Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Rainwater collection barrels for sale
While I was at the Fairgrounds Flea Market in Raleigh on Sunday, I met a nice fellow who was selling rainwater collection barrels he makes. He discovered that while lots of folks were interested in the barrels, they weren't keen on toting a large barrel around all day at the Flea Market. I told him I'd be happy to put up a quick webpage for him when I found the time - which I haven't yet, so I'm just posting the pics and information here until I can get something more formalised together.
The pictures show the size of the barrels, the mosquito-screen on top (with four large holes int he barrel lid for water intake, and the tap he puts on the bottom. He says the water naturally sediments out the pollen and other stuff from your roof, leaving water that's great for watering plants and animals (he says his cat will only drink rainwater. Cats!). I'm sure with a bit more filtering it would be great as human drinking water, as well. Bill and I are going to set up rainwater collection soon, and something like this is probably the way we'll go.
Shoot me an email by clicking on my name below if you'd like one of the barrels. They are $50 each, available near Raleigh. If you send me an email, I'll get you his phone number.
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While I was at the Fairgrounds Flea Market in Raleigh on Sunday, I met a nice fellow who was selling rainwater collection barrels he makes. He discovered that while lots of folks were interested in the barrels, they weren't keen on toting a large barrel around all day at the Flea Market. I told him I'd be happy to put up a quick webpage for him when I found the time - which I haven't yet, so I'm just posting the pics and information here until I can get something more formalised together.The pictures show the size of the barrels, the mosquito-screen on top (with four large holes int he barrel lid for water intake, and the tap he puts on the bottom. He says the water naturally sediments out the pollen and other stuff from your roof, leaving water that's great for watering plants and animals (he says his cat will only drink rainwater. Cats!). I'm sure with a bit more filtering it would be great as human drinking water, as well. Bill and I are going to set up rainwater collection soon, and something like this is probably the way we'll go.
Shoot me an email by clicking on my name below if you'd like one of the barrels. They are $50 each, available near Raleigh. If you send me an email, I'll get you his phone number.
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