Guttermate

[biscuit]

Hi all
Just got my "Guttermate" from organiccatalogue.com, a smidgeon under £20.  Is it value for money, I hear you ask?
Bit too early to say.

 My initial thoughts are that the plastic is a bit flimsy, and more importantly the output spigot is a bit small - made to fit 3/4" hose, and has an internal diameter of 1/2".  I'd have thought that in a heavy downpour much of the precious liquid would avoid the fate of flushing our loo. The diverter I bought from B and Q for a fiver had a much more manly 1" dia outflow.
The mesh is 5mm squarish.
What I’m trying to do is store up to 1000l above ground for loo flush without letting too much organic debris in, that may or may not cause a problem.
I'm wondering if I should have gone for the 3G one I saw somewhere for about fifty quid, or put an inline filter ( is there such a thing?) with the B and Q job.
Hope these photos attach OK!
Biscuit

[desperate]

Why not stick the downpipe straight into the tank then take an overflow back to the drain or wherever?

Desp

[wookey]

Because he's trying to avoid collecting too much organic matter.

The best filters are WISY, but they are very expensive. No idea if they are worth the money.

[desperate]

Surely that gizmo in the piccy isn,t going to filter out much, it wouldn,t be hard to do better with a few waste pipe fittings and an old pair of Mrs Desps stockings

Desp

[sjaglin]

That looks great,

I am just in the process of cleaning my water butts and improve the system. Only one thing, me gutters are square, any solution/adapter?

Stef

[desperate]

I,m pretty sure Osma or Polypipe do adapters, usually in stock at plumbing shops.

Desperate

[biscuit]

There's a round to square adapter included in the kit, and the whole thing's available in whatever colour you like, so long as it's black, grey or white!
Biscuit

[petertc]

I have one of these installed and it does filter out quite a lot.

the sediment settles at the bottom of the filter cage.

I was surprised how well it worked !