Location
- not too sunny (risk of evaporation)
- near one Gutter
- on a pedestal
- in a sheltered place (to avoid overturning)
Tips
If possible, do not place climbing aids such as piles of wood or the like in the immediate vicinity of yours Rain barrel. Otherwise, give access to cats, who are very happy to use the jar as a source of water. However, if you are careless, you can fall into the water and drown in it.
Prepare the rain barrel
- Build a base
- Set up rain barrel
- Assemble utensils
- Connect rain to gutter
Build a base
You should build a small pedestal so that your rain barrel is highly beneficial. This serves the following purpose:
- Stability
- Water pressure
- Protection of the earth in case of overflow
also read
- Build a base for the rain barrel yourself
- Connect the rain barrel - that's how it works
- Use the rain barrel for greenhouse irrigation
It goes without saying that a rain barrel is secure on level ground. It is much less common for people to know that an irrigation system requires water pressure so that the water in the hose does not flow back again. This is only possible if the rain barrel is placed a little higher.
Doesn't exist hose at your rain barrel, which transfers the water to another barrel when there is a lot of precipitation redirects or leads to a street manhole, there is a risk that your rain barrel overflows. As you can see from the instructions on the link above, build your base for the rain barrel on a bed of gravel. Since the subsoil becomes more permeable as a result, there is no risk of you flooding your garden.
