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[[Image:elevated plastic tanks.png|thumb|right|200px|Photo: [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Book7_Water_from_roofs.pdf SamSam Water]]] | [[Image:elevated plastic tanks.png|thumb|right|200px|Photo: [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Book7_Water_from_roofs.pdf SamSam Water]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:plastic elev tank.png|thumb|right|200px|Photo: [http://www.new-ag.info/en/research/innovationItem.php?a=2706 Water harvesting technologies increase productivity in Jamaica].]] | ||
| + | One option for plastic tanks is cylindrical tanks that are made of two seamless layers of [http://www.essentialchemicalindustry.org/polymers/polyethene.html polyethene]; the inner layer being white and the outer being black. The tanks are UV stabilized and will not break down under harsh outdoor weather conditions. | ||
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| + | ===Costs=== | ||
| + | [[File:plastic tanks costs.png|thumb|none|500px|Chart: [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Book7_Water_from_roofs.pdf SamSam Water]]] | ||
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| + | ===Manuals, videos and links=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.rainharvest.co.za/2010/09/water-tank-platforms-guidelines/ Water Tank Platforms: Guidelines]. Rainharvest.co.za. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.neltanks.co.za/ Nel Tanks cc]. Blackheath Cape Town. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.polytankskenya.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=59 Polytanks Limited]. Kenya. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.jojotanks.co.ke/ JoJo Tanks]. Kenya. | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.jojotanks.co.za/ JoJo Tanks]. South Africa. | |
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| + | * [http://www.rotoplc.com/ Roto PLC]. Plastic tanks in Ethiopia. (English and Amharic). | ||
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| + | * ARTICLE: [http://www.2merkato.com/tenders/view/38780 UNICEF Ethiopia invites bidders for Supply of Plastic Water Tanks]. | ||
| + | ===Acknowledgements=== | ||
| − | + | * SamSam Water - [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Book7_Water_from_roofs.pdf Book7: Water from roofs]. | |
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Latest revision as of 06:05, 1 October 2013
Photo: SamSam Water
One option for plastic tanks is cylindrical tanks that are made of two seamless layers of polyethene; the inner layer being white and the outer being black. The tanks are UV stabilized and will not break down under harsh outdoor weather conditions.
Costs
Chart: SamSam Water
Manuals, videos and links
- Water Tank Platforms: Guidelines. Rainharvest.co.za.
- Nel Tanks cc. Blackheath Cape Town.
- Polytanks Limited. Kenya.
- JoJo Tanks. Kenya.
- JoJo Tanks. South Africa.
- Roto PLC. Plastic tanks in Ethiopia. (English and Amharic).
Acknowledgements
- SamSam Water - Book7: Water from roofs.
