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Default How best to connect two water barrels?

On 31 Mar, 18:24, Ed ex@directory wrote:
The first water barrel (A) *on my allotment is at the top of a slight
slope and is fed by rain water gathered from the roof of my shed. * I
want to put in a *second barrel (B) in a direct line (no bends involved)
* from the first barrel and down a slight slope. Both are fitted with
taps, but I would always prefer to drain the water from the lower barrel
B as it is a little more accessible. *How best to connect these?

I have options to *run a connection pipe from the upper barrel (A) *to
the lower barrel (B) as follows:

1. Connect from top of barrel A to top of barrel B
2. Connect from top of barrel A to bottom of barrel B
3. Connect from bottom of barrel A to top of barrel B
4. Connect from bottom of barrel A to bottom of barrel B

Which would be the best option? Or maybe there are other options that I
not thought of?

Thanks for replies in advance.

Ed


Simplify the whole thing by co-locating both barrels at A joined
bottom to bottom and running a long pipe from the bottom of either
barrel to point B with a tap at that point. Oh! Don't forget a local
tap in the bottom of one of the barrels at A.