How To Build A Rainwater Collection System

Great video!

Good video, didn't catch on to the 5 gallan pail and paint strainer at first, but excellent idea. I need to build one and this is a good plan.

Deberia ponerlo en un lugar mas seguro tres bloques no me parece seguro

great video education. now, why do so many videos ignore personal protective equipment? If you don't want to use it, at least mention it for the butterfinger viewers. Safety glasses since drilling and small fragments could fly about. Leather gloves when using that exacto knife cutting the plastic downspout. Heck plastic edges are just as sharp as the knife (or a metal downspout corner).

No sealant where the valve fits to the barrel 😏

Why that file named as bastard file ?

Thanks well done

nice but we get so much water at once in Florida that it would explode the whole system on me in about 10 minutes. So I leave mine wide open for excess to overflow freely

Thank you!!! Awesome video and super helpful! Bravo!

I thought he said a ‘sure way to get you spouse to fit in a 55 gal barrel.’ That sounds like a different type of instruction video.’

Is this water safe to drink or do you have to boil it?

very nice.

Thank you so much and I subscribed! 😊

I've never done this before 1st timer. As you put the spicket On the blue Barrel How do you secure it?

Thank you very much!!!!

What about winter time when the rain barrel is emptied and put away to prevent water collection freezing and breaking the barrel?

Why are we pointing out the fact that that file doesn't have a father?

What happens when the drum is full and rain is pouring down?

نحن نتكلم عن حاجات أسر لذة ابدؤا بحر اماكن في الأرض لتخزين المياه في المنزل الواحد او شراء خزانات ماء كبيره الحجم تحفظ بها مياه الأمطار بهذه الطريقه او حولوا الماء للخزان المنزلي الموجود في المنزل وكله يعود لكم ولكن بعد التأكد من ان الماء الداخل عليه مصافي تقي دخول أوراق الشجر او اي امر من مخلفات الهواء ويترك ليركد قبل الشرب منه ولكنه طاهر ويمكن الشرب منه من غير خوف .
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Wow, looks so easy to make. I need 2 of these, our water in town is awful. Always orange and smells bad. I'm ready. I like the easy ideas to get off grid.

We have 5000 gallons of rain water in our system. I'm posting videos of the system build now.

Briljant video!

probably not a bad idea to put some charcoal at the bottom

a proper fit is importat step ?

What's the bucket for? Seems like a waste of the extra plastic. Why not just cut a smaller whole in the lid of the barrel and attach a little bit of screen material across the top of that hole?

I would recommend a hole saw but instead of a spade bit. More clean cut and less likely to damage the barrel

55 gallons will not keep up. The general rule of thumb is per 1,000 sq. Ft. In a 1" rain you can generate 630 gallons.

I did a science fair project in HS where I collected rainwater. Long story short, I ended up drinking water which I later tested positive for high levels of lead washed off of the old paint from the tin roof near my collection system.

So if you’re doing anything like this, don’t do that.

The plastic bucket will never hold up in heat and extreme cold. Stainless steel is best or copper.

This is great!
TY so much!

I would never put a 450 pound barrel full of water on top of three shaky cinder blocks especially if children are around. This is a disaster waiting to happen. Use more blocks laying on their sides to make a safer base.

Cinder blocks are no longer made. Do some research.

I have used my gutter system to catch rain. This shows me exactly what to do, to upgrade my catch system. You were right to the point and mentioned every detail. I can do this! Thank you.

You need to add an overflow pipe to that barrel

Where do the excess rainwater go

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Concisely brilliant.

Great video !

Loved your presentation! Short, sweet, and straight to the point! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Oh… and don’t worry about the extras, anyone watching this should (should) have enough technical understanding to add things they’d like to have such as “overflow” system, rather than calling you out for it like I saw in a comment below. Cuz if that’s the case then you also forgot to add a water purifier and rig a water cooler to it… ya’mean?! 😂😂😂 . Great job man! 👍🏼

Speaking from experience, your collection drum needs an overflow so if it fills all the way, it puts water away from the house and foundation.

a decent pair of tin snips will help you cut everything in this video.

I did not understand part 5 where you put the filter in the bucket. Could it be that it has holes or how does the water come out?

Simpler/cheaper way -
Just open the whole top.
Cover with window screen doubled over.
Use bungee cords to wrap the screen below the top lip to secure the screen to the barrel.
I use that method with a trash can to collect rain water.
No mosquitoes, no debris in the can. Can add in fertilizer if desired.

I will every once in a while have to tip the can over and hose it out as window screen will let in a little dirt. Over time it can build up/
But I only have to do that about once a month.

I saw author did not mention overflow for when the container is full and it still is raining.

Thanks

I am setting up my rainwater collection. I love the the filter idea. Great video! Thanks for sharing.

Probably one of the better instructionals out there and now I have direction on building a better rain collection system off my greenhouse - thank you

Next step - don't use the water during a period of a lot of rain and watch it all back up into your gutter because you didn't install an overflow drain at the top.

I wanna make swamp water in this bin and leave it over winter and harvest in july but wonder if itll be ok to have frozen water in there

Great idea using the 5-gallon bucket and paint strainer inside the larger bucket. I did not see an overflow. What happens when the bucket is full and the rain is still coming down?