A water tank is an essential fixture in any home. It will help you with your agricultural as well as household applications. While choosing a water tank often requires some thoughtful considerations, choosing a site for your water tank may even be more challenging. The location of your water tank may have an impact on things such as the installation costs, the costs of plumbing fixtures and the pressure of water. For this reason, take careful consideration of the following things when choosing a site for your water tank.

The Council Regulations

State and local council laws and regulations are usually key things to consider when installing certain fixtures in your home. In most cases, the location site of your water tank may be affected by the building regulations of your state or local councils. Therefore, before choosing a location, find out from the councils whether the site of your water tank will be influenced by any of those building regulations.

The Slope of the Location

The slope of the site should also help you choose the perfect location for your water tank. Level grounds are usually the most suitable locations for water tanks. A level ground eliminates the need to excavate the ground to make the required level foundations. Excavations and making of level foundations will add to your installation costs.

The Proximity to the Areas of Use

In order to reduce your costs of installation, you want to first identify areas around your home where the water will be used the most. You should then choose a location that's as near as possible to areas such as the toilets and laundry. Reducing the distance to these areas will help you save significantly by minimising the pipework required from your water tank site to your appliances.

The Amount of Space Available for Maintenance Procedures

You must choose a location that will make it possible to access the tank in case of the need to perform any maintenance tasks. This means the location you choose should not be such that the tank is too confined or close to building structures.

The Existing Downpipe Location

If you have any downpipe work, review its location. Make sure your water tank is installed as near as possible to the downpipe. This will make your water harvesting system more efficient. In addition, it reduces your costs of installation by eliminating the need to install other downpipe fixtures or diverting them over long distances.