Hi all,
We have an existing 4yo 4000L poly tank and would like to connect it to the builder-supplied 3000L slimline colorbond tank. I'm stumped on an exact design , can H1 members please provide opinions on how to do that ?
From the house plan I can think of 2 positions to put their tank. The preferred position is drawn in the below picture, the other one closer to the middle of the house may not be suitable as tank length might block the laundry door - I don't have exact dimensions yet.
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The round tank definitely doesn't fit into the side setback due to regulations. We may put it in the drawn position, or further back for cosmetics. So the questions are:
1. Can a charged system be extended to accommodate it ? how exactly ? The height difference due to land fall may have some effect.
2. Should there be 2 charged piping systems ? how ?
3. If we can fit the slimline tank (maybe cut its size) in the other position closer to the middle of the house, one design is to direct the downpipes at the back, both ground & 1st floor, to the round tank (yeah, definitely 2 charged systems in this case). Is this acceptable ?
4. Is it better to get the builder to put in pipes, or is it an easy job for a plumber to do later ?
5. Any other design suggestions ? or should we simply sell the old tank and not worry about it ?
Thank you all.
Edit 1: image link
Edit 2: add downpipes to image