Thread: Hut tank size

Originally Posted by No.3

10ager females and showers - don't start me... Can't wait until she's 11 next year and 'that' arrives...

Hammering the 5min shower thing with both mine at the moment the 7yr boy is bad but at least he gets in, washes and then it's playtime so you can turn the bloody thing off on him. The daughter, jeez louise every shower is a female "everything" shower and apparently it takes 5 mins for the conditioner to set before you can do anything else (all bullshite if you ask me).

The biggest issue with tank size is how are you planning on filling it? They are pretty easy to move nowadays in the era of rotational molded tanks, the foundation and location side is easy really as well as long as the pad can take 25 tons! But filling the damn thing, that's your problem.

Rainwater collection off a roof is an option, if you aren't in a drought prone area but that requires for safety UV treatment and filtration. Filtration is easy, not too dear but UV treatment requires power. I would not do rainwater collection now without the UV treatment having been sick from birds contaminating the tank before, 0/100 very much not recommended. Chemical treatment is a pain in the arse and you only have to forget once and...

What are the other options for water supply, even a couple of IBC's on a trailer and top up in town will get you through a dry.

Probably getting a bit sidetracked from the main question but a sealed downpipe system means you can pretty much locate the tank anywhere you want, so long as it is below the gutter level, your fine.

A teaspoon of chlorine every time you arrive or add another 1500 bucks to install a UV filter if your concerned about possible contamination.

My vote is get the biggest tank you can or set your system up to add additional tanks later. You’ll eventually wish you had two of them anyway.