Rain Harvesting System R:39 October 2008

Area(s) of Product Availability:

APPLICATIONS BENEFITS
• Rain water collection • Contamination free water collection
• Water storage and distritbution
Product available in
SOUTH
ALL ISLAND ONLY
REGIONS
INTRODUCTION
Water collected from a roof and
stored and distributed from a water
tank, can contain a nasty range
of pollutants that can contaminate
your water, for example, bacteria
from bird droppings, insects, rotting
birds and airborne dusts (containing
heavy metals).

Product Code Description HYNDS BRANCHES

Leaf Beater Dual fit 80/90mm rainhead Technical Services Department:
Leaf Catcher Dual fit 90/100mm rainhead Ph: 09 274 0316 Fax: 09 274 8393
techservice@hynds.co.nz
Leaf Eater 80/90mm rainhead
0800 WE PIPE (93 7473)
RDD80 80mm down pipe diverter
NORTHERN REGION
RH8119-5 90mm first flush diverter Whangarei 09 438 7305
RH8121-1 100mm first flush diverter Warkworth 09 425 9837
Albany 09 415 9259
FFD.300.1.5 300mm x 1.5m chamber Avondale 09 820 0122
FFD.300.2 300mm 2m chamber
Penrose 09 579 5605
Manukau 09 273 3053
RH8119-3 50mm Vent cowl Pukekohe 09 237 1274
RHCONTV090 Vacuum kit for contrete tank CENTRAL REGION
RHCI Calmed Inlet Hamilton 07 847 3193
Tauranga 07 575 5791
RHFO Floating Outake Rotorua 07 346 0454
Te Kuiti 07 878 8326
3063 Taupo 07 378 9915
7 STEPS TO RAIN HARVESTING POTABLE WATER; CAPITAL REGION
Hastings 06 879 8989
New Plymouth 06 759 8157
1. Ensure the roof surface is suitable for 5. Attach tank overflows and vent flaps to Palmerston North 06 357 2638
collecting potable water tanks to ensure the tank is vented properly Masterton 06 370 0700
allowing air to circulate Kapiti 04 297 0689
2. Ensure spouting is installed according to Petone 04 568 0933
Building Code, allowing for adequate fall 6. Attach insect screens to rainheads and tanks Kaiwharawhara 04 472 4172
and installing suitable expansion outlets or to prevent insects and vermin entering the SOUTH ISLAND REGION
gutter outlets to make certain water does not tank Nelson 03 543 8330
pond in the gutter Amberley 03 314 8455
7. To assist in cleaning the tank, install a tank Christchurch 03 344 3500
3. Install debris diverter rainheads with screens vacuum kit to suck water from the bottom of Oamaru 03 434 3062
to direct leaf litter and larger debris items out the tank (anaerobic zone dirty 'zone') when Cromwell 03 445 4760
of the flow of the water the tank is full to overflowinq. Winton (Southland) 03 236 6044
Disclaimer: Users of the Hynds products and/or information within this
document must make their own assessment for suitability for their particular
4. Fit an appropriate sized first flush diverter, to circumstances. Product dimensions and specifications may vary according
divert the first most contaminated rain water to factory of manufacture or changes due to product improvements.
No warranty is neither expressed nor implied nor statutory is made by
from entering the tank Hynds in this document unless expressly stated in any sale and purchase
agreement entered into between Hynds and the user.

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General Troughs
precast reinforced concrete

Choosing the most suitable components for a rain harvesting

system will be based upon whether the tank is set up as a
wet or dry system.
A TYPICAL “WET“ SYSTEM (syphonic system)
A ”Wet” System is a system where the pipes are fitted in such a waythat when the rain stops the pipes to the tank do not drain out.
They hold water. With this type of system, the pipes must be fitted with screens at each end to ensure that insects cannot enter and
breed in the system. A“wet” system needs to be fitted with a First Flush Water Diverter at the tank, with a capacity equal to that of
the pipes plus whatever amount is to be diverted from the roof. Tolessen the amount of water to be diverted at the tank, a Down
pipe First Flush Water Diverter can be fitted on the building to take the required first flush from the roof.

Fit Gutter Outlets or
Expansion Outlets
Leaf eater Rainhead with
Insect Proof Secondary
Screen to downpipes.
Underground pipes hold
water continuosly and never
dry out. Mosquitoes will
breed in the water pipe
system if each opening is
not protected with a 1mm
aoerture screen.
Fit Gutter Outlets Dual SealVented Insect ProofFlapValve to prevent
with appropriate fall mosquitoes frombreeding in the “wet” system
First Flush 955 Micron Tank Screen
Water
Dual Eal Vented Insect Proof Flap Valve to the Tank
Diverter
Overflow (drawing from the anaerobic zone)
Tank, post
or ground
mounted of
Water Storage Tank
correct size
Aerobic Zone
Draw the potable water from the aerobic zone

Anaerobic zone

Ground level
Drainage Point (90mm T screw cap)

A TYPICAL ”DRY” SYSTEM

A ”Dry” System is a system where the pipes drain out and dry out after rain. A system where pipes do not hold water after the rain
stops. Large buildings normally makeit near impossible to have “dry” systems. For slightly sloping sites an In-Ground First Flush Water
Diverter will turn a “wet” system into a “dry” system.

Fit Gutter Outlets or Fit Gutter Outlets with

Expansion Outlets appropriate fall

Leaf Beater, Leaf Eater or

955 Micron Tank Screen
Leaf Catcher Rainhead
Fit Dual Seal Vented Insect Proof Flap Value to the
Tank Overflow. Insect Proof all openings (drawings
from the anaerobic zone).
Select
appropriate
Water Diverter Water Storage Tank
Option Aerobic Zone

Draw the potable water from the aerobic zone

Anaerobic zone
Ground level

A TYPICAL ”WET” SYSTEM CONVERTED TO A “DRY” SYSTEM

For slightly sloping sites an In-Ground First Flush Water Diverter will turn a “wet” system into a “dry system.

Fit Gutter Outlets or Fit Gutter Outlets with

Expansion Outlets appropriate fall

Leaf Beater, Leaf Eater or Insect Proof 955 Micron Tank Screen
Leaf Catcher Rainhead all openings
Dual Seal Vented Insect Proof Flap Valve to the Tank
Insect Proof Overflow (drawing from the anaerobic zone)
all openings
Water Storage Tank
Aerobic Zone Draw the portable water from the aerobic zone

Anaerobic zone
Ground level

In-ground First Flush Water Diverter

Regular maintenance is extremely important. Clean rainhead and filter screens. Check to ensure that all insect proofing is in place
and is effective. Check that the roof is free from overhanging branches and that there are no snags in the roof gutter,

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