Water butts fastest way to extract water

In the past when I’ve converted old olive barrels into water butts I used a 15mm bulkhead connector, some 15mm copper pipe and a straight through bore 15mm ball valve. It will come out fairly quick. If I’m using a hose I tend to use a submersible pump so I get a decent flow rate.
 
Thanks for the replies, I would really like to use a hose even if it trickles out it's no big deal because I can just leave it in position and move it every now and again, current tap doesn't flow enough nothing comes out of the hose, a pump won't work for me as the water butt does tend to get a fair bit of stuff in it

I think I need a higher flow rate tap that'll connect a hose based on replies, I'll have a look, thanks
 
Can you get another water butt to add capacity (as a new feed from another drain pipe or an overflow from the existing butt)? Then get another watering can and whilst you use one can, have the other filling. Works okay for us as we've got 6 water butts and plenty to water in the summer!
 
Can you raise the height of the water butt? You can have the highest flowing tap in the world but without a pressure difference you'll have no flow. Pressure difference is determined by the height difference between the water in the butt and the end of the hose.
 
I drop a cheap pond pump (£15) in from the top which provides a decent amount of flow. Not as much as mains water pressure but enough to fill a watering can or to prime my pressure washer.

Relentless81 said:
current tap doesn't flow enough nothing comes out of the hose, a pump won't work for me as the water butt does tend to get a fair bit of stuff in it
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Sorry, missed this. Stuff as in debris? Does it not have a lid on it? Could the debris be blocking the tap outlet hence why you have poor flow?
 
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Does it have a lid? If so, take lid off and dip either watering can directly or a suitable sized container in.

If it doesn't have a lid, I wonder if air is struggling to get in? Drill holes in the top?
 
kinobestew123 said:
Does it have a lid? If so, take lid off and dip either watering can directly or a suitable sized container in.
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What I often do. Fills the watering can up in 2-3 seconds!
Or use two cans and have one filling up whilst watering with the other and then swap, although there is still a little bit of a wait in between.
 
agw_01 said:
I drop a cheap pond pump (£15) in from the top which provides a decent amount of flow. Not as much as mains water pressure but enough to fill a watering can or to prime my pressure washer.



Sorry, missed this. Stuff as in debris? Does it not have a lid on it? Could the debris be blocking the tap outlet hence why you have poor flow?
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Yeah it's fed from a shed roof which has a massive tree above, the guttering goes directly into the butt but doesn't seem to affect the flow the water always comes out at the same rate just that rate isn't fast enough for a hose

I can't raise the height either at the moment, I might be able to in the future when I have some concrete blocks come spare but I don't want it too high in case with kids in the garden
 
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