55 Gallon Barrels $10-20 in the GVRD

[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...