Browse Forums Eco Living 1 Oct 02, 2020 10:25 am Hello, my water tank has been in 12 years house was rated 3 star from memory and was supposed to supply water to the toilets but the pump broke down ,so has been unusable . Are tanks on houses, still being used to supply water to toilets ? what would be the best economical solution ? have the tank pulled out ?, or use the water for ,say ! garden or washing cars . Re: Water tank 2Oct 02, 2020 11:35 am clath Are tanks on houses, still being used to supply water to toilets ? Yes. clath what would be the best economical solution ? have the tank pulled out ?, or use the water for ,say ! garden or washing cars There should be a mains water switching device fitted if the tank originally supplied a cistern. Without being on site or seeing photos, I or anyone else cannot properly answer your question as to what you require. If you cold wash in the laundry, connecting to a separate rainwater tap will give good year around utilisation but the pump will need to deliver good quality water. With most rainwater harvesting systems poorly installed by builder's lackeys, you most probably will need to install a simple cartridge filtration system as a bandaid solution but again, I would need to see photos. Having the pump also fitted to a garden tap is wise. Re costs, if the tank is supplied by more than one downpipe, then it is almost certain that the charged/wet system pipes are annexed stormwater pipes and so you would also have to factor the cost and disruption of reinstating your stormwater system. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. 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 17880 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 11207 Can a plumber put a tap on a rain water tank which is full? Tank is similar to one in photo. Cheers. 0 1902 |