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We made several choices in this video while installing that were intentional, but that warrant further explanation.
1) You'll notice we use dirt to backfill. PLEASE NOTE that you can't just use any dirt -- it has to follow the guidelines of Norwesco (the tank manufacturer). Specifically, the soil has to be "free flowing native soil" that is free of "shrink/swell clays." In our case, we set aside all the topsoil and used this as our backfill material, along with #411 limestone
2) This particular tank is being used for non-potable applications, so we used Norwesco's Low Profile 1500 gal Septic Tank for this ( www.rainbrothers.com/store/No... ). This tank comes with pre-drilled 5" holes for the inlet and outlet piping, as well as 4" SDR-35 Pipe Gaskets. We run 4" Schedule 40 Solid Core PVC, so we used our 4" Tank Penetration Gaskets: www.rainbrothers.com/store/PI...
3) You'll notice that the overflow pipe is traveling uphill. Ordinarily, you want the pipe to slope down toward the tank, and then down toward an overflow daylight point. However, this property is flat as a pancake, so we needed to bring the overflow back uphill and into a pop-up discharge (the green fitting at the end of the overflow pipe). This also has an additional benefit of increasing the total capacity of the cistern tank, because now the max fill level is above the outlet on the tank. When doing this, you MUST use a backwater valve right before the pop-up overflow head so that groundwater cannot flow into the overflow pop-up fitting and back into the tank.
4) This particular installation had a different pumping application. We go into detail on this aspect of the installation in this video ("How to Use a Pump for Drip Irrigation"): • How to use a pump for ...
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Products used:
*1500 gallon non-potable tank: www.rainbrothers.com/store/No... (We price match on tanks, and offer GREAT pricing if you're able to pick the tank up from one of our many manufacturing facilities located around the U.S.)
*Tank Penetration Gaskets: www.rainbrothers.com/store/PI...
*Pump: www.rainbrothers.com/store/El...
*Vent: www.rainbrothers.com/store/2-...