Cistern upgrade - next final step ☺

I'd forgotten that there was one more plan for the cistern upgrade. (With an engineer at the helm I suspect there will always be just one more upgrade being planned ☺)

The inlet filter on the cistern is working well.

It's already caught many leaves.

And it's a popular watering hole for cats, birds

and dogs

In fact, here Allie was trying to figure out if she could lie down in it

But we know our cats like to drink from moving water, from their tap drinking antics, so there was a vague plan to give them a pusty fountain.

And if cats preferring moving water wasn't enough of a motivation, then the arrival of some unwanted guests, who are know for not liking moving water, certainly gave a boost to the plan.

No one welcomes mosquito larvae. Except, maybe, the birds.

So, we got ourselves a little pump. And a handful of 1 euro per piece solar cells:

And with a little soldering, and picture frame manufacture, and a sheet of toughened glass, sealed with bathroom sealant, a solar panel was born.

Put it on the roof

And you have yourself a little fountain running on free energy

This is not the end of the cistern story.

We have just had some scouts to stay.

They did a great job clearing away some self-seeded elder bushes.

Now that we can get to cistern number two, there's just a little work waiting for us there ☺