Why rain is better than well water

[JM]

[video=youtube;ry7ixNt8Gzo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry7ixNt8Gzo&feature=related[/video]

 

[mr.sessemia]

i just learned something

 

[KindredSpirit]

That's some groovy shite! Does the water lose its charge if it is stored for a certain period of time? If so, could you charge it back up by filling your watering bucket through a nozzle that splits the stream into beads? Might you be able to do this with tap water to charge it if you don't have a way to collect and store rain water?

 

[JM]

all questions i also have... i suspect its possible to charge it like you mentioned... there are other methods as well... (remember vortexes?)

 

[CGR]

I have a couple of question about rain water
1. should i capture my rain water before it hits the roof
2.is the rain water that hits the roof and runs down the gutter contaminate


thank you

 

[swampman]

I have always thought of that as well Cantgetrite ...
But I haven't had any badluck so far ..
What I have done is try to keep as much as possible in closed container ..
I've had some grow algae in it and never killed plants in the garden ..

 

[wg]

1. should i capture my rain water before it hits the roof

Ideally, you want to catch it before it hits the roof or in a different area. When I collected rain water I used a huge funnel - but there's a neat tool out there, the rain saucer.. http://rainsaucers.com/
If you have a tin roof then it's okay to collect the water after it runs off the roof. If your gutters are clean and not rusted or broken anywhere then again, it's okay to collect it from the gutter. I've used this method to water from my tin roof, into the gutters, and then into a 5 gallon bucket (I snipped the gutter so I could fit the bucket against the house and just slide the top piece inside the bottom piece when you're done)

If your roof is shingles or asphalt or something of the sort, no.. don't use the rainwater after it hits the roof

2.is the rain water that hits the roof and runs down the gutter contaminate

If the gutters are rusted or have anything in them that is contaminating them (if that makes sense) otherwise no, clean functioning gutters are fine for rain water collection.

The catch here is, is it contaminated when it hits the roof? What kind of roof is it? As stated above, if it's asphalt or shingles or something other than metal.. well, no guarantees! :thumbs:

 

[CGR]

Hey What up Swampman :smokebuds:Ok , no better answer then a experienced one, i think i'm going to start collecting it so this video helps , Now i have to use this new info. Kinderdspirt good question ,so if a vortex recharges it, in theory shaking vigorously should cause the same effect?!

 

[CGR]

Ideally, you want to catch it before it hits the roof or in a different area. When I collected rain water I used a huge funnel - but there's a neat tool out there, the rain saucer.. http://rainsaucers.com/
If you have a tin roof then it's okay to collect the water after it runs off the roof. If your gutters are clean and not rusted or broken anywhere then again, it's okay to collect it from the gutter. I've used this method to water from my tin roof, into the gutters, and then into a 5 gallon bucket (I snipped the gutter so I could fit the bucket against the house and just slide the top piece inside the bottom piece when you're done)

If your roof is shingles or asphalt or something of the sort, no.. don't use the rainwater after it hits the roof



If the gutters are rusted or have anything in them that is contaminating them (if that makes sense) otherwise no, clean functioning gutters are fine for rain water collection.

The catch here is, is it contaminated when it hits the roof? What kind of roof is it? As stated above, if it's asphalt or shingles or something other than metal.. well, no guarantees! :thumbs:

:five:,WG what up thanks for the link my cantgetrite ass didn't even know what to search for...and i don't no where i got it from but it's stuck my head that rain water his a extra molecule of hydrogen in it ever hear that?

 

[swampman]

I have Cantget right ..
It is like H2O2 OR summn at times im not 100% sure cause there's also acid rain u gotta worry ..
I like this saucer cacther ...
I been using storage container under a tree it seems the drip zone from that helped as well m..