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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 Water Tanks: Back To Basics Water Conservation
5 Different Water Tank Types And Their Specific Functions
7 Rainwater Tanks: A Simple System To Help You
Save On Water Costs
9 Why “Green” Experts Recommend Slimline Water
Tanks
11 Poly Tanks Versus Steel Tanks – Which Type Is
Better?
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Water Tanks: Back To Basics Water Conservation
Water shortage remains to be
a big issue even in the most
developed countries. There
are areas that are just difficult
for most water companies to
reach and supply clean water
to, hence the need for most
households to have water
tanks installed so they can
store their purchased potable
water safely. There are areas with increased development and water
resources get depleted because of the great demand, and as a result,
households require a supplemental source—like harvested rainwater—
that they can use for certain household tasks that do not require
purified water like gardening, bathing the pets, and washing the car.
As the world continues to deal with water supply issues, a lot of people
have resorted to utilising old-fashioned methods of storing water, not
only for storage purposes, but also as both an environmentally-
conscious effort and a way to save on water costs. Water tanks are
especially effective tools for these purposes and there are different
types that homeowners can choose from to fit their household’s
specific needs.
Concrete water tanks are also called underground water tanks because
they are created along with the site. Load bearing is installed over this
kind of tank to provide it a solid and stable pavement or foundation.
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Most homeowners prefer this because it does not obstruct the
landscape of the property.
The second type is the Polyethylene tank, commonly known as Poly
tank. This type can be used above or underground. It has the lightest
weight among all the tank types, and that’s why installing it for any site
is pretty easy. It has a nice aesthetic effect as well because it can come
in different colours, shapes, and sizes. They are perfect for storing
water used for drinking and food preparation.
Rainwater tanks are considered the most environment-friendly as they
harvest rainwater from the roof that course down through the gutter.
Barns typically use them because the water quality is perfect for
watering crops and feeding livestock. They come in different sizes.
Traditionally, farmers used wooden barrels to collect the harvested
rainwater instead of galvanised tanks.
The last type is the Slimline Tank which is either made from galvanised
or stainless steel. It’s the standard design of most water tanks these
days and they effectively keep water clean and safe to use.
While there are folks who find having a water tank installed on their
property rather retrogressive in appeal, nobody can really dispute how
amazingly they work to conserve water and lessen water costs. So if it’s
a desire to save water and money, yet still have a steady supply of H2O
for different household needs, the sure, smart thing to do is to install
and use a water tank.
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Different Water Tank Types And Their Specific Functions
Water tanks are used both by common
household and big industrial facilities. For a
typical household, a water tank is simply a water
supply storage system while for industrial
facilities their function can actually be more
complex; it can be directly connected to a
cooling system or energy generator.
There are different water tank types and they
are selected according to their purpose for the
site they will be installed in. Tanks are basically
just installed two ways: above the ground or
below it.
An underground water tank type is often a large
synthetic container (either plastic or
polyethylene) that securely holds water supply under the ground. This type is
used for homes that do not want an elevated structure messing with their
landscape, resorts, campgrounds, and construction sites.
Steel tanks are perhaps the most recognisable among all the types. They are
either made from stainless or galvanised steel, and are always elevated as they
are subject to corrosion. The common problem that people have with this type is
that because of its properties, water quality can easily get compromised. There
are instances when the water that comes out of the tap is discoloured and have
bits of corroded material. Steel tank manufacturers nowadays, however, are
lining the insides of these steel tanks with polyurethane to prevent interior
corrosion and also so the quality of the water stored is preserved better.
Fibreglass tanks on the other hand, are the choice alternative of most people for
steel tanks. They are durable and can withstand extreme changes in temperature
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better. They are ideal for above the ground installation and can hold up to one
hundred ten thousand litres of water.
Polyethylene tanks are more versatile as they can be used both for above the
ground and underground installation. Homeowners actually prefer this because
they are incredibly durable and can hold great volumes of water – from a few
hundreds to over fifty thousand litres. They come in different colours as well as
both corrugated and non-corrugated finishes.
Now, PVC tanks are the most commonly used for rainwater harvest. They’re
basically large barrels used for under-house or under-deck applications. They’re
held up by wood or steel frames.
Last type is the concrete tank which can hold up to a million litres of water. This
type is what’s used by big construction industries, resorts, and vacation grounds
like campsites. It can be installed above or underground. The great advantage of
concrete tanks is that they can keep water cool because light and heat from the
sun cannot penetrate the material.
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Rainwater Tanks: A Simple System To Help You Save On
Water Costs
Water shortages are cropping up in barns and
farms all over nowadays—at times due to the
long dry season (which is becoming much longer)
and sometimes because people just draw too
heavily on the usual water resources, resulting in
critically low water level for the reservoir.
Most barns these days are putting up rainwater
tanks to capture rainwater (and sometimes even
snow) that can be used to water crops and
provide livestock with H2O. This is already a good
start but a strategic installation of the tank can
enhance its function. Not too many people know
that this water storage system can be tweaked a
bit with a soaker hose to take advantage of the
top and subsoil’s ability to soak up and store
water that plants can make use of over time. So if
the customised rainwater tank is placed close to where crops are grown, there
may be no need to spend a lot of money on irrigation.
A lot of households canalso use the supply from these tanks for their laundry and
outhouses. As the toilet and the washing machine make use of great volumes of
water every time, using the reservoir from the rainwater tank easily cuts down
water expenses. In Japan, a big baseball stadium in Tokyo uses harvested
rainwater for all the toilets and the administration of the stadium said that they
were able to cut their overall expenses by as much as forty-five per cent. The
system used by the stadium is way more sophisticated but the innovative
technology was revealed to have stemmed from the concept of a typical
rainwater tank.
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Aside from these, with the right technology, water from rainwater tanks can also
be purified to be safe for drinking and cooking. The installation of the rainwater
tank paired with the water purification technology has a rather high upfront cost
but the amount of monthly savings on water costs can easily make up for the
initial cost of the investment, so in the long run, you would have saved as much as
half of your usual budget allotment for water expenses.
Rainwater tanks are very easy to maintain. Manufacturers advise using the stored
water regularly so the tank will have space for “new” water whenever it rains or
snows. It’s also important to regularly clean them to make sure that the water is
free from insects, debris, or certain build-up. If you would take note of these tips,
not only will you maximise your efforts to store rainwater for the different needs
of your household or barn, but you get to maximise your savings as well.
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Why “Green” Experts Recommend Slimline Water Tanks
A lot of households these days are
incorporating “green” ways to improve
the quality of their living set up. The
effort to become environmentally-friendly
is proving to be not just an effective
method of caring for the earth but also of
securing more savings in the bank.
Initially, it was just about properly
segregating waste, and then it was
followed by using energy- and cost-
efficient appliances, and then it was
controlling the flow of water from toilets
and showers. These days, green experts
are recommending the switch to slimline
water tanks.
The installation of a slimline water tank for your home will instantly reduce your
usage of chlorine-treated water from water companies and your expenses as well.
Come to think of it, most people do not really need chlorine-treated water much
except for washing dishes and bathing since they feel safer consuming purified or
distilled drinking water which can be purchased from the grocer. Just think of how
much money you can save by not using municipal water for the different chores
you do on a regular basis, such as washing the car, doing the laundry, watering
the plants, giving the pets a bath, et cetera. Also, by reducing your usage of
“processed” water, you get to lessen your carbon footprint, which is a must these
days because of the environmental imbalance that the earth is already suffering
from.
While the benefits are usually convincing factors, most homeowners think that
their space is not big enough to accommodate the installation of slimline water
tanks. But with the latest designs and the improved technology, manufacturers
can easily customise these tanks’ sizes to fit whatever space available. It’s also
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important to point out that while they’re highly functional, they are also rather
stylish. They come in a wide variety of sizes and colours that homeowners can
choose from so there’s no need to compromise the exterior appearance of the
house. Oftentimes, people get this idea that an environmentally-friendly system
is crude-looking and a definite downgrade aesthetics-wise, but most slimline
water tanks created these days are so easy to integrate to the exterior design of
any home since they’re compact and sleek.
Another reason why “green” experts recommend slimline water tanks is that
some governments, like Australia’s, provide cash rebates to homeowners who
install them because they serve as encouragement to other homeowners to make
use of these water storage systems to alleviate the water shortage problem.
Surely, nothing beats doing the environment good and getting rewarded for doing
so.
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Poly Tanks Versus Steel Tanks – Which Type Is Better?
If you have finally been convinced to
install a water tank for your
supplemental water supply, the next
thing to do is determine what type of
tank would suit your needs best. Should
you go for the original designs which are
made of steel or do you want something
that looks more modern? Do you have
enough space in your property for an
elevated water tank or do wish to
conceal your water reservoir
underground so as not to ruin the
present landscape of your property?
These are just some of the questions you
need to answer when choosing between the common types of water tanks
available in the market. For most people, getting around this deciding part is just
a matter of comparing the pros and cons of poly tanks (or polyethylene) and steel
tanks.
Steel tanks are the most familiar to people since they can only be installed above
the ground and big industries use them for water storage. They can hold bigger
volumes of water and they are quite durable as long as maintained properly.
They come in two kinds, regular steel and stainless steel. They are cheap—well,
relatively cheaper in comparison to the other options for tank material. Steel
water tanks are heavy so they’re not as easy to install, but it’s important to point
out that they are environmentally friendly because they can easily be recycled (as
stainless steel is used for all sorts of products, from bicycle frames, jewellery, et
cetera).Regular steel tanks, however, corrode easily; they rust both externally and
internally, therefore compromising the quality of the water they store. They’re
surely not an option to consider for drinking and laundry water so it’s safer to go
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for the stainless steel type. Another issue with steel tanks is that on a really hot
day, the stored water also gets really hot.
Polyethylene or poly tanks, on the other hand, can be installed both above and
underground. It can also hold great volumes of water: about 110,000 litres. They
are rather lightweight so they are quite easy to install. Poly tanks have more
versatility style-wise as they can be moulded according to the space allotted for
them and they come in a wide array of colours. They are quite durable as well and
are perfect for storing water to be used for food preparation and drinking. The
problem that most people have with them, however, is that their composition
does not make them environmentally-friendly; they are also not recyclable.
Poly tanks and steel tanks both have strong and weak points, but depending on
your purpose for installing a water tank, you should be able to determine which
type of water tank would suit you better.