Can this rain barrel be used as a simple rain catcher and not attached to a gutter? I need to place it in an area away from the house. Thank you.
1955448
I do not have mine attached to a gutter - I fill it manually at the beginning of the growing season and let "rain" do the rest of the work. I have it on the deck on top of some milk crates. This has worked well for me. Good Luck!
1955449
Consider attaching a rain saucer to a barrel, just search for the rainsaucer website. Pretty nifty!
1955450
I have placed mine under the eave of my garden shed, and it catches the drips just fine. I use it to water my plants.
1955451
The barrell will of course catch whatever rain falls on it, but doesn't get you any more than what falls. You'd need about a two-inch rainfall to get a gallon of water. It's using your roof and guttres to collect many square feet of rainfall and keeping it in a tank two feet square that makes it work.
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.
1955453
Yes, but depending on amount of "rain" in your area it might take a very long time to fill up!
1955454
It can but being that the surface area of the lid is only 4 sq ft it will only collect about 2 1/2 gallons per inch of rain fall.
399460
No, it cannot be attached above the rain barrel. The water going to the barrel will overfill and the pressure of the water on the fill tube will cause it to leak or break. Instructions received specificaly say top of rain barrel should not be past the input tube.
850692
I would not put it where it gets direct exposure to rain. Mine is on the outside of a building, protected under roof.
405777
It is well constructed. I dont believe occasional rain will hurt it. I would tilt it down a bit so it would not act like a catch all.
1256853
Where we have this utilized we have no need for gutters. We use this on a children's playground at the daycare center. It gives us a shade structure over our large sandbox. We don't have any rain trails from runoffs.
430385
Remember, it's wicker, so unless you are using some type of liner, I'd say that it would not hold water well enough to make it into a small rainbarrel. I am using it as a patio trash can, but I use a liner inside. Hope that helps.
1950396
It won't really interfere with the roof. It can be mounted just about anywhere on the rain gutters or rails. Maybe about half of the sunroof would be covered at least. But this is a fantastic roof basket and perfect for anything that you may need to put up there.
2032025
I would not use it exposed to the elements (ie rain). We used it in our shed which is a damp environment and it did fine, but if using outdoors I think I would have it in some kind on sheltered area.
149487
We accumulate water from run off of our roof so it doesn't go through the downspout. We use that and the rain water that also accumulate in the barrel for our hydrangea plant and have no problem.
1008388
Yes, that is what its purpose is, outside access. That being said, I would try to put it out of the rain if I could, as well as the sun. Not that it won't handle it, but the plastic would last much longer if it were shaded and protected.
793829
Not a use I would recommend for this pump. For watering a garden through a hose, and assuming the garden is more than 10-15 feet away from the rain barrel, you need a pump with greater capacity. Reminder, this is a battery operated pump for occasional use and for light duty.
1064256
I set mine beneath the gutter on my patio cover, removed the downspout part of the gutter, added a rain chain to extend from the opening in the gutter down to the barrel, placed a fish weight on the end of the chain where it meets the barrel top (to keep the chain from shifting around with the wind or force of the falling water) and then I enjoy watching the rain travel right down the chain into the barrel. I did not make any holes in the barrel screen. There may be some splatter in a hard rain and when the barrel is full, but it is not really a problem.
444647
Can't say for sure. We used it for inside drop location. If it was shielded from direct rain by an enclosure, it should be okay.
1037621
Hi. As one of the other questions indicates, it can be safely stored outside during winter. Just empty the barrel, disconnect the hose, and turn the barrel upside down to prevent capturing snow. The hose connection to the barrel is easily removed, and the gutter connection left in place.
871598
Floodwaters would seep in, but rain won't . You'd need good solid boxes that you could stack high enough to utilize the space. It was inexpensive and went together quickly and easily.
2128517
sure, as long as you put a roofe over it? :) My guess is that you wouldn't want to run it directly in the rain ... the plugs are obviously not covered for starters, so, when it's running, it seems like it'd blow right away ... not to mention the other parts are exposed too ..
1330132
It works great and filled my rain barrel in one rainstorm. It's designed to allow the excess to escape through the gutter. If you google it, there's a video that explains it.