Ecological awareness in our country is still growing, and Poles are increasingly willing to use environmentally friendly solutions. One of them is collecting rainwater. According to estimates, it can meet over 45% of the demand of every household. By minimizing the use of water, the earth's resources of which are systematically decreasing, you can also save a lot. So get to know the ecological rainwater tanks from Roth !
From the article you will learn:
- what is the average daily water consumption for 1 person,
- what tanks are suitable for storing water in a single-family home,
- which domestic sewage treatment plants are worth considering.
Why is it worth collecting rainwater?
One person uses about 150 liters of water per day. Rationally managing this resource can save about 50 liters. On the scale of the entire household, this gives a significant value. It should also be noted that for some purposes it is not necessary (and even should not be) to use drinking water. For flushing the toilet, watering the garden or washing the car, rainwater is completely sufficient .
Rainwater is soft and highly acidic, making it ideal for the above applications. The best way to collect it is to catch it from tiled roofs . Other types of surfaces are not used because of the possibility of contamination.
The profitability of rainwater collection is best seen in statistics. Assuming that the average rainfall in Poland is 600 mm/m 2 , each roof with an area of approx. 200 m 2 can collect approximately 120 m 3 of rainwater per year . The type and size of the installation for using the collected water is determined by individual spatial conditions, the level of demand and preferences regarding the comfort of using the system.
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Roth Rainwater Storage System
Rainwater collection systems in single-family houses do not require a large-capacity tank. It is generally accepted that no more than 1 m3 of tank capacity should be used for every 25 m2 of roof . When choosing the Roth system for rainwater collection, the user has above-ground and underground tanks at their disposal. The former are available in 750, 1100 and 2000-litre versions, and the latter in 1500, 3500 and 5000-litre versions.
For Roth systems, you can choose from one of three packages:
Twinbloc House Technology I
It is used to manage rainwater for domestic and economic purposes . The water collected in this way is suitable for flushing the toilet, washing, cleaning or watering plants. A standard set of this type includes:
- a tank or battery of tanks with an overflow siphon, protected against access by small animals, and a telescopic inspection chamber with a cover,
- collection filter,
- pump suitable for the package,
- optional - rainwater unit with accessories allowing water to be drawn from the container and fed into an independent water supply system.
Twinbloc House Technology II
This package is very similar to the one described above. It has the same application and consists of the same elements. The only difference is that the use of Haustechnik II is recommended primarily in the case of a large distance between the tank and the internal installation .
Twinbloc Garden
This version of the Roth system is designed exclusively for collecting rainwater for economic and garden purposes . The water stored in this way will be useful for watering plants, washing the car in the driveway or tidying up around the house. The package includes:
- Twinbloc rainwater tank with overflow siphon, protected against access by small animals, and telescopic inspection chamber with cover,
- basket filter,
- a garden box independent of the container, allowing for the connection of a garden hose,
- optionally - submersible, multi-stage single-phase pump, mounted in the tank.
Home sewage treatment technology
Roth systems allow you to save not only on water, but also on sewage. Thanks to home treatment plants, which are an interesting alternative to cesspools, you can significantly minimize the costs incurred. The Roth Micro-Step series includes three types of technologies to choose from:
Roth Micro-Star Twinbloc
This technology is based on a hybrid in the SBR reactor, combining activated sludge and fixed bed . It is carried out in a single Twinbloc 5000 l tank or two such containers. The use of SBR is especially useful in the treatment of sewage with high quantitative and qualitative variability, which occurs in households.
The device consists of three chambers:
- Pre-cleaning with a cyclically controlled transport system to further chambers.
- Biological treatment with tubular aerator and biomass generator (the sludge is redirected back to the first chamber).
- Secondary purification.
Roth MicroStar
The SSB technology, in which the MicroStar system is implemented, allows not only for aerobic wastewater treatment, but also for the reduction of sediments . The system is located in one two-chamber tank of 3000 l. In chambers separated by a wall, cyclical wastewater treatment takes place using the activated sludge method. The process consists of three phases:
- Aeration - sewage treatment.
- Sedimentation - secondary treatment.
- Pumping - discharge of purified water.
All cycles are programmed by the control device. It is worth emphasizing the advantage that the Micro-Star system has over the traditional SBR installation. Namely, the sewage sludge is stabilized, thanks to which it can be removed even 3-4 times less often . In practice, this translates into a 3-5 year break between subsequent sludge removal processes.
Roth MicroSeptic
The latest technology used by the Roth brand for household sewage treatment is based on seepage drainage . The MicroSeptic system is available in two series with a 2000 l or 3000 l septic tank.
The technological tank serves as a settling tank, where both mechanical and biological purification processes take place. The container is single-chamber, and its outlet is equipped with a filter basket, which protects the system from the penetration of thicker fragments of sewage to the second stage of purification.
Pre-treated sewage flows from the septic tank to the distribution well where it is evenly distributed to the individual threads of the seepage drain. Aerobic treatment is the final process of sewage treatment.
Choose a rainwater tank and domestic sewage treatment plant from Roth!
In the Roth brand offer you will find efficient and easy-to-use products that will allow you to save a lot on both water and sewage. In every home, good use can be made primarily of a rainwater tank, which allows you to collect and use rainwater. If on your farm you additionally incur the costs of septic tank removal, you will also need a domestic sewage treatment plant . Check out the Roth assortment, available in our plumbing wholesaler !