Posted: 1/9/2010 2:30:34 PM EDT
Got a great deal on a 275 gallon tote tank from a guy who was shutting down his auto detailing business. He bought this tank 6 months ago brand new and only stored water in it. Has a little bit of surface rust but the inside is in almost brand new condition. Going to incorporate this into my rain collection system. This should help out with garden irrigation and SHTF water collection. Now I need to buy the trinkets I need to couple this with my downspout.
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| When you put that tank under a downspout, don't neglect to figure out some way to deal with overflow. Although the tank is big, it'll fill shockingly quickly in a spring rain. I've seen ours go from empty to full in 45 minutes. One way to deal with that is to put a T-fitting right after the valve with a riser tube that goes almost to the top of the tote. Then come off the riser tube with a 90 degree fitting onto a garden hose that leads out to wherever you want it to drain. If you don't do this, the overflow goes right back onto your foundation. |
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When you put that tank under a downspout, don't neglect to figure out some way to deal with overflow. Although the tank is big, it'll fill shockingly quickly in a spring rain. I've seen ours go from empty to full in 45 minutes. One way to deal with that is to put a T-fitting right after the valve with a riser tube that goes almost to the top of the tote. Then come off the riser tube with a 90 degree fitting onto a garden hose that leads out to wherever you want it to drain. If you don't do this, the overflow goes right back onto your foundation. Thanks. That's exactly the problem I'm having now with my 55 gallon drum. It fills itself in less than 10 minutes during a good rain. I have a regular garden house at the top of the tank but the volume of water is too much, and I still get backup. I'm going to fabricate something a bit more robust for this tank. Thanks for the advice. |
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When you put that tank under a downspout, don't neglect to figure out some way to deal with overflow. Although the tank is big, it'll fill shockingly quickly in a spring rain. I've seen ours go from empty to full in 45 minutes. One way to deal with that is to put a T-fitting right after the valve with a riser tube that goes almost to the top of the tote. Then come off the riser tube with a 90 degree fitting onto a garden hose that leads out to wherever you want it to drain. If you don't do this, the overflow goes right back onto your foundation. Thanks. That's exactly the problem I'm having now with my 55 gallon drum. It fills itself in less than 10 minutes during a good rain. I have a regular garden house at the top of the tank but the volume of water is too much, and I still get backup. I'm going to fabricate something a bit more robust for this tank. Thanks for the advice. if a garden hose isnt large enough check with your local FD and see if they have any old forestry hose around that they could give you. we go through that stuff pretty quick depending on how active the fire season is. some holds up better than other but once it gets a hole in it it comes off the truck. if you really want to move extra water ask for some inch and a half or inch and 3/4. if you lived closer i could hook you up but that shit is heavy and would cost a load to ship. |
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When you put that tank under a downspout, don't neglect to figure out some way to deal with overflow. Although the tank is big, it'll fill shockingly quickly in a spring rain. I've seen ours go from empty to full in 45 minutes. One way to deal with that is to put a T-fitting right after the valve with a riser tube that goes almost to the top of the tote. Then come off the riser tube with a 90 degree fitting onto a garden hose that leads out to wherever you want it to drain. If you don't do this, the overflow goes right back onto your foundation. Thanks. That's exactly the problem I'm having now with my 55 gallon drum. It fills itself in less than 10 minutes during a good rain. I have a regular garden house at the top of the tank but the volume of water is too much, and I still get backup. I'm going to fabricate something a bit more robust for this tank. Thanks for the advice. if a garden hose isnt large enough check with your local FD and see if they have any old forestry hose around that they could give you. we go through that stuff pretty quick depending on how active the fire season is. some holds up better than other but once it gets a hole in it it comes off the truck. if you really want to move extra water ask for some inch and a half or inch and 3/4. if you lived closer i could hook you up but that shit is heavy and would cost a load to ship. You could probably get a decent length in a USPS flat rate box. Its not going to be enough to reach to the neighbors house etc. but it should be enough to get the water away from the foundation. |
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When you put that tank under a downspout, don't neglect to figure out some way to deal with overflow. Although the tank is big, it'll fill shockingly quickly in a spring rain. I've seen ours go from empty to full in 45 minutes. One way to deal with that is to put a T-fitting right after the valve with a riser tube that goes almost to the top of the tote. Then come off the riser tube with a 90 degree fitting onto a garden hose that leads out to wherever you want it to drain. If you don't do this, the overflow goes right back onto your foundation. Thanks. That's exactly the problem I'm having now with my 55 gallon drum. It fills itself in less than 10 minutes during a good rain. I have a regular garden house at the top of the tank but the volume of water is too much, and I still get backup. I'm going to fabricate something a bit more robust for this tank. Thanks for the advice. if a garden hose isnt large enough check with your local FD and see if they have any old forestry hose around that they could give you. we go through that stuff pretty quick depending on how active the fire season is. some holds up better than other but once it gets a hole in it it comes off the truck. if you really want to move extra water ask for some inch and a half or inch and 3/4. if you lived closer i could hook you up but that shit is heavy and would cost a load to ship. I appreciate it. The local FC is about 1/4 mile away so next time I see them out front, I'll swing in and ask. Thanks for the tip. |
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Damn, thats a nice clean garage, wish mine looked like that!....  You should see the other side. It's a mess. Actually, it's more cluttered than messy. Our house is only a few years old and even though we have a 3 car garage, it isn't big enough. We park our cars in the 2 car section, and the other 1 car section is storage, and it is stocked full of crap. One weekend I'm going to tear it apart and get rid of some junk. |
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When you put that tank under a downspout, don't neglect to figure out some way to deal with overflow. Although the tank is big, it'll fill shockingly quickly in a spring rain. I've seen ours go from empty to full in 45 minutes. One way to deal with that is to put a T-fitting right after the valve with a riser tube that goes almost to the top of the tote. Then come off the riser tube with a 90 degree fitting onto a garden hose that leads out to wherever you want it to drain. If you don't do this, the overflow goes right back onto your foundation. Thanks. That's exactly the problem I'm having now with my 55 gallon drum. It fills itself in less than 10 minutes during a good rain. I have a regular garden house at the top of the tank but the volume of water is too much, and I still get backup. I'm going to fabricate something a bit more robust for this tank. Thanks for the advice. if a garden hose isnt large enough check with your local FD and see if they have any old forestry hose around that they could give you. we go through that stuff pretty quick depending on how active the fire season is. some holds up better than other but once it gets a hole in it it comes off the truck. if you really want to move extra water ask for some inch and a half or inch and 3/4. if you lived closer i could hook you up but that shit is heavy and would cost a load to ship. I appreciate it. The local FC is about 1/4 mile away so next time I see them out front, I'll swing in and ask. Thanks for the tip. no problem. we usually give out old stuff away to dock owerns. they use it on there docks so they dont tare up the dock or the boats. kind of a cheap bumper since the hose is rubber lined. if the local FD doesnt have any check with others or ask them to keep you in mind when they do replace there older stuff. |