I am missing something. How does the water not keep flowing down the gutter? The picture I saw of the insert looked like the water would just go through the gutter, how is it getting into the barrel? thanks I am missing something. How does the water not keep flowing down the gutter? The picture I saw of the insert looked like the water would just go through the gutter, how is it getting into the... » Read More I am missing something. How does the water not keep flowing down the gutter? The picture I saw of the insert looked like the water would just go through the gutter, how is it getting into the barrel? thanks « Show Less
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The black piece on the left near the end of the hose in the photo is rubber like. You insert it into the gutter, it is funnel shaped and will catch most of the water...the extra flows off it and down the spout. When the barrel is full you don't have to do anything...the water just can't go in the barrel anymore. I highly recommend getting a better spigot. .it comes with plastic. I do however think this is an excellent system. Very easy to install and works great.
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My husband installed it, but from what he explained, that flap inside the gutter reroutes most of the water. It doesn't block the gutter completely during a rain, but generally the flow of water down the gutter is too much to reroute using a device like this. Even if it seems like a flimsy idea, we have had zero problems with our system. We live in north Texas where it doesn't rain a whole lot. Even so, in the first 10 minutes of our first moderate rain after installing this, the 50 gallon barrel filled up. Hope that helps.
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It works great and filled my rain barrel in one rainstorm. It's designed to allow the excess to escape through the gutter. If you google it, there's a video that explains it.
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I had the same thought as well I have had two installed (two separate down spouts) and they wprk juat fine. It has whole in the middle but the scoup around the ednge must to the job of directing to the rain barrel.
1396665
There are holes in bottom of the floor for water to get out. And there are grooves that are part of the fake flooring that channel water toward the holes. I haven't tested it yet though.
1820434
Although the even distribution of the water you are putting through this head seems like more water, nothing can help poor water pressure, simply put, the water coming in is equal to the water going out. It's the way its distributed that makes the difference.
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In order to seal your barrel so that it doesn't leak you have to 1st fill it to the top with water. Place something underneath that will catch the water. It WILL leak, but over time the barrel will swell to the point where it will no longer leak any fluids. Thats what we did with this exact same item, and it works.
1188443
That "bump" is slight and not in the way at all. I think that the bump is there as a sort of dam to insure that running water will go down the overfill drain when needed.
1863087
It overflows. You can obtain a diverter that lets the water flow out the down spout of the guttering system when the barrel gets full.
318160
I have four rain barrels and vented the first two because we thought they would need vents but after the barrel filled with water they would pour water out of the vents, the second pair of barrels were not vented but the filled to the top with out a problem so I feel that the vents are not needed !!
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Some rain water will still go to the downspout but most will go to your rain barrel. I have my system set up so that when the rain barrel is full there is an overflow coming from the rain barrel with flexible plastic tubing that diverts the water where I want it to go so the amount of water from the downspout is minimized (one downspout is close to my house and I can not extend it very easily).
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Our rainbarrel does flow out the front. In the back, we put hoses that lead to the gutter outlet so that it doesn't go toward the house. We found that you have to bank it forward somehow though because the top doesn't empty out as well as we thought it would and standing water results.
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Make sure the tubes are not blocked any slight squeeze, or tention, will prevent water from going through. Also, make sure the spike is completely under the soil, they might be draining faster because of lack of coverage on the outside of the spike with soil. Also, remember the reservoir should be filled up all the way, in order for the water pressure to build up. Hope this helps, good luck!!
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As mentioned in some of the other answers these are to direct water away from the side of the trailer and they do an excellent job. With your problem it may be that your rain gutter is blocked. Mine was blocked with the caulking from when the awning was installed. I cut out the caulk, made sure that the gutters were clear, and problem solved. Again the extensions are wonderful.
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Hi Elizabeth! When the barrel is full, it flows out a slot located in the front of the barrel on the "underside" of the lip. (if the hose clips at 1o'clock, the slot is at 6oclock.) You can re-direct the water flowing out of this slot with a rope stuck in the slot, then guided to another bucket, or else it just dribbles down the front of the Urn (no huge splash zone.) I have really liked this design, I have three of them around my house!
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We also felt that the pressure is low, but we decided to leave this as is for water savings. Send your request to manufacturer, Phister Customer's Service is exellent. (they helped us more then expected, sent us a lot of spare details without any charge). Good luck
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AnthonyOnce your barrel is full it will force the water back up the tube & then it will go down the downspout like it did before you installed the rain reserve device. It has been working perfectly for me since I have installed it.
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I'm not sure I understand your question so I will guess at what your problem is. The flow of water is gravity fed. If you have a hose screwed on to the spigot, the end of the hose must be lower that the water level.
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We used an elbow, cut an opening in the black screen to fit the end and ran it directly into the rain barrel. Because we live in an area that experiences winter we empty our barrell in the Fall and store it until Spring. We then redirect the downspout to its normal flow. Works Great.
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Just make sure the barrel is "mostly" empty. Otherwise water could freese and expand and crack your barrel. I reroute the water to a corrugated plasitic pipe underground that daylights away from the foundation.