Anyone can tell me about the Rainwater tanks and why should we install Rainwater tanks at the construction time of new houses?
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Ha ha the reason we install rainwater tanks at construction is to provide beuracrats with a job and to assuage their global warming guilt, it serves no other practical purpose  ;)
Don't even install the tank they'll never check because deep down inside even they know its just more pointless green f#ckwiterry  ;D

Here in WA tanks are the most expensive way to get water.
Firstly is never *uc*king rains.
Secondly when it did rain it was all in the winter then there is  an 8 month drought every year.

If you live where there is even rain throughout the year there is a bit more reason to have a tank.

But for *uc* sake dont too many people get tanks because the government will tax them then.

My new place uses 250 000 + litres of water a year, the f#cktards that make the rules insisted I install a 1000 litre rainwater tank at a cost of thousands because they got scared from watching too many al gore global warming scammer movies, what in the f#ck difference is that 1000 litres going to make in the scheme of things hey? ... f#ck all!, but the green f#ckwits that made that law got a big woody and thats what its all about.

The reason you do it is because my ex - who is lying down on my bed and watching The Block - sat down at a government meeting once and said that all houses should have their own water tanks to alleviate the drought and cut excess water bills..... which the Gold Coast Council immediately implemented...

You have them to catch the water from your roof that will run off into the gutters instead, and will run out to sea... you can use it to water your gardens, wash your car, wash down your house, water/wash the dog, and save on your excess water bill, and it makes the BEST home brewed beer... pure water - use tank water and filter it.. yummmmm...  even better if you're into whiskey distilling - though the 'convenient bog or burn' give a bit of extra flavour, especially in cow country..... or down-burn from a village.....  a peat bog of course gives it that smoky Irish whiskey peaty flavour.....

.. but it's illegal to have an operating still in Oz.... just saying.... if you look up a history of Scotch whiskey distilling, the author will give you the old recipe of how it was done, but will strictly enjoin you that he is only offering this as information - not as a how to.... hush The Glen Beagha, then.... or is it Glen Tumbledown.?

Contact me for information....  8-)

Footnote:-  The farm, where I am now, is 100% tank water....CLEAN water....

Sh#t for brains they make you hook your rainwater tank up to the toilet to flush it with, better hope that government mandated valve don't fail or you'll have turds in your scotch  ;D

I am guessing that if every new house has rainwater tanks that are used to flush the toilet, do the laundry and water the garden it will over time reduce the strain on water purification infrastructure to provide us was with potable water to flush a turd.  Added to the price of a new house it is a small cost and the water that would otherwise go down the storm drain reduces the populations load on water purification.

Tank and town water here, tank is mostly fro the garden but also plumbed into the shower, laundry and one cold water tap in the kitchen. 

Innocent bystander wrote on Jul 4^th, 2013 at 7:32pm:

Sh#t for brains they make you hook your rainwater tank up to the toilet to flush it with, better hope that government mandated valve don't fail or you'll have turds in your scotch  ;D

Ha ha - full tank farm is set up for all water in - besides - turds go with the overflow...like Julia of the Overflow, always downhill...

(but she'll be fine.. the party will thank her for falling on her sword for the party by giving her a lovely board job or two somewhere to top off her pension, car with driver, gold travel card, secretary for life and so on, and she will pick up the odd lecture and maybe a visiting doctorate or two and pick up a few lazy thou or mil here and there.  She's set - good work if you can get it!)...

SEOXperts wrote on Jul 4^th, 2013 at 6:37pm:

Anyone can tell me about the Rainwater tanks and why should we install Rainwater tanks at the construction time of new houses? :-/

In short, so that we don't have to keep building more dams.

It is such a waste to pour good drinking water down the toilet or onto the garden. So the idea is that you use rainwater.

This is why you're a lefty oh yeah, serious case of NFI !, go and do the sums and work out how much water the government mandated 1000 litre water tanks save in the scheme of things then you will come to the only logical conclusion ... what a waste of Smacking time.  ::)

In NSW you dont have to, but it is the easiest way to get points up on your BASIX table.

We had a 10,000 one installed when we built connected to laundry and toilets.  Im also putting a 10,000 one in once I finish construction on the shed just for the gardens.  Considering Ive saved a few grand constructing it myself I figure I will put the savings into some water conservation.

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Rainwater tank’s :) installation is necessary in new houses because of our weather conditions our water tanks are full at certain times of the year and empty at other times, such as in summers and other periods of low rainfall. At the time of construction of new houses it is easy to fix the tanks in the house rather than adjusting it in already furnished houses and also at that time we have more options to choose from as per our requirements.
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Rainwater tanks are easier to install at the time of build, but they are still a very expensive way of supplying water. Given the amount of plastic involved (which doesn't last that long) they are probably not a very environmentally friendly option. People always seems to equate small scale and close to home with sustainable, without putting any real thought into it. Perhaps they like the simplicity.

Another really stupid idea is rationing water and making people carry it in buckets.

Why we install Rainwater tanks in new houses?

There should be no reason we as the home owner should install unless you don't have mains.

The cost of tanks and install and plumbing into your home far out weigh the cost of mains water

Check your next water bill, the actual cost of water is reasonable but its the cost of supply, sewer and any other levy that makes your bills 2x the price, also check your last 12 months water consumption and then work out the cost in tank to hold all that water....then work out where you would put alllllllll those tanks and then........hope it pours downs with rain once every 2 weeks to keep water in those tanks. If you have limited room can and still want to do your bit for the environment you can purchase a slimline modular for a $1 per Litre.

Its actually cheaper to go to Coles to purchase 10L of spring water at the cost of $5 than install tanks. ;)

So a couple of 1000L tanks is hardly worth your hard earned $$$$

Also if you are on mains and you do install tanks and you are full self sufficient in water use, you will always have the pleasure of receiving your full cost of supply from mains even if you didn't use a drop just because you have a metre;D you would be lucky to see your bill halved.



Oh yeh, and in the case of a draught, thanks to our Labor government we all have a endless supply of fresh water (actually they claim its better than rain water  :D)from all those new desal plants at the cost of billions, don't forget we will be paying for those too

So why do we need water tanks at home again, my guess is few polies are on the take again.