Learning The Hard Way: Rural Water Supply
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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Solving the mystery of our self filling water tank. After the completion of our rural hunting home in Southern Ohio, we've had issue with contaminated water. The weather has broke and it's time to get a mini excavator to unearth our concrete water tank. Hopefully we can find the leaks and seal them.
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What a nightmare! Collecting parts for our cabin water system and the tank gets installed in a few weeks. Went with a Poly tank which will hopefully avoid the issues you have been having. Thanks for sharing, hopefully this repair holds.
I think a poly tank would have saved a lot of headaches. My only concern, since we don’t live there full time, it’s possible the tank level could stay low between fill ups and float depending on the water table.
I was thinking along the same line… not sure if your frost line was the decision maker… Good information… Chief {ADK/NYS}
Haven't finished the video yet but I don't see how overfilling would compromise the tank or the riser. Water wasn't confined to the tank and could easily push up into the riser and even overflow to the ground with almost no resistance. Where would the pressure build to cause damage?
With silicone, once dried nothing will stick to it, not even silicone. Hopefully you got it this time. If not will have to remove all silicone.
I would definitely not back fill with dirt. lay a perforated drain pipe around and back fill with gravel. water will always take the path of least resistance!
I was wondering why you didn't get a one-piece plastic tank? I assume they sell ones that will hold potable water?
A well and water treatment system would have been cheaper in the over all scheme of things
Is there a warranty on this system and installation or are you stuck with all the costs?
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Spray it with flex seal.
Not a bad idea. Especially on the interior when the tank was empty.
I am VERY suspect of the suggestion that filling it up the riser lifted the riser because 'water doesn't compress.' I know water doesn't compress, but you weren't putting pressure into the tank by filling from that riser. It would be different if you had the riser sealed shut and filled through another port by pumping water through a hose into the tank or something. (think of refilling a fire truck tank from a hydrant. With the fill or top vent open you aren't at risk of blowing out the tank ...unless you're putting water in faster than it come out, then you get pressurization of the tank). In the case of your water tank, that water is going in very slowly and at a much lower rate than the riser can take it.
Other than the weight of the water, which would be affecting that riser equally (not just an upward force from below), you were not pressurizing that tank in a way that should lift the riser. It was a poor design and poor installation of that part from the start. Sorry you had to deal with that.
Exactly
Another thing you could look into is putting bentonite clay around the edge where the wires come out. It would help keep water out and water from leaking out of the tank to.
OMG Tom, this tank has given you a run for your money. It looks like everything was done thoroughly and I do hope that it is fixed this time.
A foundation waterproofing membrane applied very liberally around those leaks and about 30% more outside of those leaks I think would solve your problem. I am anal enough to where when that tank came in I would have applied the waterproofing membrane all over the outside of the tank.
I'm sorry you are having so much trouble with this water tank but I would of gone with a new well. I know there was a large difference in price but piece of mind is worth a lot. Good luck with your new repair.