Topic: Water Butt Question

[JimmyJames]

Hi all,  Possibly not the right place for this question, but as good as any I guess!

A sure fire way of brigning on a heat wave - im looking at water butts!!

What I wondered is how the diverter kits work.
The ideal place for me to put mine would next to diagonal section of 'down' pipe, but without knowing how the diverter works I cant be sure if this would be ok.

Also wondered what happens when the butt fills up.  Presumably the diverter pipe fill with water so any rain just continues down the gutter?

TIA for any advice

James

[gavinjconway]

The diverter box fits into the downpipe. You cut the downpipe and fit the item in line. The diverter has like a wall inside and diverts the water into a pipe which goes into the water butt. When it fills it just overflows!!   type this into google... diverter for waterbutt 

[JimmyJames]

Thanks - been looking at them, but couldnt work out what was inside them! 
I will assume it will work if the downpipe is at a diagonal angle, and if not I will have to think again!

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OH put a diverter into a downpipe last year. The only problem was that because this particular pipe was in mid-air, it lost rigidity when cut and he had to tape round the join. You need to position the diverter level with the inlet of your waterbutt and when the butt is full then the rain goes down the pipe as usual - no butt overflow. It won't work in an angled run of downpipe. Ours drains a flat roof and the conservatory and works brilliantly.

[gavinjconway]

Thanks - been looking at them, but couldnt work out what was inside them! 
I will assume it will work if the downpipe is at a diagonal angle, and if not I will have to think again!

No probs... just put the outlet on the bottom and it will catch all the water..