I'm worried about the EPA and local authorities bearing down on me so I have decided to build some sort of way to reclaim the water.

I'm not interested in sucking it up, just putting it in a tank and then do some basic filtration, just enough to not clog the drain up.

I have a few questions...

1. Where do I put the rinsate? Can it be put down a sanitary sewer or could I just dump it on some grass somewhere?

2. Would a shop vac provide enough suction to pick up most of the ponded water?

3. Whats the easiest way to build a diverter?

4. Has anyone successfully modified a big guy surface cleaner to accept some sort of vaccuum attachment?

What is a rinsate?

You will need a very large vacuum to make that Big Guy work.

You may be able to put water in the grass but different places have different rules. If you have wells in your area, then the answer is most likely no.

Diverter can be pool hose with sand, or a 2x4 w/weatherstripping. What are you gonna use to make your pond? Neither of the above will allow to big of a puddle.

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Here are some pic's of what we have done for picking up the water.

Dave Olson

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Thanks Dave, that is exactly what I was looking for.

Now if I only had room on my dinky 12 foot trailer for a large tank, I'd be golden.

Now that is a fine example of ingenuity, love it Dave!

Here is a picture of our new Sand-Berm in action!

It is a 6' pliable but durable foam berm, when filled with sand it
creates an excellent water dam / berm, it can be used with a
simple sump pump or a vacuum recovery system.

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i use 1.5 gal zip lock bags 1/3 filled with sand to create sand bag berms. I haven't had much luck with most commercial berm products. My little bags conform better to the widest variety of surfaces. If you can't stop the water, you can't reclaim, no matter what your vac or pump.

Not true. It all depends on where you plan to pick up the water and how much of it you have.
As an example, I have several places that all the water will channel into one stream. My sutorbilt blower vacuum withe the right attachment will suck it up before it can ever get by and continue on. Any decent vacuum with the right attachemnt will do the same in many situations. I use a sand bag for looks only at those places.

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In my case, my vac reclaim system is a little touchy. Depending on how i use it, the vacuum can reclaim more water than my filtration system can process which makes the vac canister overflow. I have to stop the vac for a couple minutes or it's a mess. When the filtered pumps catch up, i can start up the vac again. i use sand bags like a secondary containment, but in most reclaim jobs, I have to use them.