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Instructions for a normal rain barrel

material

It is best to use wood for your own Rain barrel. The material is easy to process, is weather-resistant and also looks beautiful and natural. You will also need some pond liner and fleece for sealing. How to do it:

1. Place wooden boards close together in a vertical position so that there are no gaps between the individual boards.
2. Screw the boards together at both the top and the bottom.
3. Additional metal rings ensure even more stability.
4. You screw these once around the barrel with every second board.
5. Now line the inside of the rain barrel with fleece.
6. This serves to protect the pond liner.
7. Also take into account the soil.
8. Put the pond liner over it.
9. Press the foil against the inner edge of the bin.
10. Fix the film at the top with a metal ring or environmentally friendly adhesive.
11. Be careful not to damage the foil.

You may find that you have underestimated your water consumption and that the volume of your self-made rain barrel is simply too small. In this case, it is advisable to build a water collection system:

Instructions for a water collection system

material

To build a water collection system, you need several barrels with a minimum volume of 200 l. Alternatively, you can also use garbage cans, provided that no environmentally harmful substances were previously stored in them. In either case, you should use the container thoroughly clean.

instructions

1. Choose a location in close proximity to a downspout.
2. Level the ground at the desired location.
3. Create a gravel bed at this point to encourage water drainage.
4. This should be a total of 2 cm thick.
5. Customize one Pedestal made of concrete.
6. Drill Hole in the rain barrel and install the Outlet tap.
7. Mount this in a second hole in the upper area Overflow valve.
8. associate The barrels with further holes in the lower area.
9. The last thing you manage is that Downpipe into one of the bins.