I spent �3 on a water butt tap yesterday - 3/4inch or whatever the standard is - then spent an hour looking for a drill bit that matched in my shed...
Anyhow - went to drill out a hole in the brewers bucket I was gonig to use for boshaki composting but its been outside for a couple of years and the plastic shattered to the diameter of the pre-formed 'dimple' which is a bit too big for the tap fitting.
Now - I've got no idea what type of plastic it is - probably "pppfffee" ( ) that has no known solvent - so I'm going to try a variety of outdoor window sealants, car sunroof seals and possibly a soldering iron to see if I can seal it up somewhat. Probably will be able to wangle something as it won't be under much pressure (if any)
Made me wonder if a person could reliably repair a water butt though - I've had a few cracked bottoms (so to speak) and have never managed to make them leak proof...
No doubt there's a thread about it - I might have to go and have a search after dinner - or hope that some Vine-Search-Ninja is around to point me at the thread...
Anyhow - went to drill out a hole in the brewers bucket I was gonig to use for boshaki composting but its been outside for a couple of years and the plastic shattered to the diameter of the pre-formed 'dimple' which is a bit too big for the tap fitting.
Now - I've got no idea what type of plastic it is - probably "pppfffee" ( ) that has no known solvent - so I'm going to try a variety of outdoor window sealants, car sunroof seals and possibly a soldering iron to see if I can seal it up somewhat. Probably will be able to wangle something as it won't be under much pressure (if any)
Made me wonder if a person could reliably repair a water butt though - I've had a few cracked bottoms (so to speak) and have never managed to make them leak proof...
No doubt there's a thread about it - I might have to go and have a search after dinner - or hope that some Vine-Search-Ninja is around to point me at the thread...
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