ACO Rain-Ceptor: domestic rainwater harvesting system
ACO Rain-Ceptor is a domestic rainwater harvesting system, allowing rainwater to be collected, stored and reused for applications that do not require potable quality water.
Rainwater harvesting helps to conserve valuable water resources and reduce the impact of extreme weather events. In addition rainwater harvesting can reduce the risk of localised flooding in heavy storms by diverting water from roof areas into an underground storage tank.
The ACO Rain-Ceptor is manufactured from polyethylene, and is designed to be straightforward to install, with simple connection to required services. The tanks are available in three sizes with storage volumes ranging from 1380 to 4120 litres to meet the requirements of a wide range of property sizes and rainfall volumes. (For Tank Size Calculator see Rain-Ceptor brochure)
This system is fully compliant with BS 8515:2009 Rainwater harvesting systems – Code of practice, and meets and exceeds the Code for Sustainable Homes and the revised Part G of the Building Regulations 2010.
The ACO Rain-Ceptor range of rainwater harvesting tanks is designed for two applications:
The direct feed system features a pumped feed for connection to domestic appliances where non-potable water is used.
The irrigation system is for exterior garden use such as watering plants or car washing, potentially offering a means of overcoming hosepipe bans.
Tanks may be installed to outflow either to a soakaway or to main drainage.
All tanks are fitted with an integral leaf filter, and tanks for connection to main drainage feature an integral anti-surcharge valve. Domestic tanks are supplied with automatic mains top-up: garden irrigation tanks are supplied with or without mains top-up. A low water level alarm is fitted to all tanks with mains top-up.
