dzcook
27th November 2004, 12:03 AM
well spent yesterday cleaning out the gutters on the 'NEW ' hse the feed to the rainwater tank was so blocked in middle of storm was only getting a dribble of water thru, the pipes to the tank had been connected with 3 roofing nails driven thru so formed a nice little base for twigs etc to log on and block up
so dose anyone have experince of building ? a diverter for rubbish . Saw one on a tv show that was just a grate set at 45 degrees just below the downpipe exit . water flowed from the downpipe , only a few inches , then hit grate rubbish was blown / washed away then water continued on way down downpipe to tank seemed simple and dont know how hard it would be to build but am also wondering if this could be used inline with a first flush device that lets roof be 'washed ' by fisrt rainfall before then switching to fill tank Has anyone got any plans for this as well (can u build then or is it best to buy ) the town has a fruit bat palgue at the monet so bat cr*p everywhere so wouldnt drink the water but dont want the tank filling with rubbish
another thing discovered that the gutters have large sections of rust in them only tiny pin holes that cause drips is there anyway of sealing them ? inside gutters are pretty rough but just cant afford to replace all the gutters at the monent and also the fact it only rains for a couple of week and thats all the use they get is a expense that i can do with out any ideas on how to extend their life would be good ?
would piant /sealer do the trick for short time ?
thks again
david
so dose anyone have experince of building ? a diverter for rubbish . Saw one on a tv show that was just a grate set at 45 degrees just below the downpipe exit . water flowed from the downpipe , only a few inches , then hit grate rubbish was blown / washed away then water continued on way down downpipe to tank seemed simple and dont know how hard it would be to build but am also wondering if this could be used inline with a first flush device that lets roof be 'washed ' by fisrt rainfall before then switching to fill tank Has anyone got any plans for this as well (can u build then or is it best to buy ) the town has a fruit bat palgue at the monet so bat cr*p everywhere so wouldnt drink the water but dont want the tank filling with rubbish
another thing discovered that the gutters have large sections of rust in them only tiny pin holes that cause drips is there anyway of sealing them ? inside gutters are pretty rough but just cant afford to replace all the gutters at the monent and also the fact it only rains for a couple of week and thats all the use they get is a expense that i can do with out any ideas on how to extend their life would be good ?
would piant /sealer do the trick for short time ?
thks again
david