Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jan 22, 2010 4:14 pm I have a nylex watertank and can never tell how full/empty it is... is there a way of fixing this?? cheers Re: water tank sight glass... 2Jan 22, 2010 4:17 pm I've got one of these on each tank and find them reliable http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Water-Tank-Level ... 4ceb49062b The plastic sight glasses get gummed up with algae....you can try chucking some algaecide in but I think that requires some turnover of water mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: water tank sight glass... 3Jan 22, 2010 4:35 pm Does your tank have a tap on it w/out a pump? If so, attach a small bit of hose that is as long as the tank is tall. Attach the hose to the tank and the other end hold up high (towards the top of the tank), turn on the tap and then adjust the height of the hose until water starts coming out - that's how full it is 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure If you can calculate the reasonable charged head from let's say 100mm below the gutter to the top of where the vertical riser's horizontal discharge pipe will be, that… 11 17540 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Thank you for the generous offer. I need to get the plumber out to give me an explanation. As mentioned I haven't seen any rain water discharge from pipes 1& 3. It… 7 10834 Can a plumber put a tap on a rain water tank which is full? Tank is similar to one in photo. Cheers. 0 1672 |