Installation and maintenance instructions for GRAF PLATIN Underground Rainwater Tank & Minimax Filter 5,000L Platin Tank & 3,000L Minimax Filter 1,500L Packages Pedestrian or Vehicle _______ ______________ 5,000L Platin Tank Only 3,000L Packages 1,500L Pedestrian or Vehicle _______ Table of contents...
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Graf offers a wide range of accessories which all match each other. The use of non Graf accessories may lead to the voiding of warranty and any subsequent claims of liability from any resulting damages.
Installation conditions Mini telescopic Trafficable dome shaft + Teleskop-Domschacht Teleskop-Domschacht dome shaft telescopic cast iron lid Mini Maxi / Guss Coverage heights with telescopic dome shaft in 455-655 455-755 green areas. Maximum coverage heights with the maximum two extension risers and telescopic dome shaft. max.
Technical data Platin Tank with Telescopic Shaft & Lid Maximum Height Maximum Std Shaft & Lid Height Trafficable Minimum Height 340 (Mini) 440 (Maxi) Htot Htot Hges Hges Htot Htot Graf Platin Tank 1500 Litres 3000 Litres 5000 Litres Weight...
Installation and assembly Subsoil Covering layer Telescopic dome shaft PLATIN Rainwater Underground Tank Compacted foundation refer page 2. Concrete layer for surfaces used by passenger cars Backfill Material, 7mm Minus or washed sand fill material must be porous see page 2.
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The connecting holes must be pre cut using “only” the special GRAF 124mm hole saw. The distance between the tanks must be a minimum 500mm. The pipes must project at least 100mm inside the tanks.
Installation and assembly Insertion and filling The tanks must be inserted, impact-free, into prepared trench using suitable equipment. To avoid deformities, the tank is >100 to be 1/3 filled with water before undertaking any backfilling. 2. 3/3 1. 1/3 Ensure minimum distances between trench wall (100mm) and between tanks (500mm).
Assembling the and telescopic dome shaft Assembling the telescopic dome shaft „A “ The telescopic dome shaft enables infinite adaptation of the tank to given site surfaces with earth coverage of between 455mm and 655mm (standard telescopic dome shaft) or 455mm and 755mm (trafficable telescopic dome shaft).
Profile seal Platin Tank dome Inspection and servicing The entire system must be checked for leaks, cleanliness and stability at least every three months. The entire system should be serviced at intervals of approx. 5 years. In this case, all parts of the system must be cleaned and their function checked.
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Minimax Filter Package Installation Inspection and servicing 9.1. Minimax Internal Filter • The Filter Package is supplied with Filter Body, Filter Basket, Spray Cleaner, Two Spannfix Collars, Emergency Overflow Siphon, Rodent Guard, Settled Inlet Connection, One 150mm Rubber Ring Adaptor and One 250mm Rubber Ring Adaptor •The filter has a built in difference between inflow/outflow of 10mm.
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150mm adaptor on the outlet. These adaptors “butt” up against the filter body and are joined by the Graf Spannfix collars (supplied). They provide a simple disconnection of the filter body without tools. To position the Minimax Filter correctly - push the 150mm rubber ring adaptor on the outlet, fully in, by doing this you will be positioning the inlet stilling system so it sits in between the tank bottom ribs.
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10. Pictorial Installation of the Graf Platin Tank inimax Filter Package Installation cont... 2. Lift tank/s off truck using suitable lifting 1. Dig excavation and provide 100- equipment 150mm well compacted level base 4. Back fill must be compactable porous with 3.
10. Pictorial Installation Guidelines of Graf Platin Tank cont..7. Insert tank seal and plumbing connection 8. Connect Minimax Filter Package fittings (see instructions pages 12-13) 9. Lube up rubber seal with liquid soap provided 10. Install Graf Telescopic Shaft & Lid before inserting Shaft &...
11.2 Detention/Retention Tank (Detain & Retain) With a national focus on water savings by collecting rainwater the installation of a detention/retention coupled with a quality filtration system enables clean quality rainwater to be collected in the Graf Platin Tank. Sized and set up correctly the tank will detain a specific amount of water required by the council before letting it go slowly back into the storm water system.
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Storm Water Detention/Retention 11.4 Two 5,000L Tanks Detention/Retention System 11.5 Height of Detention Outlet 17 / 18...
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