I have a 5 gallon bucket with a simple toilet flapper valve I have used for years. Decided to make an updated version today. We usually hang the bucket from a tree limb which can make it a bit tricky to fill depending on the height. This new version will be self filling (for lack of a better term).
Supplies: 5 Gallon Bucket Universal Toilet Fill Valve Flush Valve Repair Kit Water Supply Line (7/8" Ballcock to 1/2" FIP) 3/4" MHT x 1/2" MIP Adapter 3/4" FHT x 3/4" FHT Adapter
Tools: Power Drill 1/2" and 2" Hole Saw
First I drilled holes in the bucket for the flapper valve and fill valve, and installed them. Then it was just a matter of hooking the supply line to the fill valve. The adapters allow this set up to be attached to a standard 3/4" garden hose
That has to be the best and most exciting piece of DIY I've seen in a long time!
I hope it all works ok!
Thanks! It worked really well The only modification I want to make is to drill a hole towards the edge of the lip for the release cable to feed through so it doesn't become tangled in the fill valve.
oilslick said: I dream of building something similar but with slime.
Don't know a way to make it self filling, but if you just want to have it dump slime you just need to drill an adequate size hole and add a flapper valve
Love you, too
