Do-it-yourself sustainable water projects :
Dempsey, Paul
Do-it-yourself sustainable water projects : collect, store, purify, and drill for water / Sustainable water projects Paul Dempsey ; Tony Selby, illustrator. - 1st ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill Companies ; c. 2013. - xi, 259 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[1] Glimmers of Light -- Worldwide Water Use -- Here at Home -- Climate Change -- The Way Forward -- [2] Using Less -- NAEUS -- Lawn and Garden -- Indoors -- Composting Toilets -- [3] Water from Air -- Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) -- Air Conditioner Condensate Recovery -- A Word about Greywater -- [4] Wells -- Well Basics -- Buying Property with a Well -- Hiring a Driller -- DIY Drilling -- [5] Pumps and Related Components -- Well Yield -- Pump Performance -- Water Demand -- Pump Sizing -- Maintenance Issues -- Piping -- Standard Jet Pumps -- Deep-Well Jet Pumps -- Centrifugal Submersible Pumps -- Water Storage -- Pump Motor Controls -- [6] Alternative Power -- Solar Power -- Wind Power -- Human Power -- A Last Word -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Water Web Sites.
9780071794220
Water-supply--Environmental aspects.
Water-supply--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Water use--Environmental aspects.
Sustainability.
Water conservation.
Do-it-yourself work.
628.1 / DEM
Do-it-yourself sustainable water projects : collect, store, purify, and drill for water / Sustainable water projects Paul Dempsey ; Tony Selby, illustrator. - 1st ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill Companies ; c. 2013. - xi, 259 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[1] Glimmers of Light -- Worldwide Water Use -- Here at Home -- Climate Change -- The Way Forward -- [2] Using Less -- NAEUS -- Lawn and Garden -- Indoors -- Composting Toilets -- [3] Water from Air -- Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) -- Air Conditioner Condensate Recovery -- A Word about Greywater -- [4] Wells -- Well Basics -- Buying Property with a Well -- Hiring a Driller -- DIY Drilling -- [5] Pumps and Related Components -- Well Yield -- Pump Performance -- Water Demand -- Pump Sizing -- Maintenance Issues -- Piping -- Standard Jet Pumps -- Deep-Well Jet Pumps -- Centrifugal Submersible Pumps -- Water Storage -- Pump Motor Controls -- [6] Alternative Power -- Solar Power -- Wind Power -- Human Power -- A Last Word -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Water Web Sites.
9780071794220
Water-supply--Environmental aspects.
Water-supply--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Water use--Environmental aspects.
Sustainability.
Water conservation.
Do-it-yourself work.
628.1 / DEM