Cistern

oil pan 4 · 10-26-17, 02:49 PM

I was at tractor supply today and saw a 100 gallon rubber made stock tank with drain plug that had a hole punched in the bottom. So I bought it for 30% off.
Perfect for satellite rain water collection on the 600 square foot out building.
I figure at 600 square feet when the rain comes down hard, an inch per hour that's about 1750 gallons per hour, almost never is this sustained usually only lasts 15 or 20 minutes at the most. I will need a pump that can move 30gpm to keep up and not dump water on the ground. A standard sub pump will work. I will need something that can move more than 30gpm since that number was likely obtained by testing the flow at the discharge port.
The 100 gallon tank will be located right next to a subpanel so it will have power.

10-26-17, 02:49 PM	#24
oil pan 4 Land owner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NM Posts: 1,026 Thanks: 12 Thanked 127 Times in 107 Posts	I was at tractor supply today and saw a 100 gallon rubber made stock tank with drain plug that had a hole punched in the bottom. So I bought it for 30% off. Perfect for satellite rain water collection on the 600 square foot out building. I figure at 600 square feet when the rain comes down hard, an inch per hour that's about 1750 gallons per hour, almost never is this sustained usually only lasts 15 or 20 minutes at the most. I will need a pump that can move 30gpm to keep up and not dump water on the ground. A standard sub pump will work. I will need something that can move more than 30gpm since that number was likely obtained by testing the flow at the discharge port. The 100 gallon tank will be located right next to a subpanel so it will have power.