Reading survival/prep/homesteading blogs is 90% useless when it comes to prepping. You might come across a good idea now and then, but you’ve got to call it what it is: entertainment. Those of us who have been paying attention for more than a few months know what we have to do. For most of us, it’s just a matter of doing it…and the future belongs to those who just get it done.
Moved a rainbarrel down to the basement today so it will catch the discharge of the condensate pump on the furnace/air conditioner. I hope that’s a good idea. I realized as I was doing it that when it’s full, the water level will be well above the pump. The pump must have a check valve on it, right?
The advantage to this is if there is a sudden loss of electricity, or intermittent electricity, we’ll have 55 gallons of not-too-bad water available for flushing, washing, or filtering and drinking. (With regard to quality, I was prepared to filter and drink rainwater off the roof, right?)
The disadvantage is that no water accumulates if the furnace or A/C does not run.
Ending and Beginning 