Strata pro Ward 250L Slimline Water Butt including Tap and Lid

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Next up is the Rainsaver Mini 100 litre Green Water Butt which is the one I actually wen’t for (well two). There are so many good reasons why you would want to distribute the load so to speak. This is almost certainly what you’ll end up with if you want a decent amount of water storage but at the same time, need something flexible in terms of how it’ll fit or can be placed to save space. It’s exactly the same as the Mini Rainsaver 100 litre Water Butt which is a single and voted top for slimline and space saving so it goes without saying this is the same level too: They are basically square with the round insert. This means when you cut your pipe, you’ll then be able to slot into the round downpipe with an insert that inside, and of course, if it’s the square, it fits into the square: Floplast Water butt diverter kit designed for round and square downpipes. Do I need to drill holes in the water butt?

Now, there’s all these fancy kits out there but my preferred method of install over the years has been to simply divert/convert your guttering to take run off rain water, but with the added bonus of any overflow finding its way to a soak away or drain. So that’s what I am going to show you first up. I’m installing a gutter on my new plastic shedand simply running an overflow off of the water butt pointed at the soak away. A picture is worth a thousand words in this case: Installing a gutter with the Strata 100L Slimline Water Butt on my new plastic shed with an overflow into the soak away

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In terms of real life practical use I won’t sugar coat this. As you’ll see in my example I was able to cut this with a stanley knife. When I bought one of these a couple of years ago I got a slightly different design. If you look at the one in my install it looks different but they are definitely the same maker and product – both are equal quality and my original lasted very well. Here’s a look at the latest one I got:

The Mini Rainsaver 100 litre Water Butt is identical to the Double Kit I have reviewed above with exception that it is obviously just half – to be clear though: you still get a diverter kit and a base so it is a full solution. There’s not really too much to add to this part of the review other than I can share with you how this ages very well. Here is a picture of one a year old that’s been taking full sunlight:

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We strongly advise raising your rainwater butt above ground to avoid freezing – you can use a stand to do this. This water butt comes with a tap and the lid but the stand and diverter are available as optional extras. It’s ok just buying and replacing a water barrel, but what about if you’re buying and installing for the first time? Don’t worry. I have you covered on a step by step install guide too including how to collect rain on a polytunnel too: The BeGreen 100L Capacity Mini Rainsaver Water Butt in my mind is almost identical to the Mini Rainsaver 100 litre and the Strata 100L. And is one of the only surviving water butts from my review a couple of years ago.

It is important to note that the rainwater collected by your water butt is not always crystal clean – in fact there are a few things you should do to mitigate the risk of damaging your plants.You’ll also want some sealant in the form of plumbers putty, it will ensure you don’t have leaks when all is tightened up! Type of water butts – plastic, wooden, steel: wall mounted or floor standing Don’t worry – installing a water butt is absolutely doable even for the least DIY active of us and I’ll take you through step by step. Before we get going though, there’s little point unless you’re organised. There’s two effective methods. If you’re old school you will want to install a water butt with standard waste pipe. The alternative is using which is probably a bit easier – installing with a water butt rain diverter kit if you already have guttering.