Comments on: Rainwater Collection and Nine Tiny Feet http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/ more attainable & sustainable Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jpatti http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-31272 jpatti Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:28:05 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-31272 80-100 gallons/day is excessive (unless you have a dug well and septic in a rural location where you're reusing the same water), but 1-2 gallons a day is too little. 1-2 gallons works if your electric goes out for a week in a normal house. But at the end of that week, you have a pile of dirty dishes and laundry and are in desperate need of a shower. At minimum, you need water for drinking, doing dishes & laundry plus showering. So I think you need more like 10 gallons/day. The upside is you can use the greywater from dishes, laundry and showering for plants so that winds up included. 80-100 gallons/day is excessive (unless you have a dug well and septic in a rural location where you’re reusing the same water), but 1-2 gallons a day is too little.

1-2 gallons works if your electric goes out for a week in a normal house. But at the end of that week, you have a pile of dirty dishes and laundry and are in desperate need of a shower.

At minimum, you need water for drinking, doing dishes & laundry plus showering. So I think you need more like 10 gallons/day. The upside is you can use the greywater from dishes, laundry and showering for plants so that winds up included.

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 Michael Janzen Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:33:02 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-2881 Good point Michael... but since the whole idea is a bit extreme I'm not sure there's much for it :-) The toilet (bucket) will be removable so it if got too back in there it could be set outside. Good point Michael… but since the whole idea is a bit extreme I’m not sure there’s much for it :-)

The toilet (bucket) will be removable so it if got too back in there it could be set outside.

]]> By: Michael King http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 Michael King Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:54:32 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-2880 why not locate the composting toilet outside on the veranda and have a canvas screen that can be pulled around when needed, that would free up some space inside and besides, I don't like the idea of sleeping over the toilet!! why not locate the composting toilet outside on the veranda and have a canvas screen that can be pulled around when needed, that would free up some space inside and besides, I don’t like the idea of sleeping over the toilet!!

]]> By: roof http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-2399 roof Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:32:52 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-2399 It is just your thought I think so, since only nine tiny feet just to collect rain water is not a good idea. It must be properly planned and executed for complete home rather than nine feet only.<br><br>From:<a href="http://www.newrooflongisland.com" rel="nofollow">Roof</a> It is just your thought I think so, since only nine tiny feet just to collect rain water is not a good idea. It must be properly planned and executed for complete home rather than nine feet only.

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]]> By: Dusty http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-2165 Dusty Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:13:21 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-2165 triple pane glass is actually R-4 insulation rating. Sorry triple pane glass is actually R-4 insulation rating. Sorry

]]> By: Dusty http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-2164 Dusty Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:11:09 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-2164 With the solar panels what is a option if you are planing on having be portable is that there is no reason they can't just be detached from the living area and this is also a good idea because then you don't always have to park with the south wall pointing south as situations permit and with triple pane glass the amount of passive heating this thing would gain would be amazing. but you also want to disconnect your solar panels because depending on your latitude you want to have your panels at different angles and right now they are set up steep enough that unless you would be super far north they would collect very little energy.You also might have the right idea keeping the south wall un-windowed because with windows on all sides in the summer that thing would get incredibly hot and being able to turn one side that didn't gain as much passive energy might be good and the less windows the better it would hold its heat in the wintertime, especially at night, making it more efficient to heat. this is also why I say use triple pane glass because with every added pane in windows the r rating doubles single pane = R-1, Double pane = R-2, triple pane = R-3+ With the solar panels what is a option if you are planing on having be portable is that there is no reason they can’t just be detached from the living area and this is also a good idea because then you don’t always have to park with the south wall pointing south as situations permit and with triple pane glass the amount of passive heating this thing would gain would be amazing. but you also want to disconnect your solar panels because depending on your latitude you want to have your panels at different angles and right now they are set up steep enough that unless you would be super far north they would collect very little energy.You also might have the right idea keeping the south wall un-windowed because with windows on all sides in the summer that thing would get incredibly hot and being able to turn one side that didn’t gain as much passive energy might be good and the less windows the better it would hold its heat in the wintertime, especially at night, making it more efficient to heat. this is also why I say use triple pane glass because with every added pane in windows the r rating doubles single pane = R-1, Double pane = R-2, triple pane = R-3+

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Michael Janzen Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:33:45 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-2163 Good thinking Tim. The only issues that pop into my brain is wind and long-term resistance to weathering. The frame that holds the material would probably need to be fairly strong to hold up to high winds and the awning material would need to be good enough to last for a few years at least. It would make the house more portable though and provide more water to make it through dry spells. Good thinking Tim. The only issues that pop into my brain is wind and long-term resistance to weathering. The frame that holds the material would probably need to be fairly strong to hold up to high winds and the awning material would need to be good enough to last for a few years at least. It would make the house more portable though and provide more water to make it through dry spells.

]]> By: Tim R http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-2162 Tim R Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:00:21 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-2162 What about a inexpensive means to increase the rainwater collection area? Maybe using sheet plastic, tarps, or water repellent fabric to collect the water and direct it onto the roof. The outer ends of these sheets could be elevated by something like PVC pipe so that the water would flow onto the roof. It would look like awnings extending out from the house except that the outer ends would be higher than the roof. You could probably double or triple the amount of water captured with minimal expense. Any ideas? What about a inexpensive means to increase the rainwater collection area? Maybe using sheet plastic, tarps, or water repellent fabric to collect the water and direct it onto the roof. The outer ends of these sheets could be elevated by something like PVC pipe so that the water would flow onto the roof. It would look like awnings extending out from the house except that the outer ends would be higher than the roof. You could probably double or triple the amount of water captured with minimal expense. Any ideas?

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/06/29/rainwater-collection-and-nine-tiny-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 Michael Janzen Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:07:59 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2184#comment-2161 SteveR... I bet you're right about the water tank size. But it's interesting to see the amount of water visually. It is interesting to note that this water ration is what is recommended for minimum survival. Depending on who you ask most American's use between 80 to 100 gallons of water a day, not the 1+ gallon I have estimated here. Grant... I forgot to change the solar panel placement. LOL about your wife. Maybe I can talk Julia (my wife) into starting a support group for significant-others. :-) SteveR… I bet you’re right about the water tank size. But it’s interesting to see the amount of water visually. It is interesting to note that this water ration is what is recommended for minimum survival. Depending on who you ask most American’s use between 80 to 100 gallons of water a day, not the 1+ gallon I have estimated here.

Grant… I forgot to change the solar panel placement. LOL about your wife. Maybe I can talk Julia (my wife) into starting a support group for significant-others. :-)

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