Hi,

I have fitted a pump to our water butt and hooked it up to a micro
irrigation system. However when the pump is turned off, the first dripper
keeps on flowing due to the syphone effect I guess.

Are there any ways to easily fix this ?

Found this on the web which looks the same problem as me, but doesn't
specify the solution.

http://www.garden4less.co.uk/water-butt-pump.asp

"...it has no anti-syphon protection so if you use a standard watering kit
with this, it will syphon your tank dry overnight unless you put in an
air-stop hole with a bit of watering tube..."

Cheers,
Tim.

"Tim Jenkins" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have fitted a pump to our water butt and hooked it up to a micro
irrigation system. However when the pump is turned off, the first dripper
keeps on flowing due to the syphone effect I guess.

Are there any ways to easily fix this ?

Found this on the web which looks the same problem as me, but doesn't
specify the solution.

http://www.garden4less.co.uk/water-butt-pump.asp

"...it has no anti-syphon protection so if you use a standard watering kit
with this, it will syphon your tank dry overnight unless you put in an
air-stop hole with a bit of watering tube..."

Cheers,
Tim.

I have rigged up a 1000L tank to take water off the garage roof. It sits on
3 wooden pallets. I discovered I have enough height to run water over 6
metres and up a foot or more in to my raised garden beds to water them. All
done with gravity.

rob

"Tim Jenkins" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have fitted a pump to our water butt and hooked it up to a micro
irrigation system. However when the pump is turned off, the first dripper
keeps on flowing due to the syphone effect I guess.

Are there any ways to easily fix this ?

Found this on the web which looks the same problem as me, but doesn't
specify the solution.

http://www.garden4less.co.uk/water-butt-pump.asp

"...it has no anti-syphon protection so if you use a standard watering kit
with this, it will syphon your tank dry overnight unless you put in an
air-stop hole with a bit of watering tube..."


put in an
air-stop hole with a bit of watering tube..."

Is the solution.

Steve

Create the air stop hole by looping the pipe up above the water butts water
line and down again ,this creating the air gap .

Regards Keith

"shazzbat" wrote in message
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"Tim Jenkins" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have fitted a pump to our water butt and hooked it up to a micro
irrigation system. However when the pump is turned off, the first dripper
keeps on flowing due to the syphone effect I guess.

Are there any ways to easily fix this ?

Found this on the web which looks the same problem as me, but doesn't
specify the solution.

http://www.garden4less.co.uk/water-butt-pump.asp

"...it has no anti-syphon protection so if you use a standard watering
kit with this, it will syphon your tank dry overnight unless you put in
an air-stop hole with a bit of watering tube..."


put in an
air-stop hole with a bit of watering tube..."

Is the solution.

Steve