On 01/04/2010 10:37 Ed wrote:

So all I need to do then would be to connect a length of hose between
the two taps and leave then in the open position during rainy times so
that both barrels fill ? Then, when I want to draw off some water, I
would close both taps, pull of the hose from the lower tank , place a
water can under it, and turn the lower top on to fill.

That's probably asking for leaks sooner or later, which is why I
connected mine at the top: less pressure on the connections.

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F