Rain Barrel System for Vegetable Garden
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2021
- This is our rain barrel set up. This is on the back of our garage. We will be using this to water the garden. It took me a few days to complete. Definitely learned a few things along the way. Hope you enjoy and hope this inspires you to build your own rain collection system.
Parts needed;
For the Barrels
¾ inch Bulkhead fitting
¾ inch Threaded 90 degree Elbow
¾ inch T fitting
¾ inch pipe
¾ inch Ball shut off Valve
¾ inch compression fitting
For connecting to gutter
4 inch Atrium Grate
4 inch PVC Pipe
4 inch Wye connector
4 inch 45 degree elbow
4 inch 90 degree elbow
4 inch 90 degree elbow with one threaded end
4 inch threaded adapter
4 inch plug
I definitely like the 4 inch overflow. I have my overflow on my last barrel in a chain of 4 barrels and when they are full, hard rain backs up into my gutter and pours everywhere. I plan to add another 2” overflow to my intake barrel since I have leftover material from my 2” manifold system. Hopefully that will help. Plan to put some kind of manual diverter on the feed also. Im not running a first flush so pollen season is nasty water.
Great Efforts!
Thank you very much!
So, your system is different from many others because you live where it freezes. Me too. I'm thinking of putting the barrels on their sides so that when they are drained for the winter any remaining water will just expand into the convexity of the barrel. Nice technique for adding the bulkhead.
Great idea! I may use that, as well!
Can you put a link to the fitting you used at the bottom of those barrels it looks like cool way of doing it thanks
I have the barrels just need spigot and washers and all the other supplies thanks
That is fantastic. Let me know if you complete your project. I would love to see it.
Just know found your video thanks
Thank you for stopping by! :)
If your bulkhead fitting where up another two inches, tightening them down enough to flatten the barrel a little would make for a better gasket seal.
Great video. If I tie into my downspout using a diverter, does that act like the first flush and the over flow allowing the leaves and shingle gravel to still flow down the downspout. Thanks
Where are you getting all your supplies I went to Home Depot and they are not to be found thanks
You may have mentioned in your video. Working on our first project and was going to follow similar setup. How are you cleaning any sludge or build up in bottom of barrels?
can u explain the mechanism of filling from bottom up
I must agree you should probably get a new barrel
So far it is holding, but I keep a close eye on it.
What is your plan to mitigate algae growth? Those white barrels are incubators.
We don't currently have a plan. But, we haven't had to tackle algae, yet. We may end up covering the system with black tarps. Do you have a suggestion?
@@UpandAtIt You'll have to either paint them black, which isn't a good long-term plan (chip/peel)... or wrap them in heavy black visquene (sp?) in a way that sheds water (no pockets). I have the blue barrels, and I still need to do a bleach fill/flush a few times every spring....even though it's been emptied for the winter. Algae and bacteria are always an issue. Best of luck!
@@tamasmaksza6450 Thank you we will definitely be covering them next year for sure. I will clean them in the fall with bleach. We wanted to see how they did this year as they do not get direct sunlight.
I hate to say it, but I think that tightening the fitting is a temporary fix. You may have to replace the barrel.
So far it is holding after I tightened it down. Hopefully it continues to hold till the end of the season.
Try flex seal
Thank you for the suggestion. So far it is holding after I did tightened it down, but I do have Flex Seal in the garage.
@@UpandAtIt flex seal is junk uou did it the right way
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