In an emergency situation, water can be the most important thing to have. You can’t always depend on your local water supply, so to make sure you’re covered, try harvesting water from your home’s gutters before emergency strikes. Even without an emergency, it’s nice to reuse rain water; it’s no cost and doesn’t waste the community supply.

Is it easy?

Yes! Fortunately, harvesting water from your gutters is one of the easiest, most efficient ways to do it. If your home already has gutters that are in good condition, you’re already a big part of the way there. Gutters will divert the water to a specific location, and you just need to collect it.

The best way to collect the water is with a large rain barrel, approximately a 55-gallon size, under the (Read more....)