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Sourcing special-sized water butts
I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd
like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
"John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
"John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
I have seen flat backed water butts that are designed for narrow spaces,they
are also flat fronted.They are basically a rectangle waterbutt.I cant be much more use than that because a cant remember were I saw them,in a mag you get through the post.Keep searching you will find one .But they weren't cheap. -- Thanks Keith "Cicero" wrote in message ... "John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
I have seen flat backed water butts that are designed for narrow spaces,they
are also flat fronted.They are basically a rectangle waterbutt.I cant be much more use than that because a cant remember were I saw them,in a mag you get through the post.Keep searching you will find one .But they weren't cheap. -- Thanks Keith "Cicero" wrote in message ... "John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
Try http://www.greenhousesupply.co.uk/waterbutts.html.
Part way down is a 700l one which seems to match your description. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
Try http://www.greenhousesupply.co.uk/waterbutts.html.
Part way down is a 700l one which seems to match your description. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
Hi again, I have done a goggle search, try these www.queenswood.co.uk they
have 1 wall hung water butts ,it is smart but cost £124.99.They also have a space saver butt at 29.99.Also a floor aqua store which looks good,£79.99. I did a quick search as I am off out,hope this helps! -- Thanks Keith "kenty ;-)" wrote in message ... I have seen flat backed water butts that are designed for narrow spaces,they are also flat fronted.They are basically a rectangle waterbutt.I cant be much more use than that because a cant remember were I saw them,in a mag you get through the post.Keep searching you will find one .But they weren't cheap. -- Thanks Keith "Cicero" wrote in message ... "John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
Hi again, I have done a goggle search, try these www.queenswood.co.uk they
have 1 wall hung water butts ,it is smart but cost £124.99.They also have a space saver butt at 29.99.Also a floor aqua store which looks good,£79.99. I did a quick search as I am off out,hope this helps! -- Thanks Keith "kenty ;-)" wrote in message ... I have seen flat backed water butts that are designed for narrow spaces,they are also flat fronted.They are basically a rectangle waterbutt.I cant be much more use than that because a cant remember were I saw them,in a mag you get through the post.Keep searching you will find one .But they weren't cheap. -- Thanks Keith "Cicero" wrote in message ... "John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
I have seen flat backed water butts that are designed for narrow spaces,they
are also flat fronted.They are basically a rectangle waterbutt.I cant be much more use than that because a cant remember were I saw them,in a mag you get through the post.Keep searching you will find one .But they weren't cheap. -- Thanks Keith "Cicero" wrote in message ... "John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
Try http://www.greenhousesupply.co.uk/waterbutts.html.
Part way down is a 700l one which seems to match your description. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
Hi again, I have done a goggle search, try these www.queenswood.co.uk they
have 1 wall hung water butts ,it is smart but cost £124.99.They also have a space saver butt at 29.99.Also a floor aqua store which looks good,£79.99. I did a quick search as I am off out,hope this helps! -- Thanks Keith "kenty ;-)" wrote in message ... I have seen flat backed water butts that are designed for narrow spaces,they are also flat fronted.They are basically a rectangle waterbutt.I cant be much more use than that because a cant remember were I saw them,in a mag you get through the post.Keep searching you will find one .But they weren't cheap. -- Thanks Keith "Cicero" wrote in message ... "John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
I have seen flat backed water butts that are designed for narrow spaces,they
are also flat fronted.They are basically a rectangle waterbutt.I cant be much more use than that because a cant remember were I saw them,in a mag you get through the post.Keep searching you will find one .But they weren't cheap. -- Thanks Keith "Cicero" wrote in message ... "John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
Try http://www.greenhousesupply.co.uk/waterbutts.html.
Part way down is a 700l one which seems to match your description. |
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Sourcing special-sized water butts
Hi again, I have done a goggle search, try these www.queenswood.co.uk they
have 1 wall hung water butts ,it is smart but cost £124.99.They also have a space saver butt at 29.99.Also a floor aqua store which looks good,£79.99. I did a quick search as I am off out,hope this helps! -- Thanks Keith "kenty ;-)" wrote in message ... I have seen flat backed water butts that are designed for narrow spaces,they are also flat fronted.They are basically a rectangle waterbutt.I cant be much more use than that because a cant remember were I saw them,in a mag you get through the post.Keep searching you will find one .But they weren't cheap. -- Thanks Keith "Cicero" wrote in message ... "John Dann" wrote in message ... I have a smallish area (5-6 sq metres) adjacent to my house that I'd like to make into an acid bed. We live in a very hard water area and so it'll be vital to use rain and not tap water for watering. But I also like the idea of low-maintenance and largely automatic watering sounds attractive. Since this bed is against the house wall and also adjacent to a downpipe, I had the idea of positioning a water butt against the wall and with a short head above the bed level to be topped up automatically from the downpipe via a valve arrangement. (A refinement might be to run some leaky pipes from the butt outlet down into the soil of the acid bed to maintain a slow steady irrigation.) What's holding me up at present is finding a water butt of suitable proportions. I'd like it to fit snugly against a plinth wall (to be supported on a shelf) and hence one face needs to be flat. It would also fit the dimensions of the available space much better if it was horizontal in proportion rather than than upright (in computer terminology landscape rather than portrait format). In terms of rough size something around 3 feet long and 15-18" squarish cross section would fit well. It's also going to be a relatively conspicuous item, despite being against the wall, so I'd prefer something that could be fitted and finished as neatly as possible. I can't find anything in my local garden centres that remotely fits the bill, so my question is whether there are any specialist suppliers of water butts (idealy with a decent website) that might be able to supply one. Thanks for any help John Dann ============ Have a look in your local plumbers' merchants for water tanks. Or have a look at: www.screwfix.com to get some idea of what's available. Although these tanks are designed for central heating etc. you might find one to suit your purpose. Cic. |
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