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Good morning!
I just moved to a new house and found that the Rainwater tank is leaking water from the downpipes but also the overflow. It appears that has moved slightly over the years causing a minor misalignment (probably 10-15mm at the top). It doesn't look like anything major but I don't want these leaks to contribute further and cause additional erosion next to the slab (which then will make it worse over the years).
Problem 1 - Down pipes. They are a bit off as per the picture. Is there any efficient solution to create a flexible pipe towards the tank to avoid further pipe re adjustment on the wall? I would say they are about 15mm off (tank tilting few degrees off the building line)
Problem 2 - Overflow. The same tilting has cause the overflow pipe to dislodge. The photo below shows the water scaping under the overflow pipe
Additionally, is there any good DIY solution to monitor the level of the tank.
Regards,
Sergio
Hi @maccifo,
Likely PVC cement was used on most of the connections.
For that one there should be enough flex so it does engage.
Should you use PVA cement for that?
Personally I never cement any direct water tank connections because down the track I don't want to find myself in a position where I am flame licking around the connection and waiting for the cement to soften.
Same thing for that one.
For that one.
Fittings like that should do the job.
In conjunction with that.
With regard to tank water level here is what I did and I can't remember the exact details because that was back around 2006.
T-piece on the tank outlet with adaptor for the ball valve then another adaptor to connect (and this I remember) Pope 13mm x 5m Clear Vinyl Tubing .
The tubing was cut near the top of the tank and secured with a pan head screw directly into the tank.
Looking ahead I figured the tubing would become messed up on the inside and discolored on the outside and that was the case so when needed I to change I simply turned off the water (ball valve handle at 90°) and changed to tubing.
Around that time smart home automation was taking off but I never bothered.
You of course now have many smart options to monitor water level via a phone app.
Come back if you need more info about that.
Cheers
