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1000 lt water tank

  • 14-07-2010 9:50pm
    #1
    omu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭


    I recently purchased a 1000lt plastic water tank, the white ones that come on a stell pallet. Anyone got an idea of how to rig up a tap n hose from it. The cap is about the size of a 5 gallon oil drum cap....anyone ever come across this b4?

    Any help would be great, thanks:)


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  • #2
    dar31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭dar31


    had the same problem for years, trying to find a suitabe fitting.
    found this on done deal the other day
    IBC tank adapters for sale in Mayo: €15 - DoneDeal.ie.
    havent got one yet. let us know how they fair if you get one


  • #3
    sheafield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33 ✭sheafield


    What part of the country are you. I reckon ask your local shop/co op to ring the philmac rep for your area they might have something to suit. They deal in all this kind of stuff!:)


  • #4
    omu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭omu


    great stuff...am dropping into co op on sat and will check, its great that there is something available, what im hoping to is run a flexible plastic garen hose (yellow ones ) and tighten it with a hose clip, will let you know what happens on sat. im in tuam btw. thanks


  • #5
    John_F
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 663 ✭✭✭John_F


    the tank we got had a cover with two parts, the inner part could be taken out much like a gold part of a 2 euro coin wel say and we can shove a rubber pipe from the suction hose of the milking machine wash up and then put a yellow tricoflex pipe into this and then put a 3/4 inch pipe into that :rolleyes:, i could be wrong with the milking machine rubber now as we havn't set it up in a while.

    What if you got the caps with the tap on the end for use in chemical drums and would a half inch pipe fit on? it would be slow i know


  • #6
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Hi..
    I have two of these feeding drinkers... THe fitting for the bottom of a domestic water header tank does the trick.. Drill a hole through the cap and the fitting bolts through.. It works well as the tank valve shuts off the water if required..

    You'll get these in any hardware store


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  • #7
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    omu wrote: »
    I recently purchased a 1000lt plastic water tank, the white ones that come on a stell pallet. Anyone got an idea of how to rig up a tap n hose from it. The cap is about the size of a 5 gallon oil drum cap....anyone ever come across this b4?

    Any help would be great, thanks:)

    fittings available on ebay
    just search for IBC
    here is an example
    http://cgi.ebay.ie/IBC-tank-container-adapter-1-2-hose-connector-20-/280486955805?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Home_Garden_GardenEquipment_HandTools_SM&hash=item414e534b1d


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