Catchment Liner

[Hunt Stoddard]

I have a quote from Island Catchment Co to replace a liner and cover and do rust treatment on the inside of a 15' tank for around $2300. Does anyone have an opinion about whether this is a reasonable deal or an opinion on Island Catchment?

[EightFingers]

How does that compare to the price of a new one?

[Hunt Stoddard]

I think new ones are around $5000. This tank is from 1992. It "appears" in good shape, unless removing the old liner reveals something.

[ElysianWort]

Just another reminder of our dependence on evil plastic. We all have it and it's so damn difficult to completely rid it from our lives.

[kalakoa]

Nothing inherently "evil" about plastic if it's used appropriately -- "disposable" plastic packaging is the evil, here.

[Hunt Stoddard]

Traditional swimming pools don't have liners and seem to hold water. I'm not sure what the argument is for liners in concrete catchment tanks. Unfortunately this is a corrugated steel tank.

[kalakoa]

Unfortunately this is a corrugated steel tank.

Use it as a ferroconcrete form. Done!

[MarkP]

I just bought a 10,000 gallon 15' diameter corrugated steel tank for close to $3000 and installed it myself. If the steel is still serviceable you will be saving $700 and getting someone else to do the work. I can see going that route.

[Peter Epperson]

Here's another shameless self promotion of our tanks http://www.pacificgunite.com/ You'll never need to buy another liner, it won't rust, better water quality. I could go on. Yes they cost more initially but in the long run a ferrocement tank will cost far less. Our tanks without a concrete cover are not much more than a galvanized tank which essentially is a tank without a cover.

[Guest]

No shame Peter, as i was reading down I was about to put your name in.
aloha from a former builder