DIY Rain Barrel System Explained
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- Опубликовано: 28 окт 2015
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Painting the PVC pipe is a great way to keep the UV rays from degrading it. thanks for the great video! very useful.
The most sensible tutorial for a rain water collection system. Very detailed and direct to the point. Thank you for sharing this great idea, sir!
So nice of you
Best rain collection video on RUclips! Finally someone that explains their system from point A to point B. Thank you Sir
The closet flange on the first drum is a great idea. The ball floating in the 3" pipe is ingenious!. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Subscribed and a big thumbs up.
FINALLY!!! Someone with good instructional skills and who don't ramble and gives very good advice. Thank you for this video. I have gleaned lots of information on this. I will be building one of these but on a 12 barrel manifold. I will have the water piped in from the gutter system to an inside building so that I can use this system all year long in my Arkansas home.
great idea about putting inside a building. When I do my system, I will definitely be doing this.
This is the best video on rain collection systems I've ever seen. You're a great teacher and your system looks very doable compared to many others I've seen. Thank you very much.
WOW!!! This is by far the best water collection system i've seen so far, and i've researched dozen's of them! I've already laid the foundation down for four 55 gallon containers and now i'm doing my research on the PVC piping system. So glad i found your video! I'm going to model my own after yours. Thank you so much for the detailed explanation on how you built yours.
Your welcome Charles. I know it was long but there was a lot to say....lol. Thanks!
Probably the best video I have watched on this subject. THX for taking to time to make it.
I really appreciate you getting your setup all out in the open so we can see. Thanks for the effort and great video
Thanks for your explanation of Rain Barrel Harvesting System. It answered several of my questions as well as giving me some new insight such as the clean out opening at the bottom of the downspout and being able to use it debris.
That tip of leaving the first barrel unconnected from the manifold is very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks!
The toilet flange clean out is genius. Thanks so much for posting this!
Glad it was helpful!
This is one of the best catchment systems I've seen. Thank you for the great info.
+Kamy Oliver
Thank you so much
Thank you for this video and being a source of inspiration. The wife and I just finished our water system using this set up for our garden and chickens.
I can't tell you enough how great this is. This is the system I'm gonna duplicate on my himestead here shortly. Thank you, sir.
Glad it was helpful!
I have been trying to put together a system for our garden ....and yours without a doubt looks to be the most well put together system I ever come across.... that’s doable ...as well as affordable for us ....you have given me hope...very well explained ...thank you ever so much for the informative lesson...stay blessed
Greatly designed !!Good job.Lots of ideas to deal with for my project!
Great information and simple to follow. I had not thought about collecting the sediment in a pre fill barrel. Good idea!
Excellent! I just purchased my first 55 gallon barrel and am using the "Oatey" diverter first. I plan on buying two more barrels in the next couple of days, so your system advise is perfect! Especially the part about the first tube catching all the gunk and all the gunk that also catches in the first barrel. I'm going to have my "husband the engineer" watch your video! Thanks for your time!
Your welcome Terry!
Totally awesome video. Thanks for taking the time to put this together!
Thanks for watching!
Great video AR Prepper! We lived in Hackett, AR for seven years from 1994 to 2001! Anyway, I'm getting ready to setup an IBC tote system for my garden irrigation.
I have consider making my own water tower from the same totes.
Good system, I live in Central Florida and I designed the same type of system 4 years ago. To date I have not noticed any deterioration in the pipe material from sun effects. Since my barrels are ground mounted I use an inline pump to pump with a garden hose conn to water to my garden.
Like what others allready wrote down here , best video in how to setup. I hope you dont mind and built a copy of your system. this is great. thank a million !
Please do!
Thank you. Finally someone who took the time to EXPLAIN how the system is put together and how it all works. I've seen several video's people showing their system but not bothering (or knowing how) to explain the connections and functions. Yours is clear and easy to follow, and makes perfect sense. It would appear your system might be upgradeable, but if not - - - . I'm new to this and am starting with only two barrels. Maybe four, but our state law allows collection - get this - no mis-quoting going on - 2500 gallons may be collected and stored on premises. However, if a person goes with rain barrels - they're allowed 2 (TWO) barrels max. I don't think anyone is going to be checking, but you never know what nosey neighbor is going to do or say just to stir up trouble.
The mud catcher pipe is good advice. As for a ball - I don't see a need for it. You have it. Maybe it works better than what I'm thinking. I'm thinking just a small hole at the bottom to allow it to drain constantly. If it's draining while raining - no harm. After the rain the mud catcher will empty itself out. Provided the mud doesn't clog up the hole. You didn't say where you put your hole so I'm thinking I may put mine 10 to 15 inches above the bottom. That way it's more likely to drain and not clog. But like anything, it's going to take maintenance. It will have to be cleaned out. I may just put a ball valve at the bottom and a hose bib attachment mid way up so I can flush it without having to disassemble anything. Any suggestions I make here are made in public and the public is at liberty to use any idea I may present.
The mud catcher, the sediment barrel (with the soil flange and a screw cap) and the actual barrels used for gardening.
Not sure why I'm going with this expense. Every month I'm charged for 10,000 gallons whether I use it or not. I'm currently trying to get the city to change their billing method to charge a monthly fee and then charge for gallons used as opposed to a bulk minimum. If I pay for 10,000 gallons a month then I have the moral, and probably legal right to use all of it. You can't ask me to conserve. But why not?! We're in a drought stricken state. One of many now. You may even figure out where I am. So what. I'll start my system off with two downspouts channeling into a single mud catcher, sediment barrel and rainwater barrels. Probably three in all. I may even add a 12 volt DC pump and a car battery that is kept charged by a small solar panel. Hey! FREE is FREE!
We're entering the great financial reset. There are no more laws.
Great explanation and display. One suggestion. At the 1/2-3/4" bottom drain pipe, instead of cutting and adding couplings, add a 'threaded union' between bottom 'out of barrel' drain to t and you can un-thread each line. I would go with Schedule 40-1" drain line not the cheap stuff, then keep it covered too and it will last as long as the 2" Schedule 40 also.
Thank you for the detailed video. I will be setting mine up, hopefully as good as yours
Great system I’m glad I found this one!
Putting it into production in a couple weeks
Hope you enjoy it!
Such a wonderful instruction video. Thank you
thank you! What a great video! VERY informative. I feel confident enough after watching this video to do this myself. Thanks again.
Your welcome. If you like you can start small and ad on as needed. Just remeber one 55 gal barrel full of water is 459.25 lbs. Good luck
Finally! Someone explaining this so even I can understand it.
i appreciate all the ideas. you put a lot of thought into this.
Thanks david
You rock young man! Great video!
That's one nice system and well explained.
+wyattoneable
Thanks Wyatt
Excellent information! Thanks. Subscribed
Thank you sir for the thorough and easy to follow explanation!
You are welcome!
this is a brilliant system. and love your channel
Thanks!
Very smart guy. Good engineering considerations! Excellent actually! BIG THANK YOU!
Glad you liked it!
best best best rain barrel video ever
Very nice setup, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
VERY GOOD !!!!!
I appreciate the lesson, thanks !!!
Great instructions for a great system!
Thanks Bryan
Amazing. I learned a lot. Thank you for the information.
You are welcome. Thank you for watching.
Really good info on this!
Nice set up. Very informative video.
+Buckrun11
Thanks Buck
Thanks a lot! Your system looks awesome.
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching!
I was looking for a way to link barrels, without having to buy another 8.00 brass garden spigot. I think this will work out sweet. THANK YOU!
This was awesome! I’m going to make one as well for my garden and a in an all else fails situation....backup water supply source. (To filter and purify of course).
Great Vick!
Good job. Very clearly explained
Glad you liked it
Great video- super helpful!!
Thanks, I hope it helped.
Bit above me but wow looks amazing. I'm trying my first water butt only small. Good feeling capturing rain water which is clearly better for garden. 😀
Yes it is. Thanks
Saw the channel name and had to like the video! Thank you for the content!
Awesome! Thank you!
Very fascinating, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Great video. I'm putting together a similar system and can't find the 2" bung adapters. Would care to share where you found them or maybe another name for what they are called?
Excellent video. Thank you
You are welcome and thank you for watching.
Great video, one thing I noticed with your system that could help cut down on gunk in your supply buckets even further. If you run two pipes in to your first barrel, inlet and outlet, then it would act somewhat like a septic tank. The solids would settle out with the water running out the top. I would take it a step further by running the inlet down into the bottom half of the barrel with the outlet out the top
I worked as a civil engineer assistant building very large systems and I am on a septic system here at my new home out in the country. That would be a great idea! Designing a baffle as a septic tank has to stop the motion inside.
I recommend using bulkheads for your lower manifolds. You can find them on Amazon. I recommend the Van Enterprises brand bulkheads.
Very good video!!..thank you
Thanks, I hope it was helpful.
Love the set up, its given me a great idea of what i need to do. Out of curiosity, why the redundant sediment drain before the first barrel if the first barrel catches the sediment?
This warm smile MADE ME thmb it up ))
Thank you!
That's pretty slick. Im gonna try this
very nice i like your set up
gives me some ideas on my system.im using 275 gal totes
Sounds great!
best set up i've seen
+mojoe60
Thank you
Best design I've seen.
Wow, thanks!
Nice video Rick. Thumbing-up
+BlueRidgeMarine
Thank you
Man where are you from. Your accent is amazing. I could listen to you talk all day.
Northeastern Arkansas
ArkansasPrepper I’m also in Northeast Arkansas. I’m in Jonesboro. Are we neighbors?
will work great at my cabin-thank you Sir
Thanks for subbing Nick!
Can you show how you installed the clean out flange?
What's the bung adapter called? Do you have a source for it?
My bottom flow manifold was just overloaded by a 10-minute deluge (7/8-in in 10 minutes), so I need a top manifold to fill them, I think yours is about as perfect setup as can get.
Nothing like having your water taste like Tide Pods.
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awesome video thanks
I've watched this six times. excellent. Thank you. What is the piece that directly screws into the holes in the barrel? thanks
Thank you so much.
really well eplained.
Well that' true but it is also really well designed!!! His explanation was excellent but his design was even better!!!
Thanks for taking the time to share your experiance and talent on your DIY rain catcher barrel system.
I'm in Australia and unfortunatly we don't appear to have the diversity of range of PVC fittings as yourself in the U.S.
Is there any chance you can give a full description of the 2-in /50mm threaded fitting used in the bunge hole of the barrel please?
If you notice there is two bung holes. One thread is different than the other. If you have both caps you can take them to the plumbing or hardware store to match the 2" male coupler. One one bung is a perfect match to the pvc fitting in U.S. 2 in. PVC Schedule 40 MPT x S Male Adapter. www.homedepot.com/p/Charlotte-Pipe-2-in-PVC-Schedule-40-MPT-x-S-Male-Adapter-PVC-02109-1600HD/203825431
Very well done. I would like some ideas on how to set up a system that is out in the open. Such as a school project that has no buildings where the garden is located to use a downspout. I realize that less water will be captured.
Jerry, That is going to be a tough task. If you had a 1" rain fall you would need a 8' x 12' surface area to fill one 55 gallon barrel. I have another video that explains water catchment. If I can be of any other help please let me know.
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Good video. What's the name of the pipe that fits under the toilet flange please? Also, how did you fit the flange at the bottom of the barrel?
Did you just tread the pipe in at the bottom manifold or is there a washer or something inside the barrel,?
Does water pressure increase by adding barrels or just by height?
Might make sense to use pvc unions on your lower manifold when you want to disassemble the system.
Excellent video ! I live in NW Arkansas out by Devils Den State Park . No county water out here ! I harvest rainwater into 2 1500 gal tanks . I run my house on that water .
After this last winter you should have them full...lol.
Would a pea trap system work on the top part to keep out the mosquito lave? That way the first flush would wash them down the flush tube, thus saving the other barrels from getting infested with lave.
I have used most of your ideas plus a few of my own but have a problem with flange at the bottom of barrel #1.
How is it attached? My trial leaked like a sieve. I’d sure appreciate a little guidance on that part. Detailed instructions.
Donnie , He did a good job explaining how he collects rain water.
Yes sir! Fantastic breakdown of your system. These were the kinds of videos that made RUclips great (before it went to $#iT).
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for sharing.
+Doug Crimin Thanks!
Another note as far as pipe and fittings. Get the gray stuff. Sorry I do not recall the term. It is less UV prone. Maybe a light sanding with 220 grit sandpaper and some krylon spray paint to help block UV Ray's. Worth a try, to get 5-8 years between replacing pipe and fittings
sch 80
Hmmmmm......good video....had my maid watch the video and she replicated what you did....she lost a lot of weight running around picking up parts
Schedule 40 is the standard pipe
Schedule 80 is the heavy duty thick pipe
Brilliant! Great stewardship!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great ideas! How about using unions in between the barrels in the discharge?
Unions would work great I was trying to save a little money. Those elbows and tees took up the budget.
Can you leave the barrels outside in the winter climate after emptying them? Will it harm the barrel overtime?
Sun UV light will cause them to crack and bust. Keep them covered or in the shade at all times. These you see in the video are keep on the north side of a 10 foot wall against my shop. Keep them drained in winter and they should last years.
good explanation thank you
Thank you for watching Felix.
Sir, the toilet flange how did you attach this to the bottom of the barrel? they usually are screwed into the wood of the floor .there must be a lot of pressure there and that the flange may be subject to that pressure .....
awesome video you should be some sort of a host.
Agree!!!
Very ingenious
Thank you!
this is so awesome!!!! i'm going to get a few barrels from a coworker that are white/clear in color- could you please let me know - Do i have to have them painted a dark color?
So sorry I missed your comment. Best if they are painted or covered. Algae will grow inside if clear.
Nice Video.
Thank you!
Do you have small hole drilled in bottom of 3in pvc pipe where rubber ball is ?
Yes 3/16"
Nice video! I’m going to be making a water system like this for watering my garden. So I’m assuming your drinking this water right? I’m just going to use mine for watering the garden.
Mine was next to my garden beds too. Mostly tomatoes plants in that area of garden. We have sand and the water drops after a rain in 15 minutes, but great soil, mostly river bottom sand.
You mentioned a lot of pressure from your bottom manifold system. Would there be enough pressure for a light Outdoor shower without adding an additional Pump? Thanks, GREAT video
Yes, absolutely
What adapter are you using to attach pipes to the bung hole?
If you look at the bungs the threads are one course and one fine. A 2" male fitting is a match to the fine threaded hole.