Water butts

Wildeone · « **on:** April 08, 2008, 19:33 »

Does anyone know where i can get a large water butt and all the conectors for a really good price? do they do subsidised ones like compost bins? ? ? ? If you know of any cheap website or mail order sites i'd appreciate a link!

Thank you!

shaun · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2008, 20:38 »

go and beg a barrel wildone if you look hard enough you will find one,building sites farms etc then go into your local plumbing shop and ask for a 15mm tank connector and a stop tap to go onto it wont cost you no more that a tenner

babe · « **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2008, 20:39 »

is that not what you want the blue barrel for wildy??

shaun · « **Reply #3 on:** April 08, 2008, 20:42 »

shes in a panic babe :roll: if anyone wants a blue barrel get intouch with me or babe

babe · « **Reply #4 on:** April 08, 2008, 20:45 »

no touchy.. no touchy...

Swee'pea · « **Reply #5 on:** April 08, 2008, 21:02 »

Quote from: "babe"

no touchy.. no touchy...

LMAO!

glyn+donna · « **Reply #6 on:** April 09, 2008, 02:46 »

apply for a new whellie bin from the council,or offer to buy one .

Wildeone · « **Reply #7 on:** April 09, 2008, 06:56 »

Quote from: "babe"

is that not what you want the blue barrel for wildy??

No I want the barrel for carrots!

Wildeone · « **Reply #8 on:** April 09, 2008, 06:57 »

Quote from: "glyn+donna"

apply for a new whellie bin from the council,or offer to buy one .

Our council don't do whellie bins!

mtoyne · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2008, 07:52 »

Im other end of the country to you but ive just got a 200ltr butt, stand, connector and free delivery from yorkshire water £40, got my composter from them aswell and that was £7. Does your water authority do anything like that? You could check out their website.

compostqueen · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2008, 08:18 »

out water board did free butts for pensioners who wanted them. I was dead jealous cos they're dead posh, stand, tap and everything

I got a "second" from Wilko. The lid lock was missing or sommat unimportant (lotty wise that is) so I got it for £7

Wildeone · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2008, 08:50 »

I've brought one but . . . . . . It looked a LOT smaller on the internet!!!

Hubby is furious that I didn't get a smaller one but i think we'll fill it soon enough! - it's 350 litres :shock:

Do they tend to over flow or should we be ok?

DD. · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2008, 09:03 »

I've got 2 x 210 litre ones, but they are only off the garage roof! They overflow, but I suppose it depends how much you have to water. Once the seedlings are out of the way, there's only the toms, peppers & cues to water at home.

Winter is the peak overflow time - lots of rain, little to water!

lfcevans · « **Reply #13 on:** April 26, 2008, 22:40 »

Can anyone recommend a butt that is thinner somewhat than normal. The reason is , that its got to go on a path next to the house, and would be virtually impassable if a normal sized one was there.

Wildeone · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2008, 06:37 »

Try this one!

LINK

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