Hi guys I am from Alberta Canada and have been reading up tons here. I have 1 old trappers cabin and one that I built in the middle of nowhere. I love it! I put solar on them both and run my lights of LED 12 volt lightbulbs and a car battery.
My next big project is collection of rain water and hook up my 12 volt battery to a 12 volt RV pump for water. I want to put the rain barrels in the ground I think.....then fill with rain water and use it as drinking water.
I am trying to figure out what is the best for this and make it all work and looking for ideas. I don't use much water at all at the cabin so a smaller container is fine. I am not living there full time but just a few days at a time then back a couple weeks later.
Here are my concerns:
1. It freezes in winter. I had the thought if I filled the container underground it might not freeze and I might be able to get some use out of it in winter. The odd time my roof heats enough to melt the snow and it might collect in the barrel. If not I am sure I can use it for quite a while before needing to haul my own water up. Thats if it doesn't freeze.... but no biggy if it does.
2. How do you keep the water purified in the container without growing algae or anything? I figured if I buried the tank it might eleveate some of this when the sun does not
My next big project is collection of rain water and hook up my 12 volt battery to a 12 volt RV pump for water. I want to put the rain barrels in the ground I think.....then fill with rain water and use it as drinking water.
I am trying to figure out what is the best for this and make it all work and looking for ideas. I don't use much water at all at the cabin so a smaller container is fine. I am not living there full time but just a few days at a time then back a couple weeks later.
Here are my concerns:
1. It freezes in winter. I had the thought if I filled the container underground it might not freeze and I might be able to get some use out of it in winter. The odd time my roof heats enough to melt the snow and it might collect in the barrel. If not I am sure I can use it for quite a while before needing to haul my own water up. Thats if it doesn't freeze.... but no biggy if it does.
2. How do you keep the water purified in the container without growing algae or anything? I figured if I buried the tank it might eleveate some of this when the sun does not