A lot of us dream about living off the grid — not paying water or electric bills, tying into a more natural and sustainable lifestyle. Maybe you picture packing up and heading off in an RV, or you scroll through tiny home photos and imagine life simplified.
Our residential and commercial customers realize some of that dream when they invest in an off-grid water system. These systems can be very easy and inexpensive to install, and they make use of a natural resource that’s all around us.
Let’s look at off-grid water systems as one way to begin realizing that vision. Why should you invest in one?
Rainwater Harvesting for Off-Grid Living
Water is everywhere. Rain Brothers can help you harvest it in an off-grid system built around a cistern — simply a storage tank for holding rainwater. We typically capture rain from the very roof you live under, then design and build the cistern with pumping features to get the water where it needs to go. We can configure the system as a gravity-fed unit that requires no electricity, or set up a pumping station that runs on solar panels. And if you want to use the harvested water indoors, we can add filtration to make it fully potable.
Top Three Reasons for Off-Grid Water
#1 — To provide a backup to a primary water source. The EPA reports that more than 13 million people in the U.S. rely on private wells for drinking and indoor use. Wells can eventually run dry, so many homeowners use a rainwater harvesting system to supplement and extend the life of their existing well. Off-grid water systems are also excellent for watering vegetable and flower gardens — rainwater is healthier for plants, and it eliminates the cost of drawing from a municipal supply.
#2 — To stay prepared for drought or other emergencies. The federal government tracks drought conditions across the U.S., and at any given time a significant portion of the country is under drought conditions. Having an off-grid water system is an insurance policy for times of water shortage.
#3 — To reduce municipal water use and cut costs. Many of our residential and commercial customers add a rainwater harvesting system to cut their township or municipal water bill. It’s also an environmentally responsible way to reduce the drain on shared water resources while lowering costs at the same time.
Adding an off-grid water system has all kinds of benefits. We’ve found that these units easily pay for themselves — and they give you peace of mind knowing you’re doing something positive to conserve a natural resource.
Contact Rain Brothers to talk about our off-grid solutions for rainwater harvesting.
