Ar15truther2 are you unaware people all over the world live entirely dependant on rainwater collected in tanks from the roofs of their houses? Literally millions of people rely on drinking tankwater, KainanRa is not going to drink his water, but I realise it is going on vegetables that he is going to eat. Unfortnately you could make the same claim re contaminates about the air we breath, but like the rest of us you keep breathing it in. I thought the video very informative and well done :)
@blackbetsy59 I'm just sayen I looked into it and the type of roofing use buy most people in the U.S. leatches chems thats what the tests show, also the fact that you cant be sure how much bird poop is in it,, it may be better to pin up a large plastic tarp, one that you can keep clean, I'm not hating the vid the setup is very cool, He needs to have the water tested from time to time I.d love to see the results
It appears that contaminants that rainwater washes off of shingles may be a significant source of surface water contamination. The contaminants that are washing off of roofs include zinc, lead, chromium, arsenic, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. It is similar to what you might collect off of a parking lot.
great post. Two thoughts, first put a U-shape trap into your inflow system (aka the guttering) I would use large diameter pvc and make each side of the U long so sediment will settle to the bottom and have no chance of making it up the other side. Build a cleanout into the bottom of the U, and there you go, easy sediment filter that is also easy to clean.
second, put a slant on your manifold towards the hose fitting so that it will completely drain.
@brianmeff Easy to find out. Take a glass and turn it upside down. Now lower it into a sink full of water. No water will fill up the glass. There will be an air pocket that will keep that barrel from filling without a hole to let the air out. The opposite test would be to take a 2 liter bottle and fill it with water. Turn it over and you will get a glug glug as air tries to rush back into the bottle to fill the void. Now do it again with a big hole in the bottom. It should poor right out
Very nice rig... BUT... that 2" overflow in the last barrel you are thinking of is much larger than the 3/4" inflow to the last barrel. You probably should put a 2" overflow in the first barrel instead, especially because, "when it rains, it pours". If you start empty with a torrential downpour, the first barrel will be overflowing before the other three can completely fill. That's what you want, else the input t will have to pop out of the top of the first barrel due to the water pressure.
@kenskyfish You are right. I had the same advice from someone else right after I posted this video so I was able to have the overflow on the first barrel.
nice system. i had hoped to make mine back in april but then went trekking in bolivia. just got home the other day, so now will take care of the 10 barrels ive had sitting here since then! . thanks for sharing
Thanks for the info - I looked but did not see the following question. What is the puprpose of the some hole you show drilled into the coupling attached to the bottom of the barrel?
@haroldt101 To allow more water to drain out of the barrels. The coupler is about an inch high so it will always leave one ince of water in the bottom of the barrel. With the hole there I only have a 1/4" of water left in.
Nicely done. I am curious though about the overflow part. Have you developed something for that yet? I have one 55 gallon rain barrel myself and in a good rain, it fills up in 20 minutes. My overflow is a PVC pipe running down the side and a short way away from my house.
yeah they are very functional and not pretty to look at. But this is where kids and paint come in great. I would let my girls paint the outside of the barrels so they can make them pretty. And it will give them something to do.
thats pretty cool. I'm in the process of designing an off the grid project with 2 shipping containers and solar/wind powered generators. Hopefully I can get the whole thing done under $20,000 in materials.
Its just in the design phase right now but I plan to get a video up of the finished design and construction process. I gotta make sure its something that is feasible. I'm learning how and what I need for the Solar/Wind power and the Water collection and how to work the sink/bathroom.
I am also in the process of making this same type of system. I noticed in your video you stated that you used an o ring on your fitting and had a slow leak before you puttied it. I was wondering, what if you were to double up the o rings, putting one on the outside of the drum and one on the inside. Do you think this would garuntee a sealed hole? Thanks for sharing this video!
@stymye Ul listing...Schedule 40 rigid PVC conduit and fittings are for aboveground use indoors or outdoors exposed to sunlight and weather, and for underground use by direct burial or encasement in concrete. Look it up.
@KainanRa I'm designing one now and I will be going with flexible hose, the last time I used pvc like this it became brittle and kept leaking , one day after a strong wind one of the pipes actually shattered into 3-4 pieces. If the pipe was attached ridged onr encased somehow it may have helped , but the movement of the pipes and flexing of the barrels was causing problems.
I like your system with the manifold at the bottom thats why I took your idea when setting up mine. I also manage to find removeable lid barrels which are way better to install and service. I am using just a garden hose overflow for now. I do hear people say overflow should be a big as your gutters but its not like your gutter is dumping at full volume capacity anyhow. I live in Vancouver Canada which is a rain city. So far so good and no problems . No heavy rain yet since completion though.
@creatvlgic3 you know,im still pondering it,i did acuire a 55gal drum,my house is small tho,i dont think it would fit right(take up to muh room)but im still looking into either that or i have been looking at wood stoves on craigslist.i may do both and put the barrel in the basement.preps are goin great,as far as food.i have tons of water in plastic jugs,no 55 gal plastics yet,i call coca cola they never called back yet.but i have alot of preps i reall have piece of mind.thanks for askin.
@18wheeler76 Glad it will help. It is not in the video but I decided to put the overflow spout on the first barrel instead of the last. Got a suggestion from a youtuber that mentioned the overflow would be restricted by the pipe down below. Also going to but a larger 1/4 turn valve to increase waterflow.
You could always get an inline water pump to go on the outlet and run an hosepipe ... but as you know you'll have to make them holes a bit bigger on the lids... great set up though...Happy Days
Ya know, if you took this type of system with one barrel and put it next to your rabbits, you could set up an automatic gravity fed watering system for your rabbits.
Hook up a small solar panel and wrap the pipes in heat tape, and you wouldn't have to worry about the water system freezing in winter either. (The solar panel would have to be strong enough to run the heat tape, but 3" heat tape only runs 4-6 watts a foot, so, it could be done)
@sugerbear520 Still not installed. I talked about the overflow in the video. Thanks to a good suggestion from another Youtuber I am going to put it on the first rain barrel instead of the last.
Hello KaininRa -- here is a suggestion to help prevent problems. You should place 1/4 turn ball valves between each tank to isolate it in case of leaks or damage. That way you can remove any tank(s) without losing all the water out of the other tanks.
Isnt the New World Order government making it illegal to catch your own water and raise your own garden? How much longer until it is illegal to own organic seeds?
@SupraSovereign Yep check your local water rights laws. Many places it is against the law to collect rain water. SB510 just passed the senate. Some pretty iffy stuff in there.
@KainanRa Please don't misunderstand. THERE IS NO LAW that prohibits an individual from collecting their own FRESH water or growing their own organic seeds. AND IF THERE IS SUCH AN SB51), I WOULD IGNORE IT for this violates my basic human rights and I will defend those rights with force if need be. To those who think they can police my air, my water and my food....)#@%(%)_(&#_)*
@davettalashley I do see algae in the water but it has a reall hard time growing insid e the barrel because there in no sunlight. Smells fine to me but I never left it in there for very long. As for washing with it that is up to you. I collect it from my roof which then flows through my gutter and is collected in the barrels. I guess you just have to decide if you would wash with gutter water.
Question: do you get more pressure from your rainbarrel system because they are all connected? For instance, I currently have two rainbarrels that are connected by an overflow hose at the top of the barrel. They both have spickets at the bottom. If I connected the two spickets to one outlet (like you did), would I get more pressure than individually?
@dsmith1122 you do not gain more pressure no matter how many barrels you put in series. To get more pressure you would have to stack them on top of each other like a tower.
What I would suggest is putting the rain barrels up higher to store kinetic energy. You can use the fall of the water coming down the pipes to generate greater pressure. Put the barrels closer to your garden, use a battery powered garden timer valve like you would have on your hose, run wet hoses through your garden and you can water your garden automatically using your rain water. Works flawlessly and all the parts are available and cheap at your local hardware store. PM me for details...
Hi. You can have all your barrels full if you have your over flow coming up from the top and then going down. the down spout opening must be above the over flow, and the vents.
I have a drill pump that I bought at Home Depot for $6.97. It pumps water at about 3 1/2 gal. per minute. I have a washer machine hose that I connect to the rain barrel, then to the pump that conects to a 50 ft. hose. I am pumping my water up ten feet Works great.
looks awesome. All of the systems I have looked at fill a barrel then spill into the next, from the top. have you tried this manifold system filling all four barrels yet? and if so do have the pressure of all 4 barrels at once pushing out the hose? If this works for sure it will definately be how I set mine up, thanks for posting
@outofworkbum I found the same thing looking at other systems. They all fill one barrel then overflow to the others from the top. Then if you want to use the water from the secondary barrels you have to move the hose. This system fills all barrels at the same time and uses water from all barrels at the same time. However you do not gain more pressure no matter how many barrels you put in series. To get more pressure you would have to stack them on top of each other like a tower
I LIKE YOUR IDEA REALLY WELL. HOWEVER, I WOULD HAVE RAISED THE BARRELS HIGHER OFF THE GROUND FOR 2 REASONS. ONE, I HAND WATER MY GARDEN AND I WOULD PREFER TO BE ABLE TO PLACE MY WATERING CANS UNDER THE SPOUT. TWO, BY RAISING THE HEIGHT I WOULD HAVE INCREASED WATER PRESSURE AND FLOW IN CASE I NEEDED TO ATTACH A HOSE TO THE SYSTEM.
Nice video. Did you attach a hose to the spigot. I'm wondering if you have enough water pressure to water your veggies that way.
walktheworld 2 weeks ago
very impressive system...thank you for the idea...love your garden
linalatina 3 weeks ago
Nice. Might want to make the manifold system with disconnects in case you ever want to relocate.
markweimer82 1 month ago
Ar15truther2 are you unaware people all over the world live entirely dependant on rainwater collected in tanks from the roofs of their houses? Literally millions of people rely on drinking tankwater, KainanRa is not going to drink his water, but I realise it is going on vegetables that he is going to eat. Unfortnately you could make the same claim re contaminates about the air we breath, but like the rest of us you keep breathing it in. I thought the video very informative and well done :)
blackbetsy59 2 months ago
@blackbetsy59 I'm just sayen I looked into it and the type of roofing use buy most people in the U.S. leatches chems thats what the tests show, also the fact that you cant be sure how much bird poop is in it,, it may be better to pin up a large plastic tarp, one that you can keep clean, I'm not hating the vid the setup is very cool, He needs to have the water tested from time to time I.d love to see the results
AR15Truther2 2 months ago
You really thought this out... so do you have good enough pressure for garden hose to water garden?
scampalong 4 months ago
for the net on the top for the gutter fish net fabric on top of your wire mesh just cut the large fish net off the rim great vid though
TheDarkDescendants 4 months ago
It appears that contaminants that rainwater washes off of shingles may be a significant source of surface water contamination. The contaminants that are washing off of roofs include zinc, lead, chromium, arsenic, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. It is similar to what you might collect off of a parking lot.
AR15Truther2 5 months ago
@AR15Truther2
So what are you exactly saying?
Not to use rainwater?
stap0510 4 months ago
Grate!!!
ipopa2000 5 months ago
great post. Two thoughts, first put a U-shape trap into your inflow system (aka the guttering) I would use large diameter pvc and make each side of the U long so sediment will settle to the bottom and have no chance of making it up the other side. Build a cleanout into the bottom of the U, and there you go, easy sediment filter that is also easy to clean.
second, put a slant on your manifold towards the hose fitting so that it will completely drain.
rdillinger9 6 months ago
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rdillinger9 6 months ago
man that looks really clean! All that free water must feel nice :)
ArizonaAdventures 6 months ago
You'll find lots of parts to increase function at aquabarrel
aquabarrel 7 months ago
please have a look at my rain barrel you tube video. I learned alot about overflows water pressure and irrigation.
BillBrasky7718 7 months ago
@brianmeff Easy to find out. Take a glass and turn it upside down. Now lower it into a sink full of water. No water will fill up the glass. There will be an air pocket that will keep that barrel from filling without a hole to let the air out. The opposite test would be to take a 2 liter bottle and fill it with water. Turn it over and you will get a glug glug as air tries to rush back into the bottle to fill the void. Now do it again with a big hole in the bottom. It should poor right out
KainanRa 7 months ago
Very nice
loudspeaker237 7 months ago
That is a awesome system! If you want to help the age problem use black barrels
happychancecaldwell 8 months ago in playlist Growing Info
Very nice rig... BUT... that 2" overflow in the last barrel you are thinking of is much larger than the 3/4" inflow to the last barrel. You probably should put a 2" overflow in the first barrel instead, especially because, "when it rains, it pours". If you start empty with a torrential downpour, the first barrel will be overflowing before the other three can completely fill. That's what you want, else the input t will have to pop out of the top of the first barrel due to the water pressure.
kenskyfish 8 months ago 5
@kenskyfish You are right. I had the same advice from someone else right after I posted this video so I was able to have the overflow on the first barrel.
KainanRa 8 months ago
@kenskyfish exactly what i was going to say.
nice system. i had hoped to make mine back in april but then went trekking in bolivia. just got home the other day, so now will take care of the 10 barrels ive had sitting here since then! . thanks for sharing
tribalwind 6 months ago
I actually think theyre pretty!
ZennLa13 8 months ago
Thanks for the info - I looked but did not see the following question. What is the puprpose of the some hole you show drilled into the coupling attached to the bottom of the barrel?
haroldt101 9 months ago
@haroldt101 To allow more water to drain out of the barrels. The coupler is about an inch high so it will always leave one ince of water in the bottom of the barrel. With the hole there I only have a 1/4" of water left in.
KainanRa 9 months ago 2
great thank you!!
im2501 9 months ago
HAHA! Love the system, man! Glad I could give you an idea on where to go with the manifold! Nice video, too!!
MrNativeTexan 9 months ago
@MrNativeTexan Thanks. I glad you finally got to see it. How is your system working?
KainanRa 9 months ago
You did an amazing job!
JustForYouinTempe 9 months ago
Nicely done. I am curious though about the overflow part. Have you developed something for that yet? I have one 55 gallon rain barrel myself and in a good rain, it fills up in 20 minutes. My overflow is a PVC pipe running down the side and a short way away from my house.
garlandbob 10 months ago
does anyone think this would produce enough pressure for 2 pop up sprinkler heads? or is this designed strictly for drip irrigation?
chiqnlips 10 months ago
@chiqnlips Not without a pump or putting them really high up.
KainanRa 10 months ago
yeah they are very functional and not pretty to look at. But this is where kids and paint come in great. I would let my girls paint the outside of the barrels so they can make them pretty. And it will give them something to do.
sunshinerinker 10 months ago
Great video. Thanks for posting.
johnny102marvin 10 months ago
USE PVC valves, not metal spigots! You can attach a hose to threaded PVC piece if you want.
The valves close easier, attach to other PVC pipes easier.
guyinjeep16 10 months ago
thats pretty cool. I'm in the process of designing an off the grid project with 2 shipping containers and solar/wind powered generators. Hopefully I can get the whole thing done under $20,000 in materials.
munkywrench1 11 months ago
@munkywrench1 That is AWESOME!!! Are you doing vids on it?
KainanRa 11 months ago
@KainanRa
Its just in the design phase right now but I plan to get a video up of the finished design and construction process. I gotta make sure its something that is feasible. I'm learning how and what I need for the Solar/Wind power and the Water collection and how to work the sink/bathroom.
munkywrench1 11 months ago
I am also in the process of making this same type of system. I noticed in your video you stated that you used an o ring on your fitting and had a slow leak before you puttied it. I was wondering, what if you were to double up the o rings, putting one on the outside of the drum and one on the inside. Do you think this would garuntee a sealed hole? Thanks for sharing this video!
8nfever1952 11 months ago
bad idea with the pvc pipes ,, they will dry out and crack with the weather ... who told you that pvc is designed for outdoor use?
stymye 11 months ago
@stymye Ul listing...Schedule 40 rigid PVC conduit and fittings are for aboveground use indoors or outdoors exposed to sunlight and weather, and for underground use by direct burial or encasement in concrete. Look it up.
KainanRa 11 months ago
@KainanRa I'm designing one now and I will be going with flexible hose, the last time I used pvc like this it became brittle and kept leaking , one day after a strong wind one of the pipes actually shattered into 3-4 pieces. If the pipe was attached ridged onr encased somehow it may have helped , but the movement of the pipes and flexing of the barrels was causing problems.
stymye 11 months ago
I like your system with the manifold at the bottom thats why I took your idea when setting up mine. I also manage to find removeable lid barrels which are way better to install and service. I am using just a garden hose overflow for now. I do hear people say overflow should be a big as your gutters but its not like your gutter is dumping at full volume capacity anyhow. I live in Vancouver Canada which is a rain city. So far so good and no problems . No heavy rain yet since completion though.
talisman227 11 months ago
@talisman227 Glad it was helpful. You are right, a smaller overflow will be fine 99% of the time.
KainanRa 11 months ago
@creatvlgic3 you know,im still pondering it,i did acuire a 55gal drum,my house is small tho,i dont think it would fit right(take up to muh room)but im still looking into either that or i have been looking at wood stoves on craigslist.i may do both and put the barrel in the basement.preps are goin great,as far as food.i have tons of water in plastic jugs,no 55 gal plastics yet,i call coca cola they never called back yet.but i have alot of preps i reall have piece of mind.thanks for askin.
18wheeler76 11 months ago
outstanding,glad i stumbled upon the video.
18wheeler76 1 year ago
@18wheeler76 Glad it will help. It is not in the video but I decided to put the overflow spout on the first barrel instead of the last. Got a suggestion from a youtuber that mentioned the overflow would be restricted by the pipe down below. Also going to but a larger 1/4 turn valve to increase waterflow.
KainanRa 1 year ago
you have some excellent videos.
SnickityQuick 1 year ago
@SnickityQuick Thanks.
KainanRa 1 year ago
very good tips and design layout thanks
dan202006 1 year ago
You could always get an inline water pump to go on the outlet and run an hosepipe ... but as you know you'll have to make them holes a bit bigger on the lids... great set up though...Happy Days
POTMONSTER2011 1 year ago
Ya know, if you took this type of system with one barrel and put it next to your rabbits, you could set up an automatic gravity fed watering system for your rabbits.
Hook up a small solar panel and wrap the pipes in heat tape, and you wouldn't have to worry about the water system freezing in winter either. (The solar panel would have to be strong enough to run the heat tape, but 3" heat tape only runs 4-6 watts a foot, so, it could be done)
NESurvivalPrep 1 year ago
where your over flow @
sugerbear520 1 year ago
@sugerbear520 Still not installed. I talked about the overflow in the video. Thanks to a good suggestion from another Youtuber I am going to put it on the first rain barrel instead of the last.
KainanRa 1 year ago
Hello KaininRa -- here is a suggestion to help prevent problems. You should place 1/4 turn ball valves between each tank to isolate it in case of leaks or damage. That way you can remove any tank(s) without losing all the water out of the other tanks.
AstronomerCyclist 1 year ago
Isnt the New World Order government making it illegal to catch your own water and raise your own garden? How much longer until it is illegal to own organic seeds?
SupraSovereign 1 year ago
@SupraSovereign Yep check your local water rights laws. Many places it is against the law to collect rain water. SB510 just passed the senate. Some pretty iffy stuff in there.
KainanRa 1 year ago
@KainanRa Please don't misunderstand. THERE IS NO LAW that prohibits an individual from collecting their own FRESH water or growing their own organic seeds. AND IF THERE IS SUCH AN SB51), I WOULD IGNORE IT for this violates my basic human rights and I will defend those rights with force if need be. To those who think they can police my air, my water and my food....)#@%(%)_(&#_)*
SupraSovereign 1 year ago
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bigdogrg12 11 months ago
@KainanRa
Seriously? Against the law to collect water that falls from the sky?
That's a crock of horse crap right there...
NESurvivalPrep 1 year ago
@NESurvivalPrep Yep. You can do a search on Youtube for "Collecting Rain Water Illegal" and there is a news story about it.
KainanRa 1 year ago
@KainanRa
That's insane.
NESurvivalPrep 1 year ago
@davettalashley I do see algae in the water but it has a reall hard time growing insid e the barrel because there in no sunlight. Smells fine to me but I never left it in there for very long. As for washing with it that is up to you. I collect it from my roof which then flows through my gutter and is collected in the barrels. I guess you just have to decide if you would wash with gutter water.
KainanRa 1 year ago
Question: do you get more pressure from your rainbarrel system because they are all connected? For instance, I currently have two rainbarrels that are connected by an overflow hose at the top of the barrel. They both have spickets at the bottom. If I connected the two spickets to one outlet (like you did), would I get more pressure than individually?
dsmith1122 1 year ago
@dsmith1122 you do not gain more pressure no matter how many barrels you put in series. To get more pressure you would have to stack them on top of each other like a tower.
KainanRa 1 year ago
What I would suggest is putting the rain barrels up higher to store kinetic energy. You can use the fall of the water coming down the pipes to generate greater pressure. Put the barrels closer to your garden, use a battery powered garden timer valve like you would have on your hose, run wet hoses through your garden and you can water your garden automatically using your rain water. Works flawlessly and all the parts are available and cheap at your local hardware store. PM me for details...
helloman1976 1 year ago
Hi. You can have all your barrels full if you have your over flow coming up from the top and then going down. the down spout opening must be above the over flow, and the vents.
I have a drill pump that I bought at Home Depot for $6.97. It pumps water at about 3 1/2 gal. per minute. I have a washer machine hose that I connect to the rain barrel, then to the pump that conects to a 50 ft. hose. I am pumping my water up ten feet Works great.
k2marsh 1 year ago
What's a sump pump drop?
TheAnniemr91 1 year ago
overflow needs to be on 1st barrel, rain can come in a downpour and that small pipe on bottom will not cut it.
Suggestion, get a sump pump drop in one of the barrels and then water your garden. That is how I do it with a sprinkler! :-)
marthale7 1 year ago
@marthale7 Great point thanks for the suggestion. Good thing Im so slow as I have not put the overflow in yet.
KainanRa 1 year ago
@KainanRa You know bugs can still get in through the smallest holes for example those holes you drilled so pressure won't build up :P
cyber8000 1 year ago
Great vid. You should get a 1/4 turn valve. Your pressure will triple at least! Thx 4 post
SRQrainbarrels 1 year ago
@SRQrainbarrels I will give it a shot thank you.
KainanRa 1 year ago
looks awesome. All of the systems I have looked at fill a barrel then spill into the next, from the top. have you tried this manifold system filling all four barrels yet? and if so do have the pressure of all 4 barrels at once pushing out the hose? If this works for sure it will definately be how I set mine up, thanks for posting
outofworkbum 1 year ago
@outofworkbum I found the same thing looking at other systems. They all fill one barrel then overflow to the others from the top. Then if you want to use the water from the secondary barrels you have to move the hose. This system fills all barrels at the same time and uses water from all barrels at the same time. However you do not gain more pressure no matter how many barrels you put in series. To get more pressure you would have to stack them on top of each other like a tower
KainanRa 1 year ago
I LIKE YOUR IDEA REALLY WELL. HOWEVER, I WOULD HAVE RAISED THE BARRELS HIGHER OFF THE GROUND FOR 2 REASONS. ONE, I HAND WATER MY GARDEN AND I WOULD PREFER TO BE ABLE TO PLACE MY WATERING CANS UNDER THE SPOUT. TWO, BY RAISING THE HEIGHT I WOULD HAVE INCREASED WATER PRESSURE AND FLOW IN CASE I NEEDED TO ATTACH A HOSE TO THE SYSTEM.
walksthewinds 1 year ago
Clever! I like this system -- one of the best I've seen.
Michigansnowpony 1 year ago
I love it! Would be very handy for the gardens. Hoping dh can set some up for us someday to.
HomesteadAcres 1 year ago