Water, precious water…don’t waste that H2O surging off your roof and through the gutters of your home. A roof area of only 1,000 square feet can provide approximately 600 gallons of water during a one inch rainfall. You can capture that run-off with a rainwater harvesting system like this handsome one from Fiskars. The unit’s flat back minimizes “dead space” between the barrel and your home’s exterior. The kit includes a 58 gallon barrel made of UV treated impact resistant Polyethylene with built-in base, cover, worry-free downspout connector kit and threaded spigot for garden hose attachment. Easy to install.
$189 @ rain-barrel.com
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That’s really incredible the amount of rain water than runs off a roof, I never would have guessed. What would be really cool is if you could build a storage container right into the base of a house that would hold thousands of gallons, which would effectively handle all of the lawn and garden watering, well at least during the rainy months. And even better if you had a filtering system that could convert that rain water into drinkable water for all house hold needs.
Yup, that’s called a cistern.