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wanttorun100
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 Posted: 06/21/05 - 17:59 Post subject: how often - if ever does a cistern need cleaned?
anyone know?
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Molly600
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Posted: 06/21/05 - 18:12 Post subject:
I don't even know what a cistern is.... 
But my vote is once a month.
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andydp
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Posted: 06/21/05 - 18:35 Post subject:
Is this something you're storing rain water in ?
or is it a "dry well" at the end of your gutter drainpipe ?
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Kimba90
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Posted: 06/21/05 - 20:23 Post subject:
We need more details. Does your cistern have a rubber lining? Is there a dead animal in it?
We don't have a cistern, but two springs. One, the main spring, has a rubber liner, which, when the water gets low, the water starts tasting kind of ..rubbery..but hey, it's spring water!
How are you going to test the water? Four times a year? We have an ultraviolet light which irradiates our water, so we no longer test it. Helps if there happens to be a dead animal uphill from the water supply.
Does your financing say you need to test the water?
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kristin31
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Posted: 06/21/05 - 21:28 Post subject:
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ip/ip4s/ip4s.htm
http://www.keyshistory.org/fkaa.html
I searched quickly because I know there are a few keys down here that still rely on cisterns for their water sources (they are TINY, remote keys, obviosuly). There is an old cistern that used to supply part of our area down the street from our house.
The first is a link to cleaning. The second is a link to how the cistern played a role in the Keys receiving its water, should anyone GAF.
Good luck!
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wanttorun100
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Posted: 06/22/05 - 08:50 Post subject:
the new place has a concrete cistern that's used for hot / non-drinking water. The cistern water is a little funky - I think it's because they have the gutters diverted away from the cistern and the level in it is very low.
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RangerG
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Posted: 06/22/05 - 08:53 Post subject:
| wanttorun100 wrote: | | the new place has a concrete cistern that's used for hot / non-drinking water. The cistern water is a little funky - I think it's because they have the gutters diverted away from the cistern and the level in it is very low. |
If it is for non-potable water, pump it out and power wash it. Then refill it. Do that about once a year. I hope it has a sump so you can rinse the soap out and pump it dry. Let it dry for a couple of days before refill.
We have two here at work for truck testing and the farm up the road when I was a kid had one.
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