TravelerEastWest Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Best Brand for 2,000 liter water tank? So far I have used Sandstone and DOS. DOS is fine except the top hatch is too small so not convenient for cleaning water sediment. So I am thinking about buying 6 new tanks this week and "Wave" is a new option that I heard about - see photo. I am not very concerned about the price and don't like the look of steel tanks. So I am looking for 2,000 liters Sand Color Large hatch up top for cleaning Good quality materials Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyecatcher Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Seems you are already half way there with your spec. Maybe if your tanks are sited outside you just need to consider the UV standatd of the plastic. My tank supplier i recall only made one comment on what to choose and that was that the cheaper(lets say blue tanks) have a thinner guage wall and will not last as long in direct sunlight...uv breakdown etc. If your tanks are under cover it dont see that bit matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalabob2 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 DOS, Safe Tank, Diamond are three brands worth your time and consideration. Each of those three have different styles of tanks. Your hatch situation is not unique and worth checking each company. Each of those three brands offers different series of plastic water tanks. The price will reflect the quality of the materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruit Trader Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 We have a 4000 and 2000 L UV protected DOS brand tank both good quality and standing up to the test of time out in the sun. I am soon to purchase a 1000 L RO tank which might be a Wave brand because I like their low level inlet design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 The most expensive one I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I believe that the black plastic ones are more UV resistant than the green ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerEastWest Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Thanks all No blue or black plastic or steel as they are ugly. So far I have narrowed it down to Wave as in the above photo and Diamond brand sandstone color 2,000 liter. Still waiting to get the Wave hatch size I need 53 cm plus DOS is much smaller so not a choice. I am now making a concrete pad and roof will have that finished in a week or so and it seems around 3 days top order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 My choice would be stainless steel, they come with a base that makes it easy to clean by draining through the bottom ???? Don't like the colour, spray it whatever colour you like, mines matt black ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Arjen said: SS is mostly not advisable when your water is coming from a well. Why would that be, I have used SS for the past 17 years with no problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 ^Correct me if I am wrong but as SS is basically Iron with added chromium, its not the iron that causes the damage but the hydrogen sulphide that can be present, if your water is high in H2S you pretty well screwed anyway ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 ^ OK, thanks I understand the point you are making, the low grade SS tanks here would be extremely susceptible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerEastWest Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Turns out Wave and DOS at 2,000 liter size have small hatches so I will go with the sandstone that I have used before - steel is ugly - not being considered. Spraying is a messy solution and still won't look right. Thanks for everyone's thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Do you have a crunchy-bits filter on the feed to your tank? If not, adding a simple polypropylene filter will reduce the amount of sediment build up in the tank. The filter is far easier to clean ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerEastWest Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Crossy, Not sure what you mean by crunchy bits but I have water from underground being pumped up a hill to a holding tank then up the hill to tanks with a Hitachi pump to push from the tank through a resin and carbon filter then downhill via gravity to my house (2 floors). Today I had a new ground put in for my house zinc galvanized steel and quite heavy and thick. The two guys who installed were very friendly PEA workers on their day off. So while the ground is up to code I probably should have shopped around for a good copper 10 mil ground... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutan Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 WAVE food grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerEastWest Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 7:27 PM, Orangutan said: WAVE food grade. Agreed but it has a small top hatch and all the top quality tanks are food grade - right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notagain Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 My DOS Tank is six years old now never had to clean it out, I have a large drip irrigation screen filter in the feed line I clean every so often filled with crap from village well water but doesnt make it into the tank. Clean in Clean out. Never had a pump problem either due to this filter cleaning the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerEastWest Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 17 hours ago, notagain said: My DOS Tank is six years old now never had to clean it out, I have a large drip irrigation screen filter in the feed line I clean every so often filled with crap from village well water but doesnt make it into the tank. Clean in Clean out. Never had a pump problem either due to this filter cleaning the water. We have our own well water and have lots of minerals - even after two sets of large filters. Are you saying that your filter system cleans the water so that you have no sediment in your tanks or home? I wonder does your village filter also? Can you post a photo and more details? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 2 hours ago, TravelerEastWest said: We have our own well water and have lots of minerals - even after two sets of large filters. minerals are usually dissolved in the water so filters don't usually clean them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerEastWest Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 3:59 PM, sometimewoodworker said: minerals are usually dissolved in the water so filters don't usually clean them out Thank you for your post but not good news... So how do I get rid of excess minerals? Other than RO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notagain Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 This is my drip irrigation filter, I had a larger one but this one has a double screen system. The red outer filter catches all the sediment and rocks etc. while the blue inner filter is even finer screen which never has much on it. You can see all the mud/sediment on the red filter before a toothbrush with bleach cleaned it up As long as the water supply pressure stays steady I only clean it every month or so, takes ten minutes. Dissolved minerals not much you can do about them really, every so often i pull all the faucet screens and the shower head and soak in vinegar to clean out the lime/calcium buildup. My RO water system has a clear sediment filter case so I can see when it needs changing which isnt very often. One big problem here is the water pressure variations cause the pipes to contaminate the water supply with junk, anytime a pipe loses pressure the crap on the pipe walls falls off into the water supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerEastWest Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Interesting - thank you for your photos and description. My big problem is with the lime buildup. I understand your vinegar cleanup but that is a lot of work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notagain Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, TravelerEastWest said: lot of work. Hardly, unscrew the tap screens and shower head. put in container with vinegar and an hour later replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerEastWest Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 3:09 PM, notagain said: Hardly, unscrew the tap screens and shower head. put in container with vinegar and an hour later replace. One hour doesn't do it at my house - also lots of bathrooms... But thank you for your ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 8:12 PM, notagain said: This is my drip irrigation filter... Where did you get the irrigation filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalabob2 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I see plenty of water tanks and drip irrigation filters on show in Buriram this week at the Buriram Home Builders Expo. It is not a boring shopping trip as the technical staff are very helpful. Netafim is a brand of Crop irrigation and Rainbird is a garden sprinkler system I am familiar with in Buriram Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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