In this video we go over rain barrel basics and how to use a simple setup with a portable plug-in pump to deliver a supplemental water source to your garden.
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@57Carlibra Жыл бұрын
On your other barrels, I'd recommend drilling some smallish holes at the top of each barrel to prevent a vacuum pressure from happening.
@911dips55 ай бұрын
Ty for building something simple and not a mini water treatment plant. This is easy to recreate
@michaeldougherty79112 жыл бұрын
On demand pump would be perfect here. And float valve connected to solenoid connected to house/well water as a back up for droughts. Put a timer and landscape irrigation on garden side of the pump and you have a hands free system. Use free rain water when rainy, use house water when barrels dry but barrel self fill with float valve/solenoid. Add solar panel if you really want a fancy set up to run pump/solenoid. Thats what ive got
@tylerk.7947 Жыл бұрын
I like the way you think
@bikehard13 жыл бұрын
Excellent info, may try to work this into our remodel project
@jr1001jr3 жыл бұрын
Great job buddy 👍😎👍
@randysmith704023 күн бұрын
Good job.
@wisewoman79063 жыл бұрын
I agree that this is a pretty sweet setup. Your purpose is for the garden or non-consumption for humans. For myself, I'm looking to set up a backup system for the well, (as well as rain catchment) in the event of extended power failure. I'll need filters and all that happy jazz because 1) our mosquito population is very prolific; and 2) our well water is unpleasant to taste. But I like how you actually Got It Done on a purely barebones level - it's DONE! An accomplishment. You can always do improvements later, if you wish. Have you noticed any problems with algae growth in the white barrels?
@elizabethhendriks90302 жыл бұрын
great design thank you for sharing!
@vondy4everrbd4ever243 жыл бұрын
It looks easy thanks for sharing
@geneland Жыл бұрын
I really like this system the best out of the other videos I've watched pertaining to hooking up several rain barrels. Thanks! I subbed and liked.
@lauracouto39673 жыл бұрын
Obrigado Boa ideia!
@DryUrEyesM8 Жыл бұрын
Those pumps aren't meant to be turned on unless water is flowing through them. So every time you close your spray nozzle realistically you should shut off your pump. On demand pump would be much better for you. They sense the drop in water pressure when you open your spray nozzle and instantly turn on.
@henrysmifth5362 жыл бұрын
Great video 1st time on your channel 💪🏽👍👍
@CariMachet2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@inthekitchen88422 ай бұрын
The rain water will flow out at a quicker pressure if there is a hole or cap opened at the top of the barrel when watering.
@calittlegarden-33118 ай бұрын
Love it❤
@scottadams36253 жыл бұрын
Try lowering your overflow, or reuse your upper holes and tie all three together at the over fllow level. This should allow the system to keep up with the excess. Nice job, BTW 🙃
@kkutube19723 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@steveo_o670711 ай бұрын
I have a big backyard and I'll be using the pump to push water to barrels at the end of my garden where they will drip into the garden by gavity fed.
@65csx833 жыл бұрын
Good effective, flexible configuration. It should serve you well. I'm surprised you use only 30 gal per watering for what appears to be a substantial size garden.
@mahaliaworrell71683 жыл бұрын
Have you tried Drip Irrigation? You will save A lot more water .
@moonacreshomestead66103 жыл бұрын
I completely agree and I would love to have a drip irrigation system, but unfortunately I think it’s going to be on the to do list for a while because we have so much going on right now. It would easily save me about an hour everyday in the summer on top of the water itself. Hopefully I’ll be making a video on installing one in the near future! Thanks for the recommendation and stay tuned!
@albertovelazquezramirez51093 жыл бұрын
Good proyect, but i think you need to install a first water tramp. To catch the first and dirty water...
@jakenix35763 жыл бұрын
Thats a nice set up, love the pump. Have you thought about setting up an outdoor shower? Im sure the pump would work great for that.
@moonacreshomestead66103 жыл бұрын
Not a bad idea! Would be good for giving the dogs baths too!
@victorwadsworth8213 жыл бұрын
I understand those showers a lot of times don't get the heat you would like but I'm with you, need to think waterless toilets.
@Robot_Cajun3 жыл бұрын
Nice setup. Did you consider using a submersible/sump pump instead of your transfer pump? If so, what was the deciding factor(s) in choosing the transfer pump? One plus I can think of in favor of the submersible is that the noise would be a bit muffled. Thanks.
@moonacreshomestead66103 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the question! I did not consider a sump pump due to their price and the added steps and resources of installing it compared to simplicity of this little transfer pump.
@timothysmith5453 Жыл бұрын
I have a submersible pump and a setup like this but I can’t draw water from all 3 barrels at the same time I figure. The pressure from the pump I assume would go into the other barrels.
@gerryt92723 жыл бұрын
This a sweet simple setup. I have 5 barrels. Two in front and three in back of house, separately hooked up. I have been using the top of barrel method, like you did, and am not happy with maintenance and hassle.The brittle black vinyl corrogated hose sucks. Always breaking. We live in Ottawa, Ontario so I have to put the barrels away for the winter. Just wondering how you made use of the various hose connectors. Did you use hose fitting that you installed yourself, and how. My attempts have always leaked.
@BobSmith-iu3hx3 жыл бұрын
I joined my rain barrels together the same way that is shown in this video by using garden hose to link the barrels together. My hose does not leak, but it does take a long time to fill the adjoining barrels in a heavy rain.
@gunnerwestjessewest34862 жыл бұрын
If u paint them black .no alge
@chaz63992 ай бұрын
How did you get the nut started and tightened on the inside of your barrels?
@nareshtailor447428 күн бұрын
How do fill other two barrels on left?
@SilverBackPreparedness2 жыл бұрын
Great job. New sub so leaving a comment to make sure it sticks. Will swing over later with my other channel too.
@DavincisMind Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't be easier to use additional three barrels as stands and perhaps even fill them up instead that wooden shelves ?
@HeyAstor3 жыл бұрын
👍🏼. On demand pump would be better for your set up though 🤔
@uniteentierly27733 жыл бұрын
What's an on demand pump?
@BobSmith-iu3hx3 жыл бұрын
@@uniteentierly2773 It is a pump with a built-in pressure switch. Which means that when the garden hose nozzle is opened the pump starts pumping automatically and when the nozzle is shut the pump stops pumping automatically so the pump is not being deadheaded.
@joannfarris81183 жыл бұрын
do they back fill to each other the same way
@moonacreshomestead66103 жыл бұрын
They do as long as the bottom ball valves are open on the barrel(s) you want to be filled.
@bryanannett88673 жыл бұрын
If the water collection was higher could you not do away with the pumps all together? Or would it need to be to high to create any pressure?
@moonacreshomestead66103 жыл бұрын
Hey Bryan. So for psi calculations, every 2.31 ft of fall equals 1 psi of pressure. You are correct that water is a self leveling entity and will flow to lower points, but it’s the difference between a slow trickle or a nice pressurized stream. I would guess that the little pump here is creating 10-15 psi consistently at the nozzle through 100ft of hose.
@bryanannett88673 жыл бұрын
@@moonacreshomestead6610 would it be possible to connect a 30 ft' pvc pipe to the middle barrel then put it upright/perpendicular, connecting a hose to the top which would then create 10-15 psi naturally after you created a siphon?
@Polusplagchnos3 жыл бұрын
@@bryanannett8867 lol
@gunnerwestjessewest34862 жыл бұрын
Drill a tiny hole In the top
@osu0413 жыл бұрын
How did you find the barrels? I have been looking at doing something similar but have not been able to find anywhere that sells them at a reasonable price.
@moonacreshomestead66103 жыл бұрын
I used to work at a brewery and we had a lot of these. They are commonly used to hold chemicals, so if you know someone who works in an industrial setting you may want to check with them. I washed mine several times to make sure any residual was gone before use.
@keralee3 жыл бұрын
I find them at local salvage yards.
@OurBackwoodsHomestead3 жыл бұрын
Try FB Marketplace we got ours there 20 bucks 55 gallon.
@BobSmith-iu3hx3 жыл бұрын
I got mine through rainbarrel.ca .
@travislaflin2 жыл бұрын
How do you fill the other two barrels with water?
@mike_carvalho2 жыл бұрын
The water flows from the first barrel to the others through the pipe setup at the bottom. With all of the valves open, the water level will always be the same across all the barrels. Simple physics.
@timgude19822 жыл бұрын
How do you winterize your water system?
@justincarson60862 жыл бұрын
Hey Tim. Our water demands are much lower in the winter so if we have sustained temps below freezing forecasted, the best thing you can do is just drain it.
@RoughRide2 жыл бұрын
Drinking water hoses.
@victorwadsworth8213 жыл бұрын
When full, that looks like a lot of weight, I hope you have enough support.
@65csx833 жыл бұрын
Yes, in excess of 1/2 ton when full. It could be problematic if those center 4x4s were merely sitting on soil especially were the ground to become wet but they are likely sitting on massive concrete piers.
@victorwadsworth8213 жыл бұрын
@@65csx83 How many pounds to a gallon? Never thought of wet ground, remember weight dispersment, it's how you can lay on a bed of nails.
@65csx833 жыл бұрын
@@victorwadsworth821 Water is 8 lbs / gallon. When wet, the surface area needed to support a full barrel is about the equivalent of the base of the barrel.
@victorwadsworth8213 жыл бұрын
@@65csx83 Good, I tried find it but couldn't. Maybe base with a rout iron grid?
@BobSmith-iu3hx3 жыл бұрын
@@victorwadsworth821 8 pounds for 1 US gallon. 10 pounds for 1 British Imperial gallon ( British Imperial measuring system was used in numerous countries before the metric system ).
@kalebproductions931610 ай бұрын
You straight up don't know how this whole barrel thing works. You need a screen on top for one thing, not just for bugs but for other stuff that comes off the roof. The valves on the bottom even out the levels. You leave them open all the time. The openings on the top are there for overflow to make sure it goes away from the foundation.
@glumGlumm2 жыл бұрын
Those y splitter are costly.
@robertlong772315 сағат бұрын
Then use pvc pipe and fittings to connect them together.