What to do with dismissed loft cisterns?

[phloaw]

Hi everyone.
So, I'm finally switching from a traditional boiler to a combi boiler, which will feed everything: water taps and radiators. Therefore, the beloved hot water cylinder will go to the tip. However, I'm not sure what to do with the two feeding cisterns in the loft. The tradesmen will probably just disconnect them and leave them empty in their place. Then I'm free to dismantle and throw them away or do nothing. My idea was the latter, and then use the empty tanks to just store random stuff (diy tools, books, etc.), which would be useful since the loft has no crawling boards, so that it cannot really be used to store stuff itself.

Could there be any issue or unforeseen problem with this idea?

Thanks!
JW

 

[Jurassicspark]

When my lift tanks were decommissioned, I had to cut the water feed tank, as it did not fit through the loft hatch.

I used a hand saw and not an angle grinder as using the latter can cause sparks and a fire.

It was thrown in the bin. However, the F and E tank easily existed the loft hatch due to its small size.

It now sits in the garden where it collects plenty of rainwater which then gets used to water the plants. I also had to bend the outlet pipe so that water won’t leak out.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Most old galvanised tanks get left in the loft, they are heavy
The plastic ones can be removed as they are light, but might have some water left in them.

I wouldn’t bother using one for storage, just buy some “really useful” boxes and either ensure that they can sit on at least enough joists/rafters or board out a small area.

As said, the galvanised ones can be handy as a garden water tank

 

[endecotp]

the beloved hot water cylinder will go to the tip.

No, take it to a scrap metal dealer, it is worth something!

 

[avonmouth]

No, take it to a scrap metal dealer, it is worth something!

That's an easy £50 at todays scrap prices

 

[aveatry]

I had a plastic round one that repurposed as a big planter