Just came across this and am very tempted to get one. Once fixed to the house I could then connect several water butts and collect the rainwater for drinking (once purified!) According to the site I could situate the butts anywhere up to 150 feet from the hub. Just thinking I could put a couple in my shed and nobody would be none the wiser!
http://www.rainwaterhub.co.uk/
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I like that very clever , only draw back I could see is like my in-laws house that's an older property that shares a drain with next door which the down pipe runs into is on the property line, I guess you would have to ask them if you could fit it ! they might even share the cost it looks like it has an outlet on both sides
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I like the idea and would have gone an ordered a couple then saw the price. I think I will wait until they come down in price.
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Re: Rainwater Hub
That kinda put me off as well Junmist. Wonder if I could make something similar myself, doesn't look too hard actually!junmist wrote:I like the idea and would have gone an ordered a couple then saw the price. I think I will wait until they come down in price.
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jbird you don't need an over flow! when the water buts are full you turn the hose connection off!
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Re: Rainwater Hub
Yip! Just turn it off and disconnect the hose. Sorted!tigs wrote:jbird you don't need an over flow! when the water buts are full you turn the hose connection off!
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Re: Rainwater Hub
I thought the same thing. From the "how it works" section it looks like you can make something similar from a 5 liter water bottle and a bit of plastic piping. It'd be ugly but it'd do the job.SkyWatcher wrote:That kinda put me off as well Junmist. Wonder if I could make something similar myself, doesn't look too hard actually!junmist wrote:I like the idea and would have gone an ordered a couple then saw the price. I think I will wait until they come down in price.
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Re: Rainwater Hub
Think I'll keep an eye out for something suitable next time I'm in a diy store! Can't imagine it would be too hard
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