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Fitting a water butt

Posted by Jo Williams, on
I need to attach a water butt to drain pipe. Is this an easy job?
Andrew Coote

Andrew Coote

Yes - you can buy a special water butt kit. It requires cutting the drain pipe and inserting the attachment for the water butt diversion, allowing then water to continue using the pipe down when the water butt is full. It takes even someone not used to DIY between 30 and 60 minutes. Someone used to this would complete this in about 10 minutes. The only problem might be with a tight drain pipe fixed to the wall feeding into a ground drain - it may require the feed from the guttering at the roof to be removed to allow insertion of the water butt fitting by lifting the upper part of the drain pipe. Some of the pipe securing clips may also need removing to facilitate that.
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Dwayne Brown

Dwayne Brown

Hi Jo. This is a fairly easy job for a competent diy enthusiast.You can buy water butts with complete kits and instructions from any major diy store. Make sure you purchase the base as well or raise the butt off the floor otherwise you'll have problems trying to fit a watering can under the tap. Hope this helps. Regards Dwayne Busby's Landscapes
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John Barnicoat

John Barnicoat

Hi Jo This is reasonable easy depending on your practical ability. You would need to cut the drain pipe, adding a junction to feed water to the but. Should take a maximum of an hour or you could call in a handyman regards John info@ themanhandyman dot co dot uk
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Derek Austin

Derek Austin

I can't add anything to the wise advice already given. Just make sure you have all the fixtures that it says you should have in the butt fitting kit. One small problem with water butts is that in this current wet weather they fill up very quickly and overflow . I've been leaving mine withe the tap open attached to a hosepipe draining to a flower bed. Nearer the time that I need to use the water I'll keep the tap shut.
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william jones

william jones

Yes very simple were your downpipe is put your waterbutt next to it and cut your pipe to length to go inside it and that's it if you need and particular fittings you can all sorts of connectors and elbow like fittings to position the pipe anywere you want it to go just like putting Lego together hope this helps
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Chris Plastow

Chris Plastow

It's as easy as your ability ! It's only two drill holes and screws but putting in the screws can be difficult due to the limited space within the water butt . Do not attach the down pipe to it . It needs to move and the down pipe may need removing at a later date .
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