Australian and International Manufacturing

Is your home away from the water supply system? Do you need to irrigate crops in fields that are some distance from your property? If there is no way to meet your needs using water from the main's supply, you must look for an alternative solution. You might have a nearby lake that you can use as a water supply. Alternatively, perhaps, you could think about digging a borehole and pumping up the water you need from deep underground. If neither option is a practical proposition, there is another solution. Most of the country will experience rainfall from time to time.

Instead of allowing the rainwater to reach the ground and soak away, why not invest in steel water tanks that can collect the rainwater? Collected rainwater can meet a substantial part of your water requirements once it is pumped to its final destination as needed.

Why do you need the water?

If you do decide that the time is right to install steel water tanks, you must ensure that you buy the most appropriate tank for your situation. Understanding how you will use the water and how much water you will need are the fundamental questions to answer before making a tank purchase. The amount of water needed to irrigate crops could be vastly different for washing tools or cooling machinery. Understanding how much water is needed ensures that you purchase a tank of the correct size.

Remember to look for a tank that is slightly larger than your expected water requirement. You won't want to run out of water part-way through an important job. Knowing how the water will be used, can guide you to the correct place to site your tank. Any collected water must be pumped from the tank to where it would be used, so placing the tank close to where the water is needed will reduce your energy needs.  

Where should you put the tank?

You may have determined the general area that your steel water tanks will be placed, but think carefully about the precise location. Sometimes, the placement location will be obvious because only one place is possible. On other occasions, you must consider how the ground will be used once the steel water tanks are installed. If you want ready access to the area in the years ahead, it may be worth having the water tanks placed below ground level, so that you still have access to all the above-ground space in the future.