Category Archives: Rainwater Catchment

Never Clean a Filter Basket Again

A rainwater system designed with WISY products requires minimal maintenance and never needs replacing. Never clean a filter basket or a tank again. Ever.

floating suctionA 45,000 gallon, cement vault, rainwater collection system will supply a new Seattle residence with potable water. Rainwater is collected from the roof and conveyed to the cistern through two Wisy calming inlets.

While filtration removes most of the sediment and bacteria before rainwater enters the tank, a small amount will settle on the bottom. This biofilm layer is good for the tank, which may remove additional bacteria and metals from the water. The Wisy smoothing inlet calms rainwater as it enters the storage tank, to aid in the prevention of agitation of sediment at the rainwater inlet. The smoothing inlet also helps aerate collected rainwater by directing the water upward and outward, avoiding disruption of the biofilm layer and also maintaining water quality in the tank.

A Wisy floating suction was used on the suction side of the solar powered pump (above) to further screening prior to pressurizing and filtration.

The floating filter should never clog, since the harvested rainwater is filtered before entering the tank. The filter will take water from just below the surface. Water at this depth is of the highest quality in the tank, because any particulate entering the tank will either settle to the bottom, or float on the surface.

Rainwater Collection Steel Tank Photo Gallery

Laundry Building SeattleWith 15 years of experience in the rainwater collection industry, RainBank has assembled a photo gallery of some of the steel tank installations we’ve completed .

With many builds located in the Seattle area, RainBank also has several projects located in the Pacific Northwest, like Portland, OR, Vashon Island and Lopez Island, in 2014, RainBank also directed a steel tank build in Galveston, Texas for the Sea Scouts.

Please click here to visit the steel tank photo gallery and stay tuned for more photos and videos to come.

Things you should know about RainBank Rainwater Systems:

  • Ken Blair (President) holds the ARCSA AP and Inspector Specialist accreditations and is a Lifetime Member. He is also the ARCSA northwest regional representative
  • RainBank’s Management Team covers a wide range of expertise, including engineering and plumbing
  • RainBank is a full service rainwater systems company – design, installation and consultation
  • RainBank designs systems for potable (whole house use or supplemental) and non-potable for irrigation, toilet flushing and laundry.

Contact us now for more information about how to add rainwater harvesting to your residential or commercial project.

Team Work Makes the Dream Work

teamwork-606818_640On this Labor day I would like to thank each and every member on RainBank Rainwater Systems’ team for their dedication, professionalism, and commitment to making RainBank the leader in rainwater collection in the Seattle area.

A company is only as good as its personnel, and you are the best team around. I take great pride and joy in working with you all and I look forward to continuing offering customers quality designs, installs, and customer service for their water needs.

Each one of you is an essential part of RainBank Rainwater Systems’ progressive approach to rainwater collection.

Sonia, Chad, Tracy, Taylor, and Joey you are RainBank Rainwater Systems.