Rain Barrel Installation

Easy to Install

How do I install a rain barrel with gutters?

The free universal downspout adapter (included with all our 58 gallon rain barrels) can be connected directly to a gutters downspout tube. It’s easy and will take you only a few minutes to complete the installation.

Notice: The downspout adapter pictured below is not a standard fitting, if you also have a smaller or larger tube measure and contact us (after you order) and we will send the correct downspout adapter.

The standard downspout adapter pictured above has the dimensions of: 4" x 3.25 x 2.5"), this adapter is installed by default because it is the most common. There are also all kinds of low cost adapters that will connect to if if yours doesn’t fit.

Place two (leveled) cinder blocks where your rain barrel will sit. This is not required, but it gives better access to the spigot and water flow is improved with gravity. If you do place the barrel directly on the ground make sure it is on top of a hard surface so it doesn’t tip. A full rain barrel weighs over 300 pounds!

Mark down spout tube and cut it with a hacksaw, then just slip the barrel up into the downspout tube as picture below.

Customer Testimonial

Aaron: I’m using two of your standard rain barrels, combined with an elevated 100 gallon resevoir, to catch rain for general use at my farm in Sampson County, NC. I drain the roof of a small utility barn, and it is truly surprising how little rain is required to fill a barrel. I then simply pump water occassionally from the rain barrels to the elevated resevoir for a gravity-fed water supply. A little chlorine bleach keeps the water fresh.  It is a great, low cost system. It is also an environmentally sound example, and a fun engineering project for my children.

Kent Blossom