David Rance wrote:

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, bigboard wrote:

Sorry. Bad explanation. We intend to run the excess water when the butts
are full, into the well. (Not as a drain as it appears) Then use it when
we want. Hope that makes sense now ;-))

There is absolutely no point in diverting excess rain water to the well
for later use. The level in the well is determined by the local water
table. A well is not a water storage tank, but rather a hole dug down to
the water table. The negligible amount you could add from your roof would
make no discernable difference to the water level.

I wrote the same thing yesterday! If two of us agree then it must be
true! ;-)


Sorry, didn't mean to steal your thunder! You were, of course, right long
before I was right.

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to.

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, bigboard wrote:

There is absolutely no point in diverting excess rain water to the well
for later use. The level in the well is determined by the local water
table. A well is not a water storage tank, but rather a hole dug down to
the water table. The negligible amount you could add from your roof would
make no discernable difference to the water level.

I wrote the same thing yesterday! If two of us agree then it must be
true! ;-)

Sorry, didn't mean to steal your thunder! You were, of course, right long
before I was right.

No, we've both always been right. You in your small corner and I in
mine. ;-)

David

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