If it hasn't rained for a while I find that the pipe going into the waterbut gets clogged up with gunk from the gutter. The first time it rains after a dry spell I go out in the rain and pull the end of the pipe off the butt and hold it upside down for a minute to let the gunk wash out.
That's handy to know thanks Koalagirl. My water butt pipe is very slightly too low so it does overflow when it's full. I am waiting for a dry spell to emply the butt so I can raise it very slightly where it sits.
Any ideas to clean the water butt? I opened it last week and it was full of smelly gunk from the gutter! When I get around to cleaning it, any ideas? Just reach in and get to what areas I can or add a solution to clean it that wont hurt the plants?
Kjdintown, I put mesh in the gutter over the top of the down pipe and clean it out regularly - therefore removing all gunk before it gets down the down pipe and into my water butt. I have my water butts joined to a single storey down pipe though!
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Greaatttttttttttttttttt-can you let us know if it works?-I wont settle otherwise
If it hasn't rained for a while I find that the pipe going into the waterbut gets clogged up with gunk from the gutter. The first time it rains after a dry spell I go out in the rain and pull the end of the pipe off the butt and hold it upside down for a minute to let the gunk wash out.
That's handy to know thanks Koalagirl. My water butt pipe is very slightly too low so it does overflow when it's full. I am waiting for a dry spell to emply the butt so I can raise it very slightly where it sits.
Any ideas to clean the water butt? I opened it last week and it was full of smelly gunk from the gutter! When I get around to cleaning it, any ideas? Just reach in and get to what areas I can or add a solution to clean it that wont hurt the plants?
Kjdintown, I put mesh in the gutter over the top of the down pipe and clean it out regularly - therefore removing all gunk before it gets down the down pipe and into my water butt. I have my water butts joined to a single storey down pipe though!