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RAIN BARREL INSTALLATION AND CARE

Installation:
If your downspouts are connected to the sewer system, check with your municipality to make sure it's legal to disconnect your downspout.

Put some blocks down where you want to place your barrel. Getting the barrel higher up in the air will help you get more water pressure out of the hose that you connect to the faucet at the bottom of the unit. Put you barrel on the blocks.
Determine where your downspout will connect to the barrel. Don't forget to account for any attachments needed, especially if you have a round downspout going into the square barrel insert. Mark the downspout where you need to cut it. .



 
CAREFULLY cut your downspout with a hacksaw
Attach your barrel to the downspout. It's that easy!

Connect the overflow hose to the top spigot on the barrel. Make sure you direct the hose away from the foundation of your home so you don't cause water problems in your basement.
Connect a garden hose to the faucet on the bottom of the barrel.

Enjoy free water by the barrel!

Winterizing:
To prevent your barrel from cracking in the winter, take it inside or turn it upside down to keep water out. Make sure you reconnect your downspout to temporary tubing to move rain or melting snow away from your foundation. We recommend that you run downspouts or tubing at least 6 to 10 feet away from your house.