Probable local hosepipe bans have got me thinking about upgrading our
75litre plastic water butt to something a bit more serious.
Can anybody recommend a source of inexpensive high volume (1500 litre plus) tanks that would suit? Everything I have found on the web is "industrial" with a price to match.
I'm sure a s/h heating oil tank would work, or I could fabricate something out of timber and a pond liner. Any other suggestions?
I've been thinking about stringing several water butts together. I've had one for several years, and it supplies all my outdoor water use (car washing, some garden watering, washing down facia boards, etc). I was watering my front lawn yesterday via a hose from the water butt. I'm sure several passers-by must have thought selfish bastard or similar, as the water butt isn't visible and they probably thought I was using mains water.
I would be interested in any recommendations for pumps to generate a bit of pressure behind the hose. I use a pressure washer, but flow isn't great and you have to be careful or you'll find all your newly seeded grass plastered down the front wall of the house across the road. I tried a washing machine drain pump, and the flow's good, but there's no pressure -- stick your thumb over the end of the hose to get a bit of spray and the flow completely stops, as it does with anything other than a short hose.
You see 1000 litre bulk liquid storage tanks on E-bay occasionally.
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's probably a drum trader near you who'd buy them from the users to resell. Look in Yellow pages. A CH pump wouldn't be suitable, inadequate flow and pressure. A 2nd hand shower pump would be better or buy a new pump from Grundfos.
Something like that should do nicely. Also see the Grundfos range; their JP, MQ or GP pumps would do, probably cost more than Machine Mart. I got a new JP for =A325 from E-Bay.
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