Installing a Rain Barrel for Beginners 

Congratulations on the Home! now you can follow along and build your long awaited rain barrels! if you have questions please let me know! that is what I am here for!

I am glad to help! As in the title of my channel sustainability is important. It also helps me protect the collection of perennials I treasure!

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I know this comment is very dated, but just came across this very informative video. I had to laugh when I read that it's not "legal" to collect rainwater on your property. Firstly, possession is nine tenths of the law. If its naturally on your property, it's yours, "lawfully" unless you've signed away your rights to rainwater when you acquired your home (highly doubt anyone does). Alternatively, I'd think those "rules" would work both ways, if you own the rainwater, then you're responsible for any damages or loss due to flooding on my property; you best remove the snow from my property all winter as I just may slip and fall, then sue you; if my roof leaks due to your rainwater, you'd better repair or replace the roof, to my satisfaction, as well as costs incurred for inconvenience. Lol, it's simply a dumb idea for anyone to think they have ownership over God's creation.

Seconded. Just watched a few and this one is the best.

It takes lots of hard experience to get that good :) I am sure your will be much more secure over the long run ! Hope your found a bunch more friends !

A few. :) Thanks! If I could get to your # of subscribers, I would be very happy.

It will happen my friend ! You have a great show!

I am glad I could help my friend !

Thank you my friend. Let me know if you have questions.

Hopefully, this video embarrassed the borrower enough to give it back!

He said it so matter of fact. The shade...😁

no seriously we don't

@@gardengnome3249 you don’t, I do 😂

@@galaxydreaming I can't tell if he meant "we don't need another video" or "we don't have our jigsaw back yet"

I work with a lot of engineers. If I did not over engineer it I would not be doing by job!

I thought about dunking my watering can but did not have enough space lol. I think the new plan is to empty it in the fall and turn it upside down as suggested.

I had no idea that it was illegal in some states. I wonder what the reason is. Thank you for the kind comment Luke I appreciate it.

***** Yeah... people out west are getting in HUGE trouble for it. United states is getting more and more.... dictatorial.

I've heard this story told hundreds of times, but I haven't seen any evidence of people being prosecuted for collecting rainwater. I know Colorado did have some laws surrounding it but they have since changed after a study revealed 97% of rainwater never makes it into aquifers. The only story I have heard in relation to this was someone who dug a pond. If you catch the water before it hits the ground then there are no laws I have heard of that prevent you from using it to irrigate your garden in the US. I would love hear about actual cases where individual residents are being prosecuted over rainwater collection, or see this myth die.

wrathofsocrus it is no myth and it’s not dead in Colorado. It is called water rights and what it means is the rainwater that rolls off your roof and down your driveway belongs to someone downstream from you and you have no right to change, slow, or prevent it’s flow. There are cases of water rights law violations going back into the 1800’s in Colorado, you can do your own research to find the factual info you are seeking. Colorado sold its water rights to states of New Mexico, California, Arizona, Texas, and maybe a few others back in the 1800’s. That simply means that the water flowing down the beautiful mountain rivers from snow pack melting, or from the rain falling on your roof and driveway, etc, simply belongs to the end user in these other states and anyone in between can not stop, divert, change, or slow the normal, natural flow of water. If you do then you go to head of the line in court, you bypass the rapists and murderers and gang members and are the real threat to society and usually results in an extreme sentence beyond what the before mentioned criminals will be sentenced to. But again, this is not s myth, it is fact and has been for close to 200 years. Search under Colorado, Arizona, California water rights and you will probly uncover more info than you can digest in your lifetime

@@1982MCI Maybe you should do a little research your self. Law changed... www.denverpost.com/2016/08/05/colorado-household-rain-barrel-law-takes-effect-tuesday/ Years of acrimony over Colorado's rooftop raindrops officially end Wednesday as a new law takes effect making it crystal clear that household rain barrels are legal. Coloradans can store up to a total of 110 gallons of rainwater to use on their lawns and gardens in one or two rain barrels.Aug 5, 2016

I am glad I could help my friend.

Thanks

Glad I could help

The longer term reason I was thinking a larger access would be nice is I can put a submersible pump in. There are others that attach to the hose and then run the water through the pump. I might think about a pump if the watering can turns out to be too slow :)

I don't have issues with leaves in my gutters but will use the screen to keep the stuff out! a bladder under the deck would be nice but hard to maintain and winterize!

Glad you enjoyed!

Thanks!

I am glad you are having success ! I don't have to use a lot of water once my plants get going as my mulch layer works in much the same way. It is very nice !

No concern as the food grade plastics don't absorb from the content and vice versa. Some of the plastics in red don't leach anything but do pick them up as they are softer with higher poor space. I did confirm this with a expert in contaminants that I work with prior to going this rout.

Glad I could help!

Thank you for the tip ! I appreciate it ! Next time :)

pressure is determined by the height of the water in the barrels, not by the volume of water.

Advantage: you will need only one tap.

Thank you! It looks like one of my apple grafts is going to make it :)

Good luck!

I think it’s the most practical to use both. I work in metric but know our American friends don’t.

Thank you my friend.

If I find I need to speed up watering I certainly will do a video on the pump as it is something I would need to research quite a bit and would love to share my findings! The only issue with the base is its scratchy and my watering can needs a little buffer between it and the concrete ;) that is ascetics I can fix with time!

In theory the system should be maintenance free but we shall see. I had not thought of just flipping the barrels. Thanks for the tip !

That is the plan now!! Thanks for the tip it is appreciated!

Actually, you need to leave the faucets open during the winter so any residual water doesn't freeze and crack the faucet.

I had planned on that as well.

Nice