You will get relief from boiling water! These 3 indigenous devices will keep the water in the tank as cold as ice even in extreme heat:

Severe heat has hit the entire country including North India. The biggest problem in the scorching sun is the plastic tanks kept on the roof of the house. By noon, the water in the tank becomes so hot that leaving aside bathing, opening the tap feels like burning hands and feet.

If you are also troubled by this problem and do not want to buy expensive ‘insulated tanks’, then you can keep the water cool at home by adopting these 3 effective and cheap methods.

1. Lime coating: Will defeat the sun’s rays (Heat Reflective Coating)

There is a simple principle of science that white color does not absorb heat but reflects it.

How to do: Buy ordinary lime from the market and add a little Fevicol to it (so that the lime does not get washed away in the rain).

Method: Apply 2-3 coats of it on the outer part of the tank.

Benefit: This will act as a ‘heat reflective’ coating. The white surface will reflect sunlight back, so the plastic of the tank will not heat up and the water inside will remain cool.

2. Jute sack cover: the cheapest and sustainable way

This is an age-old and most effective method. Jute sacks provide natural coolness.

Method: Soak old jute sacks in water, wrap them tightly around the tank and tie them with a rope.

How it works: As the water in the bags evaporates, it will absorb heat from the surface of the tank and keep the water cool.

Special tip: Keep sprinkling water on these sacks once or twice a day so that they remain moist.

3. Thermocol insulation: solid wall for warmth

Thermocol is considered to be the best insulator of heat. This completely prevents outside heat from entering inside the tank.

Method: Place a thermocol sheet around the tank and fix it with tape or rope.

Security: Put an old tarpaulin or plastic cover over it so that the thermocol particles do not fly away due to sunlight and wind.

Benefit: It acts like a thermal shield, keeping the water at normal temperature even during severe heat waves.

Pro Tip: Take care of the plumbing too

Often we cool the tank, but forget the pipes. Due to direct heating of pipes in sunlight, the water filled in them starts boiling. For better results:

also to the main pipeline jute strip or available in the market insulation foam Cover with.

With this, you will get cold water immediately as soon as you open the tap.