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Potable Water Storage? Freezing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Farfrae" data-source="post: 4873256" data-attributes="member: 778"><p>Wanting to pick the brains of anyone who is on a private water supply and who stores their own water.</p><p></p><p>My house water comes from a spring up the hill and is piped down (20mm alkathene) to 3 underground IBC containers (3000 litre storeage) that act as a reservoir before being pumped to the house.</p><p></p><p>All good so far except that I know the IBC's will crack at some stage.</p><p></p><p>So I'm looking in to put in a new potable water tank probably of around 5000 litres. Most people just seem to use these above ground tanks</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.directwatertanks.co.uk/image/cache/data/enduramaxx/vertical-tanks/10000-litres-500x500.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Two people have told me that there is no issue with freezing as an ice jacket just forms on the inside. Personally I'm sceptical as I can't see how the inlets and outlets don't freeze. Does anyone one have any experience after the recent cold weather?</p><p></p><p>My other option is a new underground tank but that will be more expensive.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts out there? Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farfrae, post: 4873256, member: 778"] Wanting to pick the brains of anyone who is on a private water supply and who stores their own water. My house water comes from a spring up the hill and is piped down (20mm alkathene) to 3 underground IBC containers (3000 litre storeage) that act as a reservoir before being pumped to the house. All good so far except that I know the IBC's will crack at some stage. So I'm looking in to put in a new potable water tank probably of around 5000 litres. Most people just seem to use these above ground tanks [IMG]https://www.directwatertanks.co.uk/image/cache/data/enduramaxx/vertical-tanks/10000-litres-500x500.jpg[/IMG] Two people have told me that there is no issue with freezing as an ice jacket just forms on the inside. Personally I'm sceptical as I can't see how the inlets and outlets don't freeze. Does anyone one have any experience after the recent cold weather? My other option is a new underground tank but that will be more expensive. Any thoughts out there? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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