Yes the solar water heater sits on top of a cistern I created in the summer of 2007. The solar water heater is incomplete as of nov 2007 but it does produce a lot of hot water. Plans are underway to complete the solar water heater so that it has a cover for the cold nights. So far the temperature keep[s above freezing.

The cistern will have a water pump and pressure system that will service all the washing. Drinking water is yet to be determined.

Summer of 2007

Luckily for me I decided to put and ev ew trough on the barn and then collect the rain water. This was very fortuitous for the very dry summer of 2007!