Connecting Water Tank To Gutter

This pipework leads underground and eventually joins up to your water tank.

Connecting water tank to gutter.

Installing a rainwater tank would be pointless if it wasn t connected via pipes to your roof capture area. This is just simply magical. Click on the links below to view the wide range of jojo tanks products available in south africa. Step by step guide to installing a rain gutter diverter for hooking up a rain barrel filling a pool koi pond etc.

To save water as well you can install a tank and harvest rainwater for garden use. Starting from the down pipe to the pumped supply of stored fresh rainwater. Get this and all the things we ve used o. If harvesting rainwater from multiple downpipes they will all meet underground and link up to one large pipe.

To shop for the tank best. As you can see above with the main line tap off and the two tank taps on it balances the water from the dark green tank to the light green one on the left. Jojo water tanks come in a range of sizes types and colours and can be used as rainwater tanks or for other water storage purposes. 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.

Materials recommended for connecting the pipe and tank. To harvest rainwater then you need to connect a pipework to a downpipe from your gutter to your tank that water can flow through. It all lined up perfectly. If the water tank contains mains water you cannot use it on the garden during water restrictions.

This article will explain what a wet. If no pump is required to cut the connecting downpipe to size so it can be reinserted in the tank. 1 dry system and 2 wet system. Setting up a drip line irrigation system on a timer ensures the garden is watered efficiently.

1 dry systems and 2 wet systems. To harvest rainwater you need to connect pipework to a downpipe from your roof gutter to your tank that water can flow through. How to install a complete rainwater harvesting system. These pipework systems come in two forms.

Slimline tanks range from 480 4000l with a 2000l capacity storing enough water for the average backyard vegetable patch. Obviously your tank will remain empty without pipes that lead rainwater into your tank. Rainwater flows down your roof into gutters and downpipes which your pipework connects to. The pcv pipe is quick and easy to connect and is glued with a water tight cement.

For basic watering needs opt for a standard 2100l slimline tank that has a small pump attached.