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This thread continues; though if admin could change the title to “ not THAT leak , this leak “ 😂

Strange isn’t it . Had a tiny leak here about 2 yrs ago over the upstand . Bit of expanding foam all golden . Suddenly today …. Still could be worse ! That corner is lowest of them all . So I guess if any are going to leak from the tiniest of holes it would be this one . Rains probably right up to the glass externally ( I can’t see it as decking masks it ) .

I don i dont know . I thought the physics were simple . Think I’ll have a coffee and think about this later 😂

Chat tells me effectively gutter down is a header of water with gravity and that the pressure back from 2 full tanks isn’t enough to stop them overflowing . So the diverter is crap really - it diverts but keeps diverting . Overflow on tank 2 required !

It’s the supplied pipes for the diverter . chat tells me I need a pipe between them at the bottom 🤔

Hmmmm So I added a diverter to this rain barrel . I thought we were golden . Then I added a 2nd . Piss down now both tanks full - but full past the inlets so water coming out over both tanks . I though the diverter outlet on the gutter has to be higher than the inlet on the barrel - which it is . Adding a 2nd barrel upset the physics ? I was expecting water not to be higher than the inlet on either tank . Too difficult to understand on a wet Sunday !

Storm just now . Pissed down biblical style . Gods final test for me . We have good news and bad …. Water running over the slab I.e the pig leak - seems good ; no leak. Both front upstands leak . This are really low to the roof - not 30cm as recommended but like 3cm worst case . But it’s over the upstands so the seal between roof and window frame . Best to take windows up and refit I think ; tons of structural silicone then smack ‘em down . Clearly this job needs to wait until next summer 😊. SWMBO wanted this room beneath when all the leaks finished , but obviously that can’t happen . What’s another year of stalling !?

Do you want to touch it ? . I know you do .

Just to be clear ! SWMBO choose the tank ! 😊🙄

Trying to make it neat so as little visible pipe work . Ground around drain is ‘low’ so will be back filled to drain cover height .

I could stick a traditional down pipe diverter on - but getting the ‘ pass thru ‘ to that drain is tricky .

Or do I just estimate a rough circular place on the water butt top / rear cut it and be done !?

Chamber and tank view chamber bottom left ish of photo

I’ve got a bender .. fitting - but tight to say the least - but “ do able “ Cant get the butt tighter to the wall so if I cut this down it would be going into the edge I.e wall and the top - cut big hole essentially in top of tank

Related to another thread - but I like new content . Have a nice large water tank in place . You can see how ‘tight’ the gutter outlet is . My plan was to “ somehow” get that into the tank . But it’s a bit of an issue as you can see . Then the tank overflow is a 50mm pipe running into that drain chamber and buried . This ok ?

Hmmmm . Have package detection in current model . Hardly works . Has lots of ‘features’ but not implemented . I’ll pass . Though I reckon I can design and program exactly what I need …. ( another project for another day ! )

I think the requirement and the expectation do need to be managed. "write a pac-man game for my Mac" is a little bit broad!! The fact it is written and maybe doesn't compile first time, or the keyboard handler doesn't work or it all flickers is still incredible. Just keep giving it feedback as detailed as possible and build on that in my experience brings fantastic results. By default chat writes code that's easier for humans to follow ( as it told me ). I ask for optimised , efficient code - don't worry about readability .

Plenty of rain last night for sure . Didn’t witness it . But bone dry 😀

If the API always returns timestamps like 2025-09-04T12:30:00+00:00 then you can simply do: from datetime import datetime dt = datetime.fromisoformat(s) If the API sometimes returns timestamps with Z (like 2025-09-04T12:30:00Z) or other quirks, then it’s safer to use: from dateutil import parser dt = parser.isoparse(s) That’s the clean way — either use fromisoformat for strict ISO strings, or dateutil.isoparse for more flexible parsing. I think the point here is if you put the errors/ faults back in to chat over a few attempt it would generate what you want . Is it worth it for the effort ? . Maybe not if you are fluent in the code / method yourself . But if you’ve never done python nor understand the issue - but need this thing done for you - then clearly this is beneficial.

A typical Friday night …

Do you know - that’s such a wanky (expletive deleted) thing to say that I’m going to agree

I was waiting for that one...

But what will you all joke about /take the piss if it is fixed? No more "leaky walk on glazing " jokes - I think half the members on here will cancel their subscription.