ᐅ Which Cistern to Choose (Cost, Maintenance, Quality, and Durability)
Created on: 22 Mar 2012 14:37
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Dummerfrank22 Mar 2012 14:37Hello
Which cistern should be chosen based on cost, cleaning, quality, and durability for about 5000 liters (1300 gallons)?
Concrete (which type) or plastic (which type)?
What are the costs for complete systems including installation?
Which cistern should be chosen based on cost, cleaning, quality, and durability for about 5000 liters (1300 gallons)?
Concrete (which type) or plastic (which type)?
What are the costs for complete systems including installation?
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Häuslebauer4024 Mar 2012 06:58Due to the zoning plan, we were required to install a cistern and decided to accept the offer from the general contractor to have a 4.8 cbm (127 gallons) concrete cistern built.
The price of 4,800 EUR, including installation, initially seemed very high to us, but it has already proven to be justified.
The price not only covered the cistern and its installation but also included a matching submersible pump, the laying of a conduit pipe to the house, electrical installation so that the pump can be switched on and off from inside the house, as well as the installation of a water outlet point at the house with a Gardena-type connection. This connection works so that the pump automatically supplies water whenever it is needed.
In other words, a clean, integrated solution that is worth the money, rather than some makeshift setup with a water outlet next to the cistern combined with a domestic water system or similar.
The price of 4,800 EUR, including installation, initially seemed very high to us, but it has already proven to be justified.
The price not only covered the cistern and its installation but also included a matching submersible pump, the laying of a conduit pipe to the house, electrical installation so that the pump can be switched on and off from inside the house, as well as the installation of a water outlet point at the house with a Gardena-type connection. This connection works so that the pump automatically supplies water whenever it is needed.
In other words, a clean, integrated solution that is worth the money, rather than some makeshift setup with a water outlet next to the cistern combined with a domestic water system or similar.
Hello!
Understanding a zoning plan is not really easy; an inquiry at the city office revealed that it is recommended but not mandatory!
For us, the additional costs – without technology – would have been around 5,000 euros; we decided against it and will use one or two 1,000-liter (264-gallon) plastic tanks with cages instead.
The whole setup is even cheaper with a plastic tank (max. 1,000 euros) and an excavator rented from the construction site next door (50 euros).
However, I never calculated when the investment would pay off – the concrete option probably after 50 years.
Would a borehole be possible, too!?
Best regards,
TomTom1
Understanding a zoning plan is not really easy; an inquiry at the city office revealed that it is recommended but not mandatory!
For us, the additional costs – without technology – would have been around 5,000 euros; we decided against it and will use one or two 1,000-liter (264-gallon) plastic tanks with cages instead.
The whole setup is even cheaper with a plastic tank (max. 1,000 euros) and an excavator rented from the construction site next door (50 euros).
However, I never calculated when the investment would pay off – the concrete option probably after 50 years.
Would a borehole be possible, too!?
Best regards,
TomTom1
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Häuslebauer4027 Mar 2012 12:27TomTom1 schrieb:
Hello!
Understanding a development plan is not really easy; an inquiry at the city office revealed that it is recommended but not mandatory!
True words, calmly spoken.
In our case, the development plan stated something similar ("is desired"). An inquiry with the municipality showed: you don’t need it.
An inquiry with the water/sewage provider revealed: if you don’t install a retention cistern, you will not get a drinking water connection.
After much back and forth, we ultimately chose the path of least resistance and installed one.
Häuslebauer40 schrieb:
Inquiry with the water/sewer provider revealed: If you do not install a retention tank, you will not receive a drinking water connection.Hello!
I never even thought about asking them. Apart from legal concerns about such a demand—surely it’s acceptable to lie to someone making unreasonable demands, right?
Great that you have a sewer provider—we have to handle ours on our own.
Best regards,
TomTom1
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