Connecting Gutters To Water Tank

Installing a rainwater tank would be pointless if it wasn t connected via pipes to your roof capture area.

Connecting gutters to water tank.

This article will explain what a wet. These pipework systems come in two forms. The first method is connecting the tanks at the top. To harvest rainwater you need to connect pipework to a downpipe from your roof gutter to your tank that water can flow through.

The materials for this system cost about 200. 1 dry systems and 2 wet systems. Join up the inlet use 90mm stormwater pipe to connect the downpipe from the roof gutter to the tank inlet hole. This involves using the overflow from one tank as the connection to another tank.

Generally most water tank installations involve using pvc stormwater pipe to direct rainwater from the gutter to the inlet of the tank as shown in the dry system image above. Reader projects outdoor how to install a rain water tank step 1. 1 dry delivery system. When installing a rainwater tank and connecting it to supply outlets within a property the relevant australian standards as nzs 3500 1 2003 part 1 water services section 14 sets out the minimum plumbing industry standards for water supply systems from rainwater tanks.

These pipework systems come in two forms. To harvest rainwater then you need to connect a pipework to a downpipe from your gutter to your tank that water can flow through. I had never worked on any gutters before so i got a lesson on working with aluminum sealing it and in the mind set of how water flows. Obviously your tank will remain empty without pipes that lead rainwater into your tank.

Attach the overflow cut 90mm pipe to fit from the overflow connection at the top of the tank to the drainage. You can also buy a wide assortment of fittings to connect lines as well as a fitting to attach to your downspout. However if you only want the tube to deliver water from one spot to another buy unperforated tubing and don t use a sock. It would then have an elbow and short downspout going directly to the the fill port on top of the tank.

The sock photo 7 is typically sold in 100 ft. Connecting a water tank to a roof install tank and base to complete this step correctly jump to this article to learn how to prepare the right base. A short piece of open gutter could accept both downspouts and extend to the ibc tank. 1 dry system and 2 wet system.

Fit downspout connector when you have your tank in place it s time to decide where you want your downspout. The last tank must have an overflow.