Texas Gardening: I love my rainwater collection system, 0 by jujubetexas

jujubetexas wrote:
Here is a picture of the plumbing. This was my first attempt so I did some foolish things. That large pipe will be completely removed to the ground. It is used as an overflow for leaves and debris from the gutter. The first 20 gallons flow into that and is then blocked with a floating ball to divert all the clean water into the tank. I basically went WAYYYY overboard with it and I dont think it looks good so I am going to cut it down to the ground or just put a 20 gallon bucket on the ground instead.

You can also get rid of the clear plastic hose if you want. It allows you to see the water level inside the tank and is handy. You can just take turn the water level gauge off and remove it for esthetics. It wont effect using the water.

We plan on growing an evergreen Passionfruit vine over the pipes this year so it looks better. Some people put lattice around the pipes too.

I put mine on a stand to get more water pressure but most people just put down some concrete.




This message was edited Mar 17, 2010 11:06 AM