Water resevoir for dairy

[frederick]

Looking at upgrading our water system. Currently have old milk tanker on legs 25 foot in air.

Looking at going to pressurised system. Probaly need about 30 cu m of storage. Thinking of galvanised ring tank and liner. Any other suggestions.

 

[bigw]

Plastic tank

 

[Cowski]

Black plastic enduramax type tanks probably better than galv. By the time you’ve put a concrete base down for the galv tank there’s probably not much in it on price for that size and plastic is easier. Just had to put a new liner in our galv tank at 8 years old not great going.

 

[Jamer]

Just installing a 30k Enduramaxx, not much in it price wise by the time you have bought a cover and the fixtures and fittings for galv.

 

[frederick]

Just installing a 30k Enduramaxx, not much in it price wise by the time you have bought a cover and the fixtures and fittings for galv.

Do the black tanks put much heat in the water or due to large volumes is it insignificant. Probably be using 40-50 cube a day.

 

[pappuller]

Do the black tanks put much heat in the water or due to large volumes is it insignificant. Probably be using 40-50 cube a day.

If you're keeping the water flowing in and out all the time it won't fluctuate in temperature greatly, we have a 5000 l enduramaxx tank that fills from borehole with a mains top up and the water is always moving, problem occurs when the water stands for a period of time.

 

[pappuller]

Do the black tanks put much heat in the water or due to large volumes is it insignificant. Probably be using 40-50 cube a day.

How will it be filled ? Mains or borehole ?

 

[Jamer]

Do the black tanks put much heat in the water or due to large volumes is it insignificant. Probably be using 40-50 cube a day.

It's not up and running yet so can't help. Wouldn't have thought the black would make that much difference on 30k litres. Steel would heat quicker but the galv wouldn't absorb the heat like black I suppose?

 

[frederick]

How will it be filled ? Mains or borehole ?

Borehole

 

[Beef farmer]

Hold 50 cube on each dairy in plastic tanks. Cheap and cheerful

 

[frederick]

Current system continuous movement overcomes frost.

Is that how other people manage. Would be most concerned about filling ball valve freezing.

 

[jimmer]

Current system continuous movement overcomes frost.

Is that how other people manage. Would be most concerned about filling ball valve freezing.

A tee and tap left running slowly when freeze is likely

 

[dinderleat]

Our system was built 100 plus years ago used to feed the whole village now just the farm all gravity fed from spring 3.5k away with various breaker tanks giving a reservoir of water and to reduce pressure as it drops 150m over that length. Gradually replace sections of 4inch metal to 63mm plastic. The reservoir tanks are stone built into the ground one tank is probably 20000l.