Rain barrels are not for drinking water, but for the grey or black water..systems.grey water would be sink and bath water, black water is sewer water. You will need a certain type of filter system to get drinking water from the rain barrel.
you can connect multiple rain barrels with pvc pipe and a water tap. A fine screen mesh over the collection barrels. Keeps the insects and kids out of them. This old house web site, instructables....or just google rain water harvesting.
I bought a big one at home depot for $75. It includes an adapter kit to connect it to a gutter downspout. It also has a spigot and a plug at the bottom to drain out all the water. It works great.
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
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Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
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I am about to install a 265 gallon white plastic tank in my backyard. The water will be used in my garden. Any ideas on ways to cover up the tank so it won't be such ...
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I've been planning on making one of my own and have been holding on to this tutorial from Instructibles for when I'm ready to tackle it. https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-rain-barrel-1/
Rain barrels are not for drinking water, but for the grey or black water..systems.grey water would be sink and bath water, black water is sewer water. You will need a certain type of filter system to get drinking water from the rain barrel.
you can connect multiple rain barrels with pvc pipe and a water tap. A fine screen mesh over the collection barrels. Keeps the insects and kids out of them. This old house web site, instructables....or just google rain water harvesting.
First you would need gutters on your cabin roof with a downspout you can add a rain barrel or two.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2qoLtvTYN0
I bought a big one at home depot for $75. It includes an adapter kit to connect it to a gutter downspout. It also has a spigot and a plug at the bottom to drain out all the water. It works great.