Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Plumbing washing machine into rainwater tank? 3Nov 22, 2019 2:53 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Plumbing washing machine into rainwater tank? 4Nov 22, 2019 7:07 pm We had our communal laundry use the rainwater tank that switched over to the normal water when the water got below a certain level in the tank. The problem. Our Climate. Due to lack of constant rain turnover, tank water would go 'stale' and leave people's clothes with a nasty after smell. We had to abandon it and just leave the tank for the lawns. Re: Plumbing washing machine into rainwater tank? 5Nov 22, 2019 7:56 pm dav2708 We had our communal laundry use the rainwater tank that switched over to the normal water when the water got below a certain level in the tank. The problem. Our Climate. Due to lack of constant rain turnover, tank water would go 'stale' and leave people's clothes with a nasty after smell. We had to abandon it and just leave the tank for the lawns. The rainwater harvesting system was obviously sub standard. If a rainwater harvesting system is competently designed and plumbed, the water will be sweet and not become anaerobic. Unfortunately, most (I estimate +95%) water tank installations are sub standard (and overpriced). 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Hey all Currently renovating our laundry, bought a new washing machine but have found that the drainage hose is alot shorter than the old machine (which I used to get the… 0 17526 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 31285 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 31169 |