How the Rain Director® saves energy and prolongs pump life.

Typical rainwater systems have a pressure sensitive pump which maintains pressure on the rainwater pipe to toilets, washing machines and any non-drinking-water tap.
In these old systems, as pressure in the pipe run drops, the pump will start up again even when there has been no demand on the water supply. And the pump starts every time an appliance is used.
The pump turns itself on and off periodically, day and night. This effort accelerates the wear on the pump bearings, seals and motor. Also, because the pump starting up draws a peak surge in power, electricity use is unnecessarily high.

The Rain Director® solution:

The sensor in the smart header tank will start the pump only when the water in the header tank has been used. No cycling every time a loo is flushed.
A 91 litre header tank will last for more than 10 full toilet flushes, or two clothes washing machine cycles.
In a typical home the pump would only cycle about once a day. Up to eight times less electricity is used. And there’s much less wear on the pump.