Teepster Price
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I have a summer only cottage using a 21 gallon vertical galvanized water tank that was installed in the mid 50's by my father. The 21 gallon tank is sufficient for our needs of toilet and dish washing. The pump probably only runs a few times a day. I remove the tank every fall and bring it home to thoroughly rinse and store for the winter along with the shallow well Myers pump. This fall I noticed a small orange spot (rust) about half way up the tank and a orange drip trail to the bottom. I'm looking for an exact tank on line and everything now that's water over air is much larger. I understand most modern tanks are smaller and bladder or diaphragm design. Is removing the tank every year and draining and flushing hard on these internal pieces. I can't find a similar tank of this size on the market. If I go with a bladder type tank with single input/output I'm going to have to do some pipe rerouting. Is there a air over water tank this size available anywhere or should I do the work to reroute the pipes and go with a bladder/diaphragm tank and hope the internals don't get disturbed taking the tank home every fall and flushing.