How to Install a Rain Barrel | Ask This Old House

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In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada first takes us on a trip to learn more about watersheds and how to control runoff before meeting carpenter Nathan Gilbert to tackle a rain barrel installation.
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Landscape designer Jenn Nawada and carpenter Nathan Gilbert travel to Tulsa, OK to help a homeowner make a rain barrel using an aged whiskey barrel and learn about the ecological impact of stormwater runoff.
Where to find it?
To prep the gutter to receive the downspout, Nathan drills a hole using a 2-1/8” hole saw [homedepot.sjv.io/NkabEb] and then cuts it to size with snips [homedepot.sjv.io/m5dG1a], to fit the downspout outlet [homedepot.sjv.io/jrdma6].
After dry fitting the downspout in place, Nathan uses a hack saw [homedepot.sjv.io/MmW4Vn] to cut the downspout to size and secures it to the siding with gutter straps [homedepot.sjv.io/rQdXW5] and rivets.
To prep the base area, Jenn and Maggie use shovels [homedepot.sjv.io/rQPDPd] to clear the topsoil [homedepot.sjv.io/JzP2Yr]. Once the topsoil is removed, 2x4s are used as a screed [homedepot.sjv.io/WqoNPG] to compact and level the ground before adding paver stone dust [homedepot.sjv.io/badVgP] or sand [homedepot.sjv.io/3e1EMX].
With the base area prepped, Nathan places the base block firmly in the sand before using a mallet [homedepot.sjv.io/nLVg7a] to set them in place.
The oak barrel was sourced from Midwest Barrel Company [midwestbarrelco.com/].
Credits: City of Tulsa Streets and Stormwater Department [bit.ly/3xC1ie5]
Special Thanks: Tulsa Remote [www.tulsaremote.com/], Jasmine Teer [bit.ly/443oIFm]
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Materials:
T-fittings (solderless) [homedepot.sjv.io/LXNL6a]
Compression connections [homedepot.sjv.io/DKN6oy]
Push-to-connect fittings [homedepot.sjv.io/GmNyWE]
Transfer plates [homedepot.sjv.io/NkqxLO]
PEX pipe [homedepot.sjv.io/75N6P3]
A heat exchanger with pumps [homedepot.sjv.io/XYeaBX]
Screws [homedepot.sjv.io/vNaKdv]
A variety of check valves [homedepot.sjv.io/rQPKmG]
Pressure relief valves [homedepot.sjv.io/g1Enx5]
Expansion tank [homedepot.sjv.io/zNVKom]
Fiberglass insulation [homedepot.sjv.io/baoBMB]
Tools:
Power drill [homedepot.sjv.io/R50Wna]
Propress for solderless connections [homedepot.sjv.io/KjN6Ma]
Oscillating tool [homedepot.sjv.io/g1LKDB]
Rubber mallet [homedepot.sjv.io/nLVg7a]
PEX cutter [homedepot.sjv.io/KjN65N]
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How to Install a Rain Barrel | Ask This Old House
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@kalijasin Ай бұрын

Jenn Nawada did an excellent job. Very good idea to use the blocking. That keeps it off the ground and more level. The plants and the mulch really dress it up and make it look nice.

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

Poorly executed and overbudget.

@Kevin-ip8uf Ай бұрын

It would need elevation for the hydrostatic head pressure to push water through a hose. You gain 0.433 psi of pressure for every foot of water above your outlet. So if the outlet is a drip irrigation hose at ground level, elevating the barrel above that point is an advantage

@tedbellWRV 29 күн бұрын

We had two galvanized metal cisterns made in Texas by "Texas Metal Tanks". We thought they offered a nice look compared to the less expensive plastic tanks commonly available. We'd fill our 1,400 gallons of storage twice a year in the Sonoran Desert in Tucson Arizona. By placing the tanks at the high side of our property, we could water all over the property with only garden hoses and no pumps needed.

@garthbutton699 Ай бұрын

Good easy DIY project that most could do🤗😎🤗😎

@claytonsadventures7607 Ай бұрын

I have this exact same kit. It really does work well.

@kamelinkyttyrat7043 Ай бұрын

me too, but full of bourbon 😂

@baxt1412 Ай бұрын

Link for kit?

@claytonsadventures7607 Ай бұрын

@baxt1412 I bought it at my local hardware store 3 years ago.

@joelheaton8738 Ай бұрын

Needs to be on a platform 3' - 4' high for some water pressure!

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

Roger would have done it right.

@MrDflores1 Ай бұрын

Yup, exactly. That 1.732 extra psi would have made all the difference.

@davidc1490 Ай бұрын

yes, the barrel is way too low. I have 3 wine/rain barrels on platforms in my yard. the height matters.

@Kevin-ip8uf Ай бұрын

You will gain 0.433 PSI of hydrostatic head pressure for every foot of elevation above your outlet, which would be at ground level if you're connecting it to a drip irrigation hose or something. The resistance of the hose varies wildly so it's a tough calculation to do to figure out an ideal height... Also dependent on how much pressure you want

@AB-nu5we Ай бұрын

I had to get rid of my whiskey cask rain barrel. My grass was hammered all day and got absolutely nothing done. (No, really, the barrel is a nice looking and functional yard device)

@nufcedkidyup8627 29 күн бұрын

Ba-dum, tsssss

@kenmore01 Ай бұрын

We love Jen!

@jmason61 Ай бұрын

Wish they would talk more about the H2O itself when it's in the barrel...if it gets super hot in the summer does it get moldy? Also after a dry spell seems like all the first wash off the roof would be seriously dusty/bird crap/dead bugs etc

@kamelinkyttyrat7043 Ай бұрын

thats why you do not drink it, just water flowers and lawn

@brandonhouse7446 Ай бұрын

Rain barrel restrictions usually have to do with water rights. For instance if here in CO someone captures water in a rain barrel, irrigates with it instead of letting it run off into a stream, then it won't be in the stream for use by others downstream (like in Tulsa). It's a bit pedantic and fortunately states like CO have rolled back those restrictions.

@drregmonster4371 Ай бұрын

My dad got a 100 gallon food grade plastic barrel that a food producer was going to trash.

@Farmer-bh3cg Ай бұрын

I've set mine on old red bricks, with two overflow holes near the top and a drain hole 3 inches from the bottom plugged with a 1/2 inch dowel. It works and don't need a big project and a zillion man crew. Wintertime? Simple, pull the plug and turn the barrel over -- done for the winter

@Gideon_Judges6 Ай бұрын

Uh there's a little more to it than just "turning the barrel over" because then your gutter drains and splashes all over the place near your foundation.

@patirvin-bz9pg Ай бұрын

You redirect the runoff back to your downspout. Not complicated

@Farmer-bh3cg Ай бұрын

@@Gideon_Judges6 Not when it either freezes or splashes into a French drain to go under the wood shed and out into the fields

@ponderanceofagravedigger2564 Ай бұрын

Shouldn't the hose from the downspout to rain barrel be slightly higher at downspout and not straight across. Water flows downhill correct?

@david24442 Ай бұрын

I think it might be intentional to prevent it from overfilling barrel, but they really should explain why. It must have been intentional. I want to know if they put something at the top of the downspout too to prevent debris.

@fadetounforgiven Ай бұрын

As long as you're not installing it lower, you're good to go. You have to take into account that the diverter has to deal with the excess water once the barrel is full so, yes, it will go downhill towards the barrel to begin with, but if it's full, you're making the water go uphill, which it will as long as there's no leak in the tube (there could be a leak that is only noticeable when the tube is full, therefore going uphill, and not while the barrel is filling up) but having it horizontal is just ok.

@fadetounforgiven Ай бұрын

@@david24442 It seems they have not installed any filter as they haven't shown it and Nathan tells her to check for leaves.

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

@@david24442 Not intentional, just a demonstration of ignorance. The new cast wasn't hired on merit.

@Gideon_Judges6 Ай бұрын

@@fadetounforgivenI think Oklahoma doesn't have as many deciduous trees that would clog the downspout. You would for sure have to consider this in New England (where This Old House is from)

@MorrMedia1 Ай бұрын

How is water pressure created when a hose is attached? Or would she just be using this to fill a watering can?

@allanwind295 28 күн бұрын

Why do need the spigot when there is a drain?

@durangodave Ай бұрын

i was in tulsa years ago for a bike convention. Camped at the lake. Tulsa is by far the most humid and most uncomfortable places to live other than maybe houston, and i deal with E. Texas humidity every year. I found it very hard to even breathe in tulsa.

@BradThePitts 28 күн бұрын

It seems odd, but in some places rain barrels are *illegal* because it takes away from the underground aquifers.

@nifethrubutter Ай бұрын

Dumping water directly in the walkway is a recipe for dead grass and a muddy path.

@david24442 Ай бұрын

And for making a path accented in the winter with a beautiful sheet of hip cracking ice. Notice the shameful silence when that first paver was lifted up and there was no base below it…. followed immediately by explaining they are putting a base below the blocks they brought to install. 😂

@johnnywadd7960 Ай бұрын

Just play along 😁😊

@sssungail Ай бұрын

Not mentioned, you can not use water coming off asphalt for edible plants. Only use is for shrubs.

@orend10 Ай бұрын

Real pros

@jeffreybaker7406 Ай бұрын

What effect do the asphalt shingles have on the water quality?

@reaperbot5226 Ай бұрын

I swear they have done this type of install multiple times already over the years.

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

Creativity is a lost art with the new generation. All they know how to do is ruin what has already been done well before.

@user-xu3ql7tp6y Ай бұрын

There be a fine be telling the judge to piss off

@barrymccaulkiner7092 Ай бұрын

Would that create a breeding ground for mosquitoes?

@travisrussell3128 Ай бұрын

Might aswell of dug a hole for pool at the same time because that what’s going to result after running the overflow there. Why not just put the barrel where there is already a down spout with proper drainage?

@thomasreedy4751 Ай бұрын

So it’s not safe to have the contaminated water go to the river but it is ok to use it to irrigate for consumable plants???? You want to water your lawn with it great, but I’d be a bit concerned using it for consumption.

@nickk05281982 Ай бұрын

Except if you forget it will ruin your foundation lol

@LD9user Ай бұрын

Not scripted at all. 🎉

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

No personality or presence.

@BamBamBigelow.. Ай бұрын

A rain barrell, simple and useful. But TOH needs to make it complicated and more pricey….

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

And inclusive...

@aayotechnology Ай бұрын

How so?

@jasonsgroovemachine 19 күн бұрын

Beep bop. I am robo home owner. Beep bop. I am excited about this location. Boop beep.

@IOSARBX Ай бұрын

This Old House, You're fantastic! Let's be friends and have fun!

@LetsGoBrandon-FJB Ай бұрын

Texas is the heart of oil country not chokelahoma.

@RandomVids519 Ай бұрын

Nerd alert😂

@zerg232 Ай бұрын

ah another rain barrel that will be used 2 times then never again

@johnnywadd7960 Ай бұрын

Illegal rain barrel bwahaahaa 😁

@Dirtyharry70585 Ай бұрын

Commie democrat states

@johnnywadd7960 Ай бұрын

@@Dirtyharry70585Exactly 💯....Trump 2024

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

That water belongs to the government, you must buy it back with all the extra toxic chemicals added to it.

@tree3po Ай бұрын

should never be illegal to catch rainwater. ESPECIALLY if there is a shortage. Makes. zero sense. I would never comply with that BS.

@josemv25 Ай бұрын

Congratulations

@johnnywadd7960 Ай бұрын

Democratic law's

@kalijasin Ай бұрын

@@johnnywadd7960 No, its the environmental pollution agency.

@tree3po Ай бұрын

@@kalijasin you mean Environmental Protection Agency?

@tree3po Ай бұрын

@@josemv25 Hey if some states like CA cannot figure out how to collect their own water for drought season, why should it stop me? Luckily I moved from that comi state and live in a place where you're freer.

@MindsDozer Ай бұрын

Illegal. Arrest them.

@Ham68229 Ай бұрын

Not illegal in Oklahoma where they were at

@nilpo Ай бұрын

What is illegal?

@dvxAznxvb Ай бұрын

@@nilpowatch the video closer chef

@AW-fb8hr Ай бұрын

😂

@damiandriscoll2562 28 күн бұрын

It's going to end up back in the earth anyway , that's just a dumb law

@johnnywadd7960 Ай бұрын

Democratic laws against rain barrels bwahaahaa 😂

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

You can brainwash a leftist to chug their own sewage... for the environment.

@aayotechnology Ай бұрын

Like republicans pay attention to laws anyway #lockHIMup!

@davidparker9676 Ай бұрын

@@aayotechnology You sure do love the swamp. I'd love to see your meltdown when he wins again. His support is going up, not down with all of the bogus charges. You are helping him win again.

@williamjensen674 26 күн бұрын

No it’s because of very old water rights. Thankfully denver dropped the restriction recently.

@BlackpowderBBQ Ай бұрын

came all the way to tulsa to install a rain barrel?? C'mon people, you people must be running out of ideas. Thia lady actually needed to write into this old house to get a rain barrel installed? Embarrassing!