Interesting Gutter
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biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Very strange indeed
[QUOTE 5487892, member: 9609"]passed this modern house today and was intrigued by the chains. I couldn't see any down pipes and the gutters do look like they are sloped down towards the ends, Presumably the idea is the water clings to the chain as it makes its way down to the drain/soak-away ?
Never seen anything like it before, its in a fairly windy place, wonder how well it works
I liked it
@MikeG
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I've actually done one like that. It was a bit of a thing, a few years ago. Water runs down stuff due to surface tension. It doesn't pour down the centre of a normal downpipe, it spirals down the inside of the pipe wall, and it's the same thing with the chain. Water runs down the chain to the collecting point at ground level. It does tend to get a bit blocked up around the chain in the gutter.
Never seen anything like it before, its in a fairly windy place, wonder how well it works
I liked it
@MikeG
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I've actually done one like that. It was a bit of a thing, a few years ago. Water runs down stuff due to surface tension. It doesn't pour down the centre of a normal downpipe, it spirals down the inside of the pipe wall, and it's the same thing with the chain. Water runs down the chain to the collecting point at ground level. It does tend to get a bit blocked up around the chain in the gutter.
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Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Your guess is correct. It is to direct the water carefully down to the water feature /soakaway (?) below.
I do this for clients but mainly into water butts.
I do this for clients but mainly into water butts.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
[QUOTE 5487892, member: 9609"]passed this modern house today and was intrigued by the chains. I couldn't see any down pipes and the gutters do look like they are sloped down towards the ends, Presumably the idea is the water clings to the chain as it makes its way down to the drain/soak-away ?
Never seen anything like it before, its in a fairly windy place, wonder how well it works
I liked it
@MikeG
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Why have you obscured the birch tree’s private parts? We are used to seeing them naked.
Never seen anything like it before, its in a fairly windy place, wonder how well it works
I liked it
@MikeG
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Why have you obscured the birch tree’s private parts? We are used to seeing them naked.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
I’ve seen it at the RHS Rosemoor garden in Devon, though not in action....
Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I thought it was some sort of eco friendly flush toilet.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Ruined it now. You’re correct though. It’s hideous.
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
Old jammy socks.
gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
They have that chain at my companies sister premises. Theres a high level emergency escape and the checker plate floor covers a large area and water falling from it would spray all over so the chain controls it, simple solution.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Chain "downpipes" were very trendy back in the Seventies. I was told that they were supposed to prevent rainwater being blown by the wind onto passers-by. They don't, BTW, but they were still essential features for the bow-tie brigade.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
[QUOTE 5488223, member: 9609"]and here was me thinking I had seen something new and inventitive 
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Please don't remind me how old I am....
[/QUOTE]Please don't remind me how old I am....
