Has anyone seen a drip feeder that can operate from a water butt? Is it
possible to use the "standard" fittings designed to run from the mains? If
the "standard" ones are used I guess that I would need some kind of adapter
to fit on the water butt tap.

This would make an ideal "water the greenhouse while on holiday" solution.


AndyP
--
"Wisest are they that know they do not know." Socrates

This is what I suggested to another contributor earlier, however as I
understand it the "normal" tap driven drip systems require a much higher
water pressure than is usually attained by a waterbutt. Unless you can hoist
the waterbutt onto your roof of course !!!
Duncan

"Dee" wrote in message ...
Has anyone seen a drip feeder that can operate from a water butt? Is it
possible to use the "standard" fittings designed to run from the mains? If
the "standard" ones are used I guess that I would need some kind of
adapter
to fit on the water butt tap.

This would make an ideal "water the greenhouse while on holiday" solution.


AndyP
--
"Wisest are they that know they do not know." Socrates

Duncan,
Thanks, I am still searching and have just forund thsi (pdf format you'll
need acrobat)
http://www.gardensystems.co.uk/pdf4.pdf

This seeems to use a hose with holes in it rather than a tap. As I only need
to water a dozen plants all in pots I'd rather have a tap like system.

Adny

"Druss" wrote in message
...
This is what I suggested to another contributor earlier, however as I
understand it the "normal" tap driven drip systems require a much higher
water pressure than is usually attained by a waterbutt. Unless you can
hoist
the waterbutt onto your roof of course !!!
Duncan

"Dee" wrote in message ...
Has anyone seen a drip feeder that can operate from a water butt? Is it
possible to use the "standard" fittings designed to run from the mains?
If
the "standard" ones are used I guess that I would need some kind of
adapter
to fit on the water butt tap.

This would make an ideal "water the greenhouse while on holiday"
solution.


AndyP
--
"Wisest are they that know they do not know." Socrates

"Dee" wrote in message ...
Has anyone seen a drip feeder that can operate from a water butt? Is it
possible to use the "standard" fittings designed to run from the mains? If
the "standard" ones are used I guess that I would need some kind of
adapter
to fit on the water butt tap.

This would make an ideal "water the greenhouse while on holiday" solution.

One I bought recently just had standard Hozelock compatible tap thing in it
( I think it is a "Harcostar" )

Aside from using the tap on the Water butt to control the flow if you need
more piping & inline taps/valves etc then the best place to get them would
be your local Aquarium shop - they usually carry different sizes of hoses /
taps/inline valves/ T pieces etc which are not that expensive.

Sounds workable though.

rgds

I

"Dee" wrote in message ...
Has anyone seen a drip feeder that can operate from a water butt? Is it
possible to use the "standard" fittings designed to run from the mains? If
the "standard" ones are used I guess that I would need some kind of
adapter
to fit on the water butt tap.

This would make an ideal "water the greenhouse while on holiday" solution.



Blackwall (they do water butts & composters in partnership with Severn Trent
etc) offer this. www.blackwall-ltd.com

Alison

Two Wests and Elliott offer a water butt irrigation system, which has
a number of drippers hanging off a small bore hose. They also have a
system working from a 2 gallon header tank, and say it can run at a
very low pressure. I seem to remembe that the individual drippers and
hose can be purchased separately. Have a look at :
http://www.twowests.co.uk/cgi-bin/tw...0/Catalog/1088
.... urgh, just seen how long that is, just check under watering from
http://www.twowests.co.uk/

I have no connections with TW+E other than as a customer. There paper
catalogue is much better than the website for browsing..
David

"Dee" wrote in message ...
Has anyone seen a drip feeder that can operate from a water butt? Is it
possible to use the "standard" fittings designed to run from the mains? If
the "standard" ones are used I guess that I would need some kind of adapter
to fit on the water butt tap.

This would make an ideal "water the greenhouse while on holiday" solution.


AndyP

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 11:56:14 +0100, "Dee" wrote:

~Duncan,
~Thanks, I am still searching and have just forund thsi (pdf format you'll
~need acrobat)
~http://www.gardensystems.co.uk/pdf4.pdf
~
~This seeems to use a hose with holes in it rather than a tap. As I only need
~to water a dozen plants all in pots I'd rather have a tap like system.

Thankyou *very* much for finding this - just what I need! I have a
sloping allotment with the usual gaggle of waterbutts and it's of
course a pain to water everything when it's dry. With this, I can just
fill up the butts and let it water the plot for me :-)
This is most useful because I have several large apples taking water
constantly from the soil and it would be great for the surface plants
to not have to fight!

jane

~
~Adny
~
~"Druss" wrote in message
...
~ This is what I suggested to another contributor earlier, however as I
~ understand it the "normal" tap driven drip systems require a much higher
~ water pressure than is usually attained by a waterbutt. Unless you can
~hoist
~ the waterbutt onto your roof of course !!!
~ Duncan
~
~ "Dee" wrote in message ...
~ Has anyone seen a drip feeder that can operate from a water butt? Is it
~ possible to use the "standard" fittings designed to run from the mains?
~If
~ the "standard" ones are used I guess that I would need some kind of
~ adapter
~ to fit on the water butt tap.
~
~ This would make an ideal "water the greenhouse while on holiday"
~solution.
~
~
~ AndyP
~ --
~ "Wisest are they that know they do not know." Socrates
~
~
~
~
~
~
~

--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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