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Thread ID: 110687 2010-06-28 06:42:00 Water Tank Saga Cicero (40) PC World Chat
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1114148 2010-06-28 06:42:00 Found my water tank with collapsed roof(re pics).

Question is,what caused the roof to collapse.The tank had emptied and it is suggested by the supplier that the vents were blocked,as a consequence the pump,which had continued to pump when tank was empty due blocked vents created a vacuum and sucked roof down.

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Any good opinion would be welcome.
Cicero (40)
1114149 2010-06-28 06:43:00 pressf1.pcworld.co.nz GameJunkie (72)
1114150 2010-06-28 07:35:00 pressf1.pcworld.co.nz

Well done Junkie,I tried to find and couldn't.

My next door neighbour a scientist,reckons if vents blocked then how did tank fill.

Rxt2 said as much in his comment some weeks ago.
Cicero (40)
1114151 2010-06-28 07:43:00 Hi Cicero, there were two 60mm vent holes in the tank lid, which were not blocked. That rules out the vacumn theory. Is there any associated firm that might cover the warranty? Good luck. BobM (1138)
1114152 2010-06-28 07:54:00 What the wind like down there, don't those tanks get a bit floppy when they are empty? PaulD (232)
1114153 2010-06-28 08:03:00 Looks to me like some sod has jumped on it gary67 (56)
1114154 2010-06-28 08:06:00 Looks like that to me as well. Sweep (90)
1114155 2010-06-28 08:12:00 What the wind like down there, don't those tanks get a bit floppy when they are empty?

I doubt it is the wind.

For those that find this amusing,they may like to donate the 6k to fix problem.

If air cant get in then how did tank fill,there no evidence that vents were blocked,you will note from pic that it would be tricky to block.
Cicero (40)
1114156 2010-06-28 08:19:00 Looks to me like some sod has jumped on it

If that's true, why? Is the tank a stepping stone to somewhere else like a house window?
PaulD (232)
1114157 2010-06-28 08:26:00 If that's true, why? Is the tank a stepping stone to somewhere else like a house window?

No problem if you are about 15ft tall.
Cicero (40)
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