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INSTALLATION GUIDE DOWNLOAD PDF GUIDE

Install your water butt like a pro.

Sustainable watering is just a few simple steps away. Follow our step-by-step guide below to get your connection kit fitted quickly and correctly.

Installs in 5–15 mins
Just a knife & screwdriver
Kit included with RAINPOD
Connect multiple butts
Connecting a water butt kit fast flow bend
5–15 minutesNo specialist tools needed
WATCH FIRST

How to install a water butt connection kit

STEP BY STEP

How to install a water butt connection kit

Choosing a spot for your water butts
1

Pick your water butt spot

Find the best place for your water butt and put it there. If you're using more than one, just make sure all their tops are at the same level.

2

Remove water butt taps

Simply remove all the taps from your water butts.

Quick tip: want to keep your taps? You can still use our kits — just drill a 25mm hole in the bottom of your water butt. If you do this, ask for our "straight connectors" instead of the fast flow bends that come with the kit. You can tell us in the checkout notes or email us at info@save-rainwater.co.uk.

Removing the water butt tap
Fitting the fast flow bend to a water butt
3

Connect fast flow bends

Connect the fast flow bends to your water butts. Make sure the seal stays on the outside, then tighten the nuts on the back of the bends. Don't overtighten, just make it snug.

4

Lay down your hose

Unroll your hose from your farthest water butt all the way to your RAINPOD. Keep it flat on the ground with no twists or kinks — the hose needs to stay below the water butt's base, and you can't run it over fences (dig a hole or drill through the fence instead). Don't coil up any extra hose; cut it off to prevent air pockets. Any leftover hose can be used for connecting your water butts and T-connectors later.

Hose laid flat along the ground
Connecting the furthest water butt
5

Connect furthest water butt

Start by connecting the water butt that's furthest away, and secure it with a jubilee clip. Then move the rest of your hose roughly into its final position.

6

Cut hose on closest water butt

Now that your hose is laid out flat without extra length, cut it directly under the first water butt (the one closest to your RAINPOD). After cutting your downpipe, put the overflow part at the bottom of your RAINPOD, in the bottom downpipe.

Cutting the hose to length
Attaching hose to the fast flow bend
7

Connecting to the fast flow bends

Cut a small piece of hose that goes from the bent connector straight down to the floor. Once cut, attach it to the bent connector and secure it tightly with a jubilee clip. Do this for all your water butts.

8

Connect hose to T connectors

Simply push all the hose ends onto your T-connectors and use the jubilee clips to make sure they're completely watertight. Repeat this for all your water butts.

Connecting hose to the T-connector
Final connection to your RAINPOD
9

Final stage & connecting to your pod

Attach the blue jumbo connector to the end of your hose. Pull back the blue sleeve, push it on firmly until you hear a good click. With that last connection made, you're all set — now just relax and wait for the rain.

FREE FIT CHECK

Not sure it'll fit? Send us a photo.

Snap your downpipe and where you'd like your water butts. We'll check the space, downpipe and hose route, then email you exactly which kit and hose length to order.

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Ready to get started?

Every RAINPOD comes with a Water Butt Connection Kit included — no extra cost, no add-ons to remember.