Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 3Nov 27, 2023 8:14 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 5Nov 27, 2023 8:39 pm Happy to help with Water Tank Queries Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 6Nov 27, 2023 9:01 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 9Nov 28, 2023 1:15 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 11Nov 28, 2023 3:58 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 13Nov 29, 2023 5:16 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 15Nov 30, 2023 1:48 pm jsamways My issue now is going to be cutting the elbow off neatly in such a confined space. I am open to suggestions on how to achieve this! Use some fishing line but let the plumber do it. How much room is there above the elbow that will allow a straight cut? Your plumber mate might be able to cut above the elbow's socket and solvent weld a short split 90mm pvc stormwater pipe half inside the (cleaned) vertical pipe and the other half inside a short intact 90mm pipe. A solvent welded coupling would then connect the two intact outer pipes, allowing a new elbow to be fitted. The fly in the ointment will be fitting a coupling if there isn't enough room. Also look at the possibility of using a 90mm pvc stormwater M+F 90 degree elbow. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 16Dec 05, 2023 1:49 pm OK final update I hope on this topic. My plumber friend came round yesterday and we repaired this properly. In the end we had to cut the downpipe just above the slab and below and then remove the section going through the slab by cutting it vertically and prying it out. Then we chipped out some concrete below the bend with an SDS drill to make a bit more room for the L-Bend. We made up all of the sections of pipe and installed it and joined it with a flexi coupling. Just as we finished it started raining, and we were able to see that it wasn't leaking! I think the cause of this was that the slab had sunk slightly (10mm) and compressed the original piping. The key things in diagnosing the problem is that the riser to the tank wasn't full of water and when I stuck a hose down a downpipe to try and see water flowing to the tank an area of the garden quickly became boggy! Best time to try this is when it is dry obviously ! Re: Rainwater Tanks not filling in light rain 17Dec 05, 2023 3:53 pm That was always going to be a challenge and a test of patience. Full marks to your mate. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Once you know the basics, the rest is easy. Read my post in the thread linked below. viewtopic.php?p=1919271#p1919271 2 19880 There is a whole lot more to know than just the answers you seek but they are a good start. Overflow outlets have a mosquito proof mesh. These… 3 8656 |