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Make Better Decisions About Water Storage

Practical, plain-language guidance on choosing, installing and maintaining water storage, written by the Promax team.

Buying a Tank6 min read

Different Types of Water Tanks

Steel, concrete, fibreglass and plastic tanks each behave differently once they are holding water. Here is how the four materials compare, and what to check before you choose one.

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Combatting Drought and Price Volatility

Lead times, raw material prices and drought all push in the same direction: buy the tank before you need it. Promax's answer was the Promax Promise, which locks in the delivery and the original price.

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Buying a Tank4 min read

ENDURO vs XPRESS

ENDURO tanks have corrugated sidewalls and can be inset up to 1 metre in the ground; XPRESS tanks are smooth-walled, come in two colours and carry a budget-friendly price. Both are built to AS/NZS 4766.

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Buyers Checklist

Ten questions worth asking before you buy a water tank, and where to find the answer to each one. Get these right up front and the rest of the decision follows.

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Calculate capacity

Work out the storage you need from your daily water use and the length of your dry period, then check what your roof can actually collect. This covers both sums and what to look for in the tank itself.

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