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If you decide to paint
your barrel, we recommend Krylon Fusion paints or any similar paint made
for painting plastic.
Two cans will cover a barrel. Make sure barrel is clean and
dry.
Do not sand barrel prior to painting.
We recommend you clean and flush barrel
yearly. More often if required.
Simply drain the barrel. Remove Flex-A-Spout from barrel.
Place barrel on its side and flush debris out 4" barrel hole with
garden hose.
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Rain
barrels – a new concept for water conservation? No way!
The idea of capturing rainwater in cisterns is generations old.
Landowners have used cisterns as a way to collect water for water
gardens, plants,
washing clothes and even drinking.
A rain barrel is a rainwater harvesting system that is connected to a
downspout
from a house or building.
The
average U.S. household uses 146,000 gallons of water per year with up to
50% of
that water going towards landscaping during the summer months.
By collecting rainwater, one can save energy, water, and money –as
much as $600 a year.
Rain
barrels also help reduce erosion and storm water runoff and increase
water quality.
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