Water barrel stand

[Evolver]

Bingo! I found this pic of a venting system that would work well on stacked manifolded barrels.

[Jimmy24]

Details, details. That is something to be figured out. Right now I'm thinking maybe a small 12v pump to pump water thru a hose into each upper hole, let the air blow out around the hose.

I don't know yet, but I'm sure the brain trust on here will come up with a good idea before I get a rack built. Right now I only have three barrels anyway.

I have a scavenged water pump from an old RV. It is not particularly fast, but it is low amp draw and does move the water. It is my back up water plan. BTW I only have 3 barrels too, at least for drinking.

I have 4 of them for my garden that I have used for many years. I use gravity flow for them with a drip system I built from ½ pvc.

I like the stands. I stand mine straight up. I put a valve in the bottom of mine for the garden barrels. They sit on 4 foot tall stands I built for them. The garden water comes from the roof of my barn.

Good luck. It’s not rocket science but may take a while to figure out what you really need and want your system to do.

Good thread.

Jimmy