Huge wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:24:03 +0000, george (dicegeorge) wrote:

i can find nothing on drainage at
http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/contents.html

i have a downpipe hanging loose,
whilst fixing it i would like to add rainwater collecting, can i fit
some kind of valve high up
so that water can come down a pipe to a rainwater collecter but if
theres loads of rain it will overflow down the existing pipe?

Will the new rainwater colecting pipe be able to be buried and to go
round the house and then up again to almost the height it started at?

any links to help me please?

Search for "rain diverters"







Don't neglect checking both your local council and water authority, they
will often supply complete systems at a subsidised price.