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Bulk water storage
I have a plan to site two 1000 litre tanks, the 1 meter cube plastic things
mounted on a pallet in a wire cage (I can get them free) hidden between two buildings and filled from my new hut/garage roof. I also have a pump which could easily be rigged on the outlet to provide suitable pressure for a hosepipe, the tanks will have the outlet pipes linked to one tap. Two questions. 1. The garage has a large yew tree next/over it and the tree sheds a lot of needles and fruit onto the roof. Will this be detrimental to the quality of the water for use in the garden? 2. Any thoughts on the effect of winter frosts on my tanks? Any feedback on the merits (or otherwise) appreciated. Mike |
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Muddymike wrote:
I have a plan to site two 1000 litre tanks, the 1 meter cube plastic things mounted on a pallet in a wire cage (I can get them free) hidden between two buildings and filled from my new hut/garage roof. I also have a pump which could easily be rigged on the outlet to provide suitable pressure for a hosepipe, the tanks will have the outlet pipes linked to one tap. Two questions. 1. The garage has a large yew tree next/over it and the tree sheds a lot of needles and fruit onto the roof. Will this be detrimental to the quality of the water for use in the garden? 2. Any thoughts on the effect of winter frosts on my tanks? Any feedback on the merits (or otherwise) appreciated. Mike 1: If possible filter the take off from the downpipe. You can get a centrifugal filter that fits inline and allows the water to drain off through a mesh while all the big bits of rubbish continue down to the soak away or land drain. The needles and garbage will get into the tanks and sludge will form at the bottom eventually blocking the usual tap outlet. Shouldn't effect the water quality any more than the droppings of passing birds and rodents. 2: It is perfectly possible for a cubic metre of water to freeze and crack the tank. drain down for the Winter. I used to use these but upgraded to a full 20000L submarine tank buried in the garden with a full pump system. To be honest, it's surprising how quickly 2000L will go in a dry spell. I find limiting waste by using watering cans to be useful too. Cheers, Simon |
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"Simon Harding" wrote in message ... To be honest, it's surprising how quickly 2000L will go in a dry spell. In that recent warm spell we used two sprinklers to water a large area of new turf we had just laid in the back garden. The two sprinklers emptied our 4000L tank in about 3 hours. When the water ran out I thought the pump had died! Later I realised that I should have expected it....A bathroom shower can use 10-20L/min which is 600-1200L per hour. |
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