🔨 DIY Rain Barrel Build - Vertical 4 Stack 55-Gallon Drum Rainwater Harvesting System
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- Last year I put in a single rain barrel system in and it worked so well this year I wanted to construct a larger rain barrel setup. So in this video, I build vertical 4 stack 55-gallon plastic drum rainwater harvesting system on the farm. Hit me up if you have any thoughts!
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Should replace the first barrel connector with a T in case all the barrels fill up it can spill out of the top +. You would lose some water from that end but it might save your roof in the long run lol also might want to run a pipe to the ground off it to avoid splash back on the wall. Going to build something like this in the spring as well.
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Good setup. I like the way you did it so the barrels can feed each other (water) combined with the air vent.
Hmm. I noticed virtually no responses to questions from the content creator... you're on your own folks!
Plumb small fittings at the top barrel and the very bottom barrel and run a clear see thru hose so you can tell where your water level is at all times.. Kinda like a gas gauge if you will... I like the stacking idea. I may do this and gravity feed from an old well we have here on the property that way there is a constant supply of water to my barrels.. Thanks for uploading the video.. Looks good and the black looks clean painted on there.. I would had never thought about that attention to detail.. Good call.. ~rockinfxguy
The clear piping to be able to see water level is genius!
@@cck89 I think so. Glad you finally seen my message..
I like the idea too of the layout and clear pipe, brilliant 👌🏽. I’m going to build same however cover the barrel casing with wood slats especially where I’m staying to enhance the beauty. Thanks
It's very interesting, very well designed, future problem is, that the weight of water on drums, supported itself on tanks' extremes, will cause break of its. To solve it, you must put a wooden bed along each tanks ( just on the side to hold the water 's weight.
HELLL YESSS ......
NOW THAT SYSTEM GONNA WATER
1 HELL OF A GARDEN 👍🏽 .....
Impressive. I have plans to build mine soon. I wish I had the blue barrels I see everyone using, however mine are the brown one with the two piece lid system. I greatly appreciate how easy you've made it look. thank you.
Love the idea, been wanting to set up something similar, just havent had time. Others have pointed out what i know i would do differently but wanted to put in 2 cents. I will be putting in a first flush system for sure. And i would notch/dado 2x4s between the posts so as not to rely on screws to hold all that weight. Though since its already built, i would definately put on some simpson strong ties.
Awesome stack, very well done.
well done on the build and on the video . thank you
What a great idea! so much cleaner looking and out of the way. hope my brother has idol hands this summer for a day or two. :)
Wow, this is really a very smart idea Sir, I want my brother in law and my sister to build exactly like this coz it rains so much in the Bohol island Philippines. Thank you for sharing your great video.
Great job. Consider a vent on the top barrel, not the inlet pipe, this will reduce air lock.
I like the video thank you its fantastic how we can collect water and use it for grass plants or other stuff very 😎👍
Im starting w a 1 barrel now. Appreciate the video 👍🏼
Looks great, man!
Nice job👍🏻
looks good guy. Gotta go spend more money for the lumber than i spent on my barrels. Lol.
Wow nice one , you are smart 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Nice job
Great video
Great system!! I like that you were able to get it off the ground to get better pressure!! That's my only limitation with the rain bench. You almost have to get a pump. Anyways great setup!!
Thanks Black AP, but the bench is much prettier 😃 yea I hope to get a bit of pressure, we will see.
LOL!! Thanks but I can't take credit for it being pretty. I was perfectly fine with my brown barrel but I was quickly vetoed by the wife. So this is my compromise. But I love how it turned out. Great channel by the way.
This is cool!
Very cool!
Thanks for the video. My thoughts the same on the top half not being glued, only areas after the first flush. I added a first flush to mine to catch the fist load. I saw them on sale for 70-80 bucks. I simply grabbed a 4in plastic tube (about 18-20 in depending on how much trash you get in the collection area). I used a plastic 4 to 2 reducer with a screw cap on the bottom for debris removal. For the stopper I used a racket ball (2.25 in, so it works great on the 2 in.). Sorry I don’t have a pic. Basically, T pipe atop, the reducer below, the 4in storage below that and the cap at the bottom. The first flush fills up the containment area, water rises to close the opening with the racket balls and clean water continue to storage supply. Not in use yet. I expect to place this early in the collection stage and probably just after my overflow value. I’m not sure I saw one in yours. I placed an overflow value so my gutters don’t fill up and weigh down. BTW - a panty hose would work well in some cases.
Dang nice setup!
Nice.
This is a nice setup! I think I will be doing something similar. The only thing I can think that I might tweak on it is to be an inlet on the upper barrel on those occassion you might want to flush out all the barrels... just a thought.
As a plumber, it would be easier to put in the male adapters in first, stack your barrels then pipe the rest, pre fab the t’s and glue it all to the adapters at once… oh and use clear primer unless you have no other option
Love this! Do you have below freezing temperatures where you are and if so, how do you handle what's remaining in your barrels when the cold weather hits?
I LOVE IT! Have been trying to figure out how to do mine since I'd have to do it myself or mostly by myself probably. Thanx for sharing!
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did you do it?? im thinking I can do it myself. .....
How did you seal the PVC pipe going in the barrel?
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you should connect another pvc connected to the drain pipe with a ball at the bottom that will go up
and lock at the top and redirect water to the tanks. this is so that the dirty water from rainful is directed first to this pipe before it sends water to the water tanks.
You did a very outstanding job because there is more magnitud and that converts to power but there is a advise you need air flow
Thanks Eddy!
Nice idea. materials list is needed. Thanks.
yep nice bud.
Prize winning clever
Great work, but some major design flaws with the horizontal barrel placement. Doing research online many people do not recommend this unless you have horizontal support for the full barrel length. People have said the barrels will deform from the weight because they were designed for vertical orientation. And when they do this they will crack and break your connector pct pipes. As well we didn’t see any leaf or debris screens, overflow diverting or air vents at the top of the barrels
genius
Cool
You can get some strongtie brackets to strengthen your corners
Solid advice 👍🏼
Can we get a part two or an update?
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Nice job 👍, did you do a over flow just in case it rains to much
i like idea good job. has overflow been an issue?
What connections did you use to attach your piping directly to the barrels? Is it threaded connectors? The barrels I have have different threads on the two different holes in the barrels.
That's my question too. Did you have to use any special adapters? I have barrels that have 2 different thread patterns.
Nice job. I wonder how the water pressure is
I'm curious how this system has worked for you long term. I really like the idea of stacking them horizontally, I'll be using that method now when I do mine. Without a first flush though do you get contaminants in the system? And with the full system glued up are you able to clean it? I'm not looking forward to the huge extra cost, but I think I'm going to add unions on mine to make the system more serviceable
How has this worked out over the years? What a great idea! I have been struggling to come up with a bigger system for Myspace. Wondering how the barrels hold up being on edge like that?
I have some barrels that have been specifically stamped not to stack on their sides
Cool project. Note, water is ~8lbs/gallon, so when full each barrel is ~400+lbs of weight. That's a pretty big load for the horizontal 4x4 boards. Did you toe-screw each horizontal 4x4 with 2 screws on the top, 2 on the bottom? Might want to consider more bracing? Eg, screw a scrap 2x4 underneath each of the 4x4's where they meet the vertical post?
Thanks for the considered feedback Nathan. It certainly wouldn't hurt to add extra bracing. It held up well so far 😀I used 3" screws, three for each joint.
I agree. Perhaps putting some 2x4 against the 4x4 to support the horizontal member. Screws shear whereas a 16 penny nail will just bend. Hopefully it holds, but it's worth looking into. Look at aquarium stands construction to get an idea.
this is what I did with mine, 2x4 bracing underneath each 4x4, and I've started using lag screws to attach them together.
How well has it held up over the years without brackets holding the corners together? Also, did you have to secure it to the wall due to settling?
Think I would have used a semi circle for support instead of or on top of the horizontal 2x4s. That much weight over time may cause a problem.
Thank you, I am going to install gutters on my mobile home and want a system like this on both sides of home along with my leanto so I can collect plenty of water for my home and chickens along with garden , might seem like over kill but if no power for long term it might not be enough as I live in south texas and it gets really hot here . Thank you for this vid, did you concrete your posts in?
Great job! How did it work out?
Thanks. Hey did ya find you need any kind of air hole at the top maybe for flow pressure?
Good stuff mate. We are looking at building one of these soon. How's it holding up?
How much weight can your frame sustain? thanks.
How did you hook up the hose faucet to the pvc? I got a two tier system almost done, but can't figure that one out?! Lol
You may want to put 4 pads under 4x4 posts or maybe even half of the plywood so it does not sink into the soil .
Question
So far I saw barrels with 2 caps , one fine thread the other course thread , HD or Lowe’s has fine threat 2”’adapters what about the course thread or your barrels have fine thread on both sides ?
Also you could save a little and use 90 instead of “T” .
Yes! I’m having the same issue and came here looking for the answer. No luck on any videos yet. Let me know if you find something please!!
How did you connect the tees to the blue barrels? I can't find an adapter with the correct threads.
Are you 100% sure that your ramp could handle 1,835.84 lbs weight?
This is great 👍but how you deal with the dirty stuff accumulated inside drums and started getting mosquitoes and stinks. Do you dispose them all?
Would it be a benefit to have the barrels angled so the stored water can leave at lower levels? The top would probably have the least tilt while as you get lower it'd be more pronounced. Or possibly feeding the pipe through each barrel so that each barrel drains down to the lowest where the knob is
What will you do to cleaning out the gunk from the gutters without draining all the barrels?
How often are you getting debris inside the pvc? Did you do any filtration at the gutter drainage before the pvc?
What can i set up for one barrel overflow? Thanks
You didn't show how you connected the PVC to the barrel tops
Did the screws alone hold the weight of the water barrels when they are full? I'm going to build this, but I may leave the 2x4 spacers in there to help support the weight of the barrels when they are full (I have a 50'x60' roof that water is running off of, which is about 1800 gallons of water per inch of rain, so my barrels will be completely full really fast).
What fitting did you use going into the the barrels? Are they threaded?
Could you put give a complete piece count for what to buy to stack 4 like this .. at least pipe fittings for sure … and did you buy screw in male adapter for the bung holes ???
What about an air vent system and an overflow system? I have also been seeing systems with a first flush pipe system on it to catch the first rain that falls and cleans the debris off and then when that fills up, then you get the cleaner water in your barrels. I like the stacking method. I wish I could find a way to do this stacking build but with a first flush pipe, an air vent, and an overflow system.
I notice you didn’t add any vent hole line near the top of each barrel. I also did this dual barrel. But notice it only fill up about 75-80%. It couldn’t fully fill the bottom barrels
Do you encounter any problems with air when filling and vacuum when emptying? I did a 4 barrel system 2 below horizontal and 2 on top vertical. But I’m now thinking about air in the system. Can share a pic of my build if you respond
So when they start to fill up, does it fill up from the bottom to the top? What does it feel up from the top to the bottom of a little confused on that?
One more question - did you use any time of a screen for filtering - if not have you found it needed?
Great work and video! My wife and I are thinking of doing something similar. However we were thinking of having the barrels vertical instead of horizontal. But I like your idea better. I have a question about the barrels laying on there sides. I think the barrels will hold 55 gallons fine stand up. My question...are you in anyway concerned about a decrease in structural integrity by laying them on there sides? Any buckling stretching twisting or cracking? Thanks for the video and 73 from KF0ALT
There shouldn't be an issue. Direct sunlight can degrade the lifetime of plastics. As far as lifetime, I've had two in this configuration with half day sun and have no worries after five years.
Can you use drums with cover with brackets stored sideways the same way or drums with brackets on cover are not good for this sideways stored system ?
That looks like a simple, yet effective system. Do the barrels fill up from the bottom barrel to the top barrel?
Mountain Massage was also wondering that?
WHERE DID YOU FIND/LOCATE THE COARSE THREAD ADAPTER? THAT'S ALL I'M WAITING ON FOR 3 BARREL TOWER.
How does it do with weight? 4x55gal barrels full of water is heavy, how did you reinforce to support that much weight?
Where did you get the connector? The one that connects to the barrel and to the PVC..
I need to know the name of the connector and where I can get them
Thanks
what are you using to thread into the course thread side? did you say directly into the barrel, how does that work? doesn't the pressure blow them out, not being threaded on the course side?
How are the barrels stand up
Laying flat like that
The holes have different threads in the barrel. I couldn’t find the course thread fittings.
What did you use?
Cool build. Is it attached to the wall or anything? Also, how are you handling overflow?
Yea i anchored it to the barn. i don't handle overflow it just flows over the gutters.
Great video! It looks like you braced the first post against the side of the barn. Did you use the same screws as the stand construction? Im attempting a similar setup in my backyard. I’m not sure if I could do the same on the side of my house. Would I need to take extra precaution drilling into my siding? Would this be possible freestanding? Or would I need to anchor/cement the post into the ground? Thanks for awesome video👍🏼
Thanks Matt! I think you could free stand it if you set the posts in a bit of Quikrete.
Tenn Hens, yes that’s exactly what I’m doing thanks again 👍🏼
Question.... did those barrels have removable lids or completely sealed ones? wondering about using the used food grade barrels or if the lids come off too easily... HELP... used are so much cheaper.
What threaded pice did you use to conect the PVC to the barrels?
noob here. did the 2" male adapters fit ok on both sides of the barrel? i heard that one side has coarse threads and the other side has fine threads.
How is the system holding up after 6 yrs?
One of the holes of the plastic barrels have a pipe thread and the other a course thread. How do you screw the male PVC adapter into the course thread, will it not leak. ???
where did you get the course thread adapter? I cant find one for 2 inch to glue into built 3 barrel unit,just need the course adapter
Does it need a air vent of some sort to make the water flow properly
How strong is the water pressure? Can you use the hose to water your garden?
any update on the water barrels?
What did you use or how did you get the PVC to fit in the Bung-holes…?
So does it just fill the bottom barrel first and then continue upward ?
no filter from the gutters?
Excellent video, thanks! I'm going to try something similar.
Two questions:
1. you didn't need any L-brackets or anything in building the frame? You just put the screws in at angle through both pieces and that's enough? How long, how many, and what type of screws? Did you drill a hole first or just go right into the wood?
2. No chance the barrels are going to slide around in there without a wedge to keep them in place?
(I guess that's actually more than two questions...)
Thanks again!
Hey Nicholas,
I may end up adding brackets down the road for extra strength but technically it should be fine with 3 screws at each joint. Each screw can handle about 90lb's of weight. I was also wondering if the barrels would move around as well but they are rock solid when they are full of water. I used these amzn.to/2qEAkv2 screws. I use that brand of screw for most of my projects. No need to pre-drill any holes or anything. Good luck man!
Thanks!
YOu did not mention what you are using the water for. No filter or first flush system or a pump if required. Just curious.
How does the water get in the barrel if the pipe is straight