@Bobby Boy For personal messages look at the black bar at the top of the page. To the left of the white star is an inbox symbol. Click on that. However Fire’s message was sent to Steephill not you.
Thank you for all of your answers, lots to think about.
Robmar, the diverters I have are similar, though not the same, as those on the B&Q website.
Steephill and Palustris, I shall have a closer look at the levels and make sure that the connecting pipes are as near horizontal as possible, currently they are sloping down slightly toward the butt. I have four waterbutts and they were here when we moved into this house. The one on the patio must have been leaking for some time as there is a lot of green slimy stuff below and around the stand.
Fire, I haven’t received your message, I don’t know where to look for it.
Nick615 and Wild Edges, I live in Devon where it has been raining almost constantly over the past few weeks and I don't think that opening the taps to a trickle will be the answer but thanks for the thought.
Just for clarity, it doesn't matter whether the pipes are sloping down. What matters is:
- The height of the downpipe diverter itself, compared to the height of the top of the water container
- Whether or not the diverter itself needs cleaning out
-whether the design of the diverter actually prevents diverting once the water container is full.
I run a hosepipe from the tank to a drier area of the garden at this time of year, I then just have to remember to turn it off in time to fill the tank when I need it in spring...
This diagram shows the setup quite well. The connector pipe isn't the highest point. Sometimes the body of the diverter will have a mark on the outside to show where the maximum water level is but it helps to mark it yourself if it doesn't.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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I had done that, but as I found no message I thought that I'd done something wrong.
Thank you all for your replies.
StephenSouthwest, I’ll examine the connectors and check that they’re free of debris.
Wild Edges, Thanks for the diagram - makes perfect sense, I’ll check to see if the connectors have a mark on them, they’re quite old and faded though.
Looks as if I have a busy weekend ahead of me.