Water butt filter?

[weirdfish]

I know we have talked a lot about using water from rain water butts to assist the DI vessel and help stop water spots on the cars, I have the vessel/water butt/Karcher pump and filter for the outlet side of the butt, but I'm wondering if it's worth trying to fit some sort of filter to the inlet of the butt to reduce the amount of debris entering in the first place.
I tried the pump earlier just to see how good it was, it certainly pushed the water out, but I did notice that the in- line filter I have started to build up rather rapidly and thus reduced the flow rate quite a lot.
I will empty the butt out completely and give it a good wash out, and the add some treatment to try and reduce any debris in there, but would still like to filter the incoming somehow.
Maybe a visit to the other halfs stockings drawer is in order, hope I dont get caught in there, lol.

[X5Sport]

Any kind of fine mesh on the inlet should do it.

[weirdfish]

[quote="X5Sport"]
Any kind of fine mesh on the inlet should do it.
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I can only find fishnets in her drawer, don't suppose they will stop a lot, what denier do you suggest, lol.

[X5Sport]

[quote="weirdfish"]
[quote="X5Sport"]
Any kind of fine mesh on the inlet should do it.
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I can only find fishnets in her drawer, don't suppose they will stop a lot, what denier do you suggest, lol.
[/quote]Errmm.....I think that's one for our Penny....lol

[weirdfish]

[quote="X5Sport"]
[quote="weirdfish"]
[quote="X5Sport"]
Any kind of fine mesh on the inlet should do it.
[/quote]

I can only find fishnets in her drawer, don't suppose they will stop a lot, what denier do you suggest, lol.
[/quote]Errmm.....I think that's one for our Penny....lol
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We don't want to appear sexist now do we. 

[X5Sport]

OK, we'll ask pvr too then......he's into detailing.....

[pvr]

I have half the roof moss in the water tanks so my water is no good for the car, just for watering plants.

[weirdfish]

I know I'll get into trouble pinching her stockings, so I've just cleaned the water butt out and placed a clay pot in the bottom to keep the pump from sucking up any debris/grit that gets in the butt.
Once we get a bit of rain I'll add the water treatment and see how it goes, if it's still getting too much dirt in the outlet filter then I'll look at an inlet filter again.
Penny can still advise us of denier requirements though, won't hurt to know.