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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].]] | [[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. | 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=== | ===Costs=== | ||
[[File:plastic tanks costs.png|thumb|none|500px|Chart: [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Book7_Water_from_roofs.pdf SamSam Water]]] | [[File:plastic tanks costs.png|thumb|none|500px|Chart: [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Book7_Water_from_roofs.pdf SamSam Water]]] | ||
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.
