Rain water best plan .

[Pocster]

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 ?

Edited September 5, 2025 by Pocster

[Pocster]

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 

Edited September 5, 2025 by Pocster

[Pocster]

Chamber and tank view 

chamber bottom left ish of photo 

Edited September 5, 2025 by Pocster

[Pocster]

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

[Pocster]

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

[Pocster]

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 .

Edited September 5, 2025 by Pocster

[-rick-]

Urgh, that water butt is butt ugly. Gonna find some green 'hair' to grow around it?

Edited September 5, 2025 by -rick-

[Kelvin]

I’ve never seen a pretty water butt tbh. 
 

I am lucky as the rainwater permanently runs through our plot via a burn so we use that. 

[marshian]

33 minutes ago, Kelvin said:

I’ve never seen a pretty water butt 

Attempts to change @Kelvin’s opinion

[Kelvin]

It’s certainly better than most but it’s still a big plastic container right beside the house. You could box around it and clad in some nice wood to hide it or a planter in front of it and grow something to hide it. 

[saveasteading]

I'd agree just make a hole in the top.

For the overflow it would be simple to add a water tank outlet near the top. 

 

First think "what if".

If the tank completely fills, where does the water go? If that seems a problem then maybe add a second overflow at the same level or higher. The two can join as the vertical pipe will flow fast.

 

The tank will be green soon. Esp if you paint it with an earth or compost mix.

[saveasteading]

8 minutes ago, Kelvin said:

clad in some nice wood

Stainless steel screws so they don't rust while the water flows along them.

[Kelvin]

11 minutes ago, saveasteading said:

Stainless steel screws so they don't rust while the water flows along them.

You’re cladding the box around it just to be clear. 😂 

[-rick-]

29 minutes ago, Kelvin said:

It’s certainly better than most but it’s still a big plastic container right beside the house. You could box around it and clad in some nice wood to hide it or a planter in front of it and grow something to hide it. 

 

Yeh, it's a good colour match (well done), but extending the wood cladding to hide the tank possibly with a small planter/ornament on top would be even better.

[marshian]

1 hour ago, -rick- said:

 

Yeh, it's a good colour match (well done), but extending the wood cladding to hide the tank possibly with a small planter/ornament on top would be even better.

I’d rather do that on the ones that go green due to sunlight

the cladding at the bottom is temporary (will clad to match the new decking next year)

 

other butts (side alley)

 

 

 

Back of garage

 

 

Both will be done in feather board next year to hide

 

[Pocster]

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

[MPH243]

New water leak thread coming soon.🤣

 

How many pages will that get, at least the old ones sorted.

[Onoff]

 

Tart! Print a 3D adapter!

Edited September 5, 2025 by Onoff

[dpmiller]

drill the bottom of the tank and put a pipe up as an internal overflow, then set the lot over a gully trap

[Pocster]

52 minutes ago, Onoff said:

 

Tart! Print a 3D adapter!

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

[Onoff]

59 minutes ago, dpmiller said:

drill the bottom

 

Music to @Pocster's ears that suggestion.

[SteamyTea]

19 hours ago, Pocster said:

Have a nice large water tank in place . You can see how ‘tight’ the gutter outlet is .

You are such a (expletive deleted) with a tape measure.

'measure once, cut several times'

[-rick-]

13 hours ago, dpmiller said:

drill the bottom of the tank and put a pipe up as an internal overflow, then set the lot over a gully trap

 

I like this if you don't plan to cover/obscure the tank in some way and want to keep it looking sleek, but if you do plan to soften the tank with plants/wood/etc then it seems overly complex. If the hole down low leaks you lose water you are trying to hold on to.

 

Thing is the tank does not look great so not sure hiding the pipes really buys you much if you don't plan to cover it.

[BotusBuild]

13 hours ago, dpmiller said:

drill the bottom of the tank

Leak, Leak, Leak!!!!!

[saveasteading]

Honeysuckle will cover that in 2 years and not be invasive. But it will mellow anyway. 

Good job btw.

 

A thought.  Your overflow pipes could go left and right to water the garden.