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stevo_com

The diverter connector only usually collects the water as it runs down the inside face of the downpipe, the centre is left open so that overflow from the butt goes back through the connector and down the downpipe.

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absurdbird in reply to @stevo_com

Ah.
Didn’t realise that.
That probably isn’t going to work in this case as the butt is a fair distance from the down pipe, I’ll have to extend the filler pipe.
I might have to fit a separate overflow.

It’s actually my back neighbours’ roof - I’m using ‘their’ water with permission.

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rhowe in reply to @absurdbird

You can fit an overflow pipe to your butt somewhere near the top and then direct the overflow wherever you wish. It'll need to be wider than a hosepipe though, to accommodate peak flow.
We have this arrangement for a butt fed by a shed roof and it works well.

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