Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems
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Rainwater is one of the purest forms of water.   Making it cost effective to treat and ensure it is safe for drinking.   With a properly deisgn and insatlled rainwater harvesting you can be sure your rainwater is safe for you and your family. 

The six stages of rainwater harvesting:

1. Catch the water – Clean Flo uses rooftop-harvesting systems, as they are the most widely used; easy to construct and maintain; and, the most affordable system available.

2. Conveyance – Water is transported from the roof to the tank via gutters and pipes.

3. Pre-filter – Pre-filters are designed to remove larger debris and particles present in the rainwater when it first comes off the roof. 

4. Tank – Tanks vary in size and style including the following options: above/below ground, slim line next to a house, and larger scale located away from buildings or property.

5. Pump – Pumps are optional on DIY systems and vary in size depending on the system.

6. Treatment – The water is treated depending on the end use (i.e. outdoor, laundry/toilet flushing, or potable/drinking).

Clean Flo is proud to offer its customers a variety of solutions from simple residential garden systems to large commercial multi-tank underground systems.

Rainwater can be harvested and stored for a variety of uses in residential, commercial and agricultural settings. It is a renewable, sustainable, high quality and free water source available to anyone. Almost pH neutral and free of additives, rainwater provides cleaner water than that obtained from groundwater sources. 

Given this, rainwater is an ideal replacement for or supplement to conventional treated municipal water or well water. Filtered rainwater has a variety of uses, and depending on how it is filtered and treated, it can be used for outdoor irrigation, for indoor laundry and toilet flushing, and finally for drinking and cooking.

Harvesting rainwater has a number of economic and environmental benefits, including:

• Saving a lot of money on water and energy bills as demand for treated water from the municipal water supply is reduced significantly and the need to use energy to pump water also decreases. (Up to a 50% saving on water bills);

• Convenience – no hauling required;

• Water is naturally soft and chlorine free;

• Conserving water;

• No water shortages;

Clean Flo designs and installs small to large-scale rainwater harvesting systems.  A rainwater harvesting system is essentially a large-scale rain barrel that is integrated right into a building’s infrastructure. These systems are built to code (local, provincial and national).

Professional consultation, support and customer service are available throughout the entire process to ensure you are comfortable with your new system.

Imagine if you could replace a significant amount of the water used in your home or business by harvesting rainwater – a free and readily available source of water – instead of paying to pump and use municipally treated water or hauling water over long distances? Clean Flo Water Technologies are experts in rainwater harvesting and can help you do just that.

Clean Flo specializes in designing and installing innovative and proven products specifically engineered for rainwater harvesting in residential and commercial settings. These systems, which are pre-designed and tender ready, can be incorporated into a new build or retrofitted into an existing building for a variety of uses (outdoor, toilet flushing/laundry, potable). 

Clean Flo manages the entire process, from consultation to design to installation.  This process includes a complete site analysis to determine the best system for the desired use, as well as the recommended tank and pump sizes.

System designs are based on end use and newly released Canada Safety Association (CSA) Standards:

1. Outdoor (irrigation) – no sterilization required (CSA R1)

2. Indoor Limited (toilet flushing, laundry) – moderately sterilized (CSA R2 & R3)

3. Potable (drinking water) –  (CSA R4)

As these large rainwater harvesting systems are integrated right into a building’s infrastructure, they are considered mechanical systems and require multiple building permits (electrical, plumbing, structural, etc.).  Clean Flo takes care of supplying the required engineered drawings for permitting purposes. These drawings can be purchased in conjunction with a system, or by engineers, architects and other design professionals as stand-alone documents.  Complete system drawings can then be worked directly into project plans.

The Clean Flo team can also incorporate Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria into rainwater harvesting projects and can maximize LEED points related to rainwater harvesting and storm water management.  They also provide support for clients desiring green building credits through the LEED program by incorporating credits under the following criteria:

• Water use reduction

• Innovative wastewater technology

• Storm water design; quality control

• Water efficiency; landscaping

• Innovation in design

Not only does Clean Flo have years of experience working with architects, engineers and other design professionals, the team is experienced and educated in water resource engineering technology and are accredited American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association professionals. 

Benefits: 

• Save money on water and energy bills and water hauling;

• Chlorine free;

• Naturally soft;

• Conserves water - commercial rainwater harvesting systems have a greater impact due to volume gathering capabilities of large roof.