06-20-2007, 07:17 PM
Your reply must have posted as I was replying.
If you had a "first-flush" or roof washer diversion, you would use it to make sure that you don't let the water and surfacant that you use to clean your roof doesn't get into your tank.
On our system, just before the gutter collection goes up to empty into the tank, there is a T joint with about a 10' horizontal length of pipe (the grade that's rated with enough strength to withstand a truck driving over it) running just a bit underground to a lower area. It's capped off. I uncap it periodically to let any collected leaves and dirt out, or when washing out the gutters.
You may be able to rig a hose attached to the end of a pole that you can use as a pool vac, but just use siphoning to get it started, then work quickly to suck up any bottom debris in your tank. Maybe a pool vac is a better system, especially if it can return clean water to your tank.
Edited by - Les C on 06/20/2007 23:23:43
If you had a "first-flush" or roof washer diversion, you would use it to make sure that you don't let the water and surfacant that you use to clean your roof doesn't get into your tank.
On our system, just before the gutter collection goes up to empty into the tank, there is a T joint with about a 10' horizontal length of pipe (the grade that's rated with enough strength to withstand a truck driving over it) running just a bit underground to a lower area. It's capped off. I uncap it periodically to let any collected leaves and dirt out, or when washing out the gutters.
You may be able to rig a hose attached to the end of a pole that you can use as a pool vac, but just use siphoning to get it started, then work quickly to suck up any bottom debris in your tank. Maybe a pool vac is a better system, especially if it can return clean water to your tank.
Edited by - Les C on 06/20/2007 23:23:43