In rainwater harvesting systems water flows from the roof down a downpipe (drainpipe) to the water butt , where it is stored. Diverters are the pipes used to connect the downpipe to the water butt. The most basic are used to divert water only only, whilst others also filter the water they divert. Let's not forget the old faithful watering can that's found in just about every garden in the UK - we feature several types of plastic and gavanised metal cans to cater for all your trips from you butt to your flower beds and greenhouse. Want to get up to speed on rainwater collection read Which Rainwater Downpipe Filter, Diverter or Water Butt connector to find out more. Insert the diverter into the slot. The design of the rainwater diverter assures that your water butt will never overflow as any excess water will continue to flow into the downpipe. Move your water butt into place and take your flexi pipe which connects the rainwater diverter to the water butt. Measure the amount of pipe needed to attach the water butt to the water diverter and cut it to size.

Self cleaning downpipe filters are an elegant means of filtering debris before it enters the water butt. They use the flow of water to clean the debris from the filter.First flush filters divert and flush the first water which enters the system when the rain starts pouring. This is because this first water is always the most contaminated by leaves, dust and other materials on the roof. Connect the tank connector for the adapted into the top of the water butt (one washer inside, one washer outside). There are various accessories which can support your water-harvesting efforts - a submersible electric pump, for example, will allow you to get more pressurised water from your container. Place the water butt on its stand and using a spirit level, level it with the bottom of the hole and align it with the water pipe and draw a line.

Basic diverters, also known as water butt connectors. These offer no filtering capability. This type of diverter can often throttle the flow of water and does not offer a high capture efficiency. However, the basic diverters we offer do not suffer from these problems. One essential accessory is the rain diverter kit which is is used to effectively direct rainwater from a downpipe into your water butt. There are also plenty of cleaning accessories available for cleaning the interior of a water butt. The products available to buy for reducing smells, scum, algae, harmful bacteria and green water come in liquid or tablet form. There are also silver and copper anti-microbial water cleaner discs which use industrial silver which is also found in water purifiers and other cleansing devices. These tablets can destroy fungal and micro-organisms and are also safe to use in ponds, fish tanks, horse troughs and bird baths.Capture all’ filters come by many names, including downpipe filters, downpipe guards, downpipe leaf catchers, downpipe leaf traps, and downpipe leaf filters. These all capture coarse debris, leaves etc. In all of these maintenance of the filter is required to remove the debris. Most water butts come with all the essential parts, instructions and basic accessories to get you up and running - but there are plenty of other handy extras you can buy to really get the best out of your new water harvesting container.

Downpipe plastic or mesh guards are excellent accessories which will stop leaves and other debris getting into your water butt. There are very easy to install and feature flexible slats to enable you to adjust them to fit the width of any downpipe opening. If your water butt didn't come with a stand, or you made a do-it-yourself butt from an old plastic wheelie bin or other suitable container, there's the option to buy a stand separately. A stand is crucial to allow you fill a watering can or other water carrier below the tap on a butt. It will also help to create a tad more water pressure by way of gravitational force. When you buy a water butt or barrel is will usually comprise the main plastic water container, a lid and a downpipe diverter to allow you to direct water from your gutter into the barrel. Most butts also come with a stand to rest the container on and a tap to get water out of the container into a watering can or other device. Each water butt comes with a threaded hole in the side and a tap to fit, so it’s a case of screwing one into the other, nice and tight.

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