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How to Build Your Own Rain Barrel, Step-by-Step

If you’re looking for a simple, cost-effective way to water your plants and garden without connecting the hose to the tap, a rain barrel can help you collect and recycle rainwater.

A quarter-inch of rain falling on an average home yields a little more than 200 gallons of water, filling a rain barrel in a matter of minutes.

Rainwater is naturally softened, making it ideal for outdoor and indoor plants. It also won’t leave spots when you wash cars or windows.

Not only does a rain barrel save on your water bill, it helps divert runoff into storm sewers and Iowa’s waters.

Why should I have Rain Barrel?
#1 A quarter-inch of rain falling on the average home yields a little more than 200 gallons of water. A rain barrel can be filled in a matter of minutes and provide a simple, efficient, low-cost method for homeowners to collect and recycle water.
#2 Rainwater is naturally “softened” and is ideal for plants, both indoor and outdoor. Because it is not chemically “softened,” it does not leave lime spots and is great for washing cars and windows.
#3 Rain barrels also help divert stormwater – collecting it before it passes over our urban or suburban
environments on its way to our lakes and streams.

The major components of a rainwater harvesting system

Rainbarrel Tutorial: How to make a rain barrel. Source: http://www.rwh.in/howto.htm

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The major components of a rainwater harvesting system

The major components of a rainwater harvesting system

  1. Collection system: Roof surface and gutters to capture the rainwater and send it to the storage system
  2. Inlet filter: Screen filter to catch large debris
  3. First flush diverter: Diverter that removes debris not captured by the inlet filter from the initial stream of rainwater
  4. Storage tank: Storage tanks composed of food-grade polyester resin material approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is green in color and helps to reduce bacterial growth
  5. Overflow: Drainage spout that allows for overflow if the storage tank gets full
  6. Controls: Control system that monitors water level and filtration system
  7. Treatment system: Filtration and disinfection system that treats the water to non-potable or potable standards
  8. Pump: Pump to move water through the system to where it will be used
  9. Backflow prevention: Backflow preventer to ensure that under negative pressure water cannot flow backwards through the system into the make-up water system
  10. Flow meter: Flow meter (with data logger) to measure water production
  11. Power supply: Systems may use either conventional power sources or, to improve off-grid capabilities, alternative sources such as stand-alone or grid-tied solar systems
  12. Water level indicator: Monitors the water level in the storage tank.

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