Initially I tried streching a balloon over the faucet, thinking it would fill up and I could empty it daily. The force of the balloon was stronger than the weight of the water in it, and it just ran out around the faucet after only a few minutes. So if I can't capture the water, what can I do? I can direct it.

The plan was to purchase some small tubing and a plastic funnel. The funnel would hang from the faucet to collect the water, and the tubing would run down through a hole in the drain to reduce the amount of water in the tub.

The location

Supplies required:

• A small plastic funnel. It should be just slightly larger than the faucet head. Mine had a very handy tab that I used to mount it
• Some tubing, I chose clear plastic. It needs to fit snugly over the end of the funnel. It also needs to be long enough to reach from the faucet to the drain
• A hose clamp. Just large enough to slip over the faucet
• Some rubber sheeting. I used crafting foam-rubber sheets that I had lying around

Tools required

• Nutdriver or screwdriver for the hose clamp
• Scissors to cut the tubing and rubber sheeting

My funnels came in a set, so I laid them out and choose one that fit the tubing the best. In this case it was the smallest one. I then carefully attached the hose to the funnel by pushing it over the end. Sadly I cracked my funnel, but it hasn't affected its performance.

Next I created the mount for the funnel. Because my funnel had a nice plastic tab on one side I knew I could use a hose clamp to attach it to the faucet. Even better, the faucet shrinks as it reaches the end. This means that when tight, the hose clamp still will leave some room towards the opening that I can just slip the funnel into. This makes it easy to remove when I take my monthly shower. The hose clamp would not grip the faucet on its own, so I used a piece of foam rubber to keep it from slipping.

Here you can see the underside of it, where the tab on the funnel will go:

Once the clamp was in place, I slid the funnel tab between it and the bottom of the faucet. It worked beautifully.

I then cut the end of the tubing to be slightly longer than required to reach the drain, and pushed the end through one of the drain holes.

Once I was complete, it worked exactly as expected. As John "Hannibal" Smith says, I love it when a plan comes together.