Attic Water tank size

ELP

I am building at the minute and its plumbing time.
One ruestion I have is what is the smallest size of attic water tank I can get? my house is a dormer so my attic space is very tight.
Thanks in adwance for any sizes.

sullzz

We need to know first how many bathrooms you plan on having and if you are going to have a pump fitted .
You say the attic is tight , how tight .

ELP

Sullzz

My house has 1 bathroom and ensuits.
Not sure of attic size but its tight very tight. will get a tape on it at weekend and will let you know.

freddyuk

Are you on mains water? Why not run pressurised system?
If not use an outside cistern and pump from that into a small attic tank with if you are open vented and pump the house supplies.

sullzz

ELP wrote: »

Sullzz

My house has 1 bathroom and ensuits.
Not sure of attic size but its tight very tight. will get a tape on it at weekend and will let you know.

Hope you can view this pic ok , its uploaded from my phone , this gives an idea of the sized which are available ,
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im sorry if the quality isnt good , my internet connection at home is down

Joey the lips

Most people fit coffin tanks now which are like you imagine. Narrow and long. If your space is that tight you can use a closet tank in the center of the house where it would be at its highest

Or alternativly you could connect 2 small 60/40 tanks together with 1" copper. TBH its something that should be looked at though by a plumber.

ELP

Thanks for all your posts people.
Yes its a plumbers job alright, it was him that said it to me last week as he looked at it. He said he thought it looked very tight but would look at it during this week, so hope he can get one to fit. My question was just me been impatient so thanks again for all your ideas.

ELP

Prenderb

If you can, be sure and buy one big enough so you have at least 24 hours storage of water in case there's a shutoff/freezeoff. Calculate this on around 160 litres per person per day and get a suitable tank.