[robert stubbs]

At the moment I have two 1000 litre  ibc tanks and Ro in the garage but have twice have  had a flood where the water has come through the wall and under the laminate in the lounge.
    Thinking of putting them in the garden in a  purpose built shed any pictures of your set-ups please or any ideas to  improve set- up, I have to stop above happening again.


Many thanks Rob.

[Jonny 87]

Do you not have a auto shut off?

Costs less than £20.

[robert stubbs]

Have direct overflow so don't need auto -stop,thanks for suggestion though. Of the two floods the first one the  Ro'S main feed  came off and the second one the tank cracked.


 Thanks Rob

Ps really need to contain units potential flood issue from main house.

[Spruce]

That's a big fix. I sounds as though the garage floor and the lounge floor are the same slab of concrete.

In your case I think I would be looking at an outside shed as you are.

My mate has his in one of these steel sheds with his stuff in it.

http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Metal-Garden-Sheds/Brand-Yardmaster

It gets cold in there. He has a small oil burner and his tank wrapped in bubble wrap with his r/o on top, but he has lost an r/o to frost once. His shed has no insulation. Its on a concrete slab.

If you have a small r/o is it not possible to house the whole unit in a plastic box with a lid linked in with your IBC tank overflow. This would contain any leaks.

[richard groves]

Have direct overflow so don't need auto -stop,thanks for suggestion though. Of the two floods the first one the  Ro'S main feed  came off and the second one the tank cracked.


 Thanks Rob

Ps really need to contain units potential flood issue from main house.

you can address the first cause by plumbing in the ro with copper pipe and compression fittings (I have had to do this as I have a 4040 ro within my first floor flat and it has to be fail safe)

Why did the tank crack ? frost damage ?

[matthewprice]

I keep my ibc's outside  and my ionic pro 5 in a  small plastic  shed  ,never had much problems with ice system froze once and burst  a pump,so if its very cold cover with a blanket

[PoleKing]

this may sound silly but is your door flush with the floor?
My IBC's are in the garage. The car door is obviously flush with the floor but the person door on the side has a 6' step.
I skirted round the floor and siliconed round it to make it watertight. Then floor painted the whole lot up to the top of the skirting.
That way if i do get a leak the floor is waterproof upto about 5 inches and the water just seems out under the garage door not up the plasterboard.

[brianbarber]

Might be expensive, but maybe you could have a few inches taken off garage floor, ie..remove 3/4 inches of concrete,and re concrete afterwards, my own garage is a 4/5 inches step down from house, any water on garage floor has no chance of getting in the house.

Just a thought as garage will protect against frost damage.

Mr B

[johnny bravo]

as like me, you need a outside tap, any flood outside not indoors. knightmare

[alfie11]

I didnt think building regs permitted attached garges having same floor level as house, fire hazzard and all that.

[PoleKing]

I didnt think building regs permitted attached garges having same floor level as house, fire hazzard and all that.

We don't know how old his house is though.
Building regs apply to new builds.

[richard groves]

build a giant drip tray and put the ibc's in it, line it with a pond liner and drain pipe to somewhere safe outside 

[Perfect Windows]

You can buy IBC drip trays:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ibc+spill+containment&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vBsNU7fuLaif7AbP5oGwBw&ved=0CGQQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=908

Not suggesting any of those specifically but you get  the idea.

Vin

[robert stubbs]

Thanks for replies,shall put timber skirt and silicone to contain any flood. This is my Garage.

[PoleKing]

Thanks for replies,shall put timber skirt and silicone to contain any flood. This is my Garage.

4 washing machines-what you doin', money laundering?!
All the best with the waterproofing.

[robert stubbs]

Cheers poleKing, the Washing machines are for Bonnets and Towel's as I Carpet Clean and both my son's window clean.

Regards Rob

[Paul Coleman]

I don't know how practical this might be at your place but I have known someone to cut a chase in their concrete garage floor and sloped it so that any liquid ran out onto the drive and down a drain.  The drive did slope away from the house though.  Technically this was wrong because he would have been putting foul water into a storm drain.  I wonder how many others here do that.