The Oak Barrel Water Butt provides a great opportunity to add a real feature to the garden and start saving valuable water immediately; and you can collect plenty of it thanks to the 227 Litre/50 gallon capacity of this genuine, ex-distillery oak barrel.
Oak Barrel Water Butts are supplied complete with a decorative traditional brass verdigris finish tap -and a round hole in the top large enough to accept any standard downpipe. Measurements of the Oak Barrel Water Butt vary due to their history (different distilleries produced their own sizes) but the girth, or widest point around the centre should not be in excess of 230cm/91” - be sure to check access before purchasing.
• Oak Barrel Water Butt comes complete with a decorative traditional style brass verdigris finish tap • Authentic ex-distillery barrel steeped in history • Minimum 227 litre (50 gallon) capacity • Fits in perfectly where a modern water butt would look out of place • A 22mm diameter hole is pre-cut for tap insertion • There is an 8cm diameter hole cut in the top to fit any standard drainpipe. • Be sure to check access sizes leading to where it will be sited • Height and shape will vary as different distileries produced a range of sizes for liquor fermentation • Capacity will always be at least 227 litre (50 gallon) no matter what size or shape of butt • Maximum girth in region of 230cm/91” • Weighs 80kg • The brass verdigris finish tap is simply screwed into the butt without the need for fixings
Turn water, collected and stored in a water butt, into an even more valuable commodity by pumping it to all corners of the garden. Place the 24cm high x 14.5cm diameter submersible pump into your water butt and enjoy the maximum hourly output of 2200 litres, creating enough pressure to run a hosepipe with spray gun attachment. Mains operated with a max head height of 11m.
• Output 2200 ltrs/hr • 11m Max Head Height • Accepts standard 12.5mm/0.5” hose pipe Powerful 300W motor • 10m of mains cable • Measures 24cm H x 14.5cm W • Suitable for draining ponds and fountains • Use to run hose pipes, sprinkler hoses, soaker hoses or micro irrigation systems • Complete with Hozelock-style male connector at the top • Not suitable for use with for the Harcostar 700 litre rain tank due to the size of the lid • Maximum particle size - 4mm dia • Will pump water 220m through a standard hosepipe from a water butt • 40m maximum range when placed 11m in well or borehole