Understanding Ground Levels with RAINPOD MAX

UNDERSTANDING GROUND LEVELS - RAINPOD MAX

A Single Water Butt At Ground Level

In most cases this is ideal setup having level ground from your drainpipe to your water butt(s). Keeping your RAINPOD MAX "funnel" slightly lower than the top of your water butt will mean that excess water will go back into your drainpipe through thge built in overflow and avoid overflowing your water butt.

As your water butt starts to fill, so will your RAINPOD MAX and the water levels will always be the same. This is because this system relies on Gravity, also know as a gravity fed system.

Higher Ground Levels

This diagram shows what would happen if the water butt was positioned where the ground level was higher than RAINPOD MAX position.

The water in the water butt will only rise to the level of the built in over flow at the same height as the "funnel" section at the top of your RAINPOD MAX.

High Ground Levels - Solution

In this scenario, you can simply raise the height of your RAINPOD MAX.

Raise up until the built in overflow is slightly lower than the top of your water butts.

This will work depending on how high you need to raise it as your tap may become unreachable.

This system will cater for any water tank or water butt with a max height of 1250mm. This height allows the top of the water tank/water butt to be slightly higher than the built in overflow on the RAINPOD MAX.

If this was not an option for you, consider the RAINPOD as it is a sealed unit means that you can place it anywhere under the rain diverter. Simply raise the height of the diverter to slightly lower than the top of your water butts.

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Lower Ground Levels

This diagram shows what would happen if the water butt was positioned where the ground level was lower than RAINPOD MAX'S position.

The water butt will fill up and overflow. In this scenario it is recommended to drilling a hole near the top of the water butt and attach an overflow pipe.

The water flow from the RAINPOD MAX tap would be slower in this case due to the low water levels present.

Lower Ground Levels - Solution

First Solution: Raise the level of your water butts

If you can't raise the level of your water butts, follow these steps...

(See large diagram below)

Step 1: Ensure you connect at least one water butt at the correct level to your RAINPOD MAX.

Step 2: Add a 25mm 90 degree overflow bend at the max water level you would like to fill your first water butt(s).

Step 3: Ensure your RAINPOD MAX overflow is HIGHER than the water level in step 2.

Step 4: Connect your hose to the 90 degree bend in step 2 and connect the remaining water butts in the lower garden section.

Step 5: Add an addition water butt tap to any of these water butts to access your lower level water or install a water butt pump.

Step 6: Add an overflow to one of these water butts. This will serve as your main overflow to your system.

The built in over flow in the RAINPOD MAX will not be in use by using this method.

If you wanted to hide the lower level water butts, simply add a RAINTAP to access your water in a more convenient location.