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Have you got a Water Butt? I am LOVING mine :-)

18 replies

charliecat · 01/05/2006 20:01

I didnt used to have the space for a water butt in my old house so I used to lug the bath water out to the garden drenching the place at the same time...not good..
Now I have a water butt and dp has rigged it up to the drain so it gets some of our bath water, but not all of it...or it would always be too full...I LOVE using it...makes me :)
Is that just because of the effort I used to have to put in or does recycling make you :) too??!!

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Bozza · 02/05/2006 15:36

None of our downpipes are in a place that really facilitates a water butt.

Greensleeves · 02/05/2006 15:38

Oh yes. We have a water butt. On Our Allotment.

Greensleeves · 02/05/2006 15:38

and one at home in the garden

Gingerbear · 02/05/2006 15:38

yes.
Watch out for stagnant smelly bathwater though - you need rainwater to make sure it stays fresh. Also - cover the top otherwise it will get full of green slimey algae and mosquito larvae.

janinlondon · 02/05/2006 16:17

Have just installed one. DD refers to it as "the water buck".

mawbroon · 02/05/2006 17:15

Would love one, but DH not got round to it. Recycling and more especially reuse makes me feel happy too.

Lucycat · 02/05/2006 17:18

Yep I love mine too, I'm sure my veg tastes nicer with rainwater, living in Manchester ours is never empty either!

anniebear · 02/05/2006 21:13

Do they have secure lids on them? I would be worried about my young children getting into them

PrettyCandles · 02/05/2006 21:16

We're planning on getting one, but want to put it in a corner where there's no downspout so we'd have to add a downspout. Do you know whether a downspout can be fitted just to a butt, without a surface water seweage connection?

veNivIDiViCkiqV · 02/05/2006 21:17

Would love one but have downspout issues too, lol.

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charliecat · 13/05/2006 21:06

For those with issues...my mum has a gutter along her shed that she uses to collect the water. If the butt gets full she disconnects..only happens maybe once a year.
My dp has made a hole in the juntion box thing that puts the bathroom sink/bath water into the pipe that goes in the ground so im watering my plants with a lavender smelling water ATM from my bath...lol..Hes connected a hose to it, so some goes down the drain and some goes into the butt.

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piccolamamma · 14/05/2006 22:00

my mother has a water butt. she loooves it and feels very smug about her recycling. no doubt i'll have one once the garden gets a promotion.

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 14/05/2006 22:04

we've got one - best thing about it is taht for some reason one of our main drain pipes comes through the garage - so it's totally hidden away, next to the wormery (smug emoticon)

KatieB · 24/05/2006 00:14

Is it difficult to fit a water butt? Do I need a plumber??!!

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charliecat · 24/05/2006 12:56

No difficult at all :)

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Crystaltips · 25/05/2006 19:15

charliecat - how do you get the water from the gutter ??? That would suit me

Thanks

LotosEater · 25/05/2006 19:33

we bought one of \link{http://www.gonegardening.com/xq/ASP/dept_id.5002/pf_id.1100531/referer.GDRSDMKE65EM9GG777D6RTPDEBUJ9DC7/qx/gg_shop/product.htm\these} a few weeks ago - it has a connecter which collects rainwater from the down-pipe which you can see in the lower half of the page prices at £12.99.

W bought ours at the local garden centre

kiskidee · 25/05/2006 19:36

rainwater leaves your hair soft, shiny and silky. its real soft so all the detergent and excess conditioner washes out. great to remove buildup.

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