55 Gallon Barrels $10-20 in the GVRD

[gregzz4]

Not knowing how you would 'inline' this with your sump...
The whole lid itself is locked down with the steel 'ring' and stands up to transport, so it's tight.
The lid itself has 2 'bungs'. One is 2" FPT and the other is "3/4 FPT.
The larger one is the industrial style that requires a 'wrench' or 2 long-handled screwdrivers locked together in a cross to open and close it.
The smaller one requires a slip-wrench to open and close.
The lid can be drilled and pumbed with bulkheads. I'd suggest these Uniseals as they are great for irregular surfaces and PVC just gets forced into them

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Hope that answers your question, but I'm here for awhile if you have more

[gregzz4]

And the lid has a seal to the drum

[gregzz4]

I'm rushing and not completing my thoughts...
I bought the Uniseals from Bulk Reef to put into this style of drum.
I plan on having one down low for draining into a bucket or running a hose, and the other up hi in case I over-fill it with RO/DI.
That upper will go to a drain.

[dsaundry]

Yup, I picked up one in Aldergrove last night, food grade and great for ato systems as well.

[Myka]

Wtf is a bung?

These sound like better barrels than I have found. I get mine at Early's Garden Center where they have been used for food-grade oils (like canola or flax). If they have been sitting in the sun that oil is baked in there and can be quite a pain in the butt to remove! These barrels you're talking about are pre-drilled? That's awesome!!!! I wish Burnaby was closer!

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I bought the Uniseals [...] and the other up hi in case I over-fill it with RO/DI. That upper will go to a drain.

Good idea! I overfill barrels, tubs, washing machine...etc, etc, etc all the time! I haven't had water on the floor for about 10 days now so I am WELL overdue. I started putting the waste line into a 5 gallon bucket that I set in the bathtub so I can't make a mess. Then I pack the 5 gallon pail to the washing machine. It's a pain in the butt, but I hate wasting water almost as much as I hate cleaning up wet floors.

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by Myka

Wtf is a bung?

Good idea! I overfill barrels, tubs, washing machine...etc, etc, etc all the time! I haven't had water on the floor for about 10 days now so I am WELL overdue. I started putting the waste line into a 5 gallon bucket that I set in the bathtub so I can't make a mess. Then I pack the 5 gallon pail to the washing machine. It's a pain in the butt, but I hate wasting water almost as much as I hate cleaning up wet floors.

Bung is the hole(s) in the lid or barrel. Usually two in each lid. There's a screw in cap, or bung plug that threads into the threaded holes.

And yeah, mini floods tend to happen to me as well. I now only make RODI when I'm home and use the timer on my kitchen stove as a reminder to go downstairs & check how things are filling up. Started making some water this morning & almost forgot to turn on the timer, doh, so even that's not foolproof when you get absentminded.

Chuckle, looks like you figured the bung thing out before I got done posting...

[mike31154]

I got a few of these locally from a garden center, but still not at that good of a price. Anyhow, if you can get the bung plugs with the lid or barrel, check them out. In many cases you can drill out the bung plug and some of them are threaded so if drilled carefully, you'll have a nice threaded hole to put a valve into. Then, provided the bung plug also has the seal with it, you can lay the barrel on its side. This way you don't need to drill extra holes & add bulkheads, seals etc. You do lose some capacity with it on it's side and of course get or DIY some sort of stand for it, but that's the way I use one of them to collect RODI waste water.

[Myka]

Omg, I just Googled "bung"...apparently it IS a real word! My barrels have a 2" bung in the lid which I found useless because I chucked the lids out! Technicall mine don't have lids because the barrels were solid and I had to use a jigsaw to cut the tops off.