Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: How to store rainwater but no mozzie? 2Oct 19, 2010 1:04 pm A few drops of cooking oil in the water will stop them Cheers Cozmo ______________________________ Building a PD Heywood 29 http://fromevetoeternity.blogspot.com/ Re: How to store rainwater but no mozzie?ave an outlet t 3Oct 21, 2010 5:31 am Cooking oil can go off, I wouldn't. Get midge mesh and cover the holes with it. Its not fly screen but the stuff they use on tents, much finer, can stop fleas. If you have an outlet that is open cover that too. Re: How to store rainwater but no mozzie?ave an outlet t 5Oct 21, 2010 10:33 am Redman Cooking oil can go off, I wouldn't. Get midge mesh and cover the holes with it. Its not fly screen but the stuff they use on tents, much finer, can stop fleas. If you have an outlet that is open cover that too. Well yes it does go off... but its not like you are going to consume the small amount that would be used anyway... not that it would go off in the few weeks that you would keep a wheelbarrow of water... if you were planning on keeping the water for longer then you would just get a proper tank. Cheers Cozmo ______________________________ Building a PD Heywood 29 http://fromevetoeternity.blogspot.com/ DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair But if it is a ground level open pit, then it is not a charged system. No surprises there. The pipes have obviously been altered and there would be a reason for this.… 3 31361 Once you know the basics, the rest is easy. Read my post in the thread linked below. viewtopic.php?p=1919271#p1919271 2 19603 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 8466 |