Perfect. Just an FYI. Paint the barrel à dark color. White barrels can make it easier for algea to form inside if in direct sunlight.
@brentbrowning Жыл бұрын
If you're giving that water to your chickens, you should consider painting the barrel black to keep algae from forming in your water.
@earthnailsandtails Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@luminary412 Жыл бұрын
If only we had a Phil in each state as a neighbor to come and do this for us! One can only dream lol
@earthnailsandtails Жыл бұрын
I’ll send those good vibes out for you!
@pindobfamily Жыл бұрын
Great project for our garden to save precious water! Well done! Thank you!
@earthnailsandtails Жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the best! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏼
@smas3256 Жыл бұрын
City water has chemicals that hurt soil biome and plants suffer needing more fertilizer. Cash cow not for us. Primary water and artesian wells. The earth has endless water under the ground
@brianmoyachiuz90511 ай бұрын
Perfect for any apocalypse situation
@flatbedladyv2191 Жыл бұрын
How do you clean the barrel? So you have some sort of removable trap for leaves or sand that may flow with the water?
@earthnailsandtails Жыл бұрын
Yes exactly 👍🏼
@Bird-wz7nx6 ай бұрын
Empty it and pressure wash it, probably, unless there's a side that opens completely. Just make sure to use a softer nozzle and wear ppe in case of surprise backshot.
@jeannetemplin9706 Жыл бұрын
It looks nicer and works better than mý rain collecting system. I up a triangular beige waterproof canvas tarp, hanging from 5 tall metal poles, and it drains the rainfall down into a large, new open trash can lined with a heavy plastic bag, and the water that's collected gets put into large plastic containers which I carry around to water my veggie garden.(good exercise) Its a temporary system that works well for now and the $20.00 tarp is big enough hanging over all my strawberry plants protecting them from extreme heat that none have died, the extra shade has them sending out new shoots, more than before the tarp was over them last year. I only have about 75 two gallon containers of water for now. I have hung up other tarps cooling my deck and back yard, and its the coolest place in my neighborhood. But its fun and its temporary.
@joshuaszeto Жыл бұрын
My concern is that since it's a white barrel, sunlight still passes through and could promote unwanted algae growth
@earthnailsandtails Жыл бұрын
Totally! I’m getting a black cover for it and would recommend people do as well 👍🏼
@jeannetemplin9706 Жыл бұрын
Algae grew in some of my white plastic 2 gallon water storage, but would that harm plants I water with it ,or would it add nutrition ?
@joshuaszeto Жыл бұрын
@@jeannetemplin9706 algae in the water absorbs nutrients and doesn't leave much or any for the plant you're watering. Algae also produce toxins that aren't good for humans or pets. Plus it smells pretty awful
@johnwyman6126 Жыл бұрын
You can paint it black with plastic paint.
@Fred_Nickles Жыл бұрын
Are you in an area with freezing/what do you do in winter? My T-valve cracked even after draining over my 1st winter. Haven't had the heart/energy to redo it all 😅
@IluvinortheIneffable Жыл бұрын
Should grey water like rainwater be temp controlled since it is basically stagnant? Or treated in some way?
@Best-mx2of10 ай бұрын
Either get another barrel for the overflow or let it go into the ground like normal.
@lancearmor7309 Жыл бұрын
UNLESS REGULARLY TREATED OR EMPTIED ,YOUR OVERFLOW CONTAINER IS A 🦟🦟🦟🦟FARM
@jeannetemplin9706 Жыл бұрын
No " skeeters" if you don't mind putting a circular cut piece of window screening over it held securely with wire around it holding it onto the top of the collection container and empty the collected rain water into smaller lidded bottles each time it rains, I don't mind the extra work. Some will some won't. I Love not having to pay for all the water, and its chemical free too, makes it worth it for me. (Retired finally).
@illegalsmilez5 ай бұрын
No filter for debris? Won't that mess up the spigot?
@earthnailsandtails5 ай бұрын
there is a filter
@beetlebe5001 Жыл бұрын
So the barrel is used upside down, correct?
@earthnailsandtails Жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@YumFo7 ай бұрын
Warning collecting rainwater is somehow illegal in some states
@trinityriverhomestead Жыл бұрын
Out of curiosity, does the white barrel cause issues with algae or anything?
@GordonMcClelland Жыл бұрын
twelfth floor tower block
@cassandragrayes6149Ай бұрын
How do you filter it?
@earthnailsandtailsАй бұрын
i just use a drain end with a nut bag, works great
@donaldduck8494 Жыл бұрын
Then tell us why because the video was cut short thanks 😊
@Just_A_Name147 ай бұрын
Why is bc it’s free
@CanadasEleanor5 ай бұрын
Algae will kill the whole thing if you dont paint it black!!!
@RealResponce Жыл бұрын
Amazing how much money you can save , by saving rain water from just one day of rain is enough to flush toilets wash clothes and clean house for a MONTH (1-rainy day) so why is it banned in many States (USA)????