Rainwater System

A very major milestone was finished this week with the install of the 20,000 gallon rainwater tank and the collection system.  The inside filters and pump will probably be installed next week but now I can begin to collect water from the roof.  For one inch of rain, the system has the capability to collect and store about 2000 gallons of water.

Sand used on level ground as the pad for the tank.

Tank showed up on a small trailer with about 7 workers and the tank was installed in less than 3 hours.

First level going up.

Second Level.

Rim was locked on and screwed down.

The braces for the top had to be screwed together.

This picture was taken through the side hole for the overflow.  The inside protection for the liner and the liner were placed once the sides were up.

This guy is cutting the holes for supply pipe back to the house and the fire plug which I can also use to get water directly out of the tank for other uses.

Workers are cutting off the panels which make the roof.

A hatch is also placed in the roof for access.

Overflow pipe.

Ladder and hatch are visible.

Finished tank.  4000 gallons of water were added later in the day to the tank.

Trencher on site to cut the trenches through the rock to enable downward flow of the collections.

Noisy machine and wasn't cutting the rock more than it was breaking and throwing the rock.  

Trenching to the tank from the house.

It was necessary to bury the lines a little so the concrete pad would cover them in front of the double door on the garage.

Gravel was added around the bottom of the tank for stability on top of the sand.

The downspouts were added with a maintenance free filter on each one of them.

This one was a little tricky since it had to go around the window and had to be increased in size to 4 inches since the last rain showed a lot of water was coming off the roof at this location.

This is the front of the house and all the pipe is raised for better drainage but they will be covered with dirt at the house foundation.

Pipes in place from house to tank.

Pipes around the back of the house.  There are 7 downspouts around the house and one extra opening in case we find we need one more at the South corner of the garage.

All will be covered up but good to make a record with pictures.

Water level indicator....4000 gallons in tank.  I think I will put some more visible marks so I can tell exactly how much water is in the tank.

This is the inlet from the collection system into the tank.  At the top is an additional filter before the water enters the tank.

HASN'T RAINED A DROP SINCE I HAD THE TANK INSTALLED!!!!!