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Revision as of 16:15, 6 December 2016
Comparison of materials used for rainwater harvesting systems
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| Material | Cost low - high | Installation hard - easy | Longevity short - long | Durability low - high | Maintenance Access hard - easy | Best Use Capacity (gallons) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underground | FiberglassX | 💲💲💲💲💲 | ●●●○○ | ●●●●○ | ●●○○○ | ●●●●○ | 5,000 to 30,000 |
| Polyethylene | 💲 | ●●●●● | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | ●●○○○ | > 5,000 | |
| Steel Reinforced Polyethylene (SRFE) | 💲💲💲 | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●○ | 10,000 to 100,000+ | |
| Plastic Crates | 💲💲💲 | ●●●○○ | ●●○○○ | ●○○○○ | ●○○○○ | 5,000 to 50,000 | |
| Concrete | 💲💲💲💲💲 | ●●○○○ | ●●●●○ | ●●○○○ | ●●●●○ | 30,000+ (with high loading) | |
| Fabricated Steel | 💲💲💲💲 | ●●●●○ | ●●●○○ | ●●●●○ | ●●●●○ | not recommended | |
| Waterproof Corrugated Metal | 💲💲 | ●●●●○ | ●●●○○ | ●●●●● | ●●●●○ | 5,000 to 30,000 | |
| Above-Ground | Monolithic | 💲💲💲 | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● | Up to 20,000 |
| Plate Assembled On-Site | 💲💲💲 | ●●○○○ | ●●●●● | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● | 15,000+ |