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Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: NorthEssexsmallholding on April 20, 2011, 09:55:09 pm

Title: what size hose connector for my water butt tank?
Post by: NorthEssexsmallholding on April 20, 2011, 09:55:09 pm

Anyone know what size of hose connector I would need to attach to my water tank so I can use a hose from it, and what kind of pump would I need to give it decent pressure?

Its a 1000 litre one like this;

http://www.jpleisure.co.uk/MBNFluidStorageTank.jpg (http://www.jpleisure.co.uk/MBNFluidStorageTank.jpg)

Appreciate any help.

Title: Re: what size hose connector for my water butt tank?
Post by: bloomer on April 22, 2011, 10:21:24 pm

depends on what size your hose is :-)

if you got to fit the tap etc yourself and its a normal hose a tap with 3/4inch BSP is what most screw on hose fixings connect too.

as for pressure thats to do with many things how is the tank being filled can you get sufficient height off the ground to let gravity do the work for you or is a pump the only option?

Title: Re: what size hose connector for my water butt tank?
Post by: hughesy on April 24, 2011, 11:17:15 am

Do a search for IBC on ebay there's shitloads of stuff there.

Title: Re: what size hose connector for my water butt tank?
Post by: poppajohn on April 24, 2011, 11:56:44 am

Get thee to Screwfix. A dirty water pump and small bore domestic hose, with that you can start your own fire brigade. I use 250 gallon juice containers filled from the barn roof. I move them on tractor forks to where I want then squirt using a small genny and pump. then back to the barn.
Evil bays fine but shop around for boxes of bits at car booties and shows, gets you off yer backside instead of glaring at screens......... :wave:

Title: Re: what size hose connector for my water butt tank?
Post by: NorthEssexsmallholding on May 05, 2011, 07:29:43 pm

thanks for the replies, this has helped me a lot.