Browse Forums Eco Living 1 Aug 07, 2010 12:29 pm Hi, I have just purchased a large water tank and would like to place it away from the house, down a steep slope. My question is will I be able to run the pipe from the down pipe, under ground then up the side of the tank? The top of the tank will be well below the bottom of the house.Thanks Re: Rainwater Tank installation 2Aug 07, 2010 12:36 pm If you site it down a hill then you have to pump it back up the hill to use it. The tank only needs to be just below the guttering of your house to flow into it. You have to pump it either way to get decent pressure but a big lift requires a big pump Ours is near the house actually we have a few (92kl)&(75kl)&(12kl) theyare linked but are isolated, so we can transfer from each via gravity. saves a lot of pumping. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... 18 90484 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair But if it is a ground level open pit, then it is not a charged system. No surprises there. The pipes have obviously been altered and there would be a reason for this.… 3 31281 Grate, thank you! RexChan if thats the reason i could sleep well without thinking about additional cost. But 1st i'll need to read about NRV cleaning/replaing stuff. I… 7 31157 |