In that case you might need to insulate them if you really need/want to use the water in there during winter months.Carrot Cruncher wrote: The Butts themselves were fine, just the contents were Ice. No cracks in the plastic when it thawed.
Extend the outlet tap abut 3" or ensure you leave access to it.
Then build a wooden box big enough to fit the butt into, 2" slab of polystyrene to sit it on, then fill the void with sawdust, about 3 - 4" thick all around, polystyrene lid on top and you have an insulated water butt.
