AGN76
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I want to site 3 IBCs side by side to collect rainwater, with each one feeding the next one. What is the best way to link them up?
TIA.
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pine_guy
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Sure I’ve seen them on here just piped from the bottom tap. Think you an buy adaptors to blue pipe that replace the screw on cap
pine_guy
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IBC Tank Connector With Blue Water Pipe Connector / MDPE Fitting | eBay
IBC Containers normally have a 2" Bore, which is a 60mm (S60x6) Buttress/Coarse thread With our heavy duty IBC tank connector you will be able to change it to a fitting more to your needs with a tap, hose tail, blue water fitting, camlock etc.
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there are T connector ones also. Job sorted
AGN76
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That's to empty them yeah? How do I fill the second one along if the water goes directly into 1st tank?IBC Tank Connector With Blue Water Pipe Connector / MDPE Fitting | eBay
IBC Containers normally have a 2" Bore, which is a 60mm (S60x6) Buttress/Coarse thread With our heavy duty IBC tank connector you will be able to change it to a fitting more to your needs with a tap, hose tail, blue water fitting, camlock etc.www.ebay.co.uk
there are T connector ones also. Job sorted
pine_guy
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Gravity
pine_guy
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If they are all on the same level and piped together at the bottom, the water will self level.
AGN76
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Really? My tiny mind is blown!
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Northeastfarmer
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Surely if you put a pipe between them and seal it once the first one is full it’ll flow to the next one and so on
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Water Tank/Butt and IBC Connector - Pipe Link Linking Fitting Kit
Use this set to link water butts together so they fill either sequentially or in parallel, allowing you to add capacity to your system. Linking water butts at the top means water will overflow from the 'source water butt' into the receiving water butt. The first water butt will fill then the...
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Northeastfarmer
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This is what you need
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Join them all at the bottom, fit a tap somewhere in the bottom pipe work for an outlet and don’t squeeze the tops too tight for them to breathe and they will fill and empty fairly level unless the water comes into the first one at a faster flow rate than the bottom pipe can carry but it will still level out eventually.
I have a hose in the top going between each one, less chance of leaks.
This sort of stuff,
https://www.screwfix.com/p/tower-corrugated-conduit-20mm-x-10m/38177
Nearly
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Big bore at the tap of the ibc will take water faster than a 20mm at the top.
Elbow out of first ibc, through a T piece on 2nd ibc to another T piece with a tap outlet on the end for taking water out.
Elbow out of first ibc, through a T piece on 2nd ibc to another T piece with a tap outlet on the end for taking water out.
AGN76
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Got a photo?
This is the way to do it, the tanks then fill sequentially and it doesn't matter if the pipe joints aren't 100% watertight. If you link them at the bottom there's a chance you might lose all your water.Water Tank/Butt and IBC Connector - Pipe Link Linking Fitting Kit
Use this set to link water butts together so they fill either sequentially or in parallel, allowing you to add capacity to your system. Linking water butts at the top means water will overflow from the 'source water butt' into the receiving water butt. The first water butt will fill then the...
To fill and empty all IBCs at the same time they need to be joined at the bottom.
Use the adapters above and also a T piece do you can join three IBCs with no need to drill any holes.
You also still have the option to isolate 1 or 2 IBCs with their own taps.
Use the adapters above and also a T piece do you can join three IBCs with no need to drill any holes.
You also still have the option to isolate 1 or 2 IBCs with their own taps.
hollister
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But you still have to link all the bottoms to be able to use all the water. Or have a pipe from each one.
Ive got 4 1500l tanks all linked at the bottom for spray water, been there 4 years and never leaked.
Far better to link at bottom I feel as it is then effectively one big tank.
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