It's summer, and all the lovely summer rain is a timely reminder that one day soon, there will be another hosepipe ban (!) so now is a good time to look at your water collection arrangements.
I've had several questions on this topic, unsurprisingly: and everyone with any sort of house has room for at least one water butt - I have six, on my small house (but then, I am a bit evangelical on the subject) - so here is what you need:
1) a downpipe
2) a rainwater diverter kit
3) a water butt
4) a stand: they usually come with a 3-part plastic stand.
5) a spirit level
6) a fine-cut saw (or a helpful neighbour) to cut the downpipe
Put the stand next to the downpipe, make sure it is level and on a firm base (a single concrete path slab is perfect), sit the empty water butt on top of it and look at where the inlet is - the only tricky part of the job is getting the diverter at exactly the right height...
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