toilet valve question

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I am going to try the toilet valve to create a auto top off system for
my barrel.

Do I just go to hardware store and buy the whole toilet valve assembly
with the floating ball, etc?

How do I make it stand on my barrel?

Is there smaller sized valve available so that it won't take up so much
space?

[sean mckinney]

Wrote:
> I am going to try the toilet valve to create a auto top off system for
> my barrel.
>
> Do I just go to hardware store and buy the whole toilet valve assembly
> with the floating ball, etc?
>
> How do I make it stand on my barrel?
>
> Is there smaller sized valve available so that it won't take up so
> much
> space?

There are much smaller, all plastic, 'ballcocks' available now which
are probably a lot neater and easier to fit and set up that the old
ball, arm and brass valve type and come as a complete unit. The float
is screw adjustable.


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sean mckinney

[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

We use a toilet fill valve. Simple and cheap and effective. Anchored by
cutting a round hole in a tupperware container with rocks in it. We use
the kind with the float right on the shaft of the valve. It just goes
up and down that way. A ballcock extending out would be very vulnerable
to bumping and tipping.

We have a pic on our website. Website below.

Jim

wrote:
> I am going to try the toilet valve to create a auto top off system for
> my barrel.
>
> Do I just go to hardware store and buy the whole toilet valve assembly
> with the floating ball, etc?
>
> How do I make it stand on my barrel?
>
> Is there smaller sized valve available so that it won't take up so much
> space?
>