Water Butts….waste of money?

Frugal_Goblin

Not sure if this is in the right place as I've never posted before.

Redbridge Council, despite claiming to get a discount on waterbutts via Blackwall (https://www.evengreener.com) dont, but Thames Water do and you can get the water butt, lid and diverter kit for £24.95 but there is currently a 6-8 week delay due to demand.

gromituk

This can be found here. I had a look on Thames' site a few days ago and was suprised to find nothing. I looked harder this time - or maybe it's just appeared. It's not found by the site's search facility.

SaverSarah_2

Xbigman wrote:

Financially, only in the long term.
Organicly, yes because rainwater is better for the garden.
Morally, yes you are conserving water.
X

I'm with you on that, wholeheartedly. So far this year (rainy season and all that) I've managed to water my garden every day without once using my outside tap, and my water butt is still pretty much full.

It gives you such a good feeling!! I'd never stopped to consider the cost of buying one (lucky us, we inherited from the house's previous owners! Still would have bought one though).

Mr_Proctalgia

Can anyone help me please???

Do any of you actually have a 1000l IBC tank?? I need to find out the dimensions of a tank to see if I can get one in the back of an Escort Van (Both on and off its pallet and with or without its cage)

If anyone could post the dimensions I would be so grateful.

TIA.

gromituk

Just search eBay for them.

Mr_Proctalgia

I did and logic would dictate that they would have to be about a cubic meter but I wasn't sure if they were symetrical or not, either way I think I would have to get one delivered because of the wheel arches.

On to plan B then.....................

calleyw

Frugal_Goblin wrote:

Not sure if this is in the right place as I've never posted before.

Redbridge Council, despite claiming to get a discount on waterbutts via Blackwall (https://www.evengreener.com) dont, but Thames Water do and you can get the water butt, lid and diverter kit for £24.95 but there is currently a 6-8 week delay due to demand.

A bit more pricey is wickes that are doing a water butt and stand for £21.99 and £4.99 for diverter.

Assume these are in stock.


Better be as I am off to get one tomorrow


Yours


Calley

Wig

Your logic is impeccable with its cage it will be roughly, 1.05 x 1.2 x 1.2, but they presumably vary depending on manufacturer so can also be 1.02 x 1.02 x 1.2

Wig

bargainaddict wrote:

Hi, what is an IBC tank please, would a chip shop have them? Thanks

No. A chip factory will though. this is an IBC tank:

Mr_Proctalgia

Just found this on eBay

Linky Link

It would be fun trying to do up the backnuts on any outlets - One hell of a spanner would be needed or perhaps drop a child in?

I suppose you could hide it by building a "shed" around it though??

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