On Sat, 4 Sep 2010 12:49:55 +0100, "'Mike'"
wrote:




"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:27:05 +0100, "'Mike'"
wrote:

'Could' you, I mean is it possible physically, to cut into the gutter and
fit a downpipe AND is there a drain nearby? If so you could fit one of
those
gismos which diverts water into the waterbut, but when it is full, water
automatically diverts back to the drain.

'IF' you have a gutter and 'IF' you have a drain

Mike

I have a gutter but no downpope, no drain. The downpipes on both sides
are 2 doors away, not even next door and my neighbours are not
gardeners.
Is there any way I could shut off the downpipe when the butt was full?
It's bothered me for years.


Pam in Bristol

I feel that you are on a looser here Pam because of the two down pipes being
two doors away. I would imagine that your bit of gutter is at the highest
point of the run i.e. water entering the gutter from your bit of roof,
either goes left or right looking for a downpipe, the chances are that very
little water is in your bit of gutter.

And no, not as far as I am aware is there a way of fitting a tap in a
downpipe. In any case the joints are not 'waterproof' and if a tap were
fitted just above the butt, water still in the pipe would leak out through
the joints unless all joints were sealed.

Another thought, but might not be worth the expense, are there any drain
runs going across the back of your house? If so a junction called a 'rodding
point' could be fitted and a drain put in for you. I had to do this when we
re-organised the house and moved the kitchen to a larger room turning it
into a farmhouse kitchen and giving us a fabulous garden room where the old
kitchen was.

Just a few more thoughts

Mike

Thanks Mike for your thoughts. I'm afraid you are right and it's just
not worth it. I've a very small garden. I'm not aware of any drains
across my garden but Imust enquire.

Pam in Bristol