Rain barrels are a “green” way to collect roof water that would otherwise go into the drywell, daylight vent, storm or sanitary sewer or sump well. The roof water can be stored and used for watering the landscape or garden at a later time. The gravity flow nature of this product makes it easy to irrigate without having to pump out of an in ground tank. An overflow system is available to solve the problem I referenced in my former article on rain barrels.
I recently wrote an article in this blog about some of the advantages and limitations with respect to the practical use of rain barrels. I would like to make you familiar with a company located in Maryland, U.S.A. that has a patent pending product line of rain barrels and accessories. They can be located at aquabarrel.com.
I recommend you look at this website for concise and creative information about rain barrels and accessories designed to handle the roof water overflow problem that I discussed in my former article.
Contact Barry at aquabarrel.com and he will be happy to help you with your rain barrel technology needs where ever you are in the world.
Aquabarrel has items for home rainwater collection as well as in ground groundwater storage tanks with pumps for irrigation. Rain barrels can be just the ticket for those properties in tight spots without enough room for drywells.
If you want information on rain barrels and accessories and you are unable to use a computer to access aquabarrel, call Barry Chenkin at 443-235-3131. This guy is informed and pumped, (no pun intended) on rain barrels.
When you are considering purchasing a rain barrel system, I advise looking into this line of products.