Damn gravity

[xoggoth]

Physical laws are suppose to be absolute but I find they sometimes take time out to annoy me.

Put a water butt on my greenhouse and ran a hose from the overflow to the pond so it will stay topped up. The overflow looks to be about a foot above the surface of the pond but the water won't flow. Have to drop the pond end of the hose 6 ins below the pond surface before it will.

Thought it must be some optical illusion due to the land slope but sighting along a plank of wood with a spirit level on it confirms that the overflow is well above the pond. The water is simply refusing to flow downhill!!!

Is there someone I can complain to about this?

[barrydidit]

Blockage in the pipe? Not uncommon at your age.

Maybe a snail is living in there?

[d000hg]

Have you tried sucking it?

[MarillionFan]

Physical laws are suppose to be absolute but I find they sometimes take time out to annoy me.

Put a water butt on my greenhouse and ran a hose from the overflow to the pond so it will stay topped up. The overflow looks to be about a foot above the surface of the pond but the water won't flow. Have to drop the pond end of the hose 6 ins below the pond surface before it will.

Thought it must be some optical illusion due to the land slope but sighting along a plank of wood with a spirit level on it confirms that the overflow is well above the pond. The water is simply refusing to flow downhill!!!

Is there someone I can complain to about this?

Are you in Wales?

[xoggoth]

Nope, not blocked pipe. Lower end of pipe and surface bobs up and down, lower more and it flows freely. I know this sounds like another silly invention but it ain't. I'm mystified! Or senile.

[yasockie]

attach a piece of string at 1m height at one end, make sure it's as stiff as possible (again problematic at your age) and measure the height at which it is level.
The difference of height should be more that 1% for paved surface or more than 2% for turf or landscaped areas.

[FatLazyContractor]

Nope, not blocked pipe. Lower end of pipe and surface bobs up and down, lower more and it flows freely. I know this sounds like another silly invention but it ain't. I'm mystified! Or senile.

That is your problem!

[darmstadt]

Is there someone I can complain to about this?

God! He done make water flow uphill...

[mudskipper]

Physical laws are suppose to be absolute but I find they sometimes take time out to annoy me.

Put a water butt on my greenhouse and ran a hose from the overflow to the pond so it will stay topped up. The overflow looks to be about a foot above the surface of the pond but the water won't flow. Have to drop the pond end of the hose 6 ins below the pond surface before it will.

Thought it must be some optical illusion due to the land slope but sighting along a plank of wood with a spirit level on it confirms that the overflow is well above the pond. The water is simply refusing to flow downhill!!!

Is there someone I can complain to about this?

Perhaps the overflow starts lower than the outlet?