How thick are the sidewalls on this barrel? I have a different square rain catch and the sides are so thin it bows out when half or more filled.
522137
It's pretty thick as plastic goes. It certainly doesn't bow and I've had it full all summer.
522138
It is very sturdy--gets very heavy when full but I have noticed no distortion of the plastic. Indeed, we've had quite a lot of rain lately and all three of mine are filled to the brim with no ill effects.
1698134
It's pretty tightly quild so it holds it back. Heavy rain the center will sag until it drips out or you let it down to drain. I take it down if it looks like rain. We love it. I bought two ratch tie downs from Menards that are framed to bolt to a pickup rack so it takes me less than five minutes to install.
1916430
Hi. Yes, I use a rain chain with mine, and in San Jose, we don't get much rain, but, during the rainy season, it channels enough water into the barrel to keep it full.
1818961
I would say NO. I have rain barrels with screens... i've covered them up, and i've had somewhat of a success. If you cover the screen... you should vent the barrel. I have four rain barrels
114506
It has been a good bit of time since I ordered this; I do think I remember it had the side panels, but not if they were 5". Check to make sure, otherwise you may be cutting some yourself. We did not have it long enough to test rain proofing, but I think I also remember stripping tape and not feeling worried about leaks when I installed. Good Luck!
1266315
I Just went out & looked after 12hrs of rain, there was a little bit of water on the bottom,about a 1/8" in one corner, don't really know how. it is a tongue&groove; interlock. the lid seems to fit correctly. I might calk the outside where the wood meets the Resin,and the corner panels, after all it is a Deck Box.
1191428
Charlotte, if you're speaking of down spouts that run down the side of the house, then it will not fit into the 4 1/2 opening of the rain barrel. However, I have seen on a house that the rain barrel is pushed up against the house and the down spout just let's the water run into the opening of the lid without even touching it. Seems to work for them. I connected a plastic accordion type pipe (from Lowes) that is bendable and fit between my down spout and barrel opening. Equally importantly though, make sure you have an overflow tube and a place for the water to run. You wouldn't believe how fast this fills up. It works great! I would buy another one if I needed it. Good luck!
1752734
Set barrel under gutter/down spout and you'll probably need to cut or shorten your downspout just a few inches above the barrel. (You don't connect anything...just let gravity work) If need be, add gutter "elbow" on the downspout to reach center screened opening in top of barrel - which is no more than 12 inches. Hope this helps. This is best small barrel on market!
1403852
Yep, thin end goes in end of barrel, make sure the proper alinment plug is on the thin end.
399454
Each end of the hose that goes from the divertor to the rain barrel must be at the same elevation. That is what causes the water to stop flowing to the barrel when it gets full. If the divertor end were higher than the top of the barrel, the barrel woud overflow.
1863092
If the rain barrel fills before you use the water and is going to overflow then lay the hose down on the ground in the direction you could use the water or put the hose in buckets to carry to water other areas/plants. Probably you would be using the water as it fills and it doesn't get a chance to overflow. I keep water in the top for birds to drink & bathe.
1064253
We used an elbow, cut an opening in the black screen to fit the end and ran it directly into the rain barrel. Because we live in an area that experiences winter we empty our barrell in the Fall and store it until Spring. We then redirect the downspout to its normal flow. Works Great.
290316
I bought a different pump unit with same volume. I tried normal soaker hoses and it took the pump forever to empty a100 gallon rain barrel. I purchased a large 1" diameter soaker hose and it works fine. If you go smaller diameter, yes the back pressure is there and the pump just can't overcome it.
193052
We have ours hanging over our deck. It is woven material that does have gaps between the 'threads'. However, it doesn't necessarily fall uniformly through the cracks, ours tends to primarily pool in the middle and then drip through there. We have it mounted level at the 4 corners. I suspect that if we mounted at an angle that most of the rain would shed off the edge.
1955449
Consider attaching a rain saucer to a barrel, just search for the rainsaucer website. Pretty nifty!
1752369
The quality is very good, mine does leak when it rains or I wash it. I would look into getting new ones or see if you can get thicker weather stripping.
102835
I am having the same issue! I may try the caulk idea. My barrel was full and backed up into the diverted as designed, then began to overflow from where the two sections connect causing an erosion issue.