Jeff Layman wrote:
Anyone got experience of using these? For example:
https://www.direc****ertanks.co.uk/water-storage-tanks/1000-litre-reconditioned-ibc-75mm3-valve-combi-pallet

I'm thinking of getting one or two of these for storing rainwater for
the garden. One problem is access - they'd have to be lifted over a
fence. I'm also wondering if the plastic container could be removed and
used on its own, rather than in the metal frame (if I got two, they'd be
used side-by-side, not one stacked on top of the other, which I guess is
what the metal frame is needed for).

I have one on the allotment catching water from the shed.
Two reasonably healthy people can manoeuvre one as they are not really that
heavy,
How high a fence ? 4ft would be more problem, 6ft might require some
thought.

You have to be prepared that as they are transparent you will get green
algae growth on the internal surfaces
which may worry some. You could always wrap one in black plastic sheeting
,I dont think the type of plastic
would retain paint for long though bitumen may stick.

Dont think they will last long without the frame , why do you want to
remove it ? It doesnt weigh much and makes it easy to hold on to.

You seem to have found a reasonable supplier for a reasonable cost, some
are available much cheaper because the tank was used to transport something
like resin for GRP production and will never be really clean
That catches some out who think they got a bargain.

Something to look out for if you intend attaching an adapter to the outlet
for something like a BIB tap is that there are two common threads in use a
coarse one and a finer one.
If you go down that road make sure which thread you are getting, your
supplier appears to mention what type it is but others just supply at
random.


GH