Clayton i-house + RainCatchers = i-raincatcher
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 1:06PM 
We confess to love at first sight when we saw the Clayton i-house. The metal butterfly roof with strategically placed downspouts is a thing of beauty to the eyes of a raincatcher.
Rainwater harvesting is only the beginning of the story where this ground-breaking sustainable ecohome is concerned. With optional solar panels this home can be operated for $1 per day in energy costs!
The home comes equipped with low flow water fixtures throughout. Add a whole-house rainwater harvesting system and off-the-grid living is well within reach.
So we got busy doing what we do best. The result is the i-raincatcherTM, a rainwater harvesting system customed designed for the i-house.
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i-house + i-raincatcher illustration courtesy of himynameisjoe.com
The i-raincatcherTM employs our 4 step collection and storage system, allowing the i-house owner to harvest water that typically meets or is just beneath federal drinking water standards. When the water is pumped from the cistern into the house it passes through our three stage purification system rendering the water supremely drinkable.
An EPA spokesperson has suggested, "a properly designed rainwater system could easily exceed all national standards for what comes out of any municipal tap, anywhere in the country." This is the case with the i-raincatcherTM. We are proud to partner with Clayton Homes and offer whole-house rainwater harvesting systems to their i-house clients nationwide.
We are scheduled to install the first system next month for an i-house client in New Mexico. This home will be 100% off-the-grid. Stay tuned for updates!
Reader Comments (6)
When it says the water is "just beneath federal drinking water standards", is it referring to the condition of the water before it passes through the process (i.e. straight off the roof), or after its been filtered and treated through the three stage purification system? Hopefully the former, as our federal drinking water standards aren't all that stringent.
Will -
"Just beneath federal drinking water standards" means after it has gone from the roof, through the downspouts and the WISY vortex filter and into the cistern. After water comes into the house and passes through the three stage purification system it far exceeds federal drinking water standards.
We are very excited to be a partner with Raincatcher.
Yesterday your group installed our first commercial water harvesting tank inside the plant of one of our commercial clients. They are thrilled to start recapturing some of the water that is produced from their manufacturing process and are looking forward to installing much larger tanks on the outside of the plant this coming year.
Capturing water and reducing lighting electrical costs are two of the most important objectives to our clients. We are able to achieve both of those with your water harvesting process and our T5 retrofit lighting adapters.
Thank you for all of your efforts, Diane Kenney, Always Earth Friendly
How's the recent diluge affecting your business?
Anthony
The deluge hasn't been a problem -- certainly keeps rain on the brain! RainCatchers helps folks put some of the abundance of water to use, transforming a liability into an asset. For more on this visit http://www.thecistern.com/the-cistern/2009/9/24/from-drought-to-deluge-who-needs-rainwater-harvesting.html
Plus, there's no deluge in New Mexico!
This is brilliant! I live in the Seattle area and this system sounds like it was made for us up here in rain country!