I could actually just run the hose tight down the wall and along the gutter, then connect at the top with a short piece of hose from the bathroom, out the window. Won't have to mess around putting the hose on the roof and will look nicer. Will do that, if I have enough connectors!
I got the syphon pump out yesterday. My length of hose has been hanging on the wall all winter without bothering me so it's now considered to be a permanent fixture. These dry summers (and springs and winters) don't seem to be going away. I might see if I can get a less-obtrusive black one at some point, but they seem to be mostly bright colours. The hanging end can be dropped into the water butt or connected to another length of hose to direct the water onto the garden.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
@JennyJ yes the lack of rain is concerning. I wish hosepipes would come in a selection of colours and tones but it looks fine to me! The thing I cannot work out is how the pump connects to the hose. Glad it is working @RoddersUK - did you connect the pump to a hosepipe too? For instance I don't have a spare hosepipe so would I be able to use something else like cord for instance, in lieu of a hosepipe? Or a short tube of rubber 'tubing'? I really am not a plumber.
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I just can't bring myself to do it. Soap must affect the soil boime in some way (antibacterial?). Everything I've ever read says it's fine to use it, but I still can't!
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Won't have to mess around putting the hose on the roof and will look nicer.
Will do that, if I have enough connectors!
Been doing it for a few weeks already.
And with the solar panels, the sump pump is free to run too!
What kind of sump pump, please? Why is a siphon not enough from that height?
My sump pump has a hoselock male outlet, so I can just clip the hose straight to that.