washing the King Ranch with rain water

[powerboatr]

Let me preface with our water that is supplied in our community is very very soft, in fact my water softener only regens once a year and that's because its programed to flush the resin
i use mequirs wash soap since forever and it suds up very very nice to break the dirt off the truck
friday night we received just over an inch and and 2/3rds in 6 hours. so all my 250 gallon rain collection barrels are full, i have 4.
so toady i hooked up my water pump that we use to water the lawn, it has equal flow and pressure to the house water
anyway...this water was even softer than the house water, i had suds galore and spent over 15 minutes just rinsing the truck top t bottom and all the crevices to get rid of the sudsy stuff
truck is shiny and slick looking
so is there any thing bad from using rain water as long as its not full of junk? my roof and gutters are metal so no granules from roof tiles or .. and tanks are clean and clear, i would drink it . but its algae free

i am a corrosion preventive guy and we always taught clear water to rinse, well the rain water in my case is CLEAR and clean


matter of fact as water was drying where i wiped it off with the drying cloths, it did not try to spot on surface teh sun was trying to hit.

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[Dunthupl]

I would set up a single stage filter. 5-10 micro. Don't buy transparent filter housings and adding a quick drain will stop the filter from algae since won't constantly be circulating water. Still have dirt, debris on your roof.

 

[powerboatr]

I would set up a single stage filter. 5-10 micro. Don't buy transparent filter housings and adding a quick drain will stop the filter from algae since won't constantly be circulating water. Still have dirt, debris on your roof.

i have one of them so
its an easy add on thanks

 

[imnuts]

I'd just test the pH to make sure it's not below like 6-6.5. A filter on the suction side of the pump could help keep it running better over time as well, but make sure to check it often to avoid running the pump dry.

 

[carmigo]

I'd just test the pH to make sure it's not below like 6-6.5. A filter on the suction side of the pump could help keep it running better over time as well, but make sure to check it often to avoid running the pump dry.

^ This pH suggestion is great. Sounds like your water is pretty clean and you're in the position to add filters and such so seems like a great set-up. Plus, you're saving so much water. Thats a win.

 

[WhiteLightningnshitshadow]

Honestly this is the last thing I would try doing. Rain is generally acidic and at least around here, the rain captures tons of dust and PM10+PM2.5.

I'd use it for plants or whatever else.

 

[powerboatr]

first rain is dumped into large tanks at the gutter drop the 2 inner tanks get overflow at about 3/4 full so its transferring water that is sort of like in a septic, all the solids remain in tank one and the clean stuff moves over to the inner tanks
ph test and filter are in the direction
water is to pricey here to use to wash cars. its almost more than ink
4k gallons is 179 ...per month, so washing at home is a planned event
when i was caretaker of my friends house across street, he made sure i could wash the cars as much as i needed as part of the return for services as it were
thats why we have large tans to collect run off for the plants.

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