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How to Make a Rain Barrel
Carrie T. Stevenson
Escambia County Extension
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Hardware Needed
One brass faucet/hose bibb
One MH x MIP brass hose adapter
Two 1 special female adapters, PVC Two 1 x threaded bushings, PVC
One 6 garden hose connector
One 4 round grate, plastic
One 4-6 square piece of screen material
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Hardware
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Equipment Needed
Drill
1 hole bit
4 hole bit or jigsaw 12 adjustable wrench
12 channel lock pliers
Waterproof glue
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Additional Parts for Drainage
(may vary based on individual gutter system)
2 x 3 x 4 S&D downspout adapter
A-B elbow cover
Flex elbow
4 concrete blocks or equivalent (to raise barrel
so water will flow, and to create a level
surface)
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The Container
Industrial juice/pickle barrel
Large heavy duty garbage can
Wooden whiskey barrel
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Brass faucet/hose bibb
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MH x MIP brass hose adapter
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Two 1 special female adapters, PVC
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Two 1 x threaded bushings, PVC
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6 garden hose connector
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4 round grate, plastic
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Step 1: Clean barrel and lid
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Step 2: Faucet Assembly
Drill spigot hole with 1 hole saw
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Step 2: Faucet Assembly
Place 1 x PVC bushing into hole from
outside of barrel
Screw 1 PVC special female adapter ontobushing inside of barrel
View down into barrel with female
adapter installed
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Step 2: Faucet Assembly
Install brass assembly into PVC bushing on
outside of barrel
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Step 3: Overflow Valve
Using 1 hole saw, drill a hole on side of
barrel close to top for overflow valve
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Step 3: Overflow Valve
Place 1 x PVC bushing into hole from
outside of barrel
Screw 1 PVC special female adapter ontobushing inside of barrel
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Step 3: Overflow Valve
Install brass hose adapter onto PVC bushing
on outside of barrel
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Step 3: Overflow Valve
Install 6 garden hose connector to brass
fitting to direct overflow away from house
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Step 4: Rain Intake
Cut a 4 circle out of screen material so that it
fits inside the 4 round grate
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Step 4: Rain Intake
Drill 4 hole in center of lid (can also be cut
with a jigsaw)
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Step 4: Rain Intake
Turn barrel lid upside down and insert
threaded portion of grate; secure grate with
waterproof glue
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Step 4: Rain Intake
After drying, raised catch area should be
through the top of the lid, place screen into
grate
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Step 5: Gutter Attachment
This barrel was attached
using a flex elbow and
an A-B elbow
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Need More Information?
Escambia County Extension
3740 Stefani RoadCantonment, FL 32533