Can the barrel drain water out uphill
294006
Elevate the barrel on a block or overturned large plant pot, so that the drain outlet is higher than the bottom of the barrel. Then it doesn't matter what kind of grade it's on.
294007
I don't think so. I have mine on a rock which gives it about a two inch rise and it drains perfectly. I have flat land. I can't imagine anything draining uphill. Gravity?
294008
I highly doubt it .. I can barely get the water to come out with the hose pointed downhill !
294009
I think it would, because the drain is at the bottom of the barrel. My question is how will you get it in place uphill. You'll have to level it somehow, s then it should work fine. I love mine!
294010
We have ours on a platform of bricks so that even when it is low the hose will still drain into my watering can. I have also learned not to plant anything in the little planter area because it doesn't drain.
2154755
AnthonyOnce your barrel is full it will force the water back up the tube & then it will go down the downspout like it did before you installed the rain reserve device. It has been working perfectly for me since I have installed it.
1863088
There are overflow outlets at the top of the barrel that will drain the excess. These are probably closed over when you get them so you can just punch or drill a drain hole the size that you want
399455
It can. They suggest level with the inlet so when the barrel is full it overflows into the hose and out of the gutter instead of out of the top of your barrel. Above within an inch or two, and as long as it is not so far above the inlet to the barrel that it pinches the hose is fine.
2222872
Spigot on the bottom is good only for using a hose to water plants at ground level. Contrary to what others may think, there is some pressure from a bottom spigot due to the weight of the water pressing down but after a while, as more water leaves the barrel, the pressure decreases.Also, if there is enough room in the opening on top of the barrel you can insert a small electric pond pump with some tubing attached. If you have an electrical source you can pump water out all day with some decent pressure.
1220798
The hose does weep residual water after shutting off the water supply valve, however it does not completely drain and requires water pressure to star dripping. I would not expect a free flow of water from a gravity system, UNLESS the rain barrel was raised significantly above ground to provide appropriate "head pressure".
873584
Actually it should not matter if the barrel is sealed or not. The barrels are not air tight and the barrel will only fill to the height that the diverter is placed in the downspout. That is why it is important to place the diverter in the downspout at the height listed in the directions. When the water in the barrel is raised to the height of the diverter any water coming down the downspout will simply overflow the diverter and run down the downspout.
1329546
There is a collar on the hose you attach to your garden hose that you need to open -- it's a valve that opens up the flow of water from the barrel. It isn't really obvious, and I kept closing it when I first attached it to the other hose. Also, since it is gravity fed, it won't push water uphill, no matter how full it is. Hope that helps!
1926492
There is a spigot part way up from the bottom. There is also a hole in the bottom for attaching a hose to drain the barrel.
1955452
yes, but you wont catch as much as with a drain. Depending on the amount of rain, mine usually over flows with about 1/2" of rain. Remember, at the drain it catches the water falling over the roof area that goes to the drain. without the drain it collects water falling over the opening of the barrel which is less than 4 sq. feet. You can also get a pump and hook up your hose for watering away from the house. for now I really use a watering can for my shrubs.
1058608
The top of the barrel has a bug screen. I clean it out every few months (but it will depend on what is coming down the downspout). I don't have anything planted in the top, so I drilled a couple drain holes. I have worried about the overflow pipe, since theoretically a mosquito could fly in there, but mine feeds right into a drainpipe. Works Great!
128338
I don't know if you really have to, but I disconnect the diverter and leave just the barrel outside. I do empty the barrel of any water since I don't want anything to freeze and break--barrel or diverter. Good luck.
1393926
Yes you can provided the hole you drilled to insert the divertor hose is below the hole you have at the top of your rain barrel for overflow. Once the water in the barrel reaches the divertor hole and hose it will stop putting water inside the barrel.
738731
I made a 3ft. high base and mounted 2 barrels side by side. The down spout has to be cut in relation to the top of the barrel. Cut a hole near the top of the barrel and get a fitting that matches the small hose that came with the kit. I had a spare piece of garden hose and I placed it near the top of the barrel for overflow and to divert the water away from the house. Cut the section of downspout so it is draining near the ground .
740733
What I would do is take the drain plug to the hardware store and ask them. I have had trouble with leakage on some of my rain barrels at the spigot sight. I will never put in another spigot again, because of the leakage. I dip into the top or use a water pump.
1624030
Yes you can, but you would have to move the barrel according to how hard the rain was coming down. I have 3 of these rain barrels all at the corners of my home with down spouts, but in front of my house I don't have gutters and I just use a large storage tub to catch the water - although the barrels are much more attractive and functional because of the house and spout. I live in Las Vegas, and these barrels were one of the best purchases I have made to help conserve water in a very dry region. Good luck, and keep up the conservation.
1220795
Yes and no is my answer. It will not work good from a gravity system from rain barrel. It will work depending on the drop. Even from a hose attached to the house with a well pressure tank and a long run, I had to use a booster pump to get the water moving outward with a-lot of flow. this stuff is commercial grade. buy it when available.