Roof Washer Filter
Water from a downspout dumps onto the gravel which strains out leaves and coarse debris and then flows through the filter mat which retains solid particles as small as 1 64.
Roof washer filter. The roof washers wash all of the water that comes off of the roof when it rains. The slow sand filter described herefilters water from a composition roof. The leaf eater advanced is the next generation rain head featuring the new patented clean shield single screen technology and vh pivot outlet. The first rain to fall on a roof washes off dirt and debris which has accumulated since the last rain.
740 373 6953 1205 gilman st. In addition to roof washers your roof catchment system should also include a roof water filter located between the catchment and cistern. A single unit can filter precipitation from a roof area up to 2 150 square feet for site irrigation toilet and urinal flushing janitorial use laundries fire protection evaporative cooling tower make up process water or other potable and non potable uses. A filter pad is placed over the perforations the pad is covered with gravel and the outlet is piped to a rainwater tank.
The wisy low capacity vortex fine filter is used in installations where multiple downspouts are connected to a single pipe into the vortex filter. Rain harvesting pty leaf eater advanced downspout filter round pre order. The filtering roofwasher collects rain water from downspouts then filters it before it enters the cistern. There are two fiberglass chambers in our front yard that the water flows into.
As the chambers fill up with water debris like leaf parts bugs and dirt stay on one side of the filters and the water flows through to the center of the filter into a pipe and down into the cistern for storage. Such a filter will primarily serve to remove gross particulates and associated contaminants from the water before it enters the cistern. It has been tested and has been shown to remove hydrocarbons and produce water that passes epa and county standards for drinking water purity. A slow sand filter will remove hydrocarbons from the water as well as harmful pathogens and dissolved lead from drain vents.
Rms wisy linear100 rainwater filter up to 2100 sq ft 475 00 choose options. As this first and dirtiest water enters the roof washer the larger debris is removed by screens in the leaf catcher compartments. Maelstrom rainwater filter 345 00 add to cart. This model fits 3 and 4 round pvc pipe to the water collection tank.