Barrel for water at the dacha: which one to choose?

The basis of life of any organism is water. Going to the country or suburban area, it is always necessary to provide a supply of drinking and technical water for a comfortable stay, regardless of the availability of centralized water supply. The best solution for these cases will be a barrel for water at the dacha.

The industry produces such containers from food plastic, safe for humans, with the guarantee of preserving the taste and freshness of the contents. They are not subject to corrosion, and also have a wide variety of colors, which allows you to choose a tank for the color of the house.

In order for the barrel for water to cottage come up perfectly, you need to consider some factors:

- number of people staying on the site;

- volume of daily consumed liquid.

In addition to drinking water, it is necessary to have it for domestic needs: watering flowers, plants. Many gardeners collect rainwater. In this case, it is better to purchase a black container to protect against the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays. For drinking water, it is better to use a two-layer tank of polyethylene. Outside, it is painted blue, and inside it is painted white.

Barrels for water 200 liters in volume, already used, can be used for technical needs. The price for them is smaller, but you do not know what was stored in them earlier. Well, if there was sour cream, and if a strong chemical liquid reagent? Then it can be used only for sewage or any other technical purposes. A barrel for water at the dacha, designed to store drinking water, should be new. The material can be polypropylene or polyethylene.

Containers made of polyethylene are made by the method of rotational molding, they have sufficient flexibility. There are rectangular, cubic or cylindrical shapes. It is very convenient to use small diameter tanks, especially if they need to be transported through narrow apertures. The plastic has a low weight, the capacity can be horizontal or vertical.
The production technology allows to produce barrels under the water of any configuration, while maintaining their integrity, solidity, high strength and chemical resistance. The service life of the product is up to 30 years or more, it does not decompose, so it can be installed in the ground and make a large supply of water. In this case, the intake and filling of the liquid is carried out by means of a pump.

The simplest and most reliable device can be a barrel for water at the dacha, which is installed at a height. Then there is no need to use the pump, there is no binding to the electricity supply.

To install the tank a trestle is built up to three meters high. On the back side of it is mounted a ladder. A barrel can be connected to a main pipeline running in the ground near the flyover. Taps are constructed of pipes with a cross section of 15 mm. A float valve is attached to the tank , which allows filling it to the maximum level, then it will never be empty. The metal cover covers the tank from above to prevent debris and leaves from getting into it.

In winter, the water is drained through a branch pipe with a stopcock. It is enough to open it, and the liquid flows out of the barrel.