How to Install a Water Butt

[@eileenk568]

the reason the diverter pipe is to be kept level because it also acts as an overflow and drains back to the drain pipe when the water butt is full

[@tonyk3912]

of course he missed that

[@9catlover]

i bought the exact same water butt and it's coming today. Thanks so much for the instructions. i feel i can sort this myself now

[@sharonmc5192]

Well done. We did the same this year and also naively thought it would take ages to fill! With the rainy summer we're having it was full up in no time. So much so we have now daisy chained another butt to the first one. In hindsight I prob should have just gone for the larger one but we didn't really have the space as our is in a narrow walkway, so daisy chaining another one also works. Both are full to the brim! Roll on sunshine when we need to actually use them! I know you said you didn't want to buy a specialised drill bit but someone recommended a cheap step drill bit from Lidl for a fiver so that's what I used. Quite handy. Your garden is looking great though. Really in awe of your retaining wall. Nice job!

[@NoviceGardener]

Thanks! I'm considering buying another for beside the back door. After seeing how fast it filled, it's made me want to get another! 🤣

[@thomaswillerton6598]

This is why I bought 2, and I'll be following your guide, thank you.

[@trevor4092]

Top Drawer Sir I'm buying a Water butt and following your DIY installation Bang on Informative Helpful and Practical Brilliant! Happy Gardening! 👍

[@davepoole9520]

I liked this video mainly because you didn't automatically assume we'd have a drill bit for the right size of the hole and also because you added a few of your own touches such as blending it in with your garden and the extra problem of getting the pipe through the fence.

[@davefb5079]

Thanks for guidance mate, helped massively installing mine.

[@dawnbrick4566]

I also used a Jubillee clip on the pipe carrying the water from the downpipe as it developed a leak and I applied silicone around the tap to avoid leaks there too.

[@romestunna_1227]

Nice and easy DIY,cheers for the video mate

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! 😁

[@farniecopson]

Good easy to follow video, especially if you have just the basic things at home. I wondered with hindsight, if those that installed, would now opt for the bigger water butt. I am toying with the idea of the larger one. If I am going to go to the 'trouble' of installing one, I may as well get my monies worth :-D

[@drew8135]

Nice vid, like the channel. I suppose the hose pipe should be level as it would help avoid the water butt overflowing.

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers! That's a great point, also!

[@imranadam3027]

I have the exact same water butt!! It fills incredibly fast like you said. I have installed a overflow on the opposite side to avoid the water overflowing the butt

[@markslade9722]

Providing you fitted the diverter correctly at the right height, you don't need to fit an overflow at the other cut out, the diverter is the overflow also, so once the butt is full, the water then overflows in the diverter and continues down the gutter down pipe, but if you find that is not happening, then you must have fitted the diverter too high in the gutter downpipe, so instead the water is overflowing out the top of your full butt.

[@rileyjdavies]

Exact one I ordered, thank you for this mate!!

[@tonyk3912]

When you drill the butt for the pipe remove the lid and turn it upside down so it doesn't fill up with the plastic debris which could block the tap if you dont clean it out

[@rodrigopr04]

Nice one, thanks

[@mikewilliams6948]

Really great video thank you !

[@255759593]

Hi where did you get your diverter from please? We also have a standard round gutter pipe and the only one I seem to find is the square one made by floplast . Cheers

[@NoviceGardener]

It came with the water butt - picked it up from Screwfix.

[@DudeSilad]

Did you just make one cut or two on the drain pipe?

[@AntonGully]

You make 2. First one level with the bottom of the adapter when it's lined up with the water butt and the second about 25-40mm (depending on instructions) above it.

[@davidmoule5419]

Wasn't sure what size to get, but I've decided I like big butts, and I cannot lie.

[@spaghettirus1229]

Helpful. Thank you

[@juliewhittaker2818]

Than you for the instructions. I was wondering how to get the correct size hole in the butt. I will do what you did and drill a few holes. Well done .

[@MichaelBennett1]

Graduated / step drill bit would do it too. They're not common but Amazon do a 4-40mm step bit that was more than adequate for mine.

[@gavinparry5426]

Nice one NG. Just a thought...you could put this one the other side of the fence? and get another one on your garden side? A green one would also blend in?

[@NoviceGardener]

A green one would have been a good shout. I did think about putting it on the other side at one point, but it would have got in the way of the garage door a tad.

[@gavinparry5426]

If you find you need more water there are companies on the net that do narrow square ones as opposed to the usual round ones that may protrude etc. ATB Gav@@NoviceGardener

[@wallendegen1]

Thank you looks acheivable for a DIYer mum!

[@I.c.k.c]

Hi, did you have any overflow issues from not installing it level ? Thanks

[@NoviceGardener]

No overflow issues - still perfect 👍🏻

[@MrBraveheart92]

You could fit some metal banding to secure it to the wall. Also, do you get any legionella issues with having stagnant water during winter?

[@NoviceGardener]

That's not a bad shout. And I'm not sure, this is the first one I've installed.

[@jimmytai1915]

Thanks for sharing

[@alexandrajulin5116]

Anyone know if it would work from a near horizontal pipe down through the bendy bit to the butt? Working in an odd building atm!

[@PennyHen]

Thank you

[@Hammerman48]

You definitely need to keep the pipe level…..it will overflow once it’s full if you don’t.

[@w1lliemartin]

Bought a 210L butt. It was full in 3 days, but I do live in Scotland. 😂

[@NoviceGardener]

🤣 To be fair, we've had nothing but rain here it seems for the past couple of months - I'm sure I'll be able to get use out of this next summer!

[@alisoncowap6364]

I wanted to see how you put the nut on the inside to screw onto the tap so this is no use to me at all

[@NoviceGardener]

There was no nut on the inside, the hole was already threaded

[@MrAbbey9999]

Filler pipe needs to be level otherwise butt will over flow !

[@zaplocked]

Its a barrel, why the hell can't ya'll name things normally.

[@codenamenel]

because its a butt that just happens to be barrel shaped, butts come in all shapes and sizes

[@ancastan8242]

Thank you