"Terryc" wrote in message
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George.com wrote:

if I do need a surge tank, I guess an old WM tub would do the trick with
gravity feed to get the water to the lawn from there.

Sounds great to me. Certainly cheaper than buying stuff.

thanks for the information. I have refined the idea & reckon a large plastic
rubbish bin standing on a table below the window will be best. I can pump
the water out of the WM using the existing hose length & through the window
into the rubbish bin. It will be nice & stable on the table. I can then hook
up the outlet hose at the base of the rubbish bin & gravity feed the water
on to the lawn. Or so I hope. Sods law says something won't work. I can get
the bin for about $5 tomorrow & have heaps of hose I 'borrowed' over the
last few days. Connecting it together was as easy as easing one end into the
rubber fitting on the end of another length & using some of the small clamps
I collected. I will give yas all an update tomorrow.

rob