ebertSankey Spare Tap Water Butt Tap (Black)

Extremely useful item as I had two water butts inoperative due to a leaking tap on one, plus a damaged Water Butt that the tap had sheared off & gone inside. I couldn't find any Sankey replacement taps in stock anywhere & generic replacements were over £8 each & I wasn't sure they would fit well enough to fix my problem butts. I bought two of these Sankey taps when I made another Amazon purchase, as they are low cost 'add on' items. They were not only much cheaper but also the right brand & in stock. They fitted perfectly, no leaks & two perfectly good water butts are back in everyday use for less than the cost of one generic tap.

Pretty good. I bought a couple of these and they work well. I've used one as a tap for a home brewing container, and the other one as an over-flow for a water butt. Attaching a Hoze-lock hose isn't as easy as I had hoped but with a bit effort it is fine. I knocked off a star in my rating because of the quite small diameter of the washer and collar - you have to be very accurate if drilling a hole for these...a couple of millimeters oversize and you'll have a big problem.

In these water saving times I have built up a collection of water butts, not all had taps so I looked around and found these inexpensive taps which do their job well. If you have short arms and deep butts you may find it difficult to tighten up the inner nut otherwise they are simple to fit.

I bought this to make a water butt for my Dad as he's just had a water meter fitted so thought he should start collecting free rain water! The tap is pretty simple and has a solid/well made feel to it. It's just a tap with a plastic (but sufficient) nut and rubber washer. The water inlet is 20mm and actual diameter is 25mm so I just cut a 20mm hole in a 100ltr blue plastic drum and forced the tap through so it was a tight fit. Put the rubber seal/ring on the inside and fastened the plastic nut on just over hand tight. Didn't silicone it or anything and it's all good. It's full of water and there are no leaks. The opening/closing mechanism of the tap is very good and I cannot see any problems at all. Good purchase.

the threads stripped when i installed the tap and i had to use silicone sealer to glue it in place. shuld have bought a decent metal one.Also took over a week to arrive !!!

Bought to replace a broken tap. Easy to fit and quite a good flow rate. I do find that when I connect the hose connector it leaks a little but it's only a minor thing.

Good price and is a well constructed replacement for the original. You may wonder why anyone would need a spare tap or need to replace a tap on a water butt. My only slight niggle is that the instructions don't specify that the wife should use her hands to open or close the tap on the rare event that she waters the garden. The tap is apparently not designed to be kicked repeatedly, so the instructions should mention as such. Neither is the tap suitable to be used as a step, or able to sustain the impact from a Renault Scenic at 20mph. At least I have found Amazon able to deliver them quickly, they aren't too expensive and I have a "Sankey Spare Tap (Black)" ready in my shed for the next time I need to replace one.

Purchased as a replacement for a very stiff and seized up one. This is a basic Sankey design but is made by Strata, not Sankey as advertised. However it fits the water butt, works smoothly and has a good flow.