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Old 03-05-2006, 12:12 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
 
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Default Pressure from water butt


Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Broadback writes:
| I have a Gardena Water computer, the instructions say it works with a
| minimum dynamic operating pressure of 1 bar. What sort of pressure do
| you get from a water butt, say mounted a foot above ground level and 1/3
| full? It would be nice to use it while away, as I am now on a water
| meter I can just see a problem occurring while away and water streaming
| out!

1 bar is approximately one atmosphere is approximately 14 psi is
approximately 30 feet head of water. 0.06 bar. Forget it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


But you could try it anyway, seeing as you have it. It might be enough
to dribble out.