Water Storage

[Toddie]

OK, so this is the next thing on my list - Water Storage.

I've been looking at ways to do this then this sprang to mind: Storing water underground.

I'm limited to space, but have a reasonable garden. I was thinking about getting 25l containers, then burying them underground.

I'm curious on your thoughts to this. Will it work in practice? If i took all the precautions to ensure the containers wouldn't succumb to damage/pressure.

Thoughts?

[the-gnole]

Personally, forget it.

Get a 1000ltr IBC tank, preferably black off Ebay, cost about £40 + delivery or collection

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/17078755 ... adtype=pla

Put it on a couple of rows of bricks or blocks and cycle it through a replenishment system, use it for watering the garden for example and top up from the mains, it will only cost a few pence to keep it full as it is about £1.30ish for 1000ltrs.

YMMV

[pseudonym]

Personally, forget it.

Get a 1000ltr IBC tank, preferably black off Ebay, cost about £40 + delivery or collection

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/17078755 ... adtype=pla

Put it on a couple of rows of bricks or blocks and cycle it through a replenishment system, use it for watering the garden for example and top up from the mains, it will only cost a few pence to keep it full as it is about £1.30ish for 1000ltrs.

YMMV

They look just right to fit either side of my man shed

[the-gnole]

Nice shed there, mains or off-grid?

[pseudonym]

Nice shed there, mains or off-grid?

Wired into the mains seperate from the house.

Have lighting (Paraffin Lamps) and stove capability (Wood burning stove from Lavvu) also.

[the-gnole]

Well if you decide to whack a couple of IBCs or water butts on there you might need an inline water pre-filter.

The bits and pieces

2007_0424electricwater0037 by S1..., on Flickr

The connection spigot

2007_0424electricwater0039 by S1..., on Flickr

The anti-fallout cage

2007_0424electricwater0038 by S1..., on Flickr

The holey pipe

2007_0424electricwater0040 by S1..., on Flickr

Fine filter end showing through

2007_0424electricwater0041 by S1..., on Flickr

Filter attached to inlet pipe

2007_0424electricwater0042 by S1..., on Flickr

Down the pipe the filter goes

2007_0424electricwater0043 by S1..., on Flickr

The water flows through the spigot and into the inside of the filter membrane which is inside the white pipe, any largish "debris" that comes down the pipe is filtered out and this can be removed a couple of times a year.

The water will need to be further filtered and treated before drinking though.

[pseudonym]

Many thanks; I'll keep this in mind when I get around to getting the IBC's

[ORAC1]

Hi,

I just purchased x2 1000 litre IBC's from Smiths Dean Drums at www.smdd.co.uk excellent service, dropped them off directly in the back garden. I also fitted x2 Hoselock adaptors to the main drains.

Another great product I got to go with these 2 monsters was x2 Heavy Duty IBC Covers 1000 litres with 2 flaps, water resistant, non insulated from Controlla Covers Ltd. These guys have a very wide range of IBC covers.

Hope this helps you decide what to do.

Orac1