rafterbr Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Over a year ago, we put a new tinaco on the roof of our casa. We returned to the states planning to come back to Mexico in 6 months. Covid prevented this but we are now vaccinated and ready for return. My concern is the water in the tinaco is now over a year old. We have a gardener and he has been watering the garden but I am sure this water comes directly from the aljibe. I wonder if the water in Riberas is treated in any way, if not I am afraid the water in the tinaco will be full of algae and other pollutants. Any suggestions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 You'll know when you turn the tap on and let it run for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucelee1731 Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Dealing with tinacos and cleaning them I'd say that your garderner has been using the water from the tinaco but still just in case id recommend to get them thoroughly cleaned out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cartero Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 I would think it depends on how tinaco was hooked up to the system. I have had them where water into ajibe then to tinaco and exit from there. Reason was to gravity feed in advent of power outage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Check the water condition in the Tinaco. You probably should drain it and clean the tinaco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addtocart Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 I try not to think about what's in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Think about how hot the water gets at this time of the year and especially so if your tinaco is black. Now think about what living anything might survive in that water. Dirt (which is in abundance in the water in Riberas) will be there for sure. Clean your tinaco out once a year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted April 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Excellent advice from all. Now does someone have name and phone number of someone to clean it. From the aljibe one line goes to outside faucet and T's to go to Tinaco so I believe the garden water doesn't come from Tinaco but I am sure you are right the Tinaco and aljibe need to be cleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, rafterbr said: someone to clean it. Most likely the gardener can handle it, or would know someone who can. Dump, scrub, rinse, fill tank and lines with some water / cloro mix, clean water rinse / drain lines again, good to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Make sure you hire someone with a bit of experience. Our Handyman would' t clean the abanile because the sides were collapsing, and did't someone to get trapped. Our gardener was less concerned about that, he did' t want someone to be overwhelmed with chlorine gas. If ammonia and chlorine mix, they create a deadly gas and explosion. He charged 1,500 pesos and did a good, thorough job, and cleaned up the after mess. PM for his # if you want to. He speaks only Spanish, but wife and I both think he understands more English than he lets on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 I use JP Home Services. Contact Jurgen at 331-841-4159 and he will organize it. His guys arrive with a pump to empty both the aljibe and the tinaco quickly to the street or wherever you want it used. Three guys showed up to do mine and they were done in a few hours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 52 minutes ago, CHILLIN said: Our Handyman would' t clean the abanile because the sides were collapsing, I don't think an abanil would take kindly to being cleaned by a handyman, regardless of whether he was collapsing or not. 🙂 Abanil= mason Aljibe= cistern 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted April 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 52 minutes ago, Ferret said: I use JP Home Services. Contact Jurgen at 331-841-4159 and he will organize it. His guys arrive with a pump to empty both the aljibe and the tinaco quickly to the street or wherever you want it used. Three guys showed up to do mine and they were done in a few hours. Do you remember how much they charged? Gracias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 14 hours ago, rafterbr said: Excellent advice from all. Now does someone have name and phone number of someone to clean it. From the aljibe one line goes to outside faucet and T's to go to Tinaco so I believe the garden water doesn't come from Tinaco but I am sure you are right the Tinaco and aljibe need to be cleaned. I cleaned my own but most plumbers will do it. Water from my tinaco only goes to the house usually. water from my aljibe waters the garden by gravity (it is a long, steep property) Water to my tinaco does not come from my aljibe but directly from the fraccionamiento. I have a purification system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 12 hours ago, rafterbr said: Excellent advice from all. Now does someone have name and phone number of someone to clean it. From the aljibe one line goes to outside faucet and T's to go to Tinaco so I believe the garden water doesn't come from Tinaco but I am sure you are right the Tinaco and aljibe need to be cleaned. Your outside garden facet comes from your underground alijibe? Where is the gravity water presure? Our outside facets come from our rooftop tinaco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 my 2 outside hookups[hose taps] and the sink in my workshop are all on a pipa directly from the street. there is a t in the pipa just outside my wall and the main line into the house goes to the tinaco and used to also fill the aljibe before we filled that in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 7 hours ago, AlanMexicali said: Your outside garden facet comes from your underground alijibe? Where is the gravity water presure? Our outside facets come from our rooftop tinaco. There's no standard set up. Maybe his place has a pump from the aljibe to the garden hose faucet. One of my outside faucets is fed by the city water, the other comes from my tinako. Water from the aljibe pumps up to the tinako. One of my neighbors is on a well and has a pressure pump directly from the well to the house, no tinako at all. Another neighbor has no aljibe- the tinako fills with the city water pressure and there's another tinako at ground level used to water the garden. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 9 hours ago, AlanMexicali said: Your outside garden facet comes from your underground alijibe? Where is the gravity water presure? Our outside facets come from our rooftop tinaco. My aljibe has a pump. When we first bought casa it did not have a tinaco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 2 hours ago, rafterbr said: My aljibe has a pump. When we first bought casa it did not have a tinaco. Most of my property is about 60 or 70 feet below my aljibe equals gravity. I have a subermersible pump and a regular pump for my aljibe but they are rarely used 5 hours ago, happyjillin said: my 2 outside hookups[hose taps] and the sink in my workshop are all on a pipa directly from the street. there is a t in the pipa just outside my wall and the main line into the house goes to the tinaco and used to also fill the aljibe before we filled that in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Tinaco.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, RickS said: Tinaco.... Tinaco right back at you. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 4 hours ago, RickS said: Tinaco.... Yeeesssss!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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