A fibreglass water tank is a disaster waiting to happen

Know The Risk

A fiberglass water tank is very vulnerable to the affects of surface fire and radiant heat either of which can weaken or ignite the tank

A combustible platform edging such as treated pine adds fuel of its own and can further increase the speed and certainty that the tank with fail

Situated beside the house a ruptured fiberglass water tank can break open the wall of the house with a similar intensity of a car crashing at speed into the house

Do The Fix

Good:

• Relocate fibreglass tank as far from the house as you can
• Replace treated pine edging with bricks or pavers
• Place it on bare earth and reduce nearby vegetation to avoid a Surface Fire risk

Better/Best:

• Replace a fibreglass water tank with a steel or concrete alternative, especially any tank sited close to a house or shed

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