FAQ Questions:
Q: What exactly is rain harvesting?
A: Vapor condenses in the atmosphere and produces rain. Rain falls as a source of fresh water to the earths service. Rainwater harvesting is a technique in which you utilize the surface air of a structure to capture and route the rainwater to a storage system.
Q: What is potable water?
A: Potable water is another name for fresh drinking water. Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is often called potable water.
Q: Do your systems create potable water?
A: Our products do offer the ability to create potable water. We sell complete water treatment systems, please contact a representative today for an estimate.
Q: How long does it take to install a HOG System?
A: For a two tank H2OG system expect around a two hour installation time.
Q: I want more pressure, how high should I raise my HOG?
A: Every foot you raise your storage tank increases the pressure about 0.433 psi.(1 psi ~ 3.21 feet of fresh water head). We offer wall mounting kits and system pumps to help develop additional pressure.
Q:What is LEED?
A: LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is a ranking system; whereby, buildings can be evaluated on a specific set of criteria against other buildings. The result is a set of points that rank a building's "sustainability". Water conservation is one of the ranking categories in the LEED evaluation process. Explore the LEED website here: U.S Green Building Council.
Q: Are there differences in the efficiency of roof materials in capturing rainwater?
- For a tile/metal roof assume a 95% runoff efficiency
- For a concrete/asphalt roof assume a 95% runoff efficiency
- For a gravel roof assume a 70% runoff efficiency
- For a bare soil roof assume a 75% runoff efficiency
- For a grass roof assume a 17% runoff efficiency
Q: What is my roofs drip line?
A: The footprint of a roofs drip line is calculated by:
Length x Width = Catchment area
100sq feet of catchable service x 1 inch of rain= 623 Gals.
Q: My water company uses a unit of measurement CCF, what is this and how do I convert it to gallons?
A: Some water companies bill in gallons and others bill in CCF. CCF is 100s of cubic feet of water. One (1) CCF equals 748 gallons of water. To get gallons, multiply CCF by 748.
Q: Do I need a PayPal account to purchase from this store?
A: No, you are not required to have a PayPal account to purchase from this store. Although if you already have a PayPal account you may use it.
Q: How secure is this store online store?
A: This store uses PayPal for payments, and PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available)