Utilizing Downspout Rain Water

[Durgan]

6 June 2008 Utilizing Downspout Rain Water

http://haeha.notlong.com/ 6 June 2008 Installing a tank for collecting eaves trough rain water for plant use.

Today a tank was installed to utilize some of the eaves trough rain water. This method is a practical approach utilizing material readily available, and making the installation as simple as possible. Total time including purchasing the necessary supplies was seven hours.

The 45 gallon drum cost $10.00 readily available from various local recycling companies.
The 3/4 inch NPT tap valve, a boiler drain valve, cost $9.96.
The fence posts cost $8.67 each for a total of $34.68.
Two eaves elbows (2) cost $3.94
Galvanized cable cost $4.42
Clamps cost $3.54
Miscellaneous cost $3.00.

Total cost. $69.54

[RWB]

I was too lazy for that and purchased a water butt for my daughter's allotment.

As we can drive the car right to the allotment, I purchased a water butt pump to get water around the allotment. I have an 'inverter' that connects to the car battery and converts the power to 240v - very useful

Purchased inverter from Aldi stores and water butt / pump from Online Garden Centre, online garden shop. For all your garden products, Bird Trading, Intalogs, Haddonstone, hedgecutter, Decking, water features, muck boot company, tretorn wellies.

RWB

[RWB]

What happened there!

Water butt and pump from 'www.internetgardener.uk' - not online etc etc

RWB

[Lesley Jay]

Hi RWB and welcome to our forum!!

Don't worry, that long link does take you to the Internet Gardener site. It's just the way that vBSEO writes the links - they are supposed to be search engine friendly!