So current drought not withstanding, I still plan to use rain water collection for our first few years and then drill a well perhaps when we retire up there. Here is the tank I am going to buy:
This tank is over in Tallapoosa, GA. For $979.95 so we could ride over there with the utility trailer and just pick it up and save the astronomical shipping charge.
I think the only thing else we would have to buy is piping and a demand water heater…
According to all the data I have read we should expect to receive 55” of rain per year up there. We have 700 S.F. of roof area. Each square foot of roof collects 0.6 gallons of water per inch of rain. So… 700 x 55 x 0.6 = 23,100 gallons of water collected per year / 12 months = 1,925 gallons per month
Assuming we use about 60 gallons of water per day each that’s 120 gallons a day on the weekends. 4 weekends per month would mean: 60 x 2 x 8 = 960 gallons per month usage…
So we should be fine for even guests and longer stays because we would only average using half our rain water collection per month. And one full tank would provide us with weekend water for almost 3 months.
Eventually we will drill a well and put a float switch in the tank and when it gets below a certain point, the well pump would kick on and fill the tank or pump “X” amount of gallons in there.
At least that's the plan...
"When I say ever thing I mean ever thing." - Frankie
