Hi,
we want to order a cistern (about 5000 liters (1320 gallons)) online, have it delivered to us, and then have it installed. It should be a concrete cistern. Since many of you have probably already considered this and gained some experience, I wanted to ask if you could share any recommendations. Unfortunately, I could not find any reviews of manufacturers. I want to avoid ordering from the first cistern manufacturer that appears on Google and then receiving poor quality.
we want to order a cistern (about 5000 liters (1320 gallons)) online, have it delivered to us, and then have it installed. It should be a concrete cistern. Since many of you have probably already considered this and gained some experience, I wanted to ask if you could share any recommendations. Unfortunately, I could not find any reviews of manufacturers. I want to avoid ordering from the first cistern manufacturer that appears on Google and then receiving poor quality.
We direct all the water from the roofs, terraces, and so on into the cistern. We also have a well that is recirculated.
The garden requires a lot of water. Fortunately, we receive sufficient rainfall, but during dry periods, using fresh water for irrigation has sometimes been prohibited. A cistern like this is very helpful. Lawns need about 15 liters per square meter per week (0.5 gallons per square foot per week). With nearly 1000 m² (10,764 ft²), that amounts to around 60 m³ (21,190 gallons) per month. In addition, there are hedges, trees, and flowerbeds… With the well and cistern combined, we can manage about six weeks of drought. Due to its size, the system can also capture heavy rainfall.
Is it cost-effective? Eventually, yes. But that was not the reason we installed it. We couldn’t supply irrigation from the fresh water line anyway because of the flow rates.
The garden requires a lot of water. Fortunately, we receive sufficient rainfall, but during dry periods, using fresh water for irrigation has sometimes been prohibited. A cistern like this is very helpful. Lawns need about 15 liters per square meter per week (0.5 gallons per square foot per week). With nearly 1000 m² (10,764 ft²), that amounts to around 60 m³ (21,190 gallons) per month. In addition, there are hedges, trees, and flowerbeds… With the well and cistern combined, we can manage about six weeks of drought. Due to its size, the system can also capture heavy rainfall.
Is it cost-effective? Eventually, yes. But that was not the reason we installed it. We couldn’t supply irrigation from the fresh water line anyway because of the flow rates.
This is how the item looked upon delivery:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/bauhaus-villa-aus-beton-mit-Kerndämmung-erfahrungen.28733/post-330432
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/bauhaus-villa-aus-beton-mit-Kerndämmung-erfahrungen.28733/post-330432
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motorradsilke9 May 2021 11:27rick2018 schrieb:
We divert all the water from the roofs, terraces, etc. into the cistern. We also have a well, the water from which is pumped into it.
The garden requires a lot of water. Fortunately, we have sufficient rainfall here, but during dry periods, watering with fresh water was sometimes prohibited. That’s where a cistern like this helps. Lawns need about 15 liters/m²/week (0.5 gallons/ft²/week). For almost 1000 m² (10,764 ft²), that adds up to around 60 m³ (21,190 gallons) per month. In addition, there are hedges, trees, flower beds… With the well and cistern combined, we can bridge about six weeks of drought. The size also allows us to collect heavy rainwater efficiently.
Is it cost-effective? Eventually, yes. But that wasn’t the main reason we installed it. We couldn’t use fresh water for irrigation anyway due to flow rate limits. Why do you pump the well water into the cistern first instead of irrigating directly from it?
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