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What is a keg urinal?

Author

Eleanor Gray

Updated on March 06, 2026

What is a keg urinal?

Your beer keg urinal is forged in steel, has a specially designed spray bar to clean with every flush. The wall brackets make it easy to affix to the wall. The top has a threaded stem for the water inlet and bottom has a standard 1 1/4″ to accept a trap.

Why are kegs called half barrels?

Types of Kegs It’s called a half-barrel because the “barrel” is a legal unit of measure used for import and export statistics. So, as you might have guessed, a half-barrel holds half that amount — somewhere between 14 and 16 gallons (53-60 liters), or by a more agreeable measure, 124 pints (117 metric pints).

How do non flush urinals work?

Waterless urinals divert urine through a one-way valve into a “trap.” This trap contains a chemical that is less dense than urine. This liquid not only forces the urine down and away from the urinal, it seals odor by preventing any odor or urine from seeping back up into the urinal.

What’s the smallest keg you can buy?

Mini Keg. Typically designed for mini kegerators, however, mini kegs can be compatible with larger kegerators. This is the smallest kegerator size often available and this keg contains 5 liters or 169.07 ounces.

How many beers are in a half barrel keg?

How Many Beers In a Half Keg? There are 124 16-ounce pints or 165 12-ounce cans or bottles in a full half keg, also called a half barrel keg.

Can I put a urinal in my garden?

Urinal itself is fine. The drain though is only 25mm, the pipe supplied doesn’t easily fit into a standard 32mm outlet so if that’s your plan, be prepared for some trial and error with various reducers, flexipipes and fittings.

Are waterless urinals worth it?

Improved Hygiene As noted in some of our earlier blogs waterless urinals can actually be more sanitary than water using urinals. For one thing, they stay dry. Bacteria need moisture to grow and survive.