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Our Little Guide to … pumping water around your garden

Bored of carrying rainwater to the far reaches of your garden? Then this step-by-step solution to pumping water from rainwater collection butts around your plot may be the inspiration you’re looking for. In total I spent £79.90 buying the components for my rainwater pumping system. The free items from my spare parts stash included: • hose – two lengths, one about 20m long and the other about 1m; • 1 x jubilee clip; • 2 x quick hose connectors – brass 1/2 inch quick connect female to 1/2 inch compression fitting; • 1 x on/off/on toggle switch (12v); • pallet wood scraps; and • cable ties (used to hold waste pipe to strips of pallet wood). The parts I had to buy included: • 1 x Seaflo 12v/600 gallon per hour submersible marine bilge pump (03 Series) (£17.20 inc P&P); • 1 x 3/4 inch brass BSP female to 12mm hosetail connector (£1.89); • 1 x 3/4 inch brass BSP male to 12mm hosetail connector (£1.89) ; • 1 x lead acid battery 12V 7Ah (£18); and • 1 x Really Useful 3 litre storage box (£7.83 inc P&P). From 12 Volt Planet’s online store, I spent £13.84 buying: • 10-pack of red heat shrink crimp butt connectors; • 2m of Oceanflex single core tinned thin wall cable (brown); • 2m of Oceanflex single core tinned thin wall cable (black); • 10-pack of 6.3mm female blade red heat shrink terminals; • 1 x 5 amp mini blade fuse; and • 1 x inline splashproof mini blade fuse holder. From my local hardware store I paid £19.25 for: • 3 x 3m lengths 32mm diameter push fit waste pipe; • 3 x push fit straight connectors; • 1 x push fit 90° bend; • 1 x brass tap connector for outside tap; and • 1 x jubliee clip.