Comments on: Installing Rain Barrels, Rain Chains, And Underground Cisterns. http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Laurie http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3952 Laurie Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:04:51 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3952 I'm researching cisterns. What type of cistern did you put in? Type of plastic? Supplier? I like the lid arrangement you show since I'm planning to put mine under the detached garage floor and/or concrete driveway. It will mostly be used for yard and garden water and refilling my 3000 gallon backyard pond. I'd like to throw a switch to run a small, low pressure submersible pump to use the water. Your thoughts? I’m researching cisterns. What type of cistern did you put in? Type of plastic? Supplier?

I like the lid arrangement you show since I’m planning to put mine under the detached garage floor and/or concrete driveway. It will mostly be used for yard and garden water and refilling my 3000 gallon backyard pond. I’d like to throw a switch to run a small, low pressure submersible pump to use the water. Your thoughts?

]]> By: david http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3951 david Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:53:29 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3951 Thats great Teresa, good luck getting them set up! Thats great Teresa, good luck getting them set up!

]]> By: Teresa http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3950 Teresa Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:21:11 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3950 I can't wait to get our rain barrels set up. We've delayed putting them in because the shingles and gutters need to be adjusted in the back yard. The previous owner must not have noticed that the gutters are barely attatched anymore (only by a few hangers and screws!) and the shingles go almost clear over the gutters, so when it rains, the water completely bypasses the gutters and pounds down on my garden. My carpentar husband plans to fix this once the weather breaks, so that we can install at least 2 or more barrels. I can’t wait to get our rain barrels set up. We’ve delayed putting them in because the shingles and gutters need to be adjusted in the back yard. The previous owner must not have noticed that the gutters are barely attatched anymore (only by a few hangers and screws!) and the shingles go almost clear over the gutters, so when it rains, the water completely bypasses the gutters and pounds down on my garden. My carpentar husband plans to fix this once the weather breaks, so that we can install at least 2 or more barrels.

]]> By: Jennae @ Green Your Decor http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3948 Jennae @ Green Your Decor Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3948 I am pleasantly surprised to learn that there are homes with cisterns in the continental U.S. Cisterns are standard where I'm from, the U.S. Virgin Islands. They come in really handy after hurricanes when there's no electricity and, often, no running water. It helps to be able to open up the cistern and pull up buckets full of water. I just wish more homes in the states were built like this. We do plan on getting some rain buckets so the water the spouts do catch won't go to waste. But I'm also surprised to learn that some places outlaw water catchment. That seems absolutely ridiculous to me. It seems like they're saying it makes more sense to let the rainwater, which is falling on your home anyway, go to waste instead of putting it to use. I am pleasantly surprised to learn that there are homes with cisterns in the continental U.S. Cisterns are standard where I’m from, the U.S. Virgin Islands. They come in really handy after hurricanes when there’s no electricity and, often, no running water. It helps to be able to open up the cistern and pull up buckets full of water. I just wish more homes in the states were built like this.

We do plan on getting some rain buckets so the water the spouts do catch won’t go to waste. But I’m also surprised to learn that some places outlaw water catchment. That seems absolutely ridiculous to me. It seems like they’re saying it makes more sense to let the rainwater, which is falling on your home anyway, go to waste instead of putting it to use.

]]> By: pam http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3947 pam Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:21:11 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3947 Wow! Very useful info on your blog. I've been sharing it with my friends. Thanks and keep it up! Wow! Very useful info on your blog. I’ve been sharing it with my friends.
Thanks and keep it up!

]]> By: David http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3949 David Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:59:14 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3949 It's illegal because of old time water rights laws involving acequias, farmers, etc.. Colorado is the state with the most of these laws I believe. It’s illegal because of old time water rights laws involving acequias, farmers, etc.. Colorado is the state with the most of these laws I believe.

]]> By: Kimberly http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3945 Kimberly Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:32:13 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3945 I had made a rain catchment system on my cabin in Alaska, and then when I put in a couch had to temporarily disconnect it. I put a bucket under the lowest corner of the roof and all of a sudden it worked even better than before, with the water just going right in the bucket. So much for my fancy system with tubes. Used it for dog water and watering the garden and washing of all sorts. If it rained a lot we hauled it to a 150 gallon trough for storage. I had made a rain catchment system on my cabin in Alaska, and then when I put in a couch had to temporarily disconnect it. I put a bucket under the lowest corner of the roof and all of a sudden it worked even better than before, with the water just going right in the bucket. So much for my fancy system with tubes. Used it for dog water and watering the garden and washing of all sorts. If it rained a lot we hauled it to a 150 gallon trough for storage.

]]> By: David http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3946 David Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:37:20 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3946 That works too! I actually plan on making one with old shower rings That works too! I actually plan on making one with old shower rings

]]> By: david http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3944 david Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:24:57 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3944 That's a lot of water catchment, always happy to hear about more people doing it! That’s a lot of water catchment, always happy to hear about more people doing it!

]]> By: Pam in Ranchos http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-3943 Pam in Ranchos Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:43:09 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-3943 I've got five 60 gallon barrels and one 165 gallon tank that I brought with me from Colorado. Just had new gutters put on last year with appropriately placed downspouts. The smaller ones fill up in MINUTES when it rains. I envy you your in-ground tank!!! I’ve got five 60 gallon barrels and one 165 gallon tank that I brought with me from Colorado. Just had new gutters put on last year with appropriately placed downspouts. The smaller ones fill up in MINUTES when it rains. I envy you your in-ground tank!!!

]]>