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By Dawn McMullan
Rainwater Pillows range from 1,000 to 40,000 gallons and are designed to go under your crawl space, porch or deck. The Heitzes’ pillow is about 2 feet tall and 10 feet by 15 feet in size, holding 22,000 gallons of water. “I left this gorgeous garden in Baltimore,” says Leslie Heitz, 56. “I just felt like I wasn’t going to plant a lot of landscaping if I was depending on city water. It just doesn’t feel right.”
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http://climate.weather.com/articles/homeownerssustain2008.html?page=2
Filed under: Original Rainwater Pillow in the Media
May issue of Green Builder
Water, water, NOT everywhere … The theme of the May issue is water conservation. Across the nation, water is becoming a big issue, and savvy builders need to know the options they have in order to comply with the mandates that seem to be cropping up all over. One alternative to storing a tank above or below ground is using a water pillow. Through his business, The Original RainwaterPillow, president Jim Harrington sells felxible water storage tanks that can be stowed in a crawl space or beneth a deck. Harrington offers to install his systems at homes in and around Atlanta. For those farther away, he leaves it up to the homeowner or builder. “For anyone who’s done light construction, the systems are fairly easy to install. It’s a matter of gluing and screwing pipes together,” Harrington says.
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The Greening Of The Garden
Two of the gardens on this year’s garden tour feature The Original Rainwater Pillow. Collected rainwater stores in the Pillows is the primary source for watering these beautiful gardens. Check out the full your details.
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Low Impact Living gives the Low Down On Living Green
I recently saw another solution at a green show here in LA – the Rainwater Pillow, designed by Jim Harrington, a landscape designer in the Atlanta area. It’s basically a big flat rubber bag that allows you to store and then reuse rainwater for landscape purposes. The beauty of the system is that the pillows have capacities ranging from 1,000 up to 40,000 gallons, can be installed as a DIY project on Saturday afternoon , flatten out when not filled, and can be easily located in that unused space in your basement or crawlspace, out of sight but protected. They come with all of the prefilters, pumps, tubing and fittings needed to connect it to your drainage and irrigation systems, and also with a remote control so you can operate the pump from anywhere nearby.
I had some concerns at first. Rodent damage? Check – very strong materials used. How about stagnation / septic issues with the water? Check – very simple process using household bleach deals with that. How about freezing? Check - safe by design down to -30 degrees (except for pump and fittings, which must be protected). Cost? That’s where a little bit of “ouch” creeps in – they are a bit pricey (starting at $2,500 list price, although I’d hope there might be some negotiating room in these difficult economic times). They won’t pay for themselves anytime soon at that price, but if you’re considering graywater systems, cisterns or an army of rain barrels then you’re already thinking of making a substantial investment.
Other folks think they’re pretty swell too – This Old House just listed them as one of the greatest new green products.
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2008/05/28/water-storage-with-rainwater-pillows/
