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We have over a hundred plots on our site. One tap between two plots. Hosepipes to water the plot are allowed. The water bill at the end of the season is divided , and added to the allotment rent. We currently pay £50 per year. I think we are one of the luckier sites. :)
I have now got hold of a 50L/min foul water pump with a hose attachment. I now fill the butt with the hose pipe whilst simultaneous using the foul water pump (powered by my 800W portable generator) to water the plot with another hosepipe. All perfectly within the rules.
Just caught up with this one.We're a private site and have a metered water supply which we have to pay ourselves.There are water tanks on or near most plots, and if necessary we run in extra tanks. Each one works with a ballcock. No stand pipes are allowed on the site. And no hoses, however used. The water is on a timer, so it's off at night. And we turn it off completely in the winter.
I was interested in unwashed's reply too. We have all received letters saying our agreements will be terminated if we make "unauthorised attachments" to our taps.I am downhill from our dip tank, so I set up a syphon. I am hoping this doesn't get banned too.From what you say, our allotment owners (council owned and run) has no right to ban "attachments" or to turn us off our plots for that reason?
why would anyone want to use a hose to water directly on to the plot? its strictly banned at our site
Last time we did a flow check, using a hose cost 78p an hour.
I've just checked Birmingham City Council's Allotment Rules:-6.1 Hoses or sprinklers are not allowed except where required to fill water containers.These rules are dated 1994 so it's not a new thing.
thats only 15 years ago, barely yesterday. In this village theres a family who moved here in 1910, there still called 'the new family'.........