Aquapod Commercial Rainwater Harvesting
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The AquaPod is designed for use on larger domestic and commercial rainwater harvesting applications. Its unique low profile design gives it unrivalled strength in a plastic tank. Allowing it to be installed in 300mm of stone surround to inverts of 4 metres. It is easily connected at the base by a 300mm push fit connector and then if utilising more than one pod for storage, it is locked together by its steel securing pin for ultimate strength.
The AquaPod can be installed in non trafficked dry ground conditions with only 350mm of cover meaning the excavation can be carried out without the need for any trenching or shuttering.
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Illustration show a 12000 litre AquaPod H system above and an Aquapod C with Silt Guardian below. Both systems are using a 600 mm invert control chamber.
There are two types of Aquapod systems
How do they differ ?
The Aquapod H is used typically for larger storage requirements for over 6000 litres and for smaller commercial roof areas requiring a flow rate up to 3 cu metres per hour (3000 litres) with up to 100mm downpipes. The rainwater is filtered through a 3p rainus filter which connects at the base of the down pipe to the main underground drainage system. The H system features the same standard controller and integral pump and floating intake that is in our Aquarius home systems.
The AquaPod C system is designed to deliver much larger volumes of water up to 8cu metres or 8000 litres per hour and the C system is designed to harvest surface water from some hard standing areas as well as roof areas. For primary treatment of surface water the system has either a Geoceptor or Silt Guardian hydrocarbon/silt separators fitted upstream of the pod storage (as shown above in smaller picture). The Geoceptor will take out any silt and hydrocarbons in the water. Its proven high performance filter and separation system will supply extremely clean water to less than 5mg/l of pollutant.
How do they work ?
The principal of both systems is exactly the same. Once the rainwater has been filtered then it is stored in the pod system before finally entering the control chamber. Inside the control chamber is either a floating suction filter connected to a pump in the tank in the H system or conversly in the C system the suction hose will be connected to one of our Regal control systems ( see below).
Both control systems distribute the stored water to the specific appliances. Booster Pumps and pressure vessels may be required on larger developments.
On the outlet/overflow of the control chamber we fit a non return valve. This prevents solids back flush and vermin entering system.
For more sensitive applications we can provide ultra violet filtration which will maintain a very high level of water quality.
 
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