Rainwater Harvesting Tank - Water Pump & Irrigation Piping

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3 жыл бұрын

Install a rainwater tank to collect water from your roof. In this third part of the series I build the red cedar and galvanized corrugated fence surround. And connect the tank to a pump for the garden drip irrigation system. This tank is for harvesting rainwater for our flower and vegetable gardens. This is a four part series.
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@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

See the *full written blog pos* t for the 1200 gallon tank installation here: manabouttools.com/TANK1200 If you would like to support the channel and future content then please go here: www.patreon.com/manabouttools

@mattevans-koch9353 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with management. The cedar with the galvanized corrugated metal looked nice. It is good to get management approval early as it helps avoid costly change orders and possible termination of employment or having to cook your own dinner. Thank you for the pump schematic using the real parts. Much better than a drawing. Take care and stay well.

@doubledarefan 3 жыл бұрын

When you mentioned the check valves, diodes came to mind. They are basically the same, but for electricity. Now I'm thinking "Water Diode".

@dottie3440 3 жыл бұрын

While I never anticipate needing such a system, watching the step by step was very enjoyable and encouraging!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@hawbydawg Жыл бұрын

"Management"...so cute. What a beautiful job you've done. Wish I had half of your talent.

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@brandonbeckemeyer1579 3 жыл бұрын

Everything is looking good. I can’t wait to see it in action.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@tray8411 Жыл бұрын

Roll the poly pipe out the day before much easier to wrangle...Great detailed vid and great job!!

@andrewlittlefield3425 3 ай бұрын

Wow! Your channel is amazing. I can use almost every video for knowledge. What a valuable channel this is😊

@hl9717 3 жыл бұрын

This is damn good work! Congrats!!!

@davecurda2350 3 жыл бұрын

Great video 👏

@kisseehomeinspections3275 2 жыл бұрын

Like 👍 your video speed, process and design IMHO Good job

@jamesguest4873 2 жыл бұрын

Love the details sir. It's really what a lot of folk are here for in the first place. It's be cool if Dewalt sponsored you lol. Not that I'm jealous of your excellent tool collection or anything. :D

@MANaboutTOOLS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I really don't have a tool manufacturer preference. My local big box hardware store always had the DeWalt stuff on sale. And once you start buying the batteries they own you! lol

@MAGAMAN 2 жыл бұрын

That's some really nice saw safety you have there. You even wait for the blade to stop before reaching for the wood you cut. Most people on youtube have horrible safety with their power tools.

@MANaboutTOOLS 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I try but, I am guilty of some bad safety habits too.

@mtnbikerJoe Жыл бұрын

On your dado cut on the bottom rail you should add just a little bevel so water won't sit in the notch. Since it's western red cedar and stained I'm sure it will last for years, but it's still worth adding a little slope to promote no standing water on wood.

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Great point here! Thx

@jaymesc.moreland9265 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure you exercise those PVC valves regularly. If you don't they have a tendency to seize, and generally get broken when you try to free them, especially the handles. I know brass valves are more expensive but I think they are worth it in the long run. They will hold up much better, and don't break near as easy.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Good tip. Thanks!

@blackacreage4868 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Why did you buy a pump with a built in pressure tank instead of a pump alone? What’s the benefit of the pressure tank combo? Thanks and good job!

@scorpio6587 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like you are getting close to having the systems and capability to be entirely self-sufficient.

@uweschmidt157 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video. I wonder if two coats of stain are enough to prevent weather damage to the end grain. I like the look without a post cap so I would use a thin epoxy to seal the end grain.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I also like the look without a cap. I was thinking of a flat square of galvanized sheet metal siliconed on the top of the post.

@msears101 3 жыл бұрын

Love your content. One note, you should put in a one way check valve from well pump line into the "garden watering system". You never want the water to accidentally backflow. If your well pump fails, you could accidentally push water into the house.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The irrigation system is completely separate from the house system.

@msears101 3 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS I figured that out in the next video in the series and saw the check valves you have installed. I love the new outdoor concrete countertop.

@julianchoque7402 3 жыл бұрын

i think rain water should be saved for cooking and food fermentation because of the calcium deposits municipal water has, (i live in south america) so i need a way to store it safely, i think that can be accomplished with fish and then trough sand filters, what is your take on that? thanks

@harrymudd693 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the video. Very easy to follow along with. I have one question regarding the bottom 2x6.Is the rabbit at an angle so water can run off it?

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I didn't cut that at an angle. But, that would have been a good idea for sure.

@Giacobbo88 3 жыл бұрын

U suggest a cover for your tank or your plastic will depolimeraize from UV light over years

@frankligas2249 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. The pipe fittings would have fit together easier if you heated them first with a heat gun, or a torch.

@MANaboutTOOLS 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! And yes, heating the pipe would have helped. Good tip!

@ratandmonkey2982 3 жыл бұрын

seems real well-built, but I think it would have been easier to dig a big hole and bury the tank underground. An electric pump could get the water out for irrigation. Wouldn't have to worry about UV damage to the tank, etc.. Also have to worry about water freezing in the above ground portions. Might crack the lower valve.

@Neenerella333 2 жыл бұрын

Our 3k gallon one is exactly as you describe: half is under ground. The top half is in the sun. Just watching the last 10 minutes of this because we need a new pump. Wish he would have explained why he was changing the 20/40 out for a 30/50 on the pump.

@100Ronster 3 жыл бұрын

I like the look of the fence, it came our really nice. Just a question, isn't the tank pressure regulator adjustable? (The older one I have have is.)

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the pump? If so then yes you can adjust the on and off pressures of the pump switch. I replaced it as I wanted a switch with a low pressure cutoff.

@100Ronster 3 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS Thank you for the reply, I learned something . I'll have to check mine now and see what type I have.

@ritzbitz2000 3 жыл бұрын

Just curious, is there no need for a one way valve on the other supply line and vice versa on this system?

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't sure if I really needed the one on the line that heads to the garden. But, that system can be pressurized by the well pump. I guess that when switching over I could let the pressure off before turning on the rainwater pump and then that would not be needed. I might do a follow up video to look into this.

@ritzbitz2000 3 жыл бұрын

The other benefit would be to maintain line pressure between the two systems, where you would prevent pressure from bleeding back into the secondary system and vice versa

@lightdark00 3 жыл бұрын

Who was it that wanted the unnecessary fence surround?

@julieemmett4346 Жыл бұрын

What kind of pump did you use and it’s specs?

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

I used a 1/2 hp shallow well jet pump.

@motorcitymoney1 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think you made mention as to how deep your retaining wall is in PART 3

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

As we rarely have a deep freeze in the winter, I was able to get away with a curb wall of 8 inches.

@motorcitymoney1 3 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS my apologies U made mention in Part 1

@erikhartwig6366 3 жыл бұрын

DIY'ers beware!!! He has a separate irrigation system for his garden and quickly mentions a separate well pump solely for irrigation at 12:20. That is very important!!! Most residential irrigation systems are fed from the potable water supply to the house. If you connect a rain tank and pressurize the water from it, like in this video, to a water supply connected to your house, you could end up pumping the untreated rain water into your house for use/consumption. A Back flow preventer would be required between the potable water supply and the tee connection from the rain tank.

@WhiteFox011 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched the videos, and as far as I can remember he never mentioned his potable water system. The whole point in his rainwater collection system and shallow well is to WATER HIS GARDEN!

@fleaniswerkhardt4647 3 жыл бұрын

Is it your north American accent or are you actually calling the rebate in the wood rails a 'rabbit'? Also - if you'd gone a few centimeters higher with the posts you could have had enough clearance to put a metal roof on the structure. You'd catch a couple of square meters of rainwater every storm. Maybe that does not matter so much where you are located as everything looks very green. But a roof would also protect the plastic tank from UV. One more point - you seem to have screwed the corrugated iron on the valleys rather than the rises. It doesn't matter so much on a vertical surface but it's surprising to see so many people doing that on roofs.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

I do pronounce it like rabbit. I did consider a roof but had plenty of that already with the combined shop and shed roofs.