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Posted: 2/14/2023 7:05:39 AM EDT
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15 gallon for $45 seems an awful lot of money. Is that how they are going for now?
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Posted: 2/14/2023 8:09:22 AM EDT
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They don't have to be blue. I use white food grade 55gal barrels bought from a wholesale company for $23/ea. It has been a few years since I bought any, but at the time retail was $100+ for blue ones. I have 4 that have had water in them for about 20 years and it is fine.
white barrels |
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Posted: 2/14/2023 11:57:50 AM EDT
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Check out ULINE.
They sell all kinds of hand pumps for barrels. |
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Posted: 2/14/2023 12:08:13 PM EDT
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Most of my buds are using IBC totes. If you don't have room, check facebook and craigslist for food-grade barrels.
I'm going to make a post in this forum in a few days or so about water planning, moving water, etc. - and I will talk about pumps. |
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Posted: 2/14/2023 12:33:56 PM EDT
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Sometimes you can get big food grade barrels from bakeries.
Not supposed to store barrels of water directly on concrete, put wood under them. Can't remember the reason, just read it somewhere. |
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Posted: 2/14/2023 12:38:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sometimes you can get big food grade barrels from bakeries. Not supposed to store barrels of water directly on concrete, put wood under them. Can't remember the reason, just read it somewhere. You can store it on concrete. The concern there was with heated concrete leeching chemicals into the water through the barrel. |
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Posted: 2/14/2023 12:58:25 PM EDT
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I bought one of these.
Collapsable Rain Barrel About $40 on Amazon for 100 gallons. I was not happy with it. The drain spigot leaks slowly, and I wanted it for sitting on the back porch. I eventually took the drain spigot out and lined the inside with a huge sheet of heavy duty plastic sheeting. So it works for what I want. But it was a lot of hassle to get there. If I wanted to leave it out in the yard, it would have been fine.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 4:39:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can store it on concrete. The concern there was with heated concrete leeching chemicals into the water through the barrel. Thanks! |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 5:11:12 PM EDT
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Quoted: I have a corner in the storeroom I could set up a barrel or such. I found some 15 gallon blue water barrels at CAL Ranch for about $45. I don't know what type of pump would be used for them, or really much about storing water like this long term. Tips, tricks, suggestions? Thank you for your replies. The last I checked (which was some time ago), food-grade 50-gallon barrels weren't much more than that. |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 5:43:51 PM EDT
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I grabbed two blue 55 gal barrels from walmart.com of all places couple years ago. Augison farms brand if I recall.
I just stacked them in a corner of basement. And bought a couple hand water barrel pumps off Amazon. And a bung wrench. I filled them up with water and 1 TBS of Chlorine (or 3 tbs bleach). Just make sure it's normal stuff with no scents or adulterants. Three tablespoons will disinfect 55 gallons of water. This level of treatment will kill bacteria and viruses and prevent the growth of microorganisms during storage. |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 6:15:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I grabbed two blue 55 gal barrels from walmart.com of all places couple years ago. Augison farms brand if I recall. I just stacked them in a corner of basement. And bought a couple hand water barrel pumps off Amazon. And a bung wrench. I filled them up with water and 3 TBS of bleach. Three tablespoons will disinfect 55 gallons of water. This level of treatment will kill bacteria and viruses and prevent the growth of microorganisms during storage. Good idea! |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 10:28:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good idea! Use chlorine instead of bleach if you do it. And only need 1 TBS. Also look into buying some Calcium Hypochlorite. Mix with water and it makes chlorine. But has a very long shelf life. Unlike readymade bleach and chlorine. And a 1lb bag of the granules can lurify 10k gallons of water. And it's very cheap |
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Posted: 3/4/2023 6:22:17 PM EDT
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I think the biggest bang for the buck is 55 gallon blue barrels. Fill the first one, add bleach. Put a piece fo 3/4" plywood on top. Stack a second barrel on that, fill and add bleach. All you need is a hose or 1/2" tubing for the top barrel. It will syphon like crazy. You will need one of those $15 plastic barrel pumps for the bottom one.
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Posted: 3/9/2023 11:03:30 PM EDT
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Quoted: You can store it on concrete. The concern there was with heated concrete leeching chemicals into the water through the barrel. ONly having 48 years of working with water and that pesky degree, I've always thought that if you used a food grade container, which by the way is what you should use and nothing else, it worn't be a problem unless the concrete is hot enought to melt the container. Another comment. The reason you should "NOT" use white is that light passes through and can lead to biological growth. Mostly green algae, but there are some really nasty critters you don't want to mess with. And the last comment is this. Use only new, not recycled, containers. You have no way of knowing what has been in those containers in the past. |
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Posted: 3/9/2023 11:11:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ONly having 48 years of working with water and that pesky degree, I've always thought that if you used a food grade container, which by the way is what you should use and nothing else, it worn't be a problem unless the concrete is hot enought to melt the container. Yep. That's what I'm saying. For a long time, there was a rumor to the contrary. |
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Posted: 3/10/2023 12:58:08 AM EDT
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Important safety notes there, thank you very much!
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