On May 31, 1:55*pm, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:
It is raining gently at the moment.
The lawn is still parched.
The water butt is full.

It has occurred to me that perhaps I should keep half emptying the water
butt and chucking the water on the grass so I don't waste the water coming
off the roof.

Any downside to this strategy?
[Apart from doing it whilst it is still raining.]

Cheers

Dave R
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No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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An idea I have is to use a leaky hose as overflow. People here said it
would work but I've yet to implement it, not least because they aren't
cheap. My question is: Will it work from the low pressure at the top
of the tank, or do they expect higher pressure from the bottom? If the
latter, I'd need to (a) be in/awake, and (b) go out in the rain to
turn a tap, or have an automatic control.

Chris