Rainwater Harvesting System Part 5 - Overflow Pipe Installation
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- čas přidán 2. 10. 2021
- In this video, I show you how to install a rainwater tank overflow pipe.
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It looks like you are living the same life as me except up here in Canada is much colder lol ...you can't beat living in a rural area without neighbours .
Man, I hope you never have to replace that seal! Lol!
Been interested in homesteading and rain water harvesting for a long time. That is what ended up bringing me to your channel. Hope to watch and learn more from your videos!
Glad you were able to get the pipe into the tank. I had a similar situation but was unsuccessful and had to enlarge the hole.
Awesome setup you have there, Pete.
Thanks Pete, I like the recommendation of the Mozzie Stoppa Flap Valve.
Pete, by leaving the elbow to where you can spin it, you can determine your water height by just spinning the elbow to where you want the level of the water
Wow, nice set up Pete! I'm envious.
Thanks! 👍
Turn the down spout around. Face the cut away from the building. Should help wash away the leaves.
Looks great Pete, boy that sleeve was tight. 💚🧡👍👍🙏
Looking great Pete!
Thanks 👍
The white exposed PVC pipe needs to be painted in order to protect it from the UV rays coming from the sun. Otherwise the PVC pipe will deteriorate, become brittle and split. I learned this lesson the hard way.
Pete - catching up on videos and your progress. Looks good. It will be neat to see how long it takes to build up a large amount of water.
gutter guards, one time install , clean for life .
Looks good Pete!
Keep working on this project. Be well.
Stick that poly pipe in the freezer for half an hour that should shrink it down slightly so you can get it in then as it warms up again it will be a tight fit.
Thanks!
Have you thought about gutter guards to sort of pre-screen out leaves and debris before they even get to the leaf eater?
Yes but my gutters are connected to the building differently and I can't connect standard gutter guards. I have a video on that coming out next.
Pete if you use gutter guards that have a fine mesh leaves will not enter your gutters. I got mine from Costco and work well
My gutters connect to the building differently and I can't use standard gutter guards. I'll have a video showing that Wednesday.
Thanks
Thank you
@@petebeasttexashomesteading so I’ve only watched the first 2. 1-2 so far on the catch water system.I’m guessing that the way you changed
Will be a good move. We put on 6 inch gutter this spring, and when the gully washer hits you need the bigger volume capacity here in southern , mo. So I was glad you equaled the outflow to 6 inches. But why not do a fill at top of tank? I’m hoping that gets explained as I watch the rest.
Supporting a 8 ft pipe in air would definitely be a challenge. But I’m trying to figure out how you can fill in bottom without a pump? I’ll wait and see.
Got new chicks hatching in incubator. Hoping that by March they will be able to add to production, and can feed outside about then.
See ya.
Pete just curious why schedule 40 for the overflow plumbing and not the lighter sewer/vent type of piping you used in the rest of the system?
I could only find uniseal for sch. 40 pipe.
Just that time of year for leaves it will get better
That's what worries me, our leaves really start to fall next month. But you're right after that it should be fine.
Looks great Pete... question do you have a 1st flush? Or do you find that it's not needed? Or did I actually miss that part. 🤔 😳
I've just gotten 55 gal blue barrels and am starting there...
I so appreciate your videos
Blessings
I do have a first flush on the system, it was in my last video. I do think they will help if it hasn't rain in a while and collect all the dirt and dust from the roof.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading thanks Pete... apparently I didn't get see that and I'll go back and watch it... it really looks nice and I totally see how it works... now for some rain!!
comin along nicely pete! what about having the overflow water going down your property collecting into a little pond? maybe big enough to have some fish in it?
That would be nice but it doesn't rain enough here for that to happen.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading ahh well some say the climate is changing so perhaps more rain is in the long term forecast
Hey Pete, I’m planning to model my rainwater system after yours. Basically making an exact replica. Would love to be able to email you to discuss about it.
I want one...
I was waiting for the seal to drop off into the tank 🙃
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As far as wattage, it's 15500 watts using 50 panels.
Why didn’t u just use 2 inch bung righT there, screw in street el to threads on inside.
What is the minimum size for an overflow pipe
I have two 4 inch pipes going in and one 4 inch going out for the overflow and it been working great. So I would go minimum of half of what you have going on to the tank.
I’ve heard several people say that the Leafeater failed. It may not be your install. It may just be the product in general.
Time will tell, if it keeps clogging, then I'll find something else.
Why didnt you just use the outlet that was already on the tank next to the hole you drilled? It isnt that big but it would do the job just fine.
That hole is too small, it's not even two inches. I have two 4 inch pipes filling the tank and one 1.5 inch hole just won't cut it.
Yes, leaves aren't good as filters for your clear water harvest.
The Leaf Eater is a failed Australian product. The failings are:
The filter mesh is set at approximately 35 degrees which is grossly inadequate for debris shedding.
To make things worse, there is a flat recessed section of mesh at the bottom that dams debris, causing splash.
There is no protection to the falling water from wind, causing further yield losses.
In another video, I noticed that you hard connected balance lines between the tanks. This is a big NO! You should have used flexible corrugated food grade hose. I hope that you attend to this ASAP.
The main point of this post is to comment on your use of the upturned elbow on the tank's overflow pipe. A water tank's overflow pipe must always have a pre hydraulic calculation made to make sure it is of suitable overflow capacity but maybe you are not too concerned about the tank overtopping during heavy rain when the tanks are full because the overflow pipe drains to ground anyway.
A vertical pipe has a higher overflow capacity than a horizontal outlet at the same height but you have raised the overflow weir from what was a high point already afforded minimal mitigation to one much higher.
The weir flow over the crest is greater the higher the water level is. The roof area is 2,400 sq feet and so 1" of rain will give 1,500 US gallons of water or 150 US gallons if it rained with a steady intensity of 1/10th of an inch per minute. Would you experience a similar rain intensity very often where you are?
You have used sch 40 pvc pipe which has an internal diameter larger than nominal and which also varies depending on the pressure rating chosen. The figures below are for a 3.94" (100mm) vertical pipe draining with different water levels above its crest. I have done the conversions from metric figures and they are for an unmeshed orifice. The flap valve fitted at the bottom provides no restriction as opposed to a meshed overflow outlet fitted at the tank.
1.57" 66 gpm
1.97" 73.8 gpm
2.95" 90.6 gpm
3.94" 104.4 gpm
4.92" 117 gpm
Next time use a small piece of 2 by 4 across the whole tube, And smack it in the middle
I thought about that but I couldn't even get it started and it kept popping out so I had to hold the pipe.