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	<title>Aaron&#039;s Rain Barrels</title>
	<link>http://www.ne-design.net</link>
	<description>Rain barrels made from 100% recycled plastic and wood, buy a rain barrel!</description>
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		<title>Community Involvement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a growing list of donations we have made to schools and other projects that are useful and important for developing an awareness of water conservation, sustainability, community involvement and self sufficiency.
Rain Barrels at Beall Park Community Center
We finally installed one of the rain barrels yesterday at a local community center.  The building [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/community-involvement.html</link>
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		<title>Rain Barrel Facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What can I use the rainwater for?
Rainwater by nature is a soft water, void of harsh chemicals or pollutants, usually hitting the soil in its purest form. Rainwater is the most precious source of freshwater on earth, and the most readily available, as only 3/10 of 1% of all the worlds water supply is available [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/rain-barrel-facts.html</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barrels:

Downspout Diverter


Gutterless Barrel


Horse Barrels


Irrigation System


Oak Whiskey Barrel


Rain Chain Barrels


Standard Rain Barrel

How-To:

Make a rain barrel stand


Rain Barrel Care


Rain Barrel Installation


Rain Barrel Paint

Learning:

Mosquito Hawks


Rain Barrel Facts

Support:

About


Contact


Custom Rain Barrels


Frequently Asked Questions


Rain Barrel Options


Testimonials

Options:

Order Form


Mail Order Form

Workshop:

Rain Barrel in Winter


Community Involvement

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		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/sitemap.html</link>
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		<title>Order Form</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have three choices, you can pay using your Paypal Account or an ordinary Credit Card in the following easy steps. Interested in mailing us a check? Use mail order form.










Credit Card Purchases
Step #1 &#8211; Select a Product:
Click the arrow on the right side of the box below to pick an item.

Standard Rain Barrel &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/order-form.html</link>
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		<title>Mail Order Form</title>
		<description><![CDATA[





Step #1 &#8211; Select a Product:

Standard Rain Barrel &#8211; $150.00 (free shipping)
Irrigation System &#8211; $175.00 (free shipping)
Whiskey Barrel and Diverter &#8211; $350 (free shipping)
Rain Chain Barrel &#8211; $325 (free shipping)
Gutterless Rain Barrel &#8211; $140.00 (free shipping)
Downspout Diverter &#8211; $115 (free shipping)
Horse Barrels (barrel racing) &#8211; $99 (free shipping)

Step #2 &#8211; Special Options (Free)
Overflow valves, spigots [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/mail-order-form.html</link>
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		<title>Contact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Got Questions and Need Answers?
Aaron&#8217;s Rain Barrels
140 Whitney Street
Leominster, MA 01453
Phone: 978.790.1816
Fax: 775.628.4325

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		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/contact.html</link>
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		<title>Rain Chain Barrels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We would love to put 4-6 of your whiskey barrel rain barrels around our house in the Pacific Northwest.  However, we want to use them with our existing rain chains, not downspouts and diverters.  Is there a way we could have barrels that don&#8217;t use a hose for intake? -Lyssa M. from Issaquah, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/rain-chain-barrels.html</link>
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		<title>Make a rain barrel stand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Placing a rain barrel up on ordinary cinder blocks (to get better access to the spigot) is a smart idea so why not compliment your current rain barrel stand with an attractive concrete retaining wall support?

Here are some easy steps to make a simple rain barrel stand, but first let me list the supplies you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/make-a-rain-barrel-stand.html</link>
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		<title>Testimonials</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike Haremski, Tucker, GA wrote:
Aaron, 
I finally finished installing the rain barrels.  It took me a while to build the platform and enclose them with lattice.  I painted the barrels per your instructions and they turned out great, as you can see.  Your design for connecting 2 barrels was excellent.  Right [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/testimonials.html</link>
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		<title>Rain Barrel Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing people do not think of when they purchase a rain barrel is how they will care for it. Like a car, a rain barrel can be kept in perfect condition if you clean and apply a preservative a couple times a season. A rain barrels plastic can be degraded by the sun&#8217;s UV [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/rain-barrel-care.html</link>
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		<title>Horse Barrels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We often are contacted by folks in need of horse barrels for horse barrel racing but up until now have not offered them for sale. After looking online at horse racing pictures we realized that our rain barrel stock would make perfect horse barrels because of their smooth contours, rugged quality and great looks.
We are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/horse-barrels.html</link>
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		<title>Mosquito Hawks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a fact that mosquitoes and mosquito hawks (dragonflies) lay eggs in standing water. It is also a fact that mosquitoes and dragonflies lay eggs in open ended rain barrels. My rain barrels are fully enclosed so mosquitoes do not get in the rain barrel to lay eggs. I witnessed how many mosquitoes an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/mosquito-hawks.html</link>
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		<title>About</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How did we start off making the #1 selling rain barrel?
My wife, Ellen, son Henry and I spent a whole summer preparing a new lawn and garden for our newly purchased bungalow. It needed plenty of water to continue growing that year. The only problem was we didn&#8217;t want to pay for all that water! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/about.html</link>
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		<title>Rain Barrel Paint</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I went looking for information on krylon fusion paint for my rain barrels, I couldn&#8217;t find it anywhere online and there was little instruction on how to apply it to plastic. 
The following instruction is for those who want to paint a rain barrel. Krylon fusion paint is great for a base coat, or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/rain-barrel-paint.html</link>
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		<title>Rain Barrel Installation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Easy to Install
How do I install a rain barrel with gutters?
The free universal downspout adapter (included with all our rain barrels) can be connected directly to a gutters downspout tube. It will take you only a few minutes to complete the installation.

The standard downspout adapter pictured above has the dimensions of 3.25 x 2.5, this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/rain-barrel-installation.html</link>
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		<title>Custom Rain Barrels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you need a rain barrel that fits in a certain location?
Do you have a new feature that you want added to our existing products?
We make our rain barrels to meet your specific needs. In most cases there is no extra charge for this service. We find that some people have specific rain barrel designs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/custom-rain-barrels.html</link>
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		<title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are questions that people often ask about our rain barrels. Do you have some good questions? Email them to Aaron and he will answer you directly, if it is a good one, he will add it to this page, thanks!
Question: Can I paint my rain barrel?
Answer: I have a page with easy instruction to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/frequently-asked-questions.html</link>
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		<title>Gutterless Barrel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t have Gutters?
A good basic rain barrel for those without gutters and downspout tubes. Just place this rain barrel in the path of pooled rooftop runoff and it will soak it up threw it&#8217;s venting system. Or if you have a downspout tube cut it with a hacksaw and slide the barrel under it.
I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/gutterless-barrel.html</link>
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		<title>Downspout Diverter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The main purpose of our downspout diverter is not to store rainwater like our popular rain barrels but to divert rain from a rooftop. For those who have leaky basements our downspout diverter solves this problem quick. Most of the water that soaks back into a leaky basement comes from downspout tubes that dump water [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/downspout-diverter.html</link>
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		<title>Oak Whiskey Barrel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whiskey Barrels in Oak
Our recycled plastic barrels are a top seller but we often have folks ask if we can make them a high quality whiskey barrel. The only reason we haven&#8217;t offered whiskey barrels is that an empty whiskey barrel weighs 125 pounds and the logistics and cost to get them shipped is large. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/oak-whiskey-barrel.html</link>
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		<title>Irrigation System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our 58 Gallon Irrigation Rain Barrel is perfect for low cost irrigation. It comes with all our standard rain barrel features and a second spigot.
Rain Barrels are not pressurized like the faucets in your home and require completely different irrigation devices to get the water to your plants. Irrigation from a rain barrel needs to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/irrigation-system.html</link>
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		<title>Standard Rain Barrel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our #1 Selling Rain Barrel
This barrel continues to be our most popular item because of price and quality.

Specifications:
Made from 20 pounds of thick 100% recycled food grade plastic.
Dimensions: 36&#8243; (high) X 23&#8243; (wide)
Color: Cool White &#8211; (Paintable)
Our 58 gallon rain barrels are fully enclosed for children&#8217;s safety.
Free Universal Down Spout Adapter for direct connection to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/standard-rain-barrel.html</link>
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		<title>Rain Barrel Options</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Free Overflow Valve Upgrades
We will upgrade the standard 3/4 overflow valve on your rain barrel to a larger 1 1/2 inch overflow valve for free if you choose.
Default 3/4 inch Overflow Valve &#8211; Thread for regular garden hose

Free 1 1/2 Upgrade &#8211; PVC Overflow works with standard 1 1/2 inch sump pump hose
 
Why would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/rain-barrel-options.html</link>
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		<title>Rain Barrel in Winter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Winterized Downspout Extension
Here is a smart detachable downspout configuration done by Rosalie from Ohio that allows her to disconnect from the rain barrel in winter and reconnect using a downspout extension during spring, great job!

&#8220;I have put two barrels up so far.  I painted them with krylon paint (used Krylon Khaki Satin Spray Paint) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ne-design.net/rain-barrel-in-winter.html</link>
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