Technical Release: TR-RWH 05 - The tarpaulin tank - 6 cubic metre, very low-cost tank for rainwater storage (2000)
Prepared by Dai Rees
September 2000
General background information about this tank can be found in Case Studies 20
Lining the tank with tarpaulin
Termites have proven to be a problem - they eat through the poles of the frame. To avoid this the poles are soaked in old engine oil and the side of the plastered tank is smeared with oil before the tarpaulin is inserted.