rain water tank

[Dave W]

I want to put a tank up to catch the water from a new 60x35ft building. It will be used to feed a steam cleaner, toilet flush and hand wash basin.
I'd like to store enough water to see me through a dry summer so wondering what size tank to get.
How long would a roof that size take to fill say 2000litre?

All thoughts welcomed

 

[Suckndiesel]

I'd imagine 10mm of rain would fill that tank if I've worked it out right

 

[Kidds]

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.co.uk/calculator.php
Scroll down a bit and put your figures in

 

[Philip Watkins]

Depends on how often it rains.

I'd imagine 10mm of rain would fill that tank if I've worked it out right

Thats what I make it as well.

Sure you don't mean 20,000 litres or more? 2000 is only 2 IBC tanks.

 

[Dave W]

Yes I've just done the sums and got similar. Think I'd somewhat underestimated the volume of water that area would generate.

Basically I can get the biggest tank I can find/afford and it's going to get filled no problem.

 

[S J H]

Will you pump it up to a header tank @Dave W ? I've just got a 30,000 ltr underground, just got to work out the best way to use it.

 

[Dave W]

Will you pump it up to a header tank @Dave W ? I've just got a 30,000 ltr underground, just got to work out the best way to use it.

I wasn't wanting to get that complicated.
Hoping to mount it high enough to get a bit of pressure to feed a basin and toilet.
I'd be interested to know more details of your pump and setup

 

[S J H]

I wasn't wanting to get that complicated.
Hoping to mount it high enough to get a bit of pressure to feed a basin and toilet.
I'd be interested to know more details of your pump and setup

The tank came up at the right time, a friend was looking for more space in his yard so it will hopefully work, it was an oil separator but never used.

I haven't worked out the best way yet, so I'm open to suggestions. The plan would be to put the tank in the ground, this will take a 60' x 100' building for a start but hopefully we'll be able to add other buildings to the tank.

I'd like to supply the water for the building (so I don't know if that's best by header tank) and pressure washing which will mainly be by a volume washer so I was hoping to place the volume pump in a building above the tank.

 

[MickMoor]

I want to put a tank up to catch the water from a new 60x35ft building. It will be used to feed a steam cleaner, toilet flush and hand wash basin.
I'd like to store enough water to see me through a dry summer so wondering what size tank to get.
How long would a roof that size take to fill say 2000litre?

All thoughts welcomed

 

[MickMoor]

I put a set up in at a local Ice cream parlour. Give him a call, it'd be worth you nipping over the slack for a look.