http://www.sparkleize.com/2008/03/30/how-to-set-up-a-rain-barrel/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:22:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.sparkleize.com/2008/03/30/how-to-set-up-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-1/#comment-2600 sje Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:39:54 +0000 http://www.sparkleize.com/?p=15#comment-2600 hope you don't get heavy down pours there - looks like the overflow is a tad undersized and would allow the water to overflow over the top - we like the winter - summer built in diverter and integrated filter of this 80 gallon rain barrel http://www.aquabarrel.com/product_rain_barrel_complete_80gal.php hope you don’t get heavy down pours there – looks like the overflow is a tad undersized and would allow the water to overflow over the top – we like the winter – summer built in diverter and integrated filter of this 80 gallon rain barrel http://www.aquabarrel.com/product_rain_barrel_complete_80gal.php

]]> http://www.sparkleize.com/2008/03/30/how-to-set-up-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Elegant rain barrels Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:29:09 +0000 http://www.sparkleize.com/?p=15#comment-37 Just make sure to find rain barrels which offer a mesh mosquito guard, and also look for barrels which have an overflow valve function (or at least somewhere to make your own, like above) to allow the excess water to flow out of the rain barrel and away from your foundation. Hooking a drip hose to this valve is a great way to give your garden or flower bed a constant source of moisture. Just make sure to find rain barrels which offer a mesh mosquito guard, and also look for barrels which have an overflow valve function (or at least somewhere to make your own, like above) to allow the excess water to flow out of the rain barrel and away from your foundation. Hooking a drip hose to this valve is a great way to give your garden or flower bed a constant source of moisture.

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