"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" writes:

We did that too - but so that we could put a watering can under the tap
to
fill it. It was a bonus that we could run a hose down the garden from it.

Another solution is to have another one - or more - butts round the
gaden,
all connected. That way the level in each is equalised.

The water we get from the roof is so clean I'd be prepared to drink it
raw.
If there are any solid deposits they must fall to the bottom of the butt
because we never see any - nor do we from the water we collect in another
butt from the greenhouse roof.

Mine looks clean too. However, I wouldn't drink it as I suspect
the salmonella (and doubtless other things) will have washed out
of the bird **** into the water.

Is salmonella in bird ****, necessarily?

I pick up our hens' droppings to throw them on the garden (they do it a lot
on the paths, idle things). by the time I get back in the house I suspect
I'll have forgotten about washing my hands ...

Look, if I were thirsty I'd drink anything. I've drunk water from a burn in
the Lowlands and nasty brackish water from the fens. Sea water is something
I've had lots of mouthfuls of but it's not good to drink. I must have also
swallowed pints if not gallons of swimming pool water and we all know what
goes into that. And it wasn't always loadedwith anti whatevers.

I really believe you can be too fussy. I once visited a friend who washed
grapefruit before peeling and eating it ...

Mary