token
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Post by token on Apr 25, 2017 11:09:10 GMT 10
Looks clean, id get that IBC spray painted black though, algae build up in them can be unbelievable.
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feralemma
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Post by feralemma on Apr 25, 2017 15:02:31 GMT 10
You can buy plastic septic tanks that arent that expensive easy to move without machinery. You'd be surprised how quick a drum would fill up if you are using the toilet!
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Post by graynomad on Apr 25, 2017 21:23:23 GMT 10
I know what it's like, end of the day, you're knackered and just can't dig that little extra
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Post by frostbite on Apr 25, 2017 21:27:05 GMT 10
That was a major effort digging a hole by hand big enough to swallow a 200l drum. A joint effort by myself, the mrs and my son.
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Post by token on Apr 26, 2017 8:09:05 GMT 10
That was a major effort digging a hole by hand big enough to swallow a 200l drum. A joint effort by myself, the mrs and my son. Oh boo hoo, that looks easy, you should come out to my place and dig through the clay and river rock lol
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Post by peter1942 on May 10, 2017 15:54:13 GMT 10
Not sure why you would have such a complicated system and be using gas if this is to be your bug out retreat.
Personally I would be going for an over head tank that the base of it is at least a four metres from the ground, a solar hot water system with a back up either via a wood burning stove or a dedicated fire box such as a chip heater. You can also purchase a 900 millimetre section of stainless steel flue that has a double skin and is designed as a water jacket to heat water, it takes the place of the first section of flue above a fire box or the like and I believe that they are very effective. It has the inlet and outlet fittings and is connected via them to your hot water tank.
We have solar hot water and we believe that it is one of the best investments we have made as in the summer time/warmer months we never run out of hot water and when the weather cools the wood burner which has a wet back is fired up and it not only heats the water but also the front part of the house and is also used for all of our cooking needs while it is on.
The main benefit of the overhead tank is that to use water in the house no energy is required as the gravity feed is well and truly enough to supply reasonable to good pressure in the house.
We pump our tank up from one of the rain water collection tanks whenever it is required to do so and use an electric pump powered by the solar system. A task for a sunny day.
All in all, our system works well, is trouble free, and is very cost effective.
Just a point on using gas. We have a gas stove that we use in the summer/warmer months as it would be a case of having an over warm house if we only had the wood burner but we also have an outdoor kitchen with a wood burner to use in case there was ever an issue with the gas. the only downside to gas is that if the doo doo ever did hit the fan it would more than likely become unobtainable.
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