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Never run dry again.

A backup tank quietly fills while the water's on, and keeps your home running the moment it's cut. It's the cheapest fix, it needs no drilling and no permit — and it's the right answer for almost everyone.

The fix for the thing you dread most

Two weeks. Not a drop.

💧 “For the past two weeks, not a drop.” · “The toilets can't flush — we live like a squatter camp.”

The outage always comes at the worst time — no flushing, no washing, buckets at the tanker. A backup tank ends that for good: when the supply drops, your taps keep running like nothing happened. No drilling. No permit. Installed in a day.

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Enough water to ride out the cut

A 2,500 L tank holds 2–3 days of water for a family of four — through the longest outage your suburb throws at you.

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Your whole house, not just a tap

Plumbed to pressurise the home — showers, toilets, washing — automatically when the mains drop.

Works through load-shedding too

Add a small solar or battery pump and the water keeps flowing when the power's off as well.

No drilling, no red tape

No geology risk, no municipal notification, no dolomite worries. The simplest, safest fix there is.

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What a backup tank really costs

The honest, installed range — you'll see your exact figure and finance from R/month when you enter your address.

Tank (2,500 L)R4,000 – 6,000
Pressure pump + fittingsR2,500 – 5,500
Plumbing & install (1 day)included
Typical all-infrom R7,000 · ~R173/mo

Tight budget? A 500–1,000 L tank from R1,500–3,500 still beats the worst of an outage. We'll size it to your home, never oversell.

How big should yours be?

It comes down to your household and how long your cuts last. We work it out for you — here's the rule of thumb.

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500–1,000 L

A single person or a couple. Covers a short cut and the essentials.

2

2,500 L

The sweet spot. A family of four for 2–3 days. What most homes choose.

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5,000 L

A big household, or suburbs with week-long cuts. Full peace of mind.

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+ Solar pump

Keeps the water flowing through load-shedding, off-grid. Optional add-on.

Keep it clean — keep it safe

A stored-water tank needs a clean now and then. Sun, sediment and standing water grow algae and biofilm — so we drain, scrub and sanitise it, and the water you store stays safe to use.

Drain, scrub & sanitise (residential tank)from R450
How oftenabout once a year
Add it to your tank quoteR450 – 1,500 / clean

An honest estimate — you'll get the exact figure in your free quote. It's an optional add-on, never forced: if your stored water is fine, you don't need it yet.

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Fitted by people you can trust

Plenty of "handyman" installs leak, lose pressure, or breed algae. We only send vetted, reviewed installers who do it once, properly.

  • Correct pump sizing — full pressure with several taps open
  • Light-proof, food-grade tank — no algae
  • Clean automatic switchover, mains ↔ tank
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The honest-answer promise

If a tank isn't actually your best fix, we'll say so — and point you to a wellpoint or filter instead. We never sell you more than you need.

Homes that never run dry now

Real South Africans — from the 2,389 voices we studied.

★★★★★
“We've been water-shedding for years — the tank means we don't even notice the cuts anymore.”
— Gauteng homeowner
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“They told me I didn't need a borehole, just a tank. Saved me R60k and it works perfectly.”
— Lerato N · Roodepoort
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“Installed in a morning. First outage after, the family didn't even know the mains were off.”
— Sipho D · Benoni

Size your tank in 30 seconds.

Free. Honest. The right size for your home — never oversold.

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