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gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8953
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 23 8:01 am Post subject:
Water butts full. Relief. Now to set up more of them.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 23 10:49 am Post subject:
the brambles have eaten my photo studio

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9887
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 23 1:08 pm Post subject:
hot and sunny here again, but forecast is for heavy rain and thunderstorms - so have been out and set up another water butt in hopeful optimism.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15996

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 23 7:35 am Post subject:
We had a few hours steady rain at home on Sunday, and some at our end of the woods, but crossing the wood it still seemed dusty at the other end. Had a slight thunderstorm about 5am this morning with a good bit of rain, so will see if it has done anything for the water butt. Thundery showers forecast for today, but the kiln needs to be refilled, so that will have to be done if possible.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9887
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 23 9:17 am Post subject:
the forecast heavy rains and thunderstorms didn't happen here.. we had some rain but not enough to fill the first barrel. But at least I didn't have to go out watering everything...

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 23 11:42 am Post subject:
it is wet, full monsoon rate for the last 5 mins as a total, maybe less than a 3 month expectation

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15996

Posted: Wed Jun 21, 23 5:46 am Post subject:
We had enough rain to make the garden happy. Not sure about the water butt as I forgot to look. We don't have anything up by the house to water now all the veg have been planted out, and I can't look into the tanks under the greenhouse.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9887
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 23 2:03 pm Post subject:
finally, after many weeks of dry weather we have had a decent downpour and the barrels are filling again. It always rains in July in time for the school holidays....

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 23 3:36 pm Post subject:

Thank God for the rain,its been the dryest in 36yrs here,grass slow in growing,luckily i have a good well for the cattle water working on a syphon system,but last few days i have had to top up from the mains so i can start the syphon off again,i thinking of trenching towards the wells from the deep gutter and getting a tapping into the wells lower to the base to avoid this air lock problem when the water in the wells is slower filling than the cattle drinking in this hot dry periods.

Although the syphon should work as it is, as the first trough is lower than 2 of the conrete well rings and still one full ring below,this well can raise water 3ft 6in above ground level and when the first trough is dry the water level in the well has never been lower than the bottom foot of the top ring,but of course it could have been when cattle have been drinking before i get to see it,so maybe beings it has to syphon up 11ft to get out of the well there`s not enough weight of water above the pipe to help the system,but in theory it should matter,maybe its pulling air somewhere,but all joints are tight,could the ball cock in the trough be pulling air?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 23 6:40 am Post subject:
ballcocks will pull air if the water pressure at the well end of the syphon drops below atm pressure at the tank end when they are open which it will be if the moos are slurping an inline non-return valve might help glad you got some rain to feed the ground water etc

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15996

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 23 7:06 am Post subject:

Syphons can be a bit tricky, so you are fortunate yours works well most of the time. As Dpack says, a non-return valve may help and shouldn't cost too much as a first try.

The winterbournes here went down about the normal time, but don't think we have had overall too much less rain, as the ground water topped up well in the winter. One pond overflow still running, which is quite late in the year for it. The lower pond frequently dries up in the summer.

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 23 11:46 am Post subject:
I`ll look into a non return valve,might save me a fair bit of trenching,Thanks.

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