Cistern No Gutters

Traditionally this involves harvesting the rain from a roof.

Cistern no gutters.

I got the used drum locally for 15 and the wood came from my scrap bin. The water might have been used by the household if there was no city water at the time. If you join too many downspouts before they enter the cistern you could have a constriction that would be problematic. Rainwater harvesting is collecting the run off from a structure or other impervious surface in order to store it for later use.

A cistern is an underground tank for storing water. This is a cistern i made from some pressure treated 2x6 material and a 55 gallon plastic juice drum. Put them where they need to be. I chose to use 2x6 material because i had it handy but if you choose to u.

Cistern covers are 2 x2 and are cast in the floor. The cistern typically located underground may be constructed of various materials including cinderblock reinforced concrete or precast concrete fiberglass or steel. Install standard size mesh gutter covers over the entire gutter that will lead into the cistern. Sweep all debris from the roof and gutters leading to the chosen downspout by using a broom.

The water was collected from the roof gutters. The rain will collect in gutters that channel the water into downspouts and then into some sort of storage vessel.