With increasing water costs, new legislation allowing utilities companies to meter all customers and enforced hosepipe bans, the benefits of rainwater harvesting have never been more obvious.

You're doubtless aware of the benefits of rain water harvesting for outdoor purposes, particularly gardening, but did you know harvested rain water could be put to good use inside your property?

Rainwater harvesting systems can be installed in both new and existing buildings and can be used in the operation of toilets and washing machines. In fact, toilets and washing machines account for 50 per cent of all domestic water consumption! As it happens, rainwater can be advantageous for washing purposes as its composition and softness reduces the need for harsh detergents.

Rain water harvesting can also benefit your car, as studies have proven rain water contains less 'Total Dissolved Solids' (such as anions, minerals, salts or metals) than normal mains water.

And we haven't even touched on the 'green issues' and the massive benefits of rainwater harvesting to the Earth and its ecology. The conservation of rainwater reduces the demand on rivers and groundwater, protecting the UK's wetlands and trout rivers. Rainwater harvesting also decreases the need for the pumping of mains water, resulting in lower CO² emissions. Rainwater systems cut down the volume of water in the sewers; consequently storm-water run-off is reduced helping to tackle the considerable problem of localised flooding.

For a free no-obligation consultation from one of the UK's leading suppliers and installers of rainwater systems, call us now on 0151 922 5936, or email david.hunt@eco-environments.co.uk.