Installation Guide

Devan Water Tanks

Please read these guidelines before installation begins.

Failure to properly prepare and install your tank correctly or continue with ongoing maintenance will
void your warranty.
Devan Water Tanks. Made in New Zealand for New Zealand Conditions!
In order to gain maximum benefit from your Devan water tank, we have
outlined the following instructions for installation and setup. Please read all
these instructions carefully before installing your tank. The tank warranty
will be void if the installation instructions are not adhered to.

WATER TANK DIMENSIONS

3.7 ME TRES DIAME TER

3.1 ME TRES HEIGHT

2.9 ME TRES HEIGHT

2.75 ME TRES HEIGHT

30,000L
CAPACITY: 30,000 Litres WEIGHT: 475 kg
6,500 gallons OUTLET: 2 x 50 mm (2 inch)
WIDTH: 3.7 metres BSP Brass Fittings
HEIGHT: 3.1 metres

2.55 ME TRES DIAME TER

2.6 ME TRES HEIGHT

2.25 ME TRES HEIGHT

10,000L NORTH ISLAND ONLY

CAPACITY: 10,000 Litres WEIGHT: 225 kg
2,200 gallons OUTLE T: 2 x 50 mm (2 inch)
WIDTH: 2.55 metres BSP Brass Fittings
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WATER TANK DIMENSIONS

3.5 ME TRES DIAME TER

3.0 ME TRES HEIGHT

2.77 ME TRES HEIGHT

2.45 ME TRES HEIGHT
25,000L
CAPACITY: 25,000 Litres WEIGHT: 375 kg
5,500 gallons OUTLE T : 2 x 50 mm (2 inch)
WIDTH: 3.5 metres BSP Brass Fittings
HEIGHT: 3.0 metres

1.9 ME TRES DIAME TER

2.3 ME TRES HEIGHT

2 ME TRES HEIGHT

5,500L
CAPACITY: 5,500 Litres WEIGHT: 112.5 kg
1,200 gallons OUTLE T: 1 x 50 mm (2 inch)
WIDTH: 1.9 metres BSP Brass Fittings
HEIGHT: 2.3 metres

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WATER TANK DIMENSIONS

2.95 METRES DIAMETER

2.6 ME TRES HEIGHT

2.2 METRES HEIGHT

15,000L SOUTH ISLAND ONLY
CAPACITY: 15,000 Litres WEIGHT: 275 kg
3,300 gallons OUTLE T: 2 x 50 mm (2 inch)
WIDTH: 2.95 metres BSP Brass Fittings
HEIGHT: 2.6 metres

870 mm DIAME TER

2023 mm HEIGHT

SLIMLINE
CAPACIT Y: 1,000 Litres WEIGHT: 35 kg
OUTLE T: 2 x 50 mm (2 inch) &
WIDTH: 0.87 metres 2 x 16 mm Brass BSP
HEIGHT: 2.0 metres Fittings

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WATER TANK DIMENSIONS

3.5 ME TRES DIAME TER

2.0 ME TRES HEIGHT

1.83 ME TRES HEIGHT

1.54 ME TRES HEIGHT
15,000L NORTH ISLAND ONLY
CAPACITY: 15,000 Litres WEIGHT: 250 kg
3,300 gallons OUTLE T: 2 x 50 mm (2 inch)
WIDTH: 3.5 metres BSP Brass Fittings
HEIGHT: 2.0 metres

1350 mm LENGTH
1050 mm HEIGHT

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mm
900

HANDI TANK
CAPACIT Y: 750 Litres WEIGHT: 35 kg
WIDTH: 0.9 metres
LENGTH: 1.35 metres
HEIGHT: 1.05 metres

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 Foundation and location
Fig I: Sand base installation

250mm

100mm

Sand base to be 500mm larger than tank diametre

Delivery of your Devan tank

Devan water tanks are delivered by
road to your gate. Transportation to the A level sand foundation is required for
actual site and installation is the risk and tanks 5,500 litres and larger. The sand
responsibility of the purchaser. Where base needs to be 100mm deep, 500mm
there is easy and suitable road access, greater than the tank diameter and
our transport operator may agree to most importantly, free from any sharp
off-load closer to the installation site, objects or projections such as rocks,
however this will be at the purchaser’s roots or stones. Should the foundation
risk. On arrival please make sure that settle slightly, your Devan tank is
somebody is available to help our flexible enough to enable conformity
transport operator off-load your tank. without risk of damage. When locating
onto a sloping site, extra care should
Devan drivers generally phone the be taken to prevent any erosion of the
person nominated at the time of order foundation. Although site preparation
either the day before, or the morning of is minimal, we advise it to be done
delivery to confirm details and advise an properly to maximise the life of your
approximate delivery time. If the driver tank.
is unable to get hold of the nominated
contact person, the tank will be off- The sand base must be retained at all
loaded at the most convenient location times. Pipe tank overflow well clear of
at the site and it will be the purchasers the sand base to ensure overflowing
responsibility to relocate the tank at water does not aid erosion.
their risk and responsibility.
A full Devan tank is extremely heavy
If you have special access issues, please (up to 30 tonnes). Be thoughtful in
make sure these are made known either selecting your tank location. When
to the Devan sales team or to the driver. installing the Devan tank, choose a
Examples of such issues include truck firm and level area that is free from any
only access in tight spaces, farm gate projections. Elevated locations must
entry as opposed to main driveway or have a solid floor and be strong enough
tank track entry, no wet weather access to withstand wind loads in conjunction
and so on. with the weight of a full tank.

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In high wind areas such as hilltops, place, all four lifting eyes must be used
the Devan tank can be secured to the in doing so. The lifting eyes are not
ground using all four lifting lugs. Do not rated sufficiently to be used with any
overtighten the tie-downs or damage water in the tank.
will result.
General Plumbing Guidelines
Devan water tanks are not designed Because polyethylene water tanks
for in-ground installation and therefore expand when full, plumbing to the tank
must not be buried any further than a must be flexible. All plumbing attached
maximum of one metre below ground to the tank must be done properly with
level, with free space of at least 500mm all connections free from stress.
around the tank. Devan tanks can be
recessed into banks or similar, providing All drilling and plumbing should be
the tank is not backfilled against and completed prior to filling.
there is free space of at least 500mm
around the tank. Polyethylene pipe does not constitute
flexible plumbing. Flexi-hose needs to
Do not install water tanks over buried be used to provide sufficient flexibility.
pipes, cables or any other utility
connections which may require No extra penetrations are to be cut into
servicing or maintenance. the walls of the tank without written
approval of the manufacturer. Doing
Do not install water tanks over so will seriously affect the structural
underground structures such as cellars, integrity of the tank and lead to
septic tanks, sewage canals, etc. premature failure.

Do not install water tanks where they Fig II: Top plumbing guide.
could pose a potential hazard to life or
property.
Overflow level determines maximum capacity

In areas prone to rabbit or other

burrowing animals it is advisable to
bury wire mesh to a depth of at least
600mm in a narrow trench around the
foundation parameter.

In areas where livestock have access

to the tank, the area surrounding the Two examples of top
tank must be fenced to a minimum of plumbing for either inlet,
overflow or venting

1.0 metre from the tank, to avoid any

damage to the tank wall.
Top Plumbing
Where the tank needs to be lifted into There are specially designed mounting
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areas on the dome of the tank, for inlet in for extra plumbing strength. These
and overflow plumbing. We recommend fittings are pre-drilled and tapped ready
the use of universal seals® with all top for use. These moulded-in fittings are
plumbing and care should be taken raised off the bottom of the tank to
when drilling the corresponding hole prevent sludge pick-up and to retain
size. Proper hole saws must be used. sufficient water weight (up to approx.
one tonne in large tanks) making the
The overflow should be piped away tank more stable in exposed areas.
from the foundation to avoid erosion.
All pipe fittings must be supported
‘Hockey stick’ shaped overflow and vent independently to minimise stress on
pipe work will not provide sufficient base plumbing. Unsupported plumbing
flow and the tank dome will eventually pulls down on the side wall of the tank
vacuum. Ninety degree overflow and causing avoidable stress to the tank.
vent pipe work is essential.
It is not recommended to install tank
It is essential that you have more than fittings anywhere else in the tank wall
adequate overflow and air venting as this will create a stressed point in the
for your operating conditions. Air and tank structure and void the warranty. If
water must be able to exit the tank at an output fitting is required at a specific
the combined maximum rate that it level, connect an internal vertical pipe
can enter. If the tank is not sufficiently to the desired level from the inside of
vented it will inevitably suck in the the provided wall mounted outlet.
dome of the tank which will cause the
tank to fail prematurely. Please use only appropriate PVC or
polyethylene fittings and make sure that
Fig III: Bottom plumbing guide. all joints are well sealed and watertight
with no light penetration. Metal fittings
are not suitable for tank plumbing.

Where an outlet fitting of over 50mm

Support for outlet
is required it is strongly recommended
that the tank be upgraded to heavy
fittings and hose to
avoid downward stress

duty to accommodate the high-flow

Flexible hose
Connection to rigid
nature of the application.
plumbing or pump

Any aftermarket fittings installed in the

tank wall or base will void warranty.

Tank Wall Plumbing Supported flexibility is essential on

There are specially designed mounting all wall mounted plumbing. Because
areas on the wall of the tank for outlet all polyethylene tanks expand when
plumbing with brass fittings moulded- full, direct rigid plumbing connections
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to the wall of your water tank are not self-supported on its own mount and
suitable and will cause premature connected to the tank via flexible hose
failure of the tank. A supported flexible to isolate any vibration or movement
hose between your water tank and rigid by the pumping unit itself. The tank
plumbing or pump is essential. outlet areas and their fittings must not
be stressed by the weight of the water
Bungs are screwed in loosley for pump, motor or plumbing.
transport only. If used permanently,
please remove the bung and Teflon Remember to allow more than
tape the threads and screw back in. Do adequate overflow and venting when
not overtighten the bungs if they are water pumps are used. Air and water
to be refitted. This procedure must be must be able to enter or escape the
completed before filling the tank. tank at the same rate the water is
being pumped in or out. Use the
Water Pump Installation top plumbing areas when attaching
Do not directly install water pumps overflow or vent plumbing to your
to the side of your water tank. The water tank.
water pump and its motor must be

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WARRANTY POLICY
Your Devan product has been 3) The claim for goods under warranty
manufactured to the highest standards arises solely from faulty material or
utilising advanced technology and manufacturers’ workmanship.
production procedures. Devan
Plastics Limited (“Devan”) warrants 4) The customer or agent of the
their products to be free of defects in customer must return goods under
workmanship or materials for the period warranty (where appropriate), stating
defined in Appendix A, provided the the date and place of purchase
provisions detailed below have been promptly and within the product
complied with. liability period.

A third party manufacturers’ warranty 5) No repairs must be entered into

applies to all other components used by anybody other than a specified
in the manufacture of Devan products. distributor or repairer as agreed and
Third party manufacturer’s warrant appointed by Devan Plastics Limited.
their products are free from defects
in material and workmanship at the 6) Devan must be given a reasonable
time of shipment and will make good, opportunity to inspect the tank and, if
by repair or at its option replacement, deemed necessary by Devan to have
any defects which occur during the an independent engineering or other
warrantable period as defined in expert analysis of the cause of failure
Appendix A provided the provisions carried out.
below have been complied with.
Exclusions
Necessary provisions Both the Devan warranty and third
In order for a warranty claim to be party manufacturer’s warranty do not
accepted by Devan Plastics Limited or a cover the following exclusions:
third party manufacturer the following
provisions must be met: 1) Except where otherwise stated by
law, the manufacturer shall not be
1) The equipment was correctly installed under liability for any injury, damage, or
and in proper use as was intended loss, including consequential damage
by the manufacturer in accordance or loss resulting from the use of its
with the Installation and operating products, or resulting from defects
instructions supplied, and generally therein. This may specifically refer to the
accepted code of practice or national cost of carriage, installation, electrical or
standard/s. plumbing requirements etc.

2) The warranty period (as defined in 2) Damage caused by abnormal

Appendix A) from the date of invoice to operating conditions, war, violence,
the end user has not lapsed. cataclysm, or any force majeure.
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3) Damage caused by the equipment 6) If the Devan product or third party
being used for an application for which component has not been maintained
it is not manufactured or recommended in accordance with Devan Plastics
by the original manufacturer or Devan instructions.
Plastics Limited.
7) Ingress of water or insect infestation
4) Damage caused by sand or abrasive to electrical components due to post-
materials, corrosion due to salt water, manufacture electrical penetrations not
hazardous liquids, electrolytic action, being appropriately protected.
and liquid temperatures beyond the
recommended range, cavitation, and 8) Incorrect installation or negligent
improper power supply voltage or practices of the installer of the product.
outages.
This warranty does not exclude any
5) Attempted repair, dismantling or any condition or warranty implied by the
other tampering with any component Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair
of the system without the prior written Trading Act 1986, and the Commerce
approval of Devan Plastics Limited will Act 1986 and is in addition to any rights
void any warranty. the purchaser may have at law.

Appendix A - Product warranty periods

Product Warranty Period
Water tanks (residential) 20 years
Water tanks (commercial) 10 years
Molasses tanks 10 years
Septic tanks 15 years
WWTS vessels 15 years
Grease traps 10 years
Flout tank 10 years
Detention/retention tanks 15 years
Drums 1 year
Refuse bins 1 year
Industrial bins 1 year
Third party components (WWTS) 1 year
Third party components (other) 1 year
Grundfos pumps 1 years

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Devan Plastics Limited
125 Birch Avenue
PO Box 2602
Tauranga 3140

P 07 578 8726
F 07 577 0437
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