Deluxe Rain Barrels

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The rain barrel is excellent for holding water for the flower beds. However, nozzle on hose needs to be better and need a better system for holding the hose.

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Did not overwinter. Ice in the barrel blew out the bottom so now it has to be replaced. Nothing in instructions to say it needed to be emptied and stored over the winter (which is particularly a pain since the downspout was cut and configured for the barrel). So it cost me $169+ for 1 season. NOT a good buy. If that major flaw is not an issue, this is a pretty good product.

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These rain barrels are terrific. They hold enough water even in Southern California to keep the the patio pots going through summer. No mosquitos thanks to the screen. Easy to install and easy to use, but don't forget to buy the down pipe converter as well.

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I actually havent used the rain barrel, I have just sent to to my son-in-law who is a very good gardener in the Atlanta area. Since I sent the first barrel the rains have come, the drought is over, but he still wanted a second one, so they must be good! Maybe people in another drought stricken area should order one! Thanks Gardener Supply for making my Christmas shopping so easy.

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I love the idea of capturing rain water with this barrel. It looks good, is easy to use, helps my garden and keeps rainwater from running off into the sewer.

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I planted a beautiful yellow rhododendrum in a shady location near large holly trees. The rain barrel enabled me to keep the roots of the rhododendrum moist so that it could get established. It has come through 3 years and looks great.

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Great to have rain water for your house plants and other plants under the patio!!

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I really like the barrel and may get a second one if we get a lot of rain. It was easy for my handyman to install and it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb, but blends into the yard just right. My only problem with it is the hose does not stay in the groove in the lid of the barrel and I'm afraid that the overflow hose may come off in heavy rain.

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I use the water collected in the barrel to water my potted plants on my outside deck. I fill my buckets and carry it up on the deck. It's too difficult to attach a garden hose to water anything in the yard as the barrel would need to be elevated so much higher for proper flow. The barrel needs some "tweaking". I wish someone would have given it a test run before putting it on the market. The overflow line attached to the bottom of the barrel on the outside is useless. Water never flows through it as the inside "tube" is too long and it sticks up too far for the water to run in it when the barrel is full, so the water runs out the top of the barrel onto the ground and your foundation. I think I'm going to try to cut part of this "tube" off before I put it back out next spring. Problem #2: The diverter is poorly engineered. The water runs out that big hole on the side and it kept the ground soggy all last winter. I tried to "stop up" the big hole on the side last winter, but was unsuccessful. This year I trimmed a wine cork and stuck it in the hole. I'm hoping it holds. P.S. I just went out to take picture of the diverter and the water has backed up in it because the "mosquito hole" was plugged - 'nuther problem. Guess I'll have to go out after each rain and clear out that hole. Even with all it's problems, I would still recommend this barrel for collecting lots of useful rainwater.

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used to control water flow from a down spout