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Lids for water butts

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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    There are filters in the two "main" ones coming from our bungalow and conservatory, mainly to stop debris
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Just be aware that open water butts can be a magnet to adventurous small boys ... I know someone who would not be alive had a builder not seen him tip himself headfirst into a water butt at a neighbouring house, leapt  over the fence, grabbed hold of his ankles and hauled him out! 

    He was ‘old enough to know better’ but was trying to reach the water to fill his water pistol ... 😰


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I cant even twist the blooming lids on our latest ones to see how full they are, they are so blooming tight!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Tap the side of the butt ... you’ll soon learn to differentiate  the sound of a full butt from the sound of a half full or nearly empty one. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Dovefromabove said:
    Tap the side of the butt ... you’ll soon learn to differentiate  the sound of a full butt from the sound of a half full or nearly empty one. 
    I wish my oil tank could be treated  like that, but it's double skinned. grrr
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hostafan1 said:
    Dovefromabove said:
    Tap the side of the butt ... you’ll soon learn to differentiate  the sound of a full butt from the sound of a half full or nearly empty one. 
    I wish my oil tank could be treated  like that, but it's double skinned. grrr
    Isn’t there a gauge thingummy?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I have to unlock the cover and shine a torch inside.
    Devon.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    The butts in OH's cottage in Norfolk have lids and the water stays clean. The butts in my garden in France don't have lids and they get filled with sludge from falling leaves and occasionally dead mice.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • birdwoodbirdwood Posts: 3
    My water butt collects water from my shed guttering then when full it runs to behind my conifers as they'll have no problem drinking it up. My question is 
    The water in the butt stinks like it is stagnant and when I turn the tap on to fill the watering can I have to back away due to the smell from the water. Is it ok to use this water on my plants or should I empty this and start again?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hi @steveharris3

    I've had that problem in the past and emptied the butt out and started again ... but if it happens again I'm going to try this https://www.envii.co.uk/shop/water-butt-klear/
    I have nothing to do with the company, but it's got to be worth trying rather than tipping a butt full of water away. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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