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Thanks again Andy. I understand that a hose without any hoselock style connector could be pushed in and then the fitting tightened down. I have a hose with a hoselock connector attached which I don't want to remove from the hose. I was looking for a connector that attaches to the water butt...

Thanks for that but it doesn't look like the fitting has the right hoselock style connector for a garden hose to be attached.

Thanks for all the useful suggestions. I have decided to take Old Salt and StephenStephen's advice and replace the overflow with a water butt hose connector if I can find where to buy one ! Then connect a hose to it, run it down to a flower bed and connect the hose to a soaker hose.

Thanks Tigercubrider. The neighbour says no ! The running outlet is 6.5cm wide from which the downpipe, also 6.5cm wide is fitted so it wont take a narrower pipe for a tap. I haven't see a ballcock which would shut off a 6.5cm wide supply coming from above the ball cock. Perhaps you would...

I should have put these up earlier but better late than never. The pictures show my guttering catches the rain from my flat roof and my running outlet allows water to drop in to my water butt. The guttering continues over the fence and connects with the neighbours downpipe which also has a...

I will take a photo and put it up tomorrow. Correct ! The gutter does not overflow because with the running outlet blocked by a tennis ball or duct tape , the water carries on along the gutter which continues over the fence and connects to the neighbours downpipe and so the water goes into...

There is no drain connected downpipe to fit a diverter to, otherwise I would have done that. The water butt is underneath some guttering on the garage flat roof, the guttering has a running outlet which drops water straight into the water butt. The guttering continues over the fence along the...

Due to previous owners alterations to the property, there is no suitable space to put a water butt next to the one and only downpipe ! The previous owners installed the water butts underneath some guttering on the garage flat roof .... the guttering continues over the fence along the adjoining...

We have two water butts connected to each other and they both overflow eventually when we get downpours. Your idea of a hose from the tap on the second water butt to drain the water away from the house is something I have been considering.

Our house doesn’t have a downpipe suitable for a diverter into a water butt. Our garage is attached to our neighbours garage and the guttering on the back of our garage crosses over the fence and discharges water in to the neighbours drain. We have a running outlet in our guttering which...

Another small combi is an interesting idea ... does UV for rest mean the small combi would supply hot water for the bathroom basins and shower ? Would the heating engineer disconnect the current combi from the hot water pipes so it would never fire up for hot water ?

Just what I wanted to hear ! No it's on an outside wall.

What size hot water cylinder would we need for a couple using hot water for regular washing up and a couple of showers a day ? I have a high pressure Midas 110 Mixer Shower Column | Mixer Showers (aqualisa.co.uk).

Once everybody sees this goes like a bomb they'll want it.

Thanks Mottie, as a layman I didn't realise that the filling loops could be located in a more convenient location. Also a system boiler in the same location and an immersion heater in the airing cupboard seems a jolly sensible solution.

What with Climate Change 'acomin in I expect in the longer term there will be other cheaper ways to generate electricity rather than using gas. It would be nice to have a heating system in the home where the main component doesn't fail and need constant fettling.

@muggles @Razor900 @Dan robin I am interested in the Intergas boilers but have a few thoughts/questions. Is there an Intergas boiler (or another make) that if the pump failed would still allow me to draw off hot water to the taps until I could get the boiler repaired. As we have now left the...

@Razor900 Which "old one" that Intergas still sell would you suggest ?

Thanks Muggles, I will check on these. I will look at any other posts you have made about Intergas & Joule. In a previous house I had an oil boiler which was serviced by the same oil boiler engineer every year and the boiler never let me down. I know that the boiler alone is not the main...

Thanks Razor for your comment I found it really helpful.