With good planning and the right components a rainwater harvesting system can be nearly maintenance free and the rainwater quality is ideal for many uses, in both the home and the workplace. A professional system will have 4 stages of cleaning rainwater. The infographic below walks through the process of rainwater filtration in a bit more detail focusing on:

1. Rainwater downpipe filtration

2. Calmed inlet

3. Floating Intake

4. Siphon overflow

Infographic by Rainwater Downpipe Filtration for Rainwater Harvesting