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Post by freecharlie on Mar 18, 2018 23:26:03 GMT
What does your barrel look like? Does the lid fit tightly? Do you use it regularly?
***Yes this is an old thread. I never pulled the trigger on the rain barrel and I would like to maybe get that done this summer.
Any new suggestions
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 23:53:35 GMT
I have friends that live in Colorado, and, believe it or not, it's against the LAW to collect the rainwater. I couldn't believe it when they told me!!
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Post by basketdiva on Mar 19, 2018 0:04:12 GMT
I have friends that live in Colorado, and, believe it or not, it's against the LAW to collect the rainwater. I couldn't believe it when they told me!! Not any more- 2 barrels per household are legal. |
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Post by mama2three on Mar 19, 2018 0:06:17 GMT
We have a rain barrel that we made from a white plastic barrel (from some food grade product) in a Girl Scout workshop. It's nothing fancy. I keep forgetting to ask my artist daughter to decorate it.
We have it rigged so the downspout from the roof flows to the top of the barrel, and a faucet near the base that we can hook a hose up to. We have an overflow hose a few inches from the top that is directed into a drain pipe that flows away from the house into the garden that helps keep it from overflowing near the house. When everything in the garden leafs out, all the hoses are hidden. No top - we secured fine mesh screening over the top to keep out mosquitoes. Works well. We've had it for 4 years.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 19, 2018 0:06:20 GMT
I have friends that live in Colorado, and, believe it or not, it's against the LAW to collect the rainwater. I couldn't believe it when they told me!! We changed the law a couple of years ago. We can have two barrels with a total of 100 gallons or something of maximum storage and we can only use the water outside. No using it inside. Our water laws are very complicated here. |
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Post by styxgirl on Mar 19, 2018 0:13:52 GMT
I have friends that live in Colorado, and, believe it or not, it's against the LAW to collect the rainwater. I couldn't believe it when they told me!! I know me too!! |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Mar 19, 2018 0:15:30 GMT
I have friends that live in Colorado, and, believe it or not, it's against the LAW to collect the rainwater. I couldn't believe it when they told me!! We changed the law a couple of years ago. We can have two barrels with a total of 100 gallons or something of maximum storage and we can only use the water outside. No using it inside. Our water laws are very complicated here. What’s the reason for it being illegal, do you know? |
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 19, 2018 0:20:30 GMT
We changed the law a couple of years ago. We can have two barrels with a total of 100 gallons or something of maximum storage and we can only use the water outside. No using it inside. Our water laws are very complicated here. What’s the reason for it being illegal, do you know? Water rights is huge in Colorado. We have lots of rivers that start in our mountains the water is owned by farmers, land owners, cities, and other entities. The thought was that if homeowners collected water then there would be less water in the rivers. Science has proven that to be false for the most part, but they still don't want us doing a lot of it. We are only allowed to use it outside and only for landscaping/yard use unless a special permit says otherwise. |
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Post by Blind Squirrel on Mar 19, 2018 0:27:34 GMT
Mesh/strainer type top with the spigot at the bottom. I use it to water the garden/new grass. I wouldn't be able to do it otherwise; our water is outrageously expensive.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 0:49:00 GMT
I have friends that live in Colorado, and, believe it or not, it's against the LAW to collect the rainwater. I couldn't believe it when they told me!! Not any more- 2 barrels per household are legal. oh good!! I couldn't imagine!! |
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Post by Julie W on Mar 19, 2018 1:08:30 GMT
I have two I purchased from Costco last year, and they work fantastic! Look exactly like this. . But I paid $72 vs. the price posted. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 1:50:16 GMT
Yes, I have two water butts that I use to water the plants and lawn when needed.They look like this  |
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Post by camcas on Mar 19, 2018 1:54:25 GMT
We have 2 huge rainwater tanks and run our whole house on rainwater.
We can switch over to mains water but in the 20 yrs we have;iver here we have only used mains for 3 months during a drought year .
Very common to do this in country Australia
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Post by librarylady on Mar 19, 2018 1:55:55 GMT
We have 2 tanks that were given to us by friends when they moved into a retirement home. It is amazing to me how fast a small rainfall will fill them. We water plants with it.
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Post by papersilly on Mar 19, 2018 1:58:05 GMT
No but we try and divert it to as many needed places as possible. We will put extensions on the downspout to have it go further into the planters
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Post by angieh1996 on Mar 19, 2018 2:04:39 GMT
We have one. I use it to water my plants and herbs on my patio so I don’t have to drag the hose out.
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Post by samantha25 on Mar 19, 2018 2:19:53 GMT
What’s the reason for it being illegal, do you know? Water rights is huge in Colorado. We have lots of rivers that start in our mountains the water is owned by farmers, land owners, cities, and other entities. The thought was that if homeowners collected water then there would be less water in the rivers. Science has proven that to be false for the most part, but they still don't want us doing a lot of it. We are only allowed to use it outside and only for landscaping/yard use unless a special permit says otherwise. Yes, water rights in Colorado complicated.... wasn't there also something about not being able to collect the water in the tub before heating up water for a shower to use outside, as this water was deemed indoor use? or did I imagine this? |
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 19, 2018 2:30:09 GMT
Water rights is huge in Colorado. We have lots of rivers that start in our mountains the water is owned by farmers, land owners, cities, and other entities. The thought was that if homeowners collected water then there would be less water in the rivers. Science has proven that to be false for the most part, but they still don't want us doing a lot of it. We are only allowed to use it outside and only for landscaping/yard use unless a special permit says otherwise. Yes, water rights in Colorado complicated.... wasn't there also something about not being able to collect the water in the tub before heating up water for a shower to use outside, as this water was deemed indoor use? or did I imagine this? you didn't imagine it. Unless one has a special permit all use of the collected eater is supposed to be outside. No washing clothes or flushing toilets or something with it. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 19, 2018 3:10:29 GMT
We have friends that have 2-3 of them, they’re those big blue plastic 55 gallon drums with a spigot on the bottom they can thread a hose onto. I think they have their gutters and downspouts funneling into them. The rainwater is used to water their massive garden. ETA: their barrels have closed tops. We have too many mosquitoes that would breed in the water otherwise.
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Post by samantha25 on Mar 19, 2018 3:12:29 GMT
Yes, water rights in Colorado complicated.... wasn't there also something about not being able to collect the water in the tub before heating up water for a shower to use outside, as this water was deemed indoor use? or did I imagine this? you didn't imagine it. Unless one has a special permit all use of the collected eater is supposed to be outside. No washing clothes or flushing toilets or something with it. I remember vaguely a conversation I had with an environmental professor that the reason the huge cost of puny land size of denver property was due to water rights, but I couldn't remember the exact reasoning. It all comes down to the cost of essential needs. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Mar 19, 2018 3:20:21 GMT
We had a family cottage on Lake Winnipeg and we had a rain water barrel and to me it looked huge but I was very young then. We use that water for everything except drinking. We could wash our hair or clothes with it without issues. We had a well that we got our fresh water from in big water jugs.
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Post by cmpeter on Mar 19, 2018 4:26:16 GMT
No, but I probably only water the yard a half dozen tomes a year (we live outside Seattle in a pretty wooded area).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 4:51:53 GMT
It doesn't really rain here, but we are thinking about burying a couple of tanks, for when we do get rain.
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Post by julieinsweden on Mar 19, 2018 16:32:04 GMT
I've one similar to the picture above collecting from the roof of my green house.
I think a secure top is imperative we live in an area with many kids including my own. Whilst I can't imagine why they would ever try to climb on top, I don't think it is worth the risk.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 19, 2018 17:23:54 GMT
I have friends that live in Colorado, and, believe it or not, it's against the LAW to collect the rainwater. I couldn't believe it when they told me!! We changed the law a couple of years ago. We can have two barrels with a total of 100 gallons or something of maximum storage and we can only use the water outside. No using it inside. Our water laws are very complicated here. So where are you getting the rain?  |
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 19, 2018 17:24:38 GMT
I am wondering if the bears would tip the barrels? Snoopy little turds.
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Post by anniefb on Mar 19, 2018 18:21:22 GMT
I have a tank at the back of the garage that collects water of that roof. I use it for watering pots in the garden. Still have a watering system hooked up to the mains. I have a large garden so there no way I’m watering the whole things by hand.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 5, 2020 18:45:14 GMT
Yes this is an old thread. I never pulled the trigger on the rain barrel and I would like to maybe get that done this summer.
Any new suggestions
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Post by LisaDV on Jul 5, 2020 18:51:12 GMT
Mesh/strainer type top with the spigot at the bottom. and that top unscrews as well. We have several. We usually put them out besides newly planted trees. Fill them with the hose and either set them to trickle or turn them off and on to water the trees. When it rains it fills up and if we don't get enough, we use the hose. |
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Post by shescrafty on Jul 5, 2020 19:10:22 GMT
We have one at the front and one at the back of the house. Spigot are the bottom. I use it daily to fill a big collapsible bowl and then water my hanging baskets, herb pots, container plants, etc.
We just put them in this year.
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