Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can
get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
john west wrote:
Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. Either a 3/4" or 1" tank connector, together with a hozelock type connector http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KKNLGAA http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0056GS72Q If you want a tap to turn off the hose, then this might suit better http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GMCYPA6 Be aware you'll need access to the inside of the tank to screw on the back-nut. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams .... |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
On Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:23:31 UTC+1, michael adams wrote:
"john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams ... My, you do make a simple job difficult. Connect a hose to a tap, turn on. Put other end of hose in water barrel. When water comes out of hose, make sure it's immersed in barrel water and turn off tap. Disconnect hose from tap, the syphon is established. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"harry" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:23:31 UTC+1, michael adams wrote: "john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams ... My, you do make a simple job difficult. Connect a hose to a tap, turn on. Put other end of hose in water barrel. When water comes out of hose, make sure it's immersed in barrel water and turn off tap. Disconnect hose from tap, at which point if the tap is higher than the end of the hose in the barrel the water will flow downwards and create an air bubble in the hose. the syphon is established. Not with an air bubble in the hose it isn't. michael adams .... |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
Andy Burns wrote:
john west wrote: Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. Either a 3/4" or 1" tank connector, together with a hozelock type connector http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KKNLGAA http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0056GS72Q If you want a tap to turn off the hose, then this might suit better http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GMCYPA6 Be aware you'll need access to the inside of the tank to screw on the back-nut. Or http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thread-Water-Butt-Push-Fitting/dp/B004XOZ2N4 MIne had a plain tap fitted and I got a hose tap connector that fits well enough not to leak. Paul. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. Open the top, stick in hosepipe until it hits the bottom, pull up a little bit, place end of hosepipe lower than the base of your tank, shove hosepipe in your mouth and suck. Spit out **** and drain. Dead easy. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
In message , Mr Pounder Esquire
writes Open the top, stick in hosepipe until it hits the bottom, pull up a little bit, place end of hosepipe lower than the base of your tank, shove hosepipe in your mouth and suck. Spit out **** and drain. No, no, no. Thread length of wire through hose Use wire to pull string through hose. Tie Tampax to string. Insert Tampax end of hose in barrel Pull string, which pulls Tampax through hose, causing vacuum, liquid follows. Works with petrol. Allegedly. -- Graeme |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
On 21/06/2015 20:21, News wrote:
In message , Mr Pounder Esquire writes Open the top, stick in hosepipe until it hits the bottom, pull up a little bit, place end of hosepipe lower than the base of your tank, shove hosepipe in your mouth and suck. Spit out **** and drain. No, no, no. Thread length of wire through hose Use wire to pull string through hose. Tie Tampax to string. Insert Tampax end of hose in barrel Pull string, which pulls Tampax through hose, causing vacuum, liquid follows. Works with petrol. Allegedly. :-) |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"News" wrote in message ... In message , Mr Pounder Esquire writes Open the top, stick in hosepipe until it hits the bottom, pull up a little bit, place end of hosepipe lower than the base of your tank, shove hosepipe in your mouth and suck. Spit out **** and drain. No, no, no. Thread length of wire through hose Use wire to pull string through hose. Tie Tampax to string. Insert Tampax end of hose in barrel Pull string, which pulls Tampax through hose, causing vacuum, liquid follows. Works with petrol. Allegedly. I stopped using Tampax last week. What happens now? |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
In message , Mr Pounder Esquire
writes I stopped using Tampax last week. What happens now? Go out on the pull? Young babe? -- Graeme |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
In message , Mr Pounder Esquire
writes "john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. Open the top, stick in hosepipe until it hits the bottom, pull up a little bit, place end of hosepipe lower than the base of your tank, shove hosepipe in your mouth and suck. Spit out **** and drain. Dead easy. Easier still... place all of the pipe into the tank hanging on to both ends below the surface. When the bubbles stop, stopper the pipe ends with your thumbs. Draw out the discharge end and remove your thumbs when it is lower than that inside..... -- Tim Lamb |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"michael adams" wrote in message ... "harry" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:23:31 UTC+1, michael adams wrote: "john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams ... My, you do make a simple job difficult. Connect a hose to a tap, turn on. Put other end of hose in water barrel. When water comes out of hose, make sure it's immersed in barrel water and turn off tap. Disconnect hose from tap, at which point if the tap is higher than the end of the hose in the barrel the water will flow downwards and create an air bubble in the hose. Easily fixed by having a hozelock connector between two bits of hose between the tap and the tank and disconnecting that when you want to start draining the tank. the syphon is established. Not with an air bubble in the hose it isn't. Trivially easy to avoid. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
On 21/06/2015 20:21, News wrote:
In message , Mr Pounder Esquire writes Open the top, stick in hosepipe until it hits the bottom, pull up a little bit, place end of hosepipe lower than the base of your tank, shove hosepipe in your mouth and suck. Spit out **** and drain. No, no, no. Thread length of wire through hose Use wire to pull string through hose. Tie Tampax to string. Insert Tampax end of hose in barrel Pull string, which pulls Tampax through hose, causing vacuum, liquid follows. Works with petrol. Allegedly. Yeah, but ruins your tampax -- Adventure before dementia. http://www.secondchance-rehoming.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Secon...57749060989952 |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
On 21/06/2015 14:52, john west wrote:
Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. wots up wiv a bucket? -- Adventure before dementia. http://www.secondchance-rehoming.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Secon...57749060989952 |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "harry" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:23:31 UTC+1, michael adams wrote: "john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams ... My, you do make a simple job difficult. Connect a hose to a tap, turn on. Put other end of hose in water barrel. When water comes out of hose, make sure it's immersed in barrel water and turn off tap. Disconnect hose from tap, at which point if the tap is higher than the end of the hose in the barrel the water will flow downwards and create an air bubble in the hose. Easily fixed by having a hozelock connector between two bits of hose between the tap and the tank and disconnecting that when you want to start draining the tank. the syphon is established. Not with an air bubble in the hose it isn't. Trivially easy to avoid. It is, after you've googled it, eh ? Anyway as it happens after reading the swimming pool draining page, it wasn't obvious how it would work, but now it is. So have a biscuit. michael adams .... |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
In article , Pete C
writes On 21/06/2015 14:52, john west wrote: Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. wots up wiv a bucket? ............There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza! -- Chris Holford |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"michael adams" wrote in message ... "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "harry" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:23:31 UTC+1, michael adams wrote: "john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams ... My, you do make a simple job difficult. Connect a hose to a tap, turn on. Put other end of hose in water barrel. When water comes out of hose, make sure it's immersed in barrel water and turn off tap. Disconnect hose from tap, at which point if the tap is higher than the end of the hose in the barrel the water will flow downwards and create an air bubble in the hose. Easily fixed by having a hozelock connector between two bits of hose between the tap and the tank and disconnecting that when you want to start draining the tank. the syphon is established. Not with an air bubble in the hose it isn't. Trivially easy to avoid. It is, after you've googled it, eh ? I didn’t google anything. It happens to be the way I do it myself and I didn’t google that when I first started doing it either, I happened to have that config because the hose wasn’t long enough and when I need to drain the tank, it was the obvious way to get the siphon going. Anyway as it happens after reading the swimming pool draining page, it wasn't obvious how it would work, but now it is. So have a biscuit. Don’t eat biscuits. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "harry" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:23:31 UTC+1, michael adams wrote: "john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams ... My, you do make a simple job difficult. Connect a hose to a tap, turn on. Put other end of hose in water barrel. When water comes out of hose, make sure it's immersed in barrel water and turn off tap. Disconnect hose from tap, at which point if the tap is higher than the end of the hose in the barrel the water will flow downwards and create an air bubble in the hose. Easily fixed by having a hozelock connector between two bits of hose between the tap and the tank and disconnecting that when you want to start draining the tank. the syphon is established. Not with an air bubble in the hose it isn't. Trivially easy to avoid. It is, after you've googled it, eh ? I didn’t google anything. It happens to be the way I do it myself and I didn’t google that when I first started doing it either, I happened to have that config because the hose wasn’t long enough and when I need to drain the tank, it was the obvious way to get the siphon going. Okey dokey. Anyway as it happens after reading the swimming pool draining page, it wasn't obvious how it would work, but now it is. So have a biscuit. Don’t eat biscuits. Well I'm plumb out of kangaroo burgers at the minute, so you'll just have to go without, I'm afraid. michael adams .... |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"michael adams" wrote in message ... "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "harry" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:23:31 UTC+1, michael adams wrote: "john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams ... My, you do make a simple job difficult. Connect a hose to a tap, turn on. Put other end of hose in water barrel. When water comes out of hose, make sure it's immersed in barrel water and turn off tap. Disconnect hose from tap, at which point if the tap is higher than the end of the hose in the barrel the water will flow downwards and create an air bubble in the hose. Easily fixed by having a hozelock connector between two bits of hose between the tap and the tank and disconnecting that when you want to start draining the tank. the syphon is established. Not with an air bubble in the hose it isn't. Trivially easy to avoid. It is, after you've googled it, eh ? I didn’t google anything. It happens to be the way I do it myself and I didn’t google that when I first started doing it either, I happened to have that config because the hose wasn’t long enough and when I need to drain the tank, it was the obvious way to get the siphon going. Okey dokey. Anyway as it happens after reading the swimming pool draining page, it wasn't obvious how it would work, but now it is. So have a biscuit. Don’t eat biscuits. Well I'm plumb out of kangaroo burgers at the minute, Don’t eat those either. so you'll just have to go without, I'm afraid. Nope, I just make my own. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
"Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "harry" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:23:31 UTC+1, michael adams wrote: "john west" wrote in message ... Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. The simplest way would be to siphon it. Assuming the bottom is off the ground anyway. And the relative levels in the garden. Get a short piece of hose with connectors all ready to attach it to the 20 metre hose. Fill the short piece of hose with water, one person holding it the other filling it from a can.When it runs out the bottom put your finger there and keep it tight. (which is why its harder to do this from a tap with the pressure) Put the other end in the tank but near the top to start with. And position the end with your finger over it lower down on the outside. Water will run out of the tank down the hose which you can then connect to the longer hose. The end of the longer hose would however need to be lower than the end in the tank at all times. But that could possibly be got round by filling an intermediate container. michael adams ... My, you do make a simple job difficult. Connect a hose to a tap, turn on. Put other end of hose in water barrel. When water comes out of hose, make sure it's immersed in barrel water and turn off tap. Disconnect hose from tap, at which point if the tap is higher than the end of the hose in the barrel the water will flow downwards and create an air bubble in the hose. Easily fixed by having a hozelock connector between two bits of hose between the tap and the tank and disconnecting that when you want to start draining the tank. the syphon is established. Not with an air bubble in the hose it isn't. Trivially easy to avoid. It is, after you've googled it, eh ? I didn’t google anything. It happens to be the way I do it myself and I didn’t google that when I first started doing it either, I happened to have that config because the hose wasn’t long enough and when I need to drain the tank, it was the obvious way to get the siphon going. Okey dokey. Anyway as it happens after reading the swimming pool draining page, it wasn't obvious how it would work, but now it is. So have a biscuit. Don’t eat biscuits. Well I'm plumb out of kangaroo burgers at the minute, Don’t eat those either. so you'll just have to go without, I'm afraid. Nope, I just make my own. Prick. |
Connecting garden hose to Plastic Container
Is it the sort of tank with a tap on the bottom? I found these far to soft
to attach anything with no leaks. It ended up me using an old kitchen tp ap fitted and then you can use normal hose fittings. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Andy Burns" wrote in message ... john west wrote: Could someone enlighten a non technical person about what fittings i can get, that will enable a plastic garden water tank to be drained by connecting it (securely and non-leaking) to a 20 metre length of standard (1/2") garden hose please. Either a 3/4" or 1" tank connector, together with a hozelock type connector http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KKNLGAA http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0056GS72Q If you want a tap to turn off the hose, then this might suit better http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GMCYPA6 Be aware you'll need access to the inside of the tank to screw on the back-nut. |
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