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07-05-2006, 01:16 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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Chris Hogg wrote:
On Thu, 4 May 2006 12:36:02 +0100, "KK"
wrote:

Chris - thanks for this , but does plumbing them together like this mean
that you get low pressure ? Is it better to fill butt1 and overflow to butt2
etc ?

It makes no difference to the pressure, which is dependent on the
depth of water in the butt, regardless of how you link them or how
many.

Hello all.
I'm planning to fit a water butt, but my downpipes are inconveniently
placed. Can I tap directly into a gutter (i.e. create my own small
downpipe just for the butt, with no overflow or soakaway). ?

Well yes you could...

I'm thinking that when the butt and its small downpipe is full the
water will just run past straight to the proper downpipe.

i think the head of water in the 'small downpipe' would mean that you
would still have an overflowing butt. -unless it was some hoe fully
sealed - what about a valve in the downpipe to turn it off.

how far away from the butt is the nearest downpipe? You could run the
filler pipe from the diverter along a wall to the butt
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Chris French