"Water Tower" Hooks Up To Garden Hose FARM HOME Miscellaneous 32-3-29 "It saves money because the water is free and no electricity is required to operate a pump. Gravity does it all," says Tom Chaney, Sr., about the garden "water tower" he built by welding together two 55-gal. barrels. He uses the tower to water his garden and also provide water to an engine-powered pressure washer. The tower stands 12 ft. high on a wooden stand and concrete pad. It holds 110 gal. of water. A rain gutter that extends 5 ft. out from a pole shed is used to fill it. An upside-down faucet and nipple valve at the bottom allows hookup to a 250-ft. long garden hose. Chaney connects a 50-ft. long perforated "soaker hose" to the garden hose and uses it to water his garden. To make the tank, he cut out both ends of one barrel and the bottom of the other, then turned it upside down and welded the two barrels together. He screwed a valve into the bunge hole at the bottom and attached a faucet upside down to it. A ladder mounted on one side of the tower provides access. "I built it because I raise a good size garden and wanted to lower my electricity bill," says Chaney. "I also use it to supply a gas engine-powered pressure washer that I use to clean my trucks." He already had the barrels and used lumber from an old barn to build the stand. "My only cost was $6 for the valve and $8 for the faucet. I plan to add a third barrel which will increase the tower's capacity to 165 gallons," he notes. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tom Chaney, Sr., 14732 E. 1800th Rd., Chrisman, Ill. 61924 (ph 217 269-3507; tomchansr@ yahoo.com).

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