Rainwater collection advice.
 

Hi y'all, just some words of advice, I have just dismantled my diverter on
the downcoming rainwater pipe leading to the waterbutts as we are moving
house soon, and found a lot of debri that included cherry seeds etc, this
must have stopped 50% of my rainwater collection for a couple of years, I
doubt if I would have ever looked there for problem, but it is well worth
checking along with guttering etc.
Every little helps. Mike, Cambridgeshire Dustbowl.

Rainwater collection advice.
 

"Mike" wrote in message
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Hi y'all, just some words of advice, I have just dismantled my diverter on
the downcoming rainwater pipe leading to the waterbutts as we are moving
house soon, and found a lot of debri that included cherry seeds etc, this
must have stopped 50% of my rainwater collection for a couple of years, I
doubt if I would have ever looked there for problem, but it is well worth
checking along with guttering etc.
Every little helps. Mike, Cambridgeshire Dustbowl.



I suppose you will be taking the light bulbs as well (:-(
I was fortunately able to move in here with the waterbutts and diverter left
intact by the previous owner (:-)

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

Rainwater collection advice.
 

On 4 Sep, 16:47, "Mike" wrote:
Hi y'all, just some words of advice, I have just dismantled my diverter on
the downcoming rainwater pipe leading to the waterbutts as we are moving
house soon, and found a lot of debri that included cherry seeds etc, this
must have stopped 50% of my rainwater collection for a couple of years, *I
doubt if I would have ever looked there for problem, but it is well worth
checking along with guttering etc.
Every little helps. Mike, *Cambridgeshire Dustbowl.

You can buy a little conical filter device that fits in the downpipe
in the gutter.

Rainwater collection advice.
 

On 04/09/2010 17:47, Mike wrote:
Hi y'all, just some words of advice, I have just dismantled my diverter
on the downcoming rainwater pipe leading to the waterbutts as we are
moving house soon, and found a lot of debri that included cherry seeds
etc, this must have stopped 50% of my rainwater collection for a couple
of years, I doubt if I would have ever looked there for problem, but it
is well worth checking along with guttering etc.
Every little helps. Mike, Cambridgeshire Dustbowl.

I simply put my rainwater downpipe directly into the water butt. Then
put an overflow on the water butt so the excess goes to... another water
butt. And the overflow water from that goes to ... another water butt.
Any after that goes down the drain. So I don't waste a drop of rain. I'm
not convinced those diverters transfer 100% of the rainwater?

--
David in Normandy.
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.

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In message , David in
Normandy writes
On 04/09/2010 17:47, Mike wrote:
Hi y'all, just some words of advice, I have just dismantled my diverter
on the downcoming rainwater pipe leading to the waterbutts as we are
moving house soon, and found a lot of debri that included cherry seeds
etc, this must have stopped 50% of my rainwater collection for a couple
of years, I doubt if I would have ever looked there for problem, but it
is well worth checking along with guttering etc.
Every little helps. Mike, Cambridgeshire Dustbowl.

I simply put my rainwater downpipe directly into the water butt. Then
put an overflow on the water butt so the excess goes to... another
water butt. And the overflow water from that goes to ... another water
butt. Any after that goes down the drain. So I don't waste a drop of
rain. I'm not convinced those diverters transfer 100% of the rainwater?

I collect the run-off from my garage, which is 20' x 10' and has a steel
roof, so it loses none to absorption. It provides all the water I
need for the garden.
--
Gordon H
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""I collect the run-off from my garage, which is 20' x 10' ""

Mine is the same but backing up to a garden shed, both feed into water butts
linked together, five of them :-))

Another butt is fed off one of the downpipes from the roof and yet another
is fed from the roof of the veranda which goes right across the back of the
house.

Mike
--

....................................
Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday.
....................................




"Gordon H" wrote in message
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In message , David in
Normandy writes
On 04/09/2010 17:47, Mike wrote:
Hi y'all, just some words of advice, I have just dismantled my diverter
on the downcoming rainwater pipe leading to the waterbutts as we are
moving house soon, and found a lot of debri that included cherry seeds
etc, this must have stopped 50% of my rainwater collection for a couple
of years, I doubt if I would have ever looked there for problem, but it
is well worth checking along with guttering etc.
Every little helps. Mike, Cambridgeshire Dustbowl.

I simply put my rainwater downpipe directly into the water butt. Then put
an overflow on the water butt so the excess goes to... another water butt.
And the overflow water from that goes to ... another water butt. Any after
that goes down the drain. So I don't waste a drop of rain. I'm not
convinced those diverters transfer 100% of the rainwater?

I collect the run-off from my garage, which is 20' x 10' and has a steel
roof, so it loses none to absorption. It provides all the water I need
for the garden.
--
Gordon H
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"Pete" wrote in message
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I suppose you will be taking the light bulbs as well (:-(

An Instructor on the Electrical Courses at Chatham hated the word "bulb"?
"It's lamp boy, do you hear LAMP. Bulbs only grow in yer bleedin' garden."
That gem was sent in by a member and appears in the latest newsletter of the
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association,


Mike
--

....................................
Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday.
....................................

Rainwater collection advice.
 

On 04/09/2010 17:47, 'Mike' wrote:
""I collect the run-off from my garage, which is 20' x 10' ""

Mine is the same but backing up to a garden shed, both feed into water butts
linked together, five of them :-))

Another butt is fed off one of the downpipes from the roof and yet another
is fed from the roof of the veranda which goes right across the back of the
house.

Mike
They certainly fail to divert all the water when there is a deluge, the
outlet to the butt overflows, so it just goes down the drain.

--
Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire

Rainwater collection advice.
 

In message , David in
Normandy writes
On 04/09/2010 17:47, Mike wrote:
Hi y'all, just some words of advice, I have just dismantled my diverter
on the downcoming rainwater pipe leading to the waterbutts as we are
moving house soon, and found a lot of debri that included cherry seeds
etc, this must have stopped 50% of my rainwater collection for a couple
of years, I doubt if I would have ever looked there for problem, but it
is well worth checking along with guttering etc.
Every little helps. Mike, Cambridgeshire Dustbowl.

I simply put my rainwater downpipe directly into the water butt. Then
put an overflow on the water butt so the excess goes to... another
water butt. And the overflow water from that goes to ... another water
butt. Any after that goes down the drain. So I don't waste a drop of
rain. I'm not convinced those diverters transfer 100% of the rainwater?

No they don't, but I think for most occasions it's enough.

Collecting straight into a butt will sooner or later lead to the butt
overflowing as the pipe to the next ones won't be able to cope with the
flow.

This may or may not matter depending on where the butt is situated.
--
Chris French

Rainwater collection advice.
 

"'Mike'" wrote in message
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"Pete" wrote in message
...


I suppose you will be taking the light bulbs as well (:-(

An Instructor on the Electrical Courses at Chatham hated the word "bulb"?
"It's lamp boy, do you hear LAMP. Bulbs only grow in yer bleedin' garden."
That gem was sent in by a member and appears in the latest newsletter of
the Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association,


Mike
--

...................................
Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday.
...................................


Rubbish, the "whole" is a lamp the bit that provids the light is the bulb

How could a gas lamp be a lamp if it didn't have a bulb. No a bulb is a bulb
and a lamp contains a bulb.

A gas lamp has a mantle, not a bulb.



Bill

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"Bill Grey" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
...


"Pete" wrote in message
...


I suppose you will be taking the light bulbs as well (:-(

An Instructor on the Electrical Courses at Chatham hated the word "bulb"?
"It's lamp boy, do you hear LAMP. Bulbs only grow in yer bleedin'
garden." That gem was sent in by a member and appears in the latest
newsletter of the Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association,


Mike
--

...................................
Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday.
...................................


Rubbish, the "whole" is a lamp the bit that provids the light is the bulb

How could a gas lamp be a lamp if it didn't have a bulb. No a bulb is a
bulb and a lamp contains a bulb.

A gas lamp has a mantle, not a bulb.



Bill
Furthermore have you ever gone into a shop and asked for a lightlamp???

Bill

Rainwater collection advice.
 

On 05/09/2010 01:28, chris French wrote:
In message , David in
Normandy writes
On 04/09/2010 17:47, Mike wrote:
Hi y'all, just some words of advice, I have just dismantled my diverter
on the downcoming rainwater pipe leading to the waterbutts as we are
moving house soon, and found a lot of debri that included cherry seeds
etc, this must have stopped 50% of my rainwater collection for a couple
of years, I doubt if I would have ever looked there for problem, but it
is well worth checking along with guttering etc.
Every little helps. Mike, Cambridgeshire Dustbowl.

It is worth checking them annually in late autumn just after the trees
have lost their leaves. That is when they are most likely to jam up.

I simply put my rainwater downpipe directly into the water butt. Then
put an overflow on the water butt so the excess goes to... another
water butt. And the overflow water from that goes to ... another water
butt. Any after that goes down the drain. So I don't waste a drop of
rain. I'm not convinced those diverters transfer 100% of the rainwater?

No they don't, but I think for most occasions it's enough.

The only time when they seriously malfunction is when a few leaves have
managed to get down and one has got across the outlet to the butt. Has
happened a couple of times to me. It is fairly obvious in strong rain.

Collecting straight into a butt will sooner or later lead to the butt
overflowing as the pipe to the next ones won't be able to cope with the
flow.

Depends on the diameter of the pipe. I'd expect a 1.25" pipe to cope
with most circumstances. I rely on manual syphoning into two spare
(salvaged from a neighbours building site) plastic bins for extra
capacity. It is quicker to dunk a watering can in open water.

This may or may not matter depending on where the butt is situated.

Mine overflows into the same drain that the downpipe uses.

Regards,
Martin Brown

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In message , Bill Grey
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Furthermore have you ever gone into a shop and asked for a lightlamp???

Bill

"Underneath ze lightlamp, zomewhere over zere"...

Doesn't have the same poignancy somehow, does it?
--
Gordon H
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"Gordon H" wrote in message
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In message , Bill Grey
writes

Furthermore have you ever gone into a shop and asked for a lightlamp???

Bill

"Underneath ze lightlamp, zomewhere over zere"...

Doesn't have the same poignancy somehow, does it?
--
Gordon H
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Keep going Gordon, you're doing well!

73's

Bill