarcasm detected
Well, spain taxes the sun, making it technically illegal to install solar panels on your own
in MURICA
the idea of collecting rainwater on your house being illegal sounds insane
Probably because it isn't illegal.
In some places rainwater recharge most of their aquifer. So if you want your faucet to work, use have to let it soak into the ground.
@@fortpatchesDepends on where you live and how much. US state laws are all different. I can confirm it was illegal in CO until 2016. A lot of western states have old water rights laws that are really messed up.
@@fortpatches guess you never heard of colorado then huh smart guy
@@gavenmeskauskas8438 guess you don't know other countries that aren't the US huh smart guy
This is the husband I want and need. A resourceful forward thinking man. Long term sustainability and smart. Someone who innerstands the small things matter. Responsible.
*Laughs in 10 5 gallon buckets around Arizona house*
Still waiting for the rain right? Itll be there .... Any day now.
12 years later
Furry
@@SukottoX hey man he probably lost a bet so he's forced to wear it 💀
@@thatoneannoyingclown4996 its been raining constantly for the past 9 years bud az isn't the dry state it was once known to be
@@the-db9bn are you that guys alt?
I'm surprised that like no one ever heard about this, in germany everyone has one
Yes, but you also pay for it in germanyy. Depending on the region, the fee is between 0.70 and 2.00 euros per square meter more or less.
In the United States, it is illegal in a lot of areas for some reason, and even in areas where it's legal, it is only legal to catch up to so many gallons. It makes zero sense to me why it would be illegal in the first place, but "murica," right?
That's why the Rhine river is 30cm deep.
I'm sorry you don't understand the water cycle. Neither does your entire country, evidently
It’s illegal in Utah in the USA
@@jbrogert most dumb comment ever.
Love the sustainability and plants!
It is nuts to me that there are places you aren't allowed to catch rain water. I pretty much grew up drinking rainwater, it's so good.
It's because some jurisdictions sell their rain water to bottling companies like Nestlé or Coors
There is no location in the USA where it is illegal as far as I can find. No one who says it is illegal has been able to provide any support showing that it is illegal (which would be easy as statutes are publicly available).
Well actually, rain water directly from the sky is not very smart to drink directly. The important minerals are not in it, because it never went through the ground to "capture" any minerals. So if you do so, let it go trough a dirt an stone mix and then drink it ;D.
@@yannikcod8257 it's also not great to drink water collected from your roof as there are some nasty chemicals in roofing tar and some shingles.
@@memyself898 OH, thats not good either I guess xD. Well I didn't know that till now, so thanks for your comment.
Reminds of a phrase my Dad used to say. Everything old is new again
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So right it's very common in New Zealand specially in rural areas, I'm 65yr and it's all I've ever had is Rainwater collected from the roof
@@au8363 not that old
There's nothing new that's why
bro, u really doing nice work on your property, n saves water too,
respect bro
Very impressive! On a much smaller scale and as an elderly person, I have gone to bucket gardening and it really conserves water. Even in the driest summer months, I only have to fill the reservoir in the bottom once a week. All of the water gets to the plants roots and none evaporates. When it rains, I don't have to water but if we get a bunch of it, I do replenish fertilizer. I absolutely LOVE all of you gardens and am really enjoying living vicariously through your reels and UA-cams! I know and appreciate how hard you work and your dedication to best practices and stewardship of the land!
Lmao I could see Cali trying to install a meter on it 🤣🤣😂😂
For real
Maryland had a rain water tax. Short lived and repealed.
They already doing it sir. To your well water
@@ghostpeper2a165 wtf where
@@matthewgross6958 some counties in Maryland will pay you to collect rain water. 1 dollar per gallon if you collect Atleast 40 gallons on a property smaller than half an acre and a maximum rebate of 250 per property, and 1 dollar for gallon if you collect Atleast 55 gallons on a property bigger than half an acre with a maximum rebate of 1000 dollars.
Mosquitoes seeing those 5750 gallons of water sitting still : *"It's free real estate"*
Nope.
The container is sealed.
No Mosquitos getting in
To be fair, they need organic decomposition to eat.
They also eat each other if they end up in empty still water.
I can't believe we came to times and terms where I would say water is empty...
I live in New Zealand, where it is very common to have ‘tank water’ as we refer to it. I had no idea this wasn’t common practice, elsewhere. 😳
It's common in Indonesia too. I guess it's not very common in countries that have four seasons.
@@nfl5597 USA only,
Its usually illegal here in US sadly
@@MoonlightSonata88 why is it illegal to collect rain water? Here in my town when it's summer, clean water can be a problem as we can have not rain in around 6 month. Thats why we collect water on rainy season (we only have 2 seasons).
@@MoonlightSonata88 only in liberal 💩holes of the country, places like New York City where they have a rain tax.
-what did you do?
- i was catching rain water for my plants
"Here's how I created a $50,000 irrigation system to grow $8 worth of lettuce"
Doing this isn't even remotely that expensive. You need to stop making this ridiculous assumption that everything you see is expensive.
@@MrRobarino it is that expensive, moron. stop assuming that everything is cheap
@@MrRobarino it's $5-10k just for those copper gutters. The tanks are another $5k each not including transport, foundations to support them, plumbing, etc. That system wasn't cheap.
@@Erikpdx doesn't matter if it's not cheap. The point is to use as little fresh water as possible. Also this system is going to last over 10 years or longer. He's at least doing his part.
@@Erikpdx you don't NEED what he used you just need non leaking piping and a ton of just hot glued to together
Great idea! The rain water is also very healthy for your plants. When I gave them rain water they always looks nicer and you notice it pretty quickly. I love your channel and advice. ❤
Totally agree, plants perform better!
He take "never waste a single drop" to a whole new level
Get a life
Nice! Good on you that you know how to and are able to set up all the gutter work and piping needed to collect the water as you have. Unfortunately, most people don’t know how and aren’t able to do what you did.
They have nobody to blame for being helpless except themselves. All it takes is the desire to learn and get off your ass... A rare quality these days and will be our downfall in another generation or two.
Before I became homeless, I was living in my house with no utilities. I caught rain water off the roof with trash cans and storage bins. Then I used a 2 qt. pitcher to dip water out and bathe with. It worked out perfectly. I was able to bathe every day using 3 to 5 pitchers a day. My hair loved the rain water!
Bro what?!
Rainwater is actually much better for your hair because it's free of the chemicals and metals in tap water. I used to put a bucket outside whenever it rained to wash my hair with, and it made my hair so soft 😌
Then code enforcement arrived, and you have been court battles ever since Welcome to the land of the free.
@@mongoose9851 isn't rain water water from the floor that evaporates. There are germs in that dude
Bro you off the streets now?
the physical flush filter is the part I liked the most.
Could you briefly tell me what that does?
dude you are so good at recycling nature, i really admire your work and mentality
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"And no, it's NOT illegal"
I want to know how one illegally captures rain water on their own property.
- All of the arguments against me are if a entire city captured hundreds of kilos of rain water each during a drout.
USA laws
@@Rhayader_12 if the government dont know it wont hurt them
It's illegal in most places to catch rain water, as it can't be taxed.
@@User-lz6wj "As it can't be taxed" all the more reason to do so.
Illegal asf
On the Kona Coast on the "Big Island" of Hawaii, many many homes there have cachement water systems for their homes. It's very common there and encouraged as there is alot of rain but not enough water from wells. It drains too fast into the ocean.
yeah this makes a ton of sense on an island.
it is illegal in most of the USA though. for basically the exact opposite reason, because on the mainland they want all that rain water to reach the underground aquifers.
crazy
Every home in Arizona should have one of these built in.
it rains in arizona?
Why? To catch that 3 inches of precipitation you get annually. 😁😜
You've inspired me! I plan on doing a bigger garden next year, and this is a great idea!
Go for it!
Where I live this is literally a legal requirement to collect rain water like this thought it was the same everywhere to be honest
You can start with 42 gallon plastic barrels. A light rain fills the 7 on the house and the three on the garage.
So cool how much you’ve upgraded and changed! I used to watch you 2 years ago at your old house and somehow slipped away after you bought the new one. I specifically remember your leave it to grow potatoes video on the small hill yard. Just Amazing! I look forward to watching your videos again. I’m a native San Diegan myself.
This man playing Minecraft hardmode with all the redstone tech.
WOW. Capturing the rain. Who would have ever thought it was possible.
Better question, why would the government ever make it illegal to collect it? Mighty fishy if you ask me.
Its illegal in some states douche
@@clydewill2340
Haha yeah. Cause somebody is going to come to your house and take your rain, arent they. Christ, you people need to get a grip on yourselves.
@captain_context9991 that would be more inclined as to why the government wouldn't want us to be self sufficient. An appropriate conspiracy would be thinking that the government doesn't want us to collect our own water so that they can poison us through a water system. Which isn't really farfetched if you look into history and realize governments are responsible for far, FAR worse actions.
@@clydewill2340 I'm thinking cloud seeding is the reason they don't want us collecting rain water cause of whatever they use to "seed"
Prolly a good idea to let people know that in some places it *is* actually illegal to catch rain water, and some places are so extreme on this that even not having a lid on your trash bins when it's raining can get you a fine if you're not careful
Source for that last thing: used to live in Baltimore city, and my parents had a metal bin that the city tried to make them pay about $200 for letting fill up when there was that hurricane that reached up there a few years ago
Not anywhere in the USA!
@@epicgardening that is just incorrect
Insane, you need to elect some city officials with common sense. The purpose of government is to provide the best possible benefit for citizens and the environment.
There are several states that have restrictions and codes that have to be followed.
@@kinnelyuwu5771 no this is a misconception. Laws against catching rain water aren’t about tanks like this, but against building actual dams to create artificial wet lands. Whole other level.
"every part of my house with a roof" dudes got holes in his roof and still doing diy projects.
Bro, Holes in his roof?🤦♂️
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Cap
So cool that even a simple home owner can resurrect the gardens of babylon
The F are you talking about
This set up is pretty common here in Hawaii along with rooftop solar. 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
The rest of us need to follow you
Water isn't a problem, Solar is because we don't get much sun.
Same in New Zealand
Bruh, every house herein North East India have these. damn, i was so surprised when people act like this is the greatest thing ever. lmfao
@@dogwalker666 I’m not sure where you reside but I design off grid applications to be used at different sites including governmental. I use a combination of micro wind turbines, solar panels, micro hydroelectric generators under my sinks and behind my shower head that generates 18 vdc, plus I have four main battery banks plus four smaller ones for my LED lights that a charges 18 A/h Gel Rechargeable batteries with a 50 watt solar panel for the kitchen lights and 30 watt panels for all the other rooms because they don’t see as much use as the kitchen.
One thing you can do is set up a 14 vdc battery bank by combining 6v & 8v golf cart batterie in series and parallel circuit to give you 14 vdc. You then connect a 350 amp Anderson Power Pole connector. One half connected to your battery bank and the other wired to your vehicle. Just pull into the garage, connect the two together and run between 20-30 minutes as needed in the winter time to make sure you have power 24/7 to at least a 1,200 watt DC to AC Power Inverter to run the fridge, some lights and your gas furnace. Think outside the box always!
So if the apocalypse was to ever happen he’s chillin
Yeah but that also depends on the quality of the rainwater. If it’s like nuclear shit, that’s all contaminated and unusable
Or whatever gang steals his stuff is gunna be chillin... having it is only the first step. Protecting it is a whole different ball game.
I live in a desert in India, we does this every year. We have ponds to store the rain water in every house
We're attempting a catchment system this summer so I can water my flowers Love this idea😮
1 month later:
"This is how i make my own windmill to provide my own electricity and didnt pay electric bills for 8 years"
One year later:
"This is how I drilled and refined my own petroleum, and will have more than sufficient supplies to fuel my car after the world officially runs out of gas"
3 years later:
"This is how i created my own O² without plant or water purely made out of CO² because the world have no clean air to breath in"
“This is how I faked my death and evaded tax payments to the IRS”
In THAT climate, solar panels make a lot of sense. There are some shaped like Spanish tile that can replace your roof and, since they're curved, they capture light/heat throughout the day and are more efficient than flat panels.
Bio deisel
Such a cool short, I need more content like this in my feed
I find it so weird that houses in some states / countries do not have gutters. In a state that deals with drought and run off issues I’m so surprised they aren’t a part of building code and that houses aren’t required to capture water for this purpose. Or maybe I’m wrong and too much of this would contribute more to aquifer levels dropping even more. This issue definitely needs solutions and stat.
Couldn't agree more
It rains like 3" a year where I live... Gutters and rain collection would be a waste
@@brandicook910 yeah I live in nevada and not many of any rain gutters. Rains 10 inches a year on average I guess and that makes us the driest state
@@Steve.._. that's insane to hear, coming from NJ here and it's been raining like every other day, even too foggy to drive through sometimes since there's lakes around as well. Not to mention the suffocating humidity. But I guess we all take for granted the things we have to an extent, I've been trying to appreciate the rain as much as I appreciate a dry, sunny day.
if gutter got choked with debris, your best friend mosquito will visit.
that little pond is so cool
lol, I'm Australian and this is literally on almost every house and shed in the country, it blows my mind to see so many people amazed by this 'good idea' in Australia it's called a necessity.
Why does every country need to care about what australian needs as necessity? Snob kid
mind blown that it's so rare. In my home town every house have this kind of system.
That’s exactly what I do as well. But, I have an intermediate step. After passing the rainwater through an activated charcoal bed to remove airborne & roof particulates, I use it to refill my large fresh water aquarium (after draining a like amount first). The drained aquarium water is then used to water the vegetable gardens. This “waste” water has nitrates, nitrites & ammonia wastes as well as being biologically active. The garden loves it, the fish & aquarium plants get to enjoy regular rainwater! It’s a win-win!!
I like that- good thinking 😁👍
I know you are lying
I watch this short every time I see it. It reminds me of when I was a young girl and lived in the country with my uncle for a short while. All he had was an open lid drum that caught the rain. For us, porable water, drinking water. It was delicious. If I ever have a house, I'd definitely catch the rain water, and I'd have a small veggoe garden.
I like the copper gutters. Nice choice
Will oxidice.
That is 👌 awesome. You are a great inspiration to gardeners and those us us who need water 💧 to live. Thank for capturing the rain 🌧.
Good short! I couldn't figure out how you were filling the big tank, until you mentioned the underground pipe.
It must be running a pump
We are morally obligated to disobey immoral legislation.
@@Medieval1-1 its been pretty wild to watch. We went from fear of the military/industrial/surveillance complex to waving flags for proxy wars as if we were at a hockey game.
A person can be very Intelligent. People in general are pretty ignorant and simple.
The whole California needed this 2 months ago
Californian here we're still getting decent amounts of rain. And I live in Southern California where we don't usually get rain
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One thing that the drought in Cape Town did was reinforce the need for people to have rainwater collection tanks on their property, we water our garden from said tank and use it for other things and we've never dipped below half. If we face another drought at least we'll have water to spare for hygiene, etc.
Dude applied class 6 concepts in real life👏🏻
Having big water collection tanks like that would be perfect here in Arizona especially during monsoon season.definitely gonna look into it
This guy doesn't pay the water bill, the water bill pays him.
Those copper gutters are cool asf
The state of California wants to know your location. They think all rainwater on the earth belongs them.
Same here in Oregon
Who’s this they? I know plenty of Californians and none of them think other regions rainwater belongs to them. I know Texans don’t have electricity when it’s cold so they might want Californian heat
It’s been legal to harvest rainwater in California since 2012. In Colorado it’s illegal
They will tax the air we breathe soon. Wait. They already do.
Unless you're collecting hundreds of thousands of gallons of rainwater and distributing it privately as a corporation none of these states with rainwater collection laws are going to come after you.
He's more sustainable than every sustainable meeting ever had till now by world leaders
You raise a good point. If these world leaders really cared they'd push more funding into education on how the avg person can capitalize on natural resources like rainwater... But no its just cut down reduce, less less less. Sounds like theyd rather us starving than thriving.
Here in Tennessee it's actually encouraged to collect and store rainwater. Especially after the 2010 flood that nearly wiped out the greater Nashville area. We lost a lot in that flood and ever since we have done a lot of things to try and prevent such a heart breaking event from happening again. I could write pages about the devastating impact of the flood.
Ingenious practical contraption
Ain’t nobody going to stop me from catching rain water.
Can’t see how it can be illegal when the water comes from the skies freaking stupid government
Exactly its free water they call go away 🤣
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This is so common place in Australia that I'm blown away that it even needs its own video.
But it's illegal in the US
The legality largely depends on where you are, I know when I lived in Boulder Colorado it was illegal to collect rainwater.
Colorado repealed that law a few years ago thankfully.
@@wallihaley5194 that's awesome, it's probably been about 4 or 5 years since I moved out of Boulder
@@treyaranza1839you just missed the King Sooper's shooting then 😮 it's a good thing you got out!
“Rain Gods HATE him!!”
This [insert your state here] resident DESTROYED his water bill with this one weird trick!
there no gods
@@darkburn1000 k
This is honestly genius
This is so SICK. ADDING TO MY DREAM HOUSE LIST
Girls like you are rareee
As an Australian living in a small country town im still amazed that not every house has at least one tank for rainwater. Until I was 12 and visited my grandparents I had only drank rainwater lol
I'm the exact same! I was genuinely confused for the first half of the video before realising that other countries don't rely on tank water
He even mentioned it possibly being illegal!! Growing up in WA we always had water tanks, filled with rainwater during good times and topped up with the bore when things were dry.
Same! We bought another 2 water tanks after the 2019 drought. La Nina has filled them quick smart. Tank water for showers and garden, bore water for laundry and flushing , filtered tank for drinking.
Same! Still drinking rain water though
Bet you were sick a lot as a kid too. Untreated rainwater is often very toxic, at least in most of the world. The laws are there to protect. Maybe the 380 million Americans wouldn't be smart enough to do the collecting properly, causing droughts, and sickness at an increased rate.
ALWAYS BOIL NATURALLY OCCURING WATER
This is self-sufficiency at its most peak.
For those who don't speak American, 5750 gallons is approx 21766 litres
This is the same way that most of us folks on the Big Island capture and contain our entire household water needs, no joke. Most homes in the Puna District have absolutely no access to county water mains but are located in a tropical rainforest, so we improvise using these same techniques. Anyways, this guy certainly is smart and resourceful for figuring this system out.
In some states / area’s , you can’t really have gutters due to very heavy downpours , caused by extreme rain amounts during thunderstorms, it tends rip gutters completely off your home.
That sounds made up
are you using orgami as a rain gutter? there's no way normal rain could rip that except for storm
@@ryanlopez5851 he said very heavy downpour, extreme rain amounts, it's not normal rain
@@haydnramsay3201 you never been to mobile in a very heavy down pour
A properly made gutter should just overflow instead of falling off.
That is so wise! Rainwater should be captured in every location where feasible. There should be tax incentives to help homeowners.
Architects should develop catchment tanks to contribute an aesthetic value. With water retention/use becoming an issue it makes so much sense.
Good job!❤
Colorado made this illegal. Altering natural flow.
What the h$#l do they think the buildings do?
Perfect. Smart. Why doesn’t everyone do this. I mean it’s so simple and makes perfect sense.
This is absolutely amazing
Why it's not exactly new, Having enough space to store this grey water is the only problem.
Why? Have you checked the rest of the world every country but America has them
I’m over here thinking about all the pigeon poo on my roof. 😢
Pigeon poo would greatly enhance the results of the water...🤭
Well actually that helps too. Poo's are natural manure cum fertilizer.
The fact we have to say it's not illegal to capture FREE rain water is crazy. Because some states consider it illegal. smh. This is AMAZING! ❤
Wtf? That is insane! 😳 Here in Australia, gutters are on every house, big shed. Shit, even out pergola has gutters, even if you don’t connect gutters to a tank, it goes into drainage which connects to stormwater, thence back into our water reservoir here in out regional city with population of 40K. Ya’ll need to push for more water sustainability over there, guys. It’s a simple move. If municipalities are worried (needlessly) about reduction in water catchment, they can limit tank size to be proportionate to roof size. Yikes.
It isn't illegal in any state.
This is literally on every building in Europe by default
That’s a complete lie.
@@blanchbacker More or less, in small towns you probably won't see them everywhere but in every city I've been to in my country (Sweden) there are.
@@Dearon_ Never have I ever seen this, and I'm from Stockholm 🫠
Smart move. Every house in America should have the exact same thing.
Its the expensive version of just placing a few buckets outside to capture rain water!
Buckets fill up and overflow quickly. If you have multiple days of heavy rain, where is all that water supposed to go? Especially in the fall when you don't need to water your garden anymore.
For me it's common sense. Drought? You have water.
This is obligated for every house made in Belgium
Wow! God bless your leaders that provided for this then.
@@saluuud Every house in Germany has that too. Ngl I thought this was standard in every country except maybe 3rd world countries
Every Irish man needs this in their garden
Why only the Irish?
"and no it is not illegal" probably the most American thing I've heard this month
this should be required by all homes
Go to germany
I installed mine last year during the dry years we have in california. I have almost 25 gal stored so far. Its amazing.