Augason Farms6-07910 Treatment Water Filtration and Storage Kit 55 Gallon BPA-Free Wate, Blue

Not bad a little pricey for everything plastic

The discription of the barrel states" provides water for drinking and cooking". However embossed on the top between the bung holes, the barrel says "Do not reuse for food or drink". Why does it say that if its food grade and BPH free?

I don't like these folks for a few other reasons. However, those here leaving 1 star reviews stating its not food safe are not reading the stamp on the barrel correctly. It clearly states do not REuse for food or water. The barrel is brand new. Once filled with water, and used, you should not REuse it for food or water. The reason is the same why it's dangerous to REuse BPA free food safe water bottles, cups, etc. There are small cracks in the surface that can and will harbor harmful bacteria which can really make you sick. In a 55gal barrel, it's darn near impossible to sanitize it for safe REuse.These are just fine for storing emergency water. Just dont REuse it or you could get very sick.

The pump absolutely ***does*** fit directly into the smaller of the two threaded ports. Everything works great. There are ***no*** stamps on this product that say not to use / reuse for water or food. The box came in perfect condition. The 55gal drum is also in perfect condition. This is a brand new never used product. I am very happy with this product. Lots of peace of mind knowing this was never, ever used before I got it. If you are worried about other people's negative reviews on this product, I can tell you what ever they had issues with have been fixed. A shiping company could mess up the box, but we risk that buying anything online. Everything I saw that was written in the reviews that I did not like was fixed. This is a very high quality set up. The pump is probably the weak link as it is plastic. but if it were to fail you still have a long tube setup for a 55gal drump and can easily make a syphon with it. Just lower the end of the tube below the water line and sucking till you see water come out and it will start. You would also have to open the other threaded port to allow air to come in otherwise you would have a vacuum inside the barrel and the syphon would not flow. If your water leave in the drum is really low you would need to extend the tube to get it below the water line. If you don't know how a syphon works, little tip. Basicaly It will only work if the outlet is below the inlet side.I added a detailed description of the product in one of my pictures (I just uploaded) form a different site that sells this very same product. Same manufacturer literally the same thing. I am surprised they do not have that slide on Amazon like they do on other site, so I added it here for other people to see it.

Our barrel started leaking from the bottom after only 2 months. We contacted the seller for replacement but they claimed the warranty period had already expired.Very poor quality product and even worse customer service. Buyer beware.