Steve Thomas of Renovation Nation helps a couple living in Hawaii build a rainwater harvesting system so they can take advantage of the long wet rainy season during the dry summer months.
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Renovation Nation: Harvesting Rainwater
Steve Thomas of Renovation Nation helps a couple living in Hawaii build a rainwater harvesting system so they can take advantage of the long wet rainy season during the dry summer months.
Added: Oct 15, 2009
Views: 1441 Views
Runtime: 02:55
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