Our tips for maintaining your water tank

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Our tips for maintaining your water tank

• If you already have an in-ground water tank
  installed, you cant always be sure you will
  always have a good supply of rainwater. The
  amount of water you have, will depend on where
  you live and the rainfall in your area.

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• In-ground rainwater tanks require very little
  maintenance and should give you many years of
  trouble free use. However, to keep your tank in
  tip-top shape there are some things you can do to
  get the best from your in-ground water tank year
  after year.

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Check your gutters

• Your gutters and downpipes are a key component
  when it comes to diverting water from your roof
  and into your tank, sadly they are often
  over-looked by many water tank owners. A gutter
  that is blocked is more likely to over-flow when
  it rains heavily, and an overflowing gutter wont
  fill your tank as quickly as guttering that is
  free-flowing. It is important to prevent leaves
  and debris from falling into your gutters, but
  that isnt always as simple as it seems. Some
  effective ways are to have gutter guards
  installed or downpipe screens. Alternatively, you
  should clean your gutters regularly. If you are
  cleaning them always take care when using
  ladders. If you own a two-story home call a
  professional gutter cleaning company to clean
  your gutters using a powerful vacuum cleaner,
  that is the easiest way.

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Check your First Flush device

• When it rains, the first flush device is used to
  prevent the first lot of water from your roof
  where most of the dirt and debris will be, from
  entering your tank. This first dirty water goes
  into the first flush device until it is full, a
  plastic ball then floats to the top of the device
  and directs the cleaner water into your tank.
  Meanwhile, at the bottom, a flow restrictor
  slowly releases the dirty water to reset the
  device for the next rainfall. The only component
  that really needs attention is the flow
  restrictor as it can often become blocked with
  dirt and debris and will need to be cleaned after
  each heavy rainfall event. If you dont clean the
  restrictor regularly, the device will remain full
  of dirty water which will become stagnant, and,
  with the device full it cant catch the next
  first flush of dirty water.

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How to clean your first flush device

• Unscrew the bottom of the first flush device, but
  take care, you dont want to get splashed by
  dirty water.
• Rinse out the bottom cap that you unscrewed,
  along with its components with fresh water
• Put everything back the way it was.
• The first flush device is now ready for the next
  rainfall, and you will know that only the
  cleanest water is entering your tank.

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