Connecting Water Tank To Gutter

As you can see above with the main line tap off and the two tank taps on it balances the water from the dark green tank to the light green one on the left.

Connecting water tank to gutter.

Obviously your tank will remain empty without pipes that lead rainwater into your tank. If no pump is required to cut the connecting downpipe to size so it can be reinserted in the tank. Rainwater flows down your roof into gutters and downpipes which your pipework connects to. Slimline tanks range from 480 4000l with a 2000l capacity storing enough water for the average backyard vegetable patch.

If harvesting rainwater from multiple downpipes they will all meet underground and link up to one large pipe. Fifthly disconnect remove the downpipe from the gutter closets to the tank and then cut the downpipes to size to connect to the downpipe and the pump. Setting up a drip line irrigation system on a timer ensures the garden is watered efficiently. Starting from the down pipe to the pumped supply of stored fresh rainwater.

For basic watering needs opt for a standard 2100l slimline tank that has a small pump attached. To harvest rainwater then you need to connect a pipework to a downpipe from your gutter to your tank that water can flow through. The dark green tank is the one fed from the gutter as i have only fitted one down pipe from the gutter. To save water as well you can install a tank and harvest rainwater for garden use.

This pipework leads underground and eventually joins up to your water tank. These pipework systems come in two forms. Installing a rainwater tank would be pointless if it wasn t connected via pipes to your roof capture area. To harvest rainwater you need to connect pipework to a downpipe from your roof gutter to your tank that water can flow through.

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Materials recommended for connecting the pipe and tank.