An Alternative To Watering Cans.........

[Full Member]

..........for topping up water tanks.
When in one place for a few days I often need to top up the water tank. Rather than take the Moho to the water for a big fill I generally prefer to bring smaller quantities of water to the Moho. Many folks use watering cans for this but I really can't see any benefit over a standard water container:



I then use a simple 135° pipe fitting to transfer the water into the moho water tank:


For me the advantages over a watering can are:
1. These containers are 5 litre Morrison's still water containers which came free with £1.20 worth of water,
2. Used in pairs they are easily carried,
3. They are space-efficient with no awkward spouts or handles sticking out.
4. I can travel with them full giving me an extra 10 litres of water on board. Try doing that with a watering can!

How do you top up your water tank? What are the pros and cons of your solution?

Colin ???

 

[saxonrosie]

Wish mine had one of these, it’s a whale pump fill from the outside, I have to carry water inside and use the hatch in the floor would be much easier to outside fill.

 

[Iandsm]

I have a piece of drain pipe for a funnel as above but I use two collapsible buckets as they take up much less space. I only use them for emergency top ups as I prefer to use a wind up cassette hose. I have the smaller bore one which also doesn’t take up a lol of room

 

[Full Member]

Wish mine had one of these, it’s a whale pump fill from the outside, I have to carry water inside and use the hatch in the floor would be much easier to outside fill.

Ouch! That sounds both awkward and time consuming, saxonrosie. I'm guessing that you don't have an external filler at all?

Colin ???

 

[Full Member]

I have a piece of drain pipe for a funnel as above but I use two collapsible buckets as they take up much less space. I only use them for emergency top ups as I prefer to use a wind up cassette hose. I have the smaller bore one which also doesn’t take up a lol of room

I use a small cassette water hose when near a tap as well, landsm.. Mine is made by Hozelok and is about 10 metres long. It's only got a 10mm bore but is compact and suits my needs perfectly. About £20 from memory including the end fittings. I think Hozelok market it as a patio hose.

Colin ???

 

[nabsim]

We use one of those 5 Ltr containers for drinking water and dogs water (still not got clean tank right yet) then have a 25ltr drum, a watering can, short 3 mtr Jose and the rest of the 20mtr hose as well. Use the hoses when close to a tap otherwise if I don’t move van I use 25ltr drum to watering can to tank.

Tomorrow I will probably get a whale submersible though, thought I had one but looks like it got lost over time.

 

[Full Member]

We use one of those 5 Ltr containers for drinking water and dogs water (still not got clean tank right yet) then have a 25ltr drum, a watering can, short 3 mtr Jose and the rest of the 20mtr hose as well. Use the hoses when close to a tap otherwise if I don’t move van I use 25ltr drum to watering can to tank.

Tomorrow I will probably get a whale submersible though, thought I had one but looks like it got lost over time.

Just a thought, Neil. Make sure that the pump can enter your container! Annie's submersible pump wouldn't fit in Phil's container earlier today.
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At least I think it was that way around.
No, really.

Colin ???

 

[hairydog]

1. These containers are 5 litre Morrison's still water containers which came free with £1.20 worth of water,

Water from the tap costs about £3 per cubic metre. So 5 litres of water is worth about £0.015 (1.5p), not £1.20.
You pay the £1.185 for the plastic bottle, storage and delivery.

 

[Full Member]

Water from the tap costs about £3 per cubic metre. So 5 litres of water is worth about £0.015 (1.5p), not £1.20.
You pay the £1.185 for the plastic bottle, storage and delivery.

Of course, hairydog. We mustn't forget that anything is 'worth' only as little or as much as a purchaser is willing to pay under a given set of circumstances. Supplying water from pipes to a consumer is a very different business to selling water from a retail premise.
I realise that the supermarket cost structure includes the plastic container but I was really trying to indicate that the containers are free to use for our purposes if the container is to be consigned to the recycling bin after emptying. Compared to a watering can it still seems to me a good proposition.
I hope this clarifies my thoughts.

Colin ???

 

[Molly 3]

Wish mine had one of these, it’s a whale pump fill from the outside, I have to carry water inside and use the hatch in the floor would be much easier to outside fill.

. Me too at home I fill through the drain tap much quicker than the whale crap

 

[nabsim]

You should take that back Barry it shouldn’t be like that, it’s not a very good design really but regardless it should work.

 

[St3v3]

Water from the tap costs about £3 per cubic metre. So 5 litres of water is worth about £0.015 (1.5p), not £1.20.
You pay the £1.185 for the plastic bottle, storage and delivery.

I had to buy some water in these containers, and have been recycling them ever since as it's so easy to carry two.

How much are watering cans? No brainer