Build Your Own Rain Barrel

How To Build Your Own Rain Barrel. We used a recycled 55-gallon drum and the following parts from our local hardware store. You can use either PVC or ABS pipe for this. Short piece of 3" Pipe, One 3" Male Adapter Hub with Threads, One 3" Sanitary Tee, One 3" 90 Degree Elbow, 3" Steel Conduit Lock Nut, Small piece of Aluminum Window Screen, Bungee Cord, Silicone Caulk, Two Flex Drain Hoses and a 1/2 HP Water Pump. The hard part is cutting the 3" hole to insert the Male Adapter Hub with Threads. We made our 3" hole a little too large so we cut two small slits in the 3" hole to fit the conduit nut inside the barrel. We then fit our hand inside the 3" Adapter Hub and worked the conduit nut onto the Threads of the Hub. Before we tightened it down, we applied silicone caulk. After the Hub is in place, everything else fits together. There is no right or wrong way to do this. If you don't have a water pump or want to buy one, watch other rain barrel videos on how to install a faucet. The most popular is turning the barrel upside down and using the already threaded bung to install a faucet. Hope this gives you ideas of your own.

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[demoney102]

what do you use to clean the chemical smell out of it first

[aquabarrel]

a basic rain barrel parts kit can be found RainBarrelParts . com

[ArizonaAdventures]

very nice looking rain barrel

[blueherontrail]

What does a barrel like that set you back, and where do you find one?

[k2marsh]

Hi, You have the best connections that I have seen.

That pump will pump that rain barrel dry in a few minutes.

I have a drill pump that pump 225 gallons per hour. 3.75 gallons per minute.

I bought it at Home Depot for $6.97. I use a drill that plugs in with a lock that keeps it on. You woud have to tie down the trigger of drill with a battery.

I pump my water up 10 feet to the front yard.

Now I need more rain barrels.

You can search drill pump and see how they work.

Karyl