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Name : Rob Dean
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Location : Cornwall England
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Comments : Excellent website, just what i was looking for. Thankyou very much!!
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Name : M. Spoletini
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Location : Calgary, AB. Canada
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Excellent article! Information and pictures were concise and to the point. Very easy to follow.
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Name : Tim Wilson
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Location : Victoria,Australia
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Growing up rainwater was liquid gold,every roof that could be used for catching water was used.Ave.rainfall was only 8 - 10 inches per year.
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Name : greg
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Location : oregon city, oregon
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Hello,
Thankyou for the very informative and descriptive article on how to harvest rain water. Ive been wanting to use rain barrels for just watering things around the house but this is intriguing to me so I will see if its possible on my property. Th
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Name : r wright
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Location : essex uk
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : very grateful to see your article. My water rates keep rising and i would love to install a water butt/toilet flush system. I am hoping it might be possible to do something like this but it looks quite difficult. Meanwhile I am looking for more ways to sa
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Name : james bower
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Location : Devon, England, UK
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Fascinating, simple set up. I have recently qualified as a plumber in the UK and I have been approached by two people to investigate the potential of re cycling rainwater. Your system seems to be perfect. No excessive outlay to get it up and running but v
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Name : Rick
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Location : Charlotte, NC
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Comments : Brilliant idea! Excellent explanation! I am confident that I could do this myself. Current home layout does not work well, but the next one will!
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Name : dennis
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Location : ny
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Comments : this is great and truly innovative. It would be nice if new home construction had this built in and rainwater was used in areas like this as a primary source of water over the city water. Maybe someday it will thanks to people like you.
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Name : rose
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Location : melbourne,australia
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Comments : congratulations. great work,Such clear instructions. very much needed in this part of the world of drought increcing annually.
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Name : Edwin
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Location : Wem, UK
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Looks good! I have just fitted 2 water butts and they are both full after one nights rain! I have one problem, I live in a bungalow. what is the best solution to get the water pressure?
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Name : Stuart Kennaugh
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Location : Kent, UK
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Comments : Im just buying a house thats a complete shell and hoping to do what I can to make it low-impact on the environment.
The walkthrough, photos, information, tips and prices are such a great help.
Many thanks indeed for taking the time and effort to put
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Name : Giles
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Location : UK
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Comments : Thanks for sharing. I cant understand why there is so little information about this on the web, which only makes your great set of instructions even more useful.
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Name : Paula Roberts
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Location : Georgia
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Your site is terrific! The pictures were so helpful --- are you a professional photographer?
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Name : John
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Location : Epsom England
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Comments : I Intend installing a submersible pump in my twin water butts to keep another tank full in my roof space. This tank will run to both toilets and will also be fitted with a low level ball float valve to allow potable water into this toilet header tank when
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Name : leese
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Location : indiana
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : very, very nice. I think we will be able to do that in my mothers home when we move into it. might be more socially acceptable than the composting toilet we were going to use. thanks for sharing your idea!
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Name : Rachel
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Location : Titusville, FL
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Comments : Woah, so awesome. Thanks for listing all this information. Im getting ready to make my first rain barrel.
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Name : mescaline
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Location : NL
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Comments : Nice project !
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Name : Liz
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Location : Epping, England
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Comments : Very informative, thanks.
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Name : B Magnatta
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Location : Michigan
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : GREAT JOB! THANKS FOR THE INFO! I so want to do this, I also want to design a grey water system to water my lawn and garden with!
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Name : mohammad ismail
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Location : kuwait
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : it is very helpful ,but the endconcept of mixing with potable water for house use is not clear.if possible pl clarify
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Name : Dan
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Location : NJ
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Comments : Nice work..thanks for the tip..
Just replaced a well pump for 2K!
I would like to make this one last. This will help.
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Name : Dragan
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Location : Belgrade, Serbia
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Very good idea. Congratulations!
Every day we hear about gloomy future prognosis saying possible nations fighting for sources of drinkable water. If so, regardless how rich some country might be in clean water, its necessary to start thinking just like y
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Name : George
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Location : Chehalis Wa.
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Comments : Thanks for the great article. I to have been searching the net for info on saving and reusing my water supply and what mother nature offers. My plan is to save up to 80% of my water usage. Thanks again!
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Name : The Elephant
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Location : New Jersey
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Comments : Love the construction, very clean and neat. Wondering why you dont use a water efficient toilet in your design. Saves the waste water that has to be processed.
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Name : Alan WIlliams
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Location : Minnesota
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : And if a faulty toilet ends up leaking, the water supply is limited unlike city water which will flood the house given enough time.
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Name : Lou
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Location : Rhode Island
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Great idea! Im going to try this at my house!
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Name : Elmer Irene
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Location : Samar, Philippines
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Hello Mr. Paul, Im so glad Ive found your site and thank you for sharing your wonderful technology. In my place we dont have a systematic town water distribution that we and the neighborhood are often deprived of water. We have to go and carry water tanks
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Name : webduck
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Location : Western, WA
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : My guess is, given our lack of rain this summer (2006) that you are not flush with success right now, huh? Good idea though!
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Name : charles castro
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Location : Puerto Rico
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : price
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Name : Wayne
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Location : Fort Worth, TX
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Comments : Thanks for taking the time to write this up! Its now on my (long) to-do list.
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Name : Mike Broili
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Location : Shoreline, WA
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Very cool site. Good info. I saw some else ask what toilet fill valves you recommend. What is the answer to that question?
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Name : Ole Ersson
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Location : Portland, Oregon
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E-mail : ole.ersson at gmail.com
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Comments : Nicely illustrated and explained instructions for an inspiring rainwater application. Perfect for year-round water conservation! Heres an example of a more comlext, whole house system: http://ersson.sustainabilitylane.com/rainwatr.htm
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Name : Christopher Rampton
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Location : Atlanta, GA
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : I have been looking for a how-to guide on this forever! Thanks so much!
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Name : Doug
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Location : Seattle area
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E-mail : dcc701 at gmail dot com
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Comments : This website has inspired me to try it out. Ive been experimenting with the fill valves on both my toilet and washing machine, but both need higher pressure. Anyone know best brands of valve for low pressure, or ways to adjust valves? Im at dcc701 gmail
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Name : Steve
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Location : Seattle
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Really great instruction set and well illustrated. My only concern is with the backflow preventer. That type is not rated to be pressurized downstream as would be when the flush valve is shut. Also that type of valve is called a vacuum break which require
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Name : cheri
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Location : Ferndale,Michigan
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Comments : I started out looking for an inexpensive rain barrel for the lawn or garden.... wow! This is such great info and I dont need a plumber to do! Thank you!
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Name : alex
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Location : Frederickburg, va
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Great job, very inspirational, I have just brought home the first two of what I hope to be a 12 barrel system, was going to use it all for the garden and lawn, but now I think I will hook up the basement toilet. Thanks for taking the time to post this gre
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Name : Mike Malveaux
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Location : Tacoma, WA US
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E-mail : T/\
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Comments : Thanks for the well-written guide to plumbing a rain-powered flush toilet. I have the rain barrels, and theres a bathroom in the basement; going through the wall will be a lot easier for me. Sounds like a good summer project... Thank you!
tacoma go fiend
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Name : PFletch
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Location : Tacoma
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Comments : Good job! You are so right about overflowing rain barrels in this area - especially this year. Your directions & photos are clear and unambiguous. Now all i have to do is figure out how to elevate a barrel enough to feed my 2nd floor toilet. Thanks for ge
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Name : Don Welch
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Location : Ithaca, NY
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Great idea ! I have been saving rainwater for a long time for gardening, car washing, mixing cement and other outdoor cleaning projects. Now you have given me another fantastic use for a couple of my rain barrels.
Thanks
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Name : ronni gilboa
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Location : seattle
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : finaily, a reasonable way to use rainwater in the house, next the washing machine?
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Name : Tammy Parise
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Location : Bothell
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Paul, what a great invention! Julie told me about this and I never realized how complex the system would be. Does the water district have any conflicts with your system? It seems safe and a great way to conserve water. Id love to do something like this, b
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Name : Philip Petra
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Location : Bellevue
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Great idea, Julie. Nice to hear from you. Is this idea part of your studies? I always knew that capturing water from our roofs would yield a huge supply of H2O!! My daughter is growing fast!!
Phil and Victoria
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Name : Jhon Purba
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Location : Indonesia
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Thats really cool. With diffrent style (simple one), i think it will be benefit to people here in Indonesia. I am not engineers, but i am now considering to get a proper design of community latrine for Aceh Tsunami people, seemed they used rain water for
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Name : Noel S. Philip
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Location : Seattle
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Brilliant.
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Name : Susan
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Location : Australia
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Comments : Here in Adelaide (South
Australia) the Government is talking about making it compulsory to do exactly what you have done for all new homes so it is great to see that you have come up with a relatively simple way to do it.
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Name : Rafid Alkhaddar
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Location : UK/Manchester
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : What a brillient idea. Well done. I am going to circulate this to my contacts. It is something that the developing world should sreiously consider.
I wish I have the time to do the same.
Rafid.
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Name : Mauro Rodriguez
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Location : Texas
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Kudos, Very cool and economical.
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Name : Steven
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Location : California
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Comments : Do you have problems associated with standing water, such as mosquitos?
All in all, a great idea! Im surprised it hasnt been marketed yet. Get a patent and use the funds to encourage more people like you!
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Name : Mom
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Location : The Forest
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E-mail : [email protected]
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Comments : Verrrrry interesting-and well written, too! Looking forward to reading other comments youll be receiving-your system turned out to be a great success!!!
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