South African Home Owner – September 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 201

ECO SPOT

Finding the right tanks and systems to help the family use water more wisely

The

Capturingshowerwaterforgreywatercanmeanguilt-

freeshowers.A systemliketheGreywayautomated

greywaterharvestingsystem(availableviaTakealot

andSustainable.co.za)willcapturewaterfromthe

outpipes,andturnthepumponautomaticallywhen

it reachesa specificlevel,redirectingwatertothe

garden.https://greyway.co.za

SHOWERSONGS

Showeringusessignificantlyless

waterthanbathing.Accordingto

WaterWise,atypicalbathfilledtoa

depthof15cmuses 90 litres,whilea

showerusesabout 15 litresaminute

(soafour-minuteshoweraccounts

forabout 60 litres).Keepshowers

shortwith2-MinuteShowerSongs

(aSanlaminitiativeandalbum).

https://2minuteshowersongs.com

BLESSTHERAINS

Mostofourhomesaredesignedtoredirectrainwateroutandaw

becapturedrainwaterfordrinking(withtherightfiltersandsyst

irrigation,bylinkingyourguttersanddrainstoa rainwatertank.T

about 200 litres,butyou’llbeamazedat howquicklyyouusetha

capacitiesof4 000litresto 10000 litresaremoresuitabletoho

http://www.jojo.co.zaorwww.neltanks.co.za

DIDYOU

KNOW?

Theglobalaverage

annualrainfallis

870mmperyear.

SouthAfrica’s

averageis

450mmperyear.

• Departmentof
  Environmental Affairs

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Greyway

JoJo

2-Minute Shower Songs by Sanlam