So I decided adding a few rain barrels would be a great way to reduce our use of water we have to pay for. I'll be doing this process from start to finish all the while adding pictures of the progress along with posts on idea's and such.
I am very excited to start this rain barrel project and anxious to see how much water we can collect from our Arizona rain storms.
Here is an image of my rain barrels. So far I have two, but I plan on adding a few more in the near future. My rain barrels are food grade, 55 gallon blue plastic barrels with removable lids that secure to the top of the barrel with a metal clamp.
REMEBER:
- Always use a FOOD GRADE barrel so that you do not contaminate your rain water with chemicals that were once inside the plastic barrel.
- Removable lids are a MUST in order to clean your rain barrel properly.
I look forward to posting more progress soon. You might have rain gutters installed on your residence, I however do not. After I find the perfect place to put the rain barrel, I will have to install rain gutters on the roof. This should not be very hard, although I've never installed rain gutters before. Time consuming at the least is all.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
How to make rain barrels using food grade 55 gallon barrels
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