I bought a shade sail a couple weeks ago, hopefully works well enough. Found ideas for and will build a couple of 'planter box/shade sail pole' for the non house side
So I bought some second hand 55 gallon plastic barrels for rain water collection a week ago or so. I had some time after work to cut in the downspout diverters today, and holy titballs do those barrels fill up quickly. I have 2 right now and I will probably get another 2-4 and connect them in parallel to really maximize the run off of my roof. I’m shocked at how quickly they fill up.
Edit: my original intent on buying them was to still keep my gardens watered if and when water restrictions kick in, and if there aren’t restrictions, well yay free water.
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Yeah, if I was building a house I'd throw in a cistern for sure. Barrels are just such an insignificant amount.
I figure they’ll be good enough for keeping a small garden well watered but there’s no way it will be enough for the lawn. It would be pretty sweet though having a buried cistern and a pump system.
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I figure they’ll be good enough for keeping a small garden well watered but there’s no way it will be enough for the lawn. It would be pretty sweet though having a buried cistern and a pump system.
When you say small garden do you mean a vegetable garden?
From what I understand you are not supposed to use the rain barrel water for a vegetable garden.
When you say small garden do you mean a vegetable garden?
From what I understand you are not supposed to use the rain barrel water for a vegetable garden.
Yeah it’s a veggie garden, from the cities website they don’t recommend using rain barrels for food based gardens but that washing all your vegetables in a mild soap before eating them is advised if you do so. I’m no expert on this but we’ll be giving all our produce a soapy rinse, more so for my young boy.
The barrels also have filters to prevent mosquitoes and other small critters from getting in.
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I've recently bought a property with a 12 yr old heat pump that is toast. I've replaced gas furances / AC but am shell shocked with how much more heat pumps cost (~$15K for the HP, and $5K for the air handler - BC pricing). The old air handler is working fine.
I'm hoping an HVAC expert here can answer this for me - is it a must that I replace the air handler at the same time?
I'm getting mixed messages from installers - some say it's a must, whereas some say they can make the old one work. Not sure who to believe. The old air handler is a Goodman if that matters. I have no doubt that an all new system would work better - but with the costs involved, sure wouldn't mind saving $5K.