Simple Water-butt Filter

[olderdan]

With water charges so high in the UK I use a water-butt supply for my pressure washing.
Problem is it is dirty water which not good for the machine and soon clogs its tiny filter.
Commercial filters seem a bit pricey so decided to make one.
Using a piece of 40mm PVC waste pipe with an access stop end and a brass fitting which will take a hose, a few cross holes drilled in the pipe and filled with some rolled up scotchbrite pads (not too tightly) it is easily cleaned.
Tip: Suppliers cleverly make you buy connectors for joining same size fittings to pipework but with a heat gun on the pipe the same size fitting will easily push into the pipe and shrink to a tight fit. Handy if you are stuck without the adapters to hand.