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how long until your spigot seal started to drip?

How much water is wasted while filling that barrel? I am sure some water bypassed the diverter. With what little rain I get, I need to reclaim as much as I can get. You were unclear as to what to do about an overflowing rain barrel. Last thing you want is water next to your foundation.

I just do not trust those rubber inserts not to leak. Last thing I want is water around my foundation.

Aren't you going to clog up your downspout with that nylon?

So, my interest in a rain barrel is primarily to stop erosion. I don't see how a donut-shaped object diverts ALL the water into the rain barrel? It seems like a portion would flow into the outer rim and then into the barrel while water coming down the middle of the spout would bypass the rain barrel off ramp. What am I missing? Maybe you're trying to catch just a portion? Thanks for your help.

Beware! Dont buy this water diverter if your barrel inlet is on the top of your barrel because eventually your barrel will overflow. There is no shut-off. This diverter requires a side inlet to your barrel, that allows gravity to stop it from overflowing. They do not explain that in their information.

With that support setup the spigot could have been put in the bottom, that way you can drain the whole barrel instead of always leaving a few gallons unused. And considering winter and freezing water expanding you really shouldn't leave more than an inch of water at the bottom. I wonder if the panty is a good idea; I have a feeling that it will actually clog things up more easily as small gunk that normally would have just flown into the barrel now gets stuck.

How are you removing the first few gallons that contains toxic chemicals from the roof or bird poops from the roof etc? And you'll have acid rains once in a while right, atleast the first few gallons needs to be cleaned out. Example: first flush systems? How do you add them?

After 5 years my hose cracked where it came out of the wide side of the down spout and made a 90 degree turn to get to the barrel. I could put the existing diverter on the thin side of the downspout, but that would leave the original hole open. Do you sell a plug or a 90 degree fixture my hose could attach to?

Thank you! Excellent video.

Just installed it today!! Easy!!

Since most water out of our faucets has chlorine, this is a big positive for a rain barrel. The chlorine will no longer be an issue. Thanks for a simple, and to the point, video. Nicely done. Are the items for the barrel still available as a kit? I ask because this video is 7 years old. Or do you have an updated video?

I was wondering why this guy had a corded drill.... then I saw.... Oh it's from 2014

Really well thought out! Thanks - much appreciated…

Get rid of the whistle.

That is the greatest plan I have seen yet. The trash can is so much more affordable than the rain barrels I have been watching and hoping would reduce in price - thanks to you now I have a more affordable way of doing what has been needed to be done for years. Thank you, Judi

tks for video

Hi ! What is the name of that flexible black plastic thing you put l in the barrel please ? What is the size of it ?

Great video!

It is survival water you can drink if you filter it with the appropriate water filtration system or portable filter. In a grid down situation where no water is being pumped through your plumbing from the utility company you'll be glad you had this water and a filtering system. Its called being a good boy scout.

Every time it rains I notice some debris from the asphalt shingles. Won’t this build up because of the knee-high filter? Perhaps it would be better to filter in the rain barrel to make cleaning the debris easier.

The background music was too loud. It was drowning out the narrator. It was also idiotic music

🤔 thanks.

What good is rain barrel when it doesn't rain. When it rains you don't need one. For a vegetable garden your need 10 barrels or more.

How do you close off the system in the winter? Do you have to take it apart and cover the hole?

Using rain water for your plants is a good idea, but it will hardly save the world from runoff. 1/4" of rain falling on a 1400 sq.ft. house will "produce 242 gallons of rain water. .05" of rain will fill up your barrel. Anything more that that is runoff. Free water (after the cost of the hardware and barrel) is OK but be sure to "read the fine print" when talking to environmentalists.

Missed the part about SHOOTING the FISH...next video?

I use livestock tanks from Tractor Supply. I just add a mosquito dunk every month to keep the skeeters at bay. It's easier to dunk a watering can in them then bending over to turn on a faucet. And less chance for leaks.

Could not hear over the music and whistling.

I have this kit; I collected rain for plants & trees. I put the barrel on bricks about 3 feet high (gravity drain w/hose). One day I opened my barrel & found millions of Mosquitoes. I dropped in the disc & killed all the bugs, I drained the tank; now I have a tool barrow; with rakes, shovels spud bars brooms. The system works like they said it would but the water gets infested kind of quick, I thought it was a close system, but I was wrong. Someone told me some places do not allow rain barrows & now I know why.

where can buy this kit?

Nestle owns our rain water...one day {already is in some places} it will be illegal to gather rainwater.

I wonder what they called this that everyone did in the 1800's before there was a political "Green Initiative"... ??? People doing this currently seem to think this is a new idea... kynna funny.

Switched off after 18 second, the fckn muzzak is so annoying

Oozing the virtue. Looks like the perfect Democrat video.

We drink rainwater all the time, tiled roof 30-40 meters away from a main road, unfiltered.... never had any health dramas. The body has an amazing way of protecting itself.... it's called antibodies! Something people should remember in this time of Covid 🥱

I don't want to be green. I just want to use rain water instead of city water. If I want to be green, I'll date a Martian 😊

Use the three hole saws to cut a window in the throat of the happy whistler!

A 90 degree ball valve works quicker at barrel spout. The water below the drain in the barrel will become full of sediment and sludge over time. Tipping barrel over and cleaning it in dry periods is expected.

Awesome! One question, “Do you have an easy way to unclog or remove the nylon, when its clogged?”

Thanx

Awesome doing it right now Thankyou!

What is the point of overflow through the eaves trough a foot away? Just run the tube off the barrel.

Great teaching !! Thanks

Cored concrete blocks used (misused) as you show are quite weak and have a tendency to collapse under weight. That container will be quite heavy when full of water; about 340+ pounds. For safety concerns use something more suitable to the task.

Gloves should NOT be worn when using or around rotating equipment or machinery.

Excellent tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

I like this!

Thanks for sharing.

Thought there would be a link to the kit.