The only Rain Management System to have approval from Water Boards

The Rain Director^® RD01 introduced in October 2008 has proved itself to be one of the most innovative and successful products in the rainwater harvesting market. Its status as a reliable rainwater management system was confirmed by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) who after 6 months of vigorous testing gave their approval (approval number 0912064) in December 2009. The Rain Director^® RD01 is the only overall rainwater management system - rather than just constituent parts - to have this approval.

WRAS enforces the requirements of the water boards across the country. Owners and occupiers of premises and anyone who installs plumbing systems or water fittings have the legal duty to ensure that the systems satisfy the Water Fittings Regulations.

Concerns over pump energy consumption, lack of water during power cuts, pump noise, and unsightly or bulky control panels led to the creation of the Rain Director^® with its smart header tank. Instead of the pump in the underground tank feeding the appliances directly, it pumps into a holding header tank which in turn gravity feeds appliances. In this way, the pump only works when the header tank is completely empty rather than every time, for example, a WC is flushed. There are now 2 versions, the RD01 and the RD02 which uses even less energy. A solar-powered model RD03, which will reduce power consumption to virtually nothing will be launched at EcoBuild March 2010.

Besides being energy efficient, The Rain Director^® with its small and neat control panel provides mains water back-up during power cuts and holiday modes. More about the WRAS approval.


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Greg Copcutt has joined the company as National Sales Manager, Merchants. He's concentrating on selling rainwater system through the builders merchants. Greg has expertise in all aspects of rainwater harvesting and is a specialist in waste water. Greg can be contacted on greg@rainwaterharvesting.co.uk or 01733 405115.

And we're not stopping with Greg! We need an experienced sales person to concentrate on rainwater harvesting installations in commercial buildings and multi-dwelling developments (both in the public and private sector). Please contact jae@rainwaterharvesting.co.uk for more info.

Millions of British households are facing rises of up to a third in their water bills over the next five years after Ofwat, the industry regulator, set rulings in late November 2009 on water prices that the water companies can charge. This all reflects the emphasis that the UK government is now giving to reducing mains water consumption. These latest Ofwat rulings clearly encourage the take-up of water meters which can reduce water consumption by 5 to 10%. Currently only 33% of households have meters. so millions of consumers without meters could see their bills rise by an average of 5 per cent from £367 to £385 by 2015 while the 10 million metered households will see their bills frozen at an average £311.

Details of price rises were contained in OfWat's five-yearly price review which set the amount the 22 water companies in England and Wales can charge consumers and spend on upgrades to their pipe and sewerage networks from 2010 to 2015. Worst hit will be the more than 14 million households in England and Wales without a water meter. More than half a million unmetered South West Water customers can expect bills to rise by 29 per cent from £723 now to £935 by 2015. Its 1.1 million customers with meters face a rise of only 1 per cent, to an average of £407.
These price rise threats just re-enforce the argument in favour of rainwater harvesting in conjunction with installing a water meter. By investing £2000 to £3000 in a system, the householder can save about 50% on mains water consumption, keeping him or herself and the government happy.