A DAD has revealed how he used an empty £2 fizzy drink bottle to create a garden sprinkler hack – that he says is just as effective as pricey versions.

Luke Deacon, 26, from Desford, was looking for a cheap and effective way to water his grass after laying new turf. 

The YouTube video creator said he didn’t have enough money to purchase sprinkler after splashing out on new attachments for the garden hose. 

After drinking the dregs from a Coke bottle, Luke had a brainwave and decided to put the bottle to good use. 

Sharing a video of his genius budget sprinkler hack on Facebook, Luke wrote: "Sorry for the mardy baby in the background – he’s teething… 

"Little garden hack – using a cola bottle!"

The post has now racked up hundreds of likes and comments with users impressed by the budget hack. 

Luke, who is dad to nine-month-old Leo-Gray, said: "I recently ordered some hose attachments that did not fit my hose.

"I needed to water the grass in a sprinkler kind of way. But after purchasing some attachments that did not fit, I didn't have enough money to buy more anyway. 

"I went into the kitchen to drink the last bit of cola and I had a brain wave."

Luke said he instantly rinsed the bottle out with water and started to pierce it all over using a pen. 

Then he took the bottle into the garden and connected it to the hose pipe before turning on the tap. 

He added: "The bottle started to fill up and once it became full, it started to spray out like a £30+ sprinkler!

"I might have to go to Dragon's Den and start a business called bottlesprink – the budget DIY bottle sprinkler.

"It just took three minutes to set up after coming up with the idea and only cost the price of the cola bottle which was £1.95."

Luke, who runs DeaconGaming, said his son was in hysterics and couldn’t stop ‘belly laughing’ while his fiance was surprised the hack actually worked. 

She was dubious about whether a bottle people drink out of would work so well in the garden.

The creator added: "I was really interested to see if something like this would work and it turns out it does.

"It’s had a really high impact on Facebook with friends and family sharing the idea. 

"I’ve even had people I’ve not met or spoken to before – total strangers – sharing the idea and posting their creations of my invention online. It’s great!"

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