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I'm trying to plan things ahead here, and I'm stumped.
Thinking of putting a morton-type building up on some undeveloped land (i.e., no electric, water, septic, etc). If I run the eavespouts to an underground tank.... that's a cistern, right??
Questions....
Can I use a new septic tank for a cistern? If not, is there an easier way to build one? I think I can buy a septic tank for under $700
What size is good? I intend on using this cistern to provide water for household needs..... hope to convert the barn someday to living quarters. Or at least a portion of it, as someone here has mentioned previously.
What happens when it is full? Should there be some way to divert the downspouts when this happens? To where/what?
How do you purify the water so that you can drink it? I will have some sort of gutter helmet/nets, but, otherwise.....
I'm assuming you would use a submersible pump to get the water out... just like you would a well?
Sorry to sound so dense!!!!
Chris in Ohio
Thinking of putting a morton-type building up on some undeveloped land (i.e., no electric, water, septic, etc). If I run the eavespouts to an underground tank.... that's a cistern, right??
Questions....
Can I use a new septic tank for a cistern? If not, is there an easier way to build one? I think I can buy a septic tank for under $700
What size is good? I intend on using this cistern to provide water for household needs..... hope to convert the barn someday to living quarters. Or at least a portion of it, as someone here has mentioned previously.
What happens when it is full? Should there be some way to divert the downspouts when this happens? To where/what?
How do you purify the water so that you can drink it? I will have some sort of gutter helmet/nets, but, otherwise.....
I'm assuming you would use a submersible pump to get the water out... just like you would a well?
Sorry to sound so dense!!!!
Chris in Ohio