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Connecting three gutters to a water butt

  • 19-06-2011 7:19pm
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    Yorky
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    Hi all,
    Does anyone know how to connect three lengths of guttering to a water butt?

    Two of the lengths will be from an apex-roofed garden shed - the butt will be to the right of the back of the shed so it will be near one side of the shed but the width of the shed ( 9 feet ) away from the other side.

    The third gutter will be from a log store with a rearward sloping roof which will be beside the butt.

    What is the best way to channel the rainwater from the gutters to the butt? Rigid downpipes wouldn't work as the butt won't be directly below any of them. A 45 degree downpipe joint will not work on the furtherst gutter as it would be too low at the point of entry to the butt.

    I thought about flexible pipe/conduit ( as used for electrical work) but how would this be connected to the gutter outlet?

    I won't need rainwater diverters as there's no drain for the excess water to go in to anyway so the butt can just overflow.

    Thanks in advance for any replies.


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