Underground Water Cistern

[Redoverfarm]

Harry have you ever looked at the night crawler and fishing worms on a wet sidewalk after a rain.

If snow birds are cost prohibitive an alternative would be 1"X1" or 1-1/2" X 1-1/2" aluminum angle iron attached horizontal across the eve roof about 1' from the eve edge.  It can be painted to match the roof color.

I am considering this option for my cabin as an alternative.  I have it in place on my storage shed and the gutters have been in place for 6-7 years with no snow damage.  Just attach to the peaks of the roofing with longer gasketed screws and an extra gasket between the iron and the roof. Only down side is to occassionally clean out the area between the angle iron and the sheeting valleys where leaves and pine needles might accumulate.  But you should get up there once a year anyway to clean the gutters anyway.

[glenn kangiser]

Yum... meat with the water.  They also can be harvested and deep fried I think - any recipes?

[firefox]

Here are instructions for other people who also might be interested in this method.


http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~bruce/Temp/snow.gif

Here is a source of washable filter material(check to see if it is UV resistant)

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/1747/Washable-Filter-Material

Installation instructions:

Drill small pilot holes in the galvanized angle iron where you want the
galvanized screw studs located.
Position angle iron in place and clamp.
Drill pilot holes into wood.
Remove angle iron and drill slightly oversize holes in angle iron to accomodate screw studds
with a little slop.
Drill pilot holes in wood for appropriate  screw size
Reclamp angle iron in place.
Using two nuts in lock nut fashion, and a deep socket, screw in screw studs
Remove nuts and angle iron
Cut filter material in 4 inch widths and push on to screw studs so that top surface is flush with roof.
paint angle iron with rustoleum being carefull to coat areas that were drilled or cut.
Attach angle iron with ss wingnuts and possibly ss washers on top of rubber washer. Use antiseize!!!
Tuch up wing nut assemblies with rustoleum paint.

Hopefully I haven't left any thing out.

[harry51]

Harry have you ever looked at the night crawler and fishing worms on a wet sidewalk after a rain.

Might be good dipped in chocolate..........Maybe a screen over the cistern inlet?