Storage Tank question

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Hi,
Hoping someone can help. bought our house 4 years ago and problem came to light during snow last year when water restrictions kicked in, basically the fresh water feed services our toilet, shower etc and we have a tiny tank in attic so no storage facility. Looking for rough estimate of having tank installed or if Dublin City Council provide grants for such? thanks for reading.
 
I assume that you are on mains water. If this is the case, then the cost of getting a storage tank and keeping the water within it safe to drink would almost certainly be prohibitive.
If, as your post implies, this has happened once in four years I would suggest that you would be wasting a lot of money by going the storage tank route.
 
I don't think the suggestion is to store drinking water, but to move to the correct setup of having the showers, toilets etc fed off a storage tank, not the mains.
 
is this the correct setup or just a relic of older plumbing , what advantages apart from last winter which is rare and also leaves you with the potential of a bigger flood in the attic
 
i would like to get rid of my storage tank, due the risk of freezing up, but some newer system have a pressurised system with no tank on the heating circuit and water supply, possibly a plumber could give you better advice.
 
Thanks for responses, Berni is correct, wanted tank installed for supply of water to toilet, shower etc not for supply of drinking water (I think we are currently in breach of regulations :-( )
 
Yes I would have thought there are some regulations / rules against using drinking water for showers and toilets etc.

There is a lot of money goes into treating water for human consumption. This water should be conserved and only used for its intended purpose.
 
PolkaDot said:
Yes I would have thought there are some regulations / rules against using drinking water for showers and toilets etc.

There is a lot of money goes into treating water for human consumption. This water should be conserved and only used for its intended purpose.
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That's well off the mark! Houses only have one water supply to meet all needs (unless they have something like a rainwater harvesting system installed). This supply needs to be of drinkable standard, but the majority of water used in most households is used for washing/cleaning.
Leo
 
Tarad said:
Hi,
Hoping someone can help. bought our house 4 years ago and problem came to light during snow last year when water restrictions kicked in, basically the fresh water feed services our toilet, shower etc and we have a tiny tank in attic so no storage facility. Looking for rough estimate of having tank installed or if Dublin City Council provide grants for such? thanks for reading.
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Getting back to your OP and extracting from some comments since.
It looks like you have a system that has no reserve tank. Usually the drinkable water is located in the kitchen but as Leo says it is all the same supply. Kitchen may have extra filters in place or UV lights to provide an extra kill if you have a problem with the quality.
Fitting a new tank in place should not be a problme if the existing small tank is installed correctly and you have the space.
Maybe the original plumber had a problem with space and access? If no problems I guess not more than 300 but a good plumber will tell you exactly.
 
Woodie said:
Fitting a new tank in place should not be a problme if the existing small tank is installed correctly and you have the space.
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I'm wondering if the small tank already in place might be an expansion tank for a central heating system.

If the toilets, showers etc. are plumbed directly to the mains, there could be quite a bit of disturbance required to make the pipework changes required to feed them from a storage tank.
Leo
 
Probably not much help to you, but we have a gas combination boiler which supplies hot water at mains pressure as well as heating.
 
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