What a lot of barrels

[manicscousers]

17, yes, 17,  250 gallon barrels were delivered to our site yesterday with another 15 to come, all free from a company called pataks, smell a bit like mango chutney but cleaned with tight fitting lids on, I was overjoyed, we have a dispute going with THE CLUB about water so are trying to be self sufficient, we already have lots of wate rbutts but open at the top so get full of mosquito larvae and leaves, sad, isn't it, being so happy about a load of blue barrels  ;D

[manicscousers]

[tonybloke]

17, yes, 17,  250 gallon barrels were delivered to our site yesterday with another 15 to come, all free from a company called pataks, smell a bit like mango chutney but cleaned with tight fitting lids on, I was overjoyed, we have a dispute going with THE CLUB about water so are trying to be self sufficient, we already have lots of wate rbutts but open at the top so get full of mosquito larvae and leaves, sad, isn't it, being so happy about a load of blue barrels  ;D

do you mean 250 ltr drums?  250 gallon drums are over 1000 litres in size, and weigh over a tonne when full. be sure to construct suitable foundations if they are the 1 tonne type (known as IBM containers)

[Unwashed]

known as IBM containers

IBM - Big Blue


IBC - big white

;)

[elvis2003]

thats fab news manics! can you place them somewhere that guttering can be set up to catch rainwater?

[manicscousers]

Sorry, you're right, 200litres  ;D
yes, Elvis, someone else has given us loads of guttering and fixings from their old  ::) conservatory so we're placing them under as many of our sheds, greenhouses and the con lean to as we can, just bought some fittings to secure them together at the base so the 'lads' have been doing that all day, we're trying to sort the site out for Wigan in Bloom so have our hands full, hence my brain-slip  ;D

[tonybloke]

known as IBM containers

IBM - Big Blue


IBC - big white

;)

thanks for noticing, Simon!!

[manicscousers]

Haha, we couldn't fit 32 of those on the whole site  ;D

[lincsyokel2]

IBC - Intermediate Bulk Container

They're 1 cubic metre in volume. The weight of the contents depends on the bulk density.

[Pesky Wabbit]

... all free from a company called pataks, smell a bit like mango chutney

If mine smelt of mango chutney, I'd climb inside and sit there just sniffing,  all day long.  ;)

[Fork]

Bit of old net curtain clipped to the top of the butt with clothes pegs.....hey presto...no nasties or leaves in your butts!!

[cambourne7]

see a program where they put water lillis and gold fish into water butts to keep them insect free :) not sure that would help?

[Robert_Brenchley]

That's exactly what I'm planning once I get my big water tank sorted. It'll do nicely for fish and a couple of lilies.