Efficiency of

Rainwater
Harvesting in your
Home
Prepared by Team Late for a 2-storey residential house in Dasmarinas Village
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WHAT IS RAINWATER HARVESTING?

Rainwater harvesting is
a technique used for
collecting, storing and
using rainwater for
landscape irrigation
and Non-Potable water
source.
It is said that 60% of water being used in the household is non-potable,
which can save money if we harvest rainwater because rain water is FREE
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RAINWATER
HARVESTING
SYSTEM
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Philippine Green Building Code
(supplemental to P.D. 1096)
▸ DPWH under sec. 203 of P.D. 1096 Set rules on construction
of mandatory rainwater harvesting on specific structures
stated in the supplemental code known as: “The green
building code of the Philippines”
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NON POTABLE AND IRRIGATION FIXTURE UNITS(WSFU)

NON POTABLE NON POTABLE = 31

Water Hose IRRIGATION = 19.5
Urinal
Closet Bibb
TOTAL WSFU=50.5
MLTPLR 1 3 2.5
GPM = 29 (Chart A-3 UPCP )
ROOF 0 0 2
2nd 0 15 2 PIPE SIZE = 1 ½” (Chart A-5
1st 1 9 12.5 UPCP)
BS 0 6 3
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RAINWATER TANK CAPACITY(Daily Storage)

▸ Non-Potable:
Capacity = 21 x 30 mins x 1.3 x 3 = 2500 gal
▸ Irrigation
Capacity = 19.5 x 30 mins x 1.3 x 3 = 2281.5 gal
TOTAL: 2500 + 2281.5 = 4781.5gal
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BASED FROM Philippine Green Building Code

▸ Lot area = 1702.5m3

▸ 1702.5/75= 22.7m3
▸ ≈6000 gallons(Min)
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RAINWATER HARVESTING
• During Rainy season, rainwater harvested shall be used as
non-potable water supply for flushing and irrigation purposes
• In the event of dry season, a bypass line from potable water
supply shall activate to supplement the requirement of non-
potable water source
• Pump sizing for potable water supply shall accommodate the
non-potable water demand to make sure that during dry
season, water shall be sufficient in terms of pressure and
flow rate
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1. Minimum Pressure = 15 psi (231)
= 3465 ft
PUMP
DESIGN
2. Static Pressure = 11.71 (3.28)
= 38.41 ft
3. Head Losses
- Due to friction
HL = ( 12 x 2.31 x 1.2 x 3.28 ) / 100 = 10.91 ft
- Due to fittings
HL = ( 1 x 3 x 9 x 231 ) / 100 = 0.6237 ft
- Due to velocity
HL = 1 ft
- Due to suction lift
HL = 4.2 (3.28) = 13.776
TDH = 99.3697 ft
BHP = ( 29 x 99.3697) / (3960 x 0.6 )
= 1.21 HP
29 GPM vs 100 ft TDH
1.25HP Jet Booster Pump
230V, 60 Hz
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How much rainwater can be collected from your roof?
MONTH JAN FEB MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

PRECIPITA
0.018 0.00760.0051 0.021 0.15 0.355 0.5 0.51 0.37 0.22 0.16 0.069
TE (m/hr)
NO. RAINY
DAYS IN A 4 2 2 2 10 15 22 22 21 18 11 7
MONTH
TYPE OF
Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Rainy Rainy Rainy Rainy Rainy Dry Dry
SEASON
DURATION
1 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 30 44 44 42 36 2.75 1.75
(hrs/mo.)
FLOW
RATE 6.174 2.61 1.75 0.72 51.454121.77171.51174.94126.92 75.47 54.88 23.67
(cu.m./hr)
VOLUME
6.174 1.305 0.875 0.36 128.643653.17546.47697.45330.62716.9150.92 41.423
(cu.m.)
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