Now it seems to be chucking it down all the time, what should I do with my
spare rainwater?

Currently I have about 8,500L of rainwater storage, currently all full.
The excess water is now ending up down the drain.

What would be the best thing to do with this water?
Let it overflow down the drain, as it is currently doing or dump it on the
garden (Grass or flower beds, or both?) (I am sure the neighbours will think
I am mad, watering the garden when it is raining!) or maybe something else I
haven't though of?

I will be installing a new header tank in the loft to feed the toilets.
I will be filling this from the rainwater store with a float valve at the
normal level, plus I will install another one much lower, connected to the
mains (I assume I need a double check valve here, so the irrigation water
cant get into the mains water), so if the irrigation system fails to fill
the header tank, the toilets will automatically revert to the mains. - This
will help, but I am sure there will still be an excess to deal with somehow!

Your thoughts would be appreciated!

Sparks...

"Sparks" wrote in message
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Now it seems to be chucking it down all the time, what should I do with my
spare rainwater?

Currently I have about 8,500L of rainwater storage, currently all full.
The excess water is now ending up down the drain.

What would be the best thing to do with this water?
Let it overflow down the drain, as it is currently doing or dump it on the
garden (Grass or flower beds, or both?) (I am sure the neighbours will
think I am mad, watering the garden when it is raining!) or maybe
something else I haven't though of?

I will be installing a new header tank in the loft to feed the toilets.
I will be filling this from the rainwater store with a float valve at the
normal level, plus I will install another one much lower, connected to the
mains (I assume I need a double check valve here, so the irrigation water
cant get into the mains water), so if the irrigation system fails to fill
the header tank, the toilets will automatically revert to the mains. -
This will help, but I am sure there will still be an excess to deal with
somehow!

Your thoughts would be appreciated!

Drink it. Haven't you seen Dr Strangelove?

Let it overflow down the drain, as it is currently doing or dump it on the
garden (Grass or flower beds, or both?) (I am sure the neighbours will
think I am mad, watering the garden when it is raining!) or maybe
something else I haven't though of?

On the garden would be better, environmentally, if your garden can take it.

I will be installing a new header tank in the loft to feed the toilets.
I will be filling this from the rainwater store with a float valve at the
normal level, plus I will install another one much lower, connected to the
mains (I assume I need a double check valve here, so the irrigation water
cant get into the mains water), so if the irrigation system fails to fill
the header tank, the toilets will automatically revert to the mains. -
This will help, but I am sure there will still be an excess to deal with
somehow!

No need. Install both float valves above the overflow level. Then use a
cranked ballcock to get the low water level required on the mains filler.

Christian.

"Sparks" wrote in message
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Now it seems to be chucking it down all the time, what should I do with my
spare rainwater?

Currently I have about 8,500L of rainwater storage, currently all full.
The excess water is now ending up down the drain.

What would be the best thing to do with this water?
Let it overflow down the drain, as it is currently doing or dump it on the
garden (Grass or flower beds, or both?) (I am sure the neighbours will
think I am mad, watering the garden when it is raining!) or maybe
something else I haven't though of?

I will be installing a new header tank in the loft to feed the toilets.
I will be filling this from the rainwater store with a float valve at the
normal level, plus I will install another one much lower, connected to the
mains (I assume I need a double check valve here, so the irrigation water
cant get into the mains water), so if the irrigation system fails to fill
the header tank, the toilets will automatically revert to the mains. -
This will help, but I am sure there will still be an excess to deal with
somehow!

Your thoughts would be appreciated!

Sparks...


My washing machine and surplus gutter water is soaking into the flower beds
and therefore eventually(?) perculating down and becoming the ground water
that East Surrey water seem to be so short of, then they can sell it back to
me! In, I suspect my innocence, this seems so much better than sending it
staraight into the North sea via the local sewage works and the Thames.

Peter