YOUR VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE !
The rainwater tank is a great way to capture and store rainwater from your roof to use around your home and garden. When the rainwater system is properly installed and plumbed into your home, it could save up to 40% of your drinking water supply. Which means, this could save you up to $200 a year (a typical 3 bedroom home). Also, remember that the inside of a tank is a confined space with little ventilation. If you need to clean your tank, use our professional rainwater tank cleaning service as deadly gasses may have accumulated overtime.
Make your house an environmentally sustainable home
Rainwater tanks are widely used as a source of drinking water throughout rural Australia. Since the water used for household purposes, like drinking, food preparation and bathing, it should meet water quality guidelines in order to protect you and your family’s health. Which means, the water should be free of harmful microorganisms or harmful levels of chemicals . By far, the greatest potential risk to your health comes from contamination of water with harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria and parasites from bird or animal droppings. Also, rainwater tanks can be contaminated from roof or plumbing materials.
Health and safety concerns of water tanks
The microbiological quality of the rainwater collected in domestic tanks will be poorer than that of many public water supplies. Occasionally, there are cases of illness from contaminated rainwater. However, providing systems that are frequently well-maintained, reduce the risk of harmful organisms in your tank.
Rainwater tanks harvest the water from the roof via the guttering system and store it for use in the areas the homeowners like most. This assumes that the roof is cleaned and cared for on a regular basis because solar panels, gutters and down pipes are all feed into the rainwater tank.
The silt and the dust from the roof, and not to mention the minerals and flora and fauna deposits on the roof and gutters will collate in the rainwater tanks. Then the sediment sits and festers until the tanks are thoroughly cleaned. Leaf it 2 us has several rainwater tank cleaning systems for the multitude of water tanks out there from slim line to iconic round metal water tanks.
How to maintain your rainwater tank?
The very first step in taking care of your tank is to check;
- Gutters, screens and down pipes.
- Using first flush device and flow restrictor (optional).
- Regularly maintaining the rainwater tank inlet screen.
- Your water tank filter.
- The main switching device and pump.
For further clarification, gutters, screens and down pipes are the key components of the rainwater system as they all divert water from your roof into your rainwater tank. But when it comes to maintenance, the rainwater system is usually overlooked. There are simple ways to prevent blockages and improve the water quality of your system include:
- Trimming back overhanging vegetation.
- Regularly checking and cleaning your gutters.
- Removing leaves and debris from your roof’s catchment area.
- Clearing your screens and down pipes.
- Installing a good quality gutter guard and down pipe screen.
For more information about our vacuum gutter cleaning service, click on the following webpage link https://leafit2us.com.au/gutter-cleaning-vacuum-gutter-cleaning/.
For most homeowners, inspect your tank every 2 to 3 years for the accumulation of sediment (sludge) on the tank floor. For places with increased fire risk or as a main water source reliant on the water tank for supply, it is prudent to inspect your tank every 1 to 2 years. The easiest way to remove sludge is by opening the sludge or scour valve located at the bottom of the tank.
At leaf it 2 us we value your water and to help reduce the customers inconvenience and financial cost, we mostly remove the silt whilst retaining 85- 95% of the water volume. Silted rainwater tanks reduce the volume held in your water tank and may cause a costly early demise of the water tank pump in addition to wasting the water collected from your roof. Call our leaf it 2 us friendly technicians today to book your rainwater tank cleaning service and your roses will ‘tank you’.
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