Am I having deja vu or did I read this identical text on the SF forum?  ???

[quote author=Dewy  link=1097612109/0#1 date=1097616306]Am I having deja vu or did I read this identical text on the SF forum?  ??? [/quote]

Was thinking the very same thing not two minutes before your post!!!

PPPS what does I love YaBB 1G - SP1! mean ???

[quote author=Jim  link=1097612109/0#4 date=1097616834]PPS and my workshop
Screwfix site is not getting the coverage that it`s used to (since the move) so had to look around for somthing better.
And on the subject of DeJa Vue, this site reminds me of the UK Workshop site with all those familiar names [/quote]
There are a number here who use ukw and also SFX using the same names.
Some use a different name on here from UKW so might creep up on you Jim.  

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Is this kosha?

I've been thinking about putting a cover over the walkway between our back door and the garage door, but one of the things that has put me off has been that I knew I couldn't tap into the downpipe from the roof to handle the runoff, and was looking at having to dig a soakaway.

Have they changed the rools on this recently then?

Andrew

from approved doc H

2.2 Some public sewers may carry foul water and rainwater in the same pipes. If the drainage system
is also to carry rainwater to such a sewer, the following provisions still apply but the pipe sizes may
need to be increased to carry the combined flows (see paragraph 2.35). In some circumstances,
separate drainage should still be provided (see Approved Document H5).

and

2.8 Combined and rainwater sewers are designed to surcharge (i.e. the water level in the manhole rises
above the top of the pipe) in heavy rainfall. Some foul sewers also receive rainwater and therefore
surcharge. For lowlying sites (where the ground level of the site or the level of a basement is below
the ground level at the point where the drainage connects to the public sewer) care should be taken to
ensure that the property is not at increased risk of flooding. In all such cases the sewerage undertaker
should be consulted to determine the extent and possible frequency of the likely surcharge.
2.9 For basements containing sanitary appliances, where the risk of flooding due to surcharge of the
sewer is considered by the sewerage undertaker to be high, the drainage from the basement should be
pumped (see paragraphs 2.36 to 2.39). Where the risk is considered to be low an anti-flooding valve
should be installed on the drainage from the basement.
2.10 For other low lying sites (i.e. not basements) where risk is considered low, sufficient protection
for the building may be possible by provision of a gully outside the building at least 75mm below the
floor level. This should be positioned so that any flooding from the gully will not damage any
buildings. In higher risk areas an anti-flooding valve should be provided, or the drainage system
pumped (see paragraph 2.36 to 2.39).
2.11 Anti-flooding valves should preferably be of the double valve type, and should be suitable for
foul water and have a manual closure device. They should comply with the requirements of prEN
13564. A single valve should not normally serve more than one building. A notice should be provided
inside the building to indicate that the system is drained through such a valve. This notice should also
indicate the location of any manual override, and include advice on necessary maintenance.

So the answer is yeah its kosher, if yer drains can handle it. In fact most houses here are combined rainwater+grey water. Not WCs though.

quite possibly robbo, by-laws and the like probably come into force regarding this. My own house has combination 3½" rainwater and sink/bath/basin/shower water with seperate 4" foul(WC) stack

I see CF has found his way over here, nice to see ya Charlie.