Building your own water tank

[Jiminsav]

Dean, you can pressurize PVC up to at least 50 PSI without any problems, but you better be sure your glue joints are good..as for sputter, that will only happen if the water level gets down to the spigot..so a full tank will start off with 50 PSI and then the pressure would decress as you use water, but it should be enough to push all the water out with a good flow.
this is assuming the spigot is at the lowest level.

[BrianB]

It's actually against code here to use exposed PVC for pressurized water.

An electric or manual pump just seems so much simpler (and safer).

[Jiminsav]

so cover it up.

[BrianB]

Exposed meaning not underground or encased in concrete.

[surveytech]

Has anyone else made a water tank out of PVC and if so are you satisfied with it?

Just curious........thanks!

[madjack]

...yes and yes...7'+ of 4" PVC sch 40, which holds just short of 5gals...click on my WWW button for pics of said tank...used a 25buck pump/faucet combp from JCWhitney onit.....
madjack

p.s. water tank capacity calculator click here

[Micro469]

...yes and yes...7'+ of 4" PVC sch 40, which holds just short of 5gals...click on my WWW button for pics of said tank...used a 25buck pump/faucet combp from JCWhitney onit.....
madjack

p.s. water tank capacity calculator click here

where are the plans for it again??

[surveytech]

...yes and yes...7'+ of 4" PVC sch 40, which holds just short of 5gals...click on my WWW button for pics of said tank...used a 25buck pump/faucet combp from JCWhitney onit.....
madjack 8)

p.s. water tank capacity calculator click here

MJ you are the man! that looks good! I may steal you idea.....hehe.
Where is it installed and where is the fill? I cant seem to find those photos.

Thanks!

[wa_flyfisher]

Being in the engineering field I would suggest using CPVC, which is rated at potable water, standard PVC and ABS isn't.

My last house was completely plumbed with CPVC for all supply water lines and ABS for waste.

http://www.ppfahome.org/cpvc.html

[Jst83]

I bet that the PVC pipe idea would be a good idea for waste water from the sink also. Where do most pepole drain there water to from the sink?

[jplock]

This seems to be big assortment of water tanks. I think I may go with the 11 gallon model Part: R-RV14W.

Website
http://www.tank-depot.com/product.aspx?id=162

jplock

[paddlehead]

Brian,

Assuming the ID of the pipe is 4", then a 4' section would hold about 2.61 gallons and weigh a bit over 22#, plus weight of the pipe. Your 2' section would hold half that amount.

Area of a circle is π r^2 (Pi x r squared).

3.1416 x 2 x 2 = 12.57
12.57 x 24 = 301.6 cubic inches or about 1.31 gallons. A 48" length would hold double that.

Don

[paddlehead]

My apologies, I seem to have stumbled into an old discussion and didn't read the details in the thread before I responded.
Don

[BrwBier]

Fresh water tank and gray water tank


Each holds about 7 gallons

[mikeschn]

How do you fill the fresh water tank?

Mike...