> The facts about Water Tanks
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- Water Tanks said:
Drinking Water is becoming one of the most rare goods in the 21st century. and to save water we do installing a water tank in the house is going to enhance the property value as shortage of water is a coming problem and we have to solve this.
ON Thu, 26 Aug 10, 9:55am probably from India Reply to this comment
- Rainwater Tanks said:
These are really very amazing facts about water tanks and are becoming popular and are also useful to save the water.
ON Thu, 30 Sep 10, 6:54am probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Suzquestion said:
We are in the process of buying a home that has a water tank in the basement that collects the ground water from the sump pump to feed the sprinkler system. Are you familiar with this type of system? Should we be concerned with this in our basement?
ON Fri, 15 Oct 10, 7:50pm probably from United States Reply to this comment
- Carmen said:
Hi,
We live in South Africa on a farm with our own bore hole. We are thinking of installing a water tank to collect the rainwater for use. What i am wondering is, if the water stand still in a tank for 5 - 6 months before usage, how does that affect the quality of the water (algae etc?).ON Mon, 9 May 11, 6:58am probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Eco Guy said:
Your water will only degrade if light can get into the tank, without light nothing will grow in it - think about water in a pipe, apart from the surface of the water in the tank, its the same situation.
ON Fri, 2 Dec 11, 12:18am probably from United States Reply to this comment
- Eco Guy said:
- William said:
Hi there, we are building a new house, there are three old above ground big plastic tanks. Should I keep them for future use. How do I clean the inside.? The main use of these tanks is for watering gardens. Thanks!
ON Thu, 1 Dec 11, 12:08pm probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Eco Guy said:
Hi William,
If they are in a good state of repair - keep them. As for cleaning, if you have a filter on the input and a 'first flush' divert in place, the amount of crud on the bottom would be quite small. Cleaning it is probably a professional job, depends on the size of tank and if you want to flush out all the water as well. Some tanks have a bottom flush device..
A good tip is to actually paint the outside of the tank, this freshens it up and helps protect it from UV damage - looks like new and far cheaper than buying more tanks.ON Fri, 2 Dec 11, 12:16am probably from United States Reply to this comment
- Eco Guy said:
- Salah Ud Din said:
I want to know that whcih type of elevated water tanks are suitable Either circular shape or rectangular shape? It is to remember that I want to construct RCC water tank? Please inform me through arshadlashari17@yahoo.com
ON Sat, 11 Feb 12, 5:16am probably from Afghanistan Reply to this comment
- Jenny Lin said:
What are some negative things of owning a water tank? there has to be something
ON Thu, 23 Feb 12, 10:13am probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Kim said:
I need to paint a mural on a 8 ft by 4 ft. water tank. I am not sure what type of paint to buy for this it will be in the sun. Please help advise.
ON Tue, 15 May 12, 4:17am probably from United States Reply to this comment
- Suzel Cafrine said:
encountering acumulation of jelly-like sedimentation in a galaxy water storage tank three months after installation. one with aqualiner water storage liner. what is the cause? we have been getting desalination water
ON Fri, 10 May 13, 9:17am probably from Seychelles Reply to this comment
- Rainwater Tank said:
I agree with the points mentioned here! Water Storage tanks can be used to accumulate the water for future purposes. The lined tanks are much effective than the normal ones.
ON Wed, 5 Jun 13, 2:25pm probably from India Reply to this comment
- Sheetal Patidar said:
Can I make a cube shape tank with concrete,bricks and cement of size 100×100×40 foot. My purpose it for irrigation. Please tell me about technical issue and roughly cost for the same.
ON Wed, 4 Sep 13, 4:34am probably from India Reply to this comment
- Angie said:
Hi. We are a kindergarten in VIC , We use tank water on our gardens and let the children use it for sand play NOT drinking. Are there any health concerns involved? Thank you
ON Wed, 8 Oct 14, 2:51am probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Gheith said:
Have you heared about Castagra one of the best and safe coating material . Regards Dr.Gheith
ON Wed, 6 Jan 16, 4:54am probably from United States Reply to this comment
- Victor said:
i am considering installing two water tanks one for waste water from shower bath basin that will be treated and used to water the grass and garden, and the second to collect rain water for drinking. i was unsure on what size tank i would need to buy but your article helped a great deal thank you.
ON Wed, 20 Jan 16, 2:13pm probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Tom Toberty said:
Hello, I am about to purchase 2 X 26,000ltr used plastic tanks with their pump and piping. They had been used for about 30 years until they were allowed to run dry 7 years ago. Could this cause a problem with the tanks, or the pump and pipes. Thank you.
ON Mon, 21 Mar 16, 6:58am probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Daniel Wyatt said:
Hello, The link to Pioneer Water Tanks in the section on "Above ground metal water tanks with plastic liner" isn't working. The correct email address for the link is www.pioneerwatertanks.com.au Thanks
ON Fri, 20 May 16, 12:51am probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Shammy Peterson said:
You made a good point when you said that size of the water tank will depend on your rainfall patterns. My husband and I are interested in having a concrete underground water tank installed next month so we would have a source of water during emergencies. We will be sure to speak with a professional to get help in determining the size that we need since we want to prepare our budget.
ON Tue, 26 Oct 21, 9:42pm probably from Norway Reply to this comment
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