Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Oct 28, 2009 12:12 pm Hi all We are having our water tank installed beside our house, and I was wondering if there should be a gap between the house and tank to allow for termite inspections etc, and what is the minimnum distance of the gap cheers BATMAN Re: Min. distance from house to hte water tank 2Oct 29, 2009 11:34 am If you're referring to a hot water tank then they come supplied with fixing brakets which predetermins the distance they stand out from the wall. Hope this helps you Dirk 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 17592 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 10903 Can a plumber put a tap on a rain water tank which is full? Tank is similar to one in photo. Cheers. 0 1708 |