The 3P Column Tank provides the home-owner with a sizeable 500 litres
of rainwater storage (which is two and a half times the volume of
a standard domestic water butt). The attractive design is available in
either grey or green, to create an unobtrusive solution to your garden
watering needs.
The Column tank is much more than a standard water butt
This premium quality Column Tank is a big step up from a standard water
butt. It provides capacity for 500 litres (110 gallons) of garden
rainwater in a small footprint - only slightly more than a two feet
wide space is required. This tank can be used to fill a watering can by
tap (a brass tap is included), or for the connection of a water butt
pump (which we can supply). The water tank is made from polyethylene
and you can connect multiple tanks together using a separately
available connecting kit, to give even more water storage.
The
dimensions of the tank are 1840mm high x 650mm diameter - so its just
over six feet tall! The Column Tank is available in two colours: Grey
and Green. Please make sure that you choose your colour preference at
the bottom of this page.
Each tank comes with a 3/4 inch brass tap, and two more 3/4 inch BSP
brass
tank interconnecting points for you to attach a pump, tap or further
tanks. The tank has three pre-marked 3P Filter Collector connection
points which can be installed via the tight fitting lid.
Optional extras: Filter collectors and pumps
We strongly recommend
that you use this Column Tank with the 3P Filter Collector which is
available in 4 colours (Grey, black, White and Brown). The filter
collector is installed in the down-pipe, to cleanse the rainwater
before diverting it sideways into the Column Tank, while leaves and
debris continue down to the drain. Please remember to choose a colour
at the bottom of this page.
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The optional Filter Collector is available in Brown,
White,
Black, or Grey |
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The optional Filter Collector Universal kit we can
supply comes with
a 15cm connecting pipe |
If you want to save your back from carrying watering cans around your
garden, you may wish to consider a
powerful Forta Duo pump that
offers the pressure and convenience of mains water
while you are actually using free rainwater. Simply connect a hose or
tap to the pump and it will run when you open the tap and automatically
shut off when you close it, so there is no need to run and switch the
pump off. The pump can supply water at over 4 bar of pressure allowing
it to push water uphill as high as 134 feet (41 metres). Using the
pump, the flow rate through a 1/2 inch hosepipe is similar to mains
water. Attached to the inlet of the pump is a large cartridge filter to
ensure only clean water enters the pump.
If you plan to buy more than one of these tanks to create a large
volume water storage set-up, then consider our pre-configured
rain
tank systems which include a pump. Click here to learn more.
