jennyw
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Keep in mind that the roof gutters are not quite level, they should slope toward the downspout. So if you want to make the gutter flow in the other direction, you should take it off and re-hang it with the slope running the other way.
Yeah, I was wondering if that would be part of the issue. I may have to stick with one barrel until my abilities can match my enthusiasm.
chrisgillespie
Short North/Victorian Village
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jennyw wrote >>
alexs wrote >>
Keep in mind that the roof gutters are not quite level, they should slope toward the downspout. So if you want to make the gutter flow in the other direction, you should take it off and re-hang it with the slope running the other way.Yeah, I was wondering if that would be part of the issue. I may have to stick with one barrel until my abilities can match my enthusiasm.
Yep, it definitely is. We have box gutters on our house, so we have downspouts at every corner, but the garage has more modern gutters, and the gutter had to be sloped the other way when we changed ends (although, we needed to replace them anyway, so it wasn't a big deal).
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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You know - if it needs to be elevated, that can change my plan. Hmmm - scheming!
I know a 55 gallon barrel would weigh, oh, 500lbs (?) full of water. I could build a frame to get it up off the ground (a frame that would double as a tomato cage), AND it would be more accessible from the garden. THEN I could use the cheap craigslist barrel.
Damn, I love CU. Thanks for the info!If you're willing to wait a bit, Friends of the Scioto River is considering running a rain barrel workshop like the one FLOW did. We have even talked about targeting Westgate for the workshop. I can keep you posted on our progress.
Oh hey! Heck yeah - I'll wait. I won't be building anything until March/April, I imagine. If then. Definitely keep me posted on the workshop! Woot!
Off topic: I can't wait to see the rain garden this spring... it should really look great, since it was getting fuller and fuller as the summer wore on.
jennyw
Clintonville
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chrisgillespie wrote >>
jennyw wrote >>
alexs wrote >>
Keep in mind that the roof gutters are not quite level, they should slope toward the downspout. So if you want to make the gutter flow in the other direction, you should take it off and re-hang it with the slope running the other way.Yeah, I was wondering if that would be part of the issue. I may have to stick with one barrel until my abilities can match my enthusiasm.
Yep, it definitely is. We have box gutters on our house, so we have downspouts at every corner, but the garage has more modern gutters, and the gutter had to be sloped the other way when we changed ends (although, we needed to replace them anyway, so it wasn't a big deal).
Alas, my gutters are just fine, so I can't roll this up in another project!
kcrissinger
Brookshire
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Twixlen wrote
Off topic: I can't wait to see the rain garden this spring... it should really look great, since it was getting fuller and fuller as the summer wore on.
That makes two of us!
I can't wait to see how it handles the snow melt in the spring either. When I was there last week when the sign was installed, we hit about 3 inches of standing water at about 22 inches below grade. It is definitely doing its job.
Twixlen
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Twixlen wrote
Off topic: I can't wait to see the rain garden this spring... it should really look great, since it was getting fuller and fuller as the summer wore on.That makes two of us!
I can't wait to see how it handles the snow melt in the spring either. When I was there last week when the sign was installed, we hit about 3 inches of standing water at about 22 inches below grade. It is definitely doing its job.
Agreed - and it looks about 1 billion times nicer too.
NOW - can we get one to the east of the pond, in that low spot between the path and the parking lot? There is ALWAYS standing water there, and just on the other side of the path - usually across the path after decent rains.
Greedy, I KNOW!
kcrissinger
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Twixlen wrote >>
kcrissinger wrote >>
Twixlen wrote
Off topic: I can't wait to see the rain garden this spring... it should really look great, since it was getting fuller and fuller as the summer wore on.That makes two of us!
I can't wait to see how it handles the snow melt in the spring either. When I was there last week when the sign was installed, we hit about 3 inches of standing water at about 22 inches below grade. It is definitely doing its job.Agreed - and it looks about 1 billion times nicer too.
NOW - can we get one to the east of the pond, in that low spot between the path and the parking lot? There is ALWAYS standing water there, and just on the other side of the path - usually across the path after decent rains.
Greedy, I KNOW!
We can talk offline about that any time you want. There are many bad spots around the park. I know there are a few suggestions for further enhancements, but I'm not sure if rain gardens are appropriate for each one. The soil in Westgate Park is very poorly drained. It totally failed the perculation rate test. FoSR had over $600 worth of new soil hauled in for the rain garden so that it would function properly. The native soil was too full of clay.
kcrissinger
Brookshire
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DonnaTate wrote >>
I really like this idea! A few weeks ago I'd stumbled onto a website that recycled wine barrels into these, but I didn't bookmark it *sigh*
I thought that was a prety neat idea too :)
Rain Brothers is a local choice.
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Patch wrote >>
alexs wrote >>
Have you ever seen where they have multiple barrels lined up? I would like to see the design for how they are connected and how they work for my garden this year.
Also, has anyone found "cheap" rain barrels?
I got my rain barrel last year at Rain Brothers here in Columbus.
I love it!
It comes with everything you need, a diverter kit to hook up to the downspout, a hose to connect to the barrel, and it has a spigot to attach my hose. When it's full, most of the overflow runs back to the downspout.
They sell them for $72 for the white or blue ones, and $98 for the brown or green ones. Which are actually pretty attractive.
They also sell the "add a link" barrels for $52 if you want to catch the overflow in multiple barrels.
JimSweeney
E. Fton
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Go to Rain Brothers! They are awesome people. and ask Jonathan Y. about the sweet house he bought from the FDA.
kcrissinger
Brookshire
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JimSweeney
E. Fton
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JimSweeney wrote >>
Go to Rain Brothers! They are awesome people. and ask Jonathan Y. about the sweet house he bought from the FDA.Hi Jim.
Off topic just a little. Would you be interested in partnering with Friends of the Scioto River on a rain garden somewhere in Franklinton?
hey! you bet! give me a call on monday. 275-4988.
kcrissinger
Brookshire
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JimSweeney wrote >>
kcrissinger wrote >>
JimSweeney wrote >>
Go to Rain Brothers! They are awesome people. and ask Jonathan Y. about the sweet house he bought from the FDA.Hi Jim.
Off topic just a little. Would you be interested in partnering with Friends of the Scioto River on a rain garden somewhere in Franklinton?hey! you bet! give me a call on monday. 275-4988.
Great! I will call you Monday.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Press Release:
Columbus, Partners To Launch Rain Barrel Pilot Project
Expected Benefits Include Conservation, Sewer Capacity, Awareness
Dozens of residents in Clintonville will take part in a pilot rain barrel project, thanks to a partnership between the Columbus Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW) and Greif, a worldwide packaging company headquartered in Delaware, Ohio. Under terms of legislation recently passed by Columbus City Council, FLOW will administer the program with just under $9,700 from DPU and 250 rain barrels provided free of charge by Greif.
“This is another important step in making Columbus a more sustainable community,†said Mayor Michael B. Coleman. “This pilot project has the potential to promote the reuse of rainwater while reducing inflow and infiltration into our sewer system, both of which would bring long-term benefits to Columbus,â€Â
The project involves 137 homes in an area where rainwater inflow and infiltration during heavy rain events has caused sewer capacity problems. Starting in March, FLOW will distribute a total of 250 rain barrels and will monitor the project throughout the year including post-installation surveys in November. Each rain barrel will also include a soaker hose, allowing participants to easily utilize barrel contents for watering lawns and gardens in dry weather instead of tap water.
“This program was developed under the guidance of the Mayor’s Green Memo,†said Public Utilities Director Tanya Arsh. “We are grateful for the help and support of our partners at FLOW and Greif.â€Â
Based on information and results collected by FLOW, DPU will seek to identify whether this pilot project affects trends in water consumption and/or sewer flows.
“This is a perfect example of how cooperation through partnerships can benefit the community,†said Councilmember Eileen Paley, chair of the Public Utilities Committee. “Our investment in this program is maximized through the teamwork displayed by DPU, FLOW and Greif.â€Â
This project is part of a continued partnership between DPU and FLOW to help distribute rain barrels; more information about the cost share program available to Columbus residents can be found at http://www.olentangywatershed.org.
CDS sherman
East Franklinton
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It doesn't take much roof area to fill one - 1 inch of rain on 1 sq foot = 0.6 gallons. IIRC the back roof that drains to my disconnected downspout is about 490 sq feet so that's 294 (clean and free) gallons from an inch of rain.I cannot get my mother and my sister to approve of having a rain barrel here at the house :/
I at least did a downspout disconnect.
thats also 294 gallons of water soaking your mothers/sisters/yours foundation.... you should hook it back up.
RunningBy
Just Saying
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My only issue with rain barrels is that they are so small for the amount of rain we get here. Anyone game for stepping it up a bit with something like these?
http://azsustainable.com/45-x-8_1.jpg
or
http://tfssolar.com/1101/burns-wald-hopkins-shambach-architects/
alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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CDS sherman wrote >>
alexs wrote >>
thats also 294 gallons of water soaking your mothers/sisters/yours foundation.... you should hook it back up.
No, it goes from the rear corner of the house, about 35 feet to the rear corner of the garden, at the foot of a big thirsty hackberry tree.
Before I installed that, yes it did just pool at the corner of the house because the 1964 plastic pipe to the curb was long clogged by roots. I don't know how many years it was pooling like that before I ran the pipe back to the garden.
To go briefly into watershed-speak, this property was apparently developed on or next to an ephemeral pool, that is, an area that normally pools with water in the springtime, in this case due to clay soil that drains poorly. Blendon Woods has a lot of terrain like that, it's called "perched wetland". The downspout water flows to the back of the garden and adds to the existing wetness. In the longer term I want to plant native species that favor those conditions.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Clintonville will be awash in rain barrels
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:04 PM
By KEVIN PARKS
ThisWeek Staff Writer
It's going to be practically raining rain barrels in Clintonville.
On top of a recently announced pilot project to place 250 rain barrels at 137 households in an area bounded by Tibet, East Tulane and Crestview roads, as well as a few blocks of Indianola Avenue, another program soon will offer deeply discounted rain barrels to city residents who attend a workshop.
READ MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/clintonville/stories/2010/02/24/0225clrain-barrels_ln.html
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