{"product_id":"systems-water-plumbing","title":"Water storage and off-grid plumbing: Tanks, pumps, pressure and freeze-proofing · Alt Ordo Systems Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery off-grid water source, whether a roof, a well, a spring or a water truck, ends in the same place: a tank. From the tank, water has to reach a kitchen tap and a shower at a pressure you can live with, and it has to survive the winter. This guide is that middle part. A food-grade tank stores the water, a pump and a small pressure tank give it push, plastic pipe carries it to the house, and a plan for freezing keeps the whole thing from splitting on the first cold night. None of it is hard, but the order matters and the mistakes are expensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide helps you size a storage tank for your household and your refill rhythm, choose a 12 V or 120 V pump and the right pressure tank, run pipe from the tank to the taps, and keep every inch of it from freezing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 pages in 9 chapters (At a glance, Where it works, How it works, Size it, Parts and cost, Build it, Run it, Rules and permits, How it connects), then the sources and a notes page. 8 numbered figures drawn for this guide. You also get a worked example with a fill-in worksheet, 11 numbered steps, a year-round calendar, and a troubleshooting table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree builds, costed line by line\u003c\/strong\u003e (typical US prices, October 2026):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBare-bones: $490–$1,110\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard: $2,500–$3,010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComfortable: $6,550–$7,390\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSourced and fact-checked.\u003c\/strong\u003e Facts and figures are cited to the 26 sources listed at the back, and the whole guide was fact-checked before release. General guidance, not engineering advice: your county and a qualified pro have the last word on your site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairs with\u003c\/strong\u003e other Alt Ordo Systems Guides: Roof rainwater catchment; Wells and hand pumps; Safe drinking water; Off-grid solar; Septic and its alternatives; Tiny homes, RVs and skoolies. For your county's permits and rules, see our county and state guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstant PDF download.\u003c\/strong\u003e After checkout you get a download link by email. Letter-size pages, made to read on screen or print at home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alt Ordo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48361942941867,"sku":"AO26-SYS-19","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/4718\/4299\/files\/AO26-SYS-19.jpg?v=1792812385","url":"https:\/\/shop.altordo.com\/products\/systems-water-plumbing","provider":"Alt Ordo: Build Freedom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}