How To Work Out Which Size Of Bucket You Need

Sometimes you need a bucket for a specific purpose. You know what it looks like in your minds eye, but trying to describe that bucket size isn’t easy. Out comes the ruler or tape measure (when you find it, because it’s right at the back of the drawer) and you try to envisage how big the bucket will need to be.

Maybe you want a bucket to hold 1kg of product. However, 1kg of two different items can have very different volumes. The bucket in the cupboard which holds 10kg of cat litter isn’t going to work for 10kg of pebbles.

Trying to gauge how many litres you need when you are filling it with, for example, marshmallows isn’t the easiest thing to work out.

You’ve had a look at the images on the website, but as there’s nothing next to the picture for scale, and they are described in millilitres or litres, how do you know how big they actually are?

There is a way!

The easiest method is to add the quantity of the product you need the bucket for, into a measuring jug. This will then show you the volume in millilitres or litres. You can then choose the closest pot or bucket to that volume.

There are two measurement for most pots and buckets. Brimful comes right to the top edge, useful volume or under the lid volume is the maximum volume under the lid when it is fitted.

Step 1

Get a measuring jug and the product you need the pot or bucket for.

Step 2

Pour the product into a measuring jug.

Step 3

You can now see the volume it takes, this is the volume of the pot or bucket you need in ml or litres.

Step 4

Choose a container the correct size. Remember brimful is to the top of the container. If you need to fit a lid, use the volume under lid or useful volume measurement.

Step 5

Fill the new container.

Step 6

Your product fills the new pot perfectly.

If the steps above aren’t possible because you can’t transfer the product into a measuring jug, there is an alternative.

Put the product you need to measure into any container. Mark the top level where it fills to, take it out and then fill it to the same level with water using a measuring jug. Note the volume of water required to reach the mark and voila! You now know how many litres you require. Again, use the size guide from the information sheet so you can see if it is the correct height and width you need.