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Post by LowKey on Oct 15, 2015 19:25:14 GMT
The picture LowKey linked to is (I think) exactly what my freebie barrels look like. The only difference is there is a metal ring which clamps around the top and holds the lid tight to the body of the barrel, so the entire lid comes off. Makes it really easy to clean and fill. They held pre cut tomatoes, but cleaned up very nicely with no residual color, smell, or taste imparted to the water I'm storing. I drilled a hole in mine and put a spigot near the bottom for ease of draining. Not to overstate the obvious, but just in case it hadn't occured to you; If you have multiple barrels like this, if you drill near the bottom as you did for the spigot but instead connect it to the next barrel (maybe with a shut off in between for "just in case") you can create one much larger tank. Ten drums of 55 gallons each would give you 550 gallons on tap. Why do I mention this? That "buffer" tank I mentioned earlier. If you have space to stack or line up a bunch of these drums (they don't have to be very close together) you could create yourself quite a back up supply of water. Unused space in the basement , ect. You could use them as a base for counter tops or shelves, ect. Get creative. |
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Post by as556 on Oct 15, 2015 20:17:53 GMT
...I noticed this after wiping a bit too aggressively and then using vaseline... I haz no smiley to convey my feelings about this sentence... Is it this one?  Lowkey, too funny yes I did notice that poor choice of words but figured hey what the hell. This is a thread apparently about cleaning your butt, after all. |
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Post by nxp on Oct 16, 2015 1:57:15 GMT
Sorry bro, wasn't talking about corney kegs ![]() I was talking about these...  Oh! the 55gal NATO screw tops! Yeah, those can be found all over the place - check around, I got a few from work that held ethyl alcohol (da good shit) for free, but you can also get them from food service places, usually syrups. Nothing a little oxyclean can't knock out. Those screw ports are standardized, you can get bungs from US plastics that will screw into them for dispensing valves, breathers, etc. They take up a bit of space on their sides, though. I thought about picking up a couple smaller ones (25gal) to use as a mock barrel for long term aging, but they're usually HPDE2 Medium, so the O2 permeability of them is higher than I'd like. I could end up with 25gal of vinegar instead of 25gal of sour, and that'd be a bummer. I do have a two of them on my downspouts for rain barrels, though. They made watering the garden a lot cheaper this year. |
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Post by dannusmaximus on Oct 16, 2015 3:08:20 GMT
The picture LowKey linked to is (I think) exactly what my freebie barrels look like. The only difference is there is a metal ring which clamps around the top and holds the lid tight to the body of the barrel, so the entire lid comes off. Makes it really easy to clean and fill. They held pre cut tomatoes, but cleaned up very nicely with no residual color, smell, or taste imparted to the water I'm storing. I drilled a hole in mine and put a spigot near the bottom for ease of draining. Not to overstate the obvious, but just in case it hadn't occured to you; If you have multiple barrels like this, if you drill near the bottom as you did for the spigot but instead connect it to the next barrel (maybe with a shut off in between for "just in case") you can create one much larger tank. Ten drums of 55 gallons each would give you 550 gallons on tap. Why do I mention this? That "buffer" tank I mentioned earlier. If you have space to stack or line up a bunch of these drums (they don't have to be very close together) you could create yourself quite a back up supply of water. Unused space in the basement , ect. You could use them as a base for counter tops or shelves, ect. Get creative. I've only got two, and had honestly never thought to arrange them in series like that. I put a spigot on the bottom of each one, and built a heavy duty wheeled dolly for each so I can roll them around the basement if I need to move them individually for some reason. The tops do lend themselves to stacking stuff on. My basement isn't cluttered by a long shot, but it's also only about 500 ft2. Two of these barrels are pretty innocuous. More than that would be awkward. I've probably got 5 cases of bottled water stored as well, so maybe a months worth of treated water for me the wife and mutt before I would have to start hoofing it to a nearby pond or collecting rainwater. Shit. That should be plenty, right? I can count on FEMA to have things under control in a month, can't I? |
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