Good Ideas RB55-BLUE Big Blue Recycled Rain Barrel, 55-Gallon

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Price: $92.97    

Product Feature

• Resistant to rust, mold, mildew, and rotting
• Brass spigot for hose hook-up or dual overflow
• Screen to keep out debris and insects
• Two optional locations for spigot placement, Change them anytime you want
• Child and pet safe

Product Description

Water is scarce during the summer months and that's when 40-Percent of water is spent outdoors. Why not save your precious resources by using the Big Blue 55 Rain Barrel. The Big Blue holds up to 55 Gallons of pure, rainwater. Your plants will enjoy the fresh water supply and you won't have to waste your money on running hoses. The Big Blue is a recycled, food-grade rain barrel that's been saved from the landfills and is ready to help you save on your spending. With its low price, the Big Blue 55 Rain Barrel will pay for itself several times over in water bill savings and is even cheaper and easier to maintain than Do-It-Yourself models. Make the choice to save the planet and your money with the Big Blue 55 Rain Barrel.

Good Ideas RB55-BLUE Big Blue Recycled Rain Barrel, 55-Gallon Review

The Big Blue 55 is a bit pricey. I would have been more comfortable paying about half the current price, but it seems to be a pretty good bargain when compared with other plastic rain barrels (which, in my opinion, are all overpriced). Anyway, the barrel is made of sturdy blue plastic and is fairly lightweight. I can easily pick it up empty. I have uploaded two pictures of my installation. As you can see from my side view picture, it has two holes drilled in the side and comes with a spigot and a plug which are interchangeable in either hole. The holes and surrounding sealant are pretty scruffy looking but seem to work fine. I mounted the spigot (comes with Teflon tape) in the bottom hole and placed a gutter downspout extension over the a hole in the top. As you can see in my second top view picture, there are two holes drilled in the top of the barrel. One has a white plug screwed in and the second hole has a black plastic mesh screen over it (held on with four screws). The screen is there to catch any large debris that comes down the drain spout. You can see some debris in my picture. The top lip of the barrel has two very small drain holes drilled in the rim so water doesn't stand on the top of the barrel. After a recent rain, I noticed that water was only tricking through the screen and into the barrel even after I cleared out the debris laying on the screen. It turns out that a lot of air was being trapped between the screen and the water pouring out of the downspout. I needed to loosen the white plug that is in the other top hole to release the air pressure. Once the plug was loosened, rain water flowed freely into the barrel. So far, the barrel is working fine. The two reasons I gave it four stars are, first, it is a little pricey, and, second, it has a scruffy unfinished look about it. But, if you are willing to pay the price and don't mind the looks, the barrel seem to work fine for catching rainwater.

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