Water butt filling up, and rainfall

[Harry Bloomfield]

Since I finished installing the replacement water butt for the summerhouse, there has been no rainfall, until yesterday. The new one, is 200L, white plastic, which I have disguised, leaving a vertical window, so we can see the water level more easily. The summerhouse is 15 feet square, and yesterday's rain, added around 1/3rd of a fill to the butt, around 60L. My weather station recorded around 2.5mm of rain fell.

Rather more collected, than I anticipated.

 

[noseall]

My weather station recorded around 2.5mm of rain fell.

You have your own weather station?

 

[IT Minion]

I'd have expected 25ltr. You might want to check your weather stations position.

 

[Brigadier]

I drained and scrubbed out the water butt yesterday, as there was an oily film on the water surface, and it stunk.

There was a bit of dirt or some such in there, probably where the concrete roof tiles or valley pointing have eroded.

I've now wedged a length of what looks like a large bottle brush, into the downpipe that drains into the butt.

More thrilling updates, as they happen

 

[Odds]

I drained and scrubbed out the water butt yesterday, as there was an oily film on the water surface, and it stunk.

There was a bit of dirt or some such in there, probably where the concrete roof tiles or valley pointing have eroded.

I've now wedged a length of what looks like a large bottle brush, into the downpipe that drains into the butt.

More thrilling updates, as they happen

Are you going to livestream it via ButtCam ?

 

[Mottie]

 

[Brigadier]

Are you going to livestream it via ButtCam ?

I'll take your word that such a thing exists @Odds but no, the excitement might push some over the edge (so as to speak)