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Helps homeowners conserve water and reduce water bills. holds up to 54 gallons of water. measures 24" dia x 32" h. features safety grid and removable debris screen. built in 4 foot hose with thumb valve stores neatly in slot at top of the barrel. overflow hose diverts excess water away from your house. made of durable, uv-stable polyethylene. link two or more together in seconds. a foolproof linking kit is included with every barrel, so you can add capacity as your garden expands.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
237 of 237 people found the following review helpful
By S. Coales
Amazon Verified Purchase
It's green, it's a barrel. Quite simply, the product description says it all. Except - the hose that comes with the barrel is feeble, it kinks and blocks within seconds (hose pipe, not drain pipe or connector) I'd recommend replacing it with a better quality version.
Also, the clip meant to keep the hose attached to the top of the barrel is useless, it slips out just as soon as you use it - I ended up hooking a hose coupler and connecting all the outlets together, one hose supplied by 3 barrels, which solved that issue.
Why 5 stars if I have these bad comments? Well, they're easy fixes. I have a well for all my household water needs, so I am making an investment. Plus, to keep these things in your garden and really use them effectively, you have to fit them to your own needs.
There's a few reasons why I chose this barrel over other ones available:
- Has a nice open top so you don't have to play about getting it lined up with the downspout. Most the other styles I looked at had a small opening that needed to be lined up directly with the down spout.
- SAFETY! Yes, the top of the barrel is 'open', but it is formed with a rigid spoke pattern - almost like a bicycle wheel - you'd have trouble putting your arm (or anything else) through it into the water.
- Debris screen. I like gardening, but I'm not keen on clearing out my gutters... The screen 'lid' supplied does a great job at keeping most junk out of the barrel itself. It also stops the neighborhood mosquito's from setting up daycare in the barrel...
- Flat back - the back of this barrel is flat - sits nicely up against the outside of the house (if that's what you want).
- Solid construction - made of thicker plastic than most the others I looked at.
- Outlet positioning - the hose connection for these barrels is about 1" from the bottom of the barrel, you can drain it to empty. All but one of the other styles I looked at had the outlet 5 or 6" above the bottom. That means you can't drain the thing all the way, wasting water.
So far, we have 3 hooked up together from one downspout, 2 hooked up together from another. Over the past 2 summer seasons, I have not needed to hook the garden hose to the mains water. I even washed the family cars with the saved water too.
Three years later ... Still going strong.
Winter care: Empty them out and turn them upside down (or put a fully closed cover over the tops) in the winter, if these freeze full or more than half full you'll damage them!
As you would expect with anything left out in the elements all year around, they do collect a little 'silt' or grow gunk on the insides. It's not too much trouble to hose these out or use a rag on the end of a stick to wipe the insides clean once a year... it goes a long way to stopping any funky smell when you use the water!
Also, the clip meant to keep the hose attached to the top of the barrel is useless, it slips out just as soon as you use it - I ended up hooking a hose coupler and connecting all the outlets together, one hose supplied by 3 barrels, which solved that issue.
Why 5 stars if I have these bad comments? Well, they're easy fixes. I have a well for all my household water needs, so I am making an investment. Plus, to keep these things in your garden and really use them effectively, you have to fit them to your own needs.
There's a few reasons why I chose this barrel over other ones available:
- Has a nice open top so you don't have to play about getting it lined up with the downspout. Most the other styles I looked at had a small opening that needed to be lined up directly with the down spout.
- SAFETY! Yes, the top of the barrel is 'open', but it is formed with a rigid spoke pattern - almost like a bicycle wheel - you'd have trouble putting your arm (or anything else) through it into the water.
- Debris screen. I like gardening, but I'm not keen on clearing out my gutters... The screen 'lid' supplied does a great job at keeping most junk out of the barrel itself. It also stops the neighborhood mosquito's from setting up daycare in the barrel...
- Flat back - the back of this barrel is flat - sits nicely up against the outside of the house (if that's what you want).
- Solid construction - made of thicker plastic than most the others I looked at.
- Outlet positioning - the hose connection for these barrels is about 1" from the bottom of the barrel, you can drain it to empty. All but one of the other styles I looked at had the outlet 5 or 6" above the bottom. That means you can't drain the thing all the way, wasting water.
So far, we have 3 hooked up together from one downspout, 2 hooked up together from another. Over the past 2 summer seasons, I have not needed to hook the garden hose to the mains water. I even washed the family cars with the saved water too.
Three years later ... Still going strong.
Winter care: Empty them out and turn them upside down (or put a fully closed cover over the tops) in the winter, if these freeze full or more than half full you'll damage them!
As you would expect with anything left out in the elements all year around, they do collect a little 'silt' or grow gunk on the insides. It's not too much trouble to hose these out or use a rag on the end of a stick to wipe the insides clean once a year... it goes a long way to stopping any funky smell when you use the water!
50 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
The design elements are great. But ... the overflow hose comes with a zip-tie to attach it to the barrel. Not sufficient. Replace that with a good hose clamp. Also, the overflow hose itself is a flat piece of flex tube: doesn't open up when it needs to, due to the inner plastic adhering to itself. I will be replacing that, too.
The watering hose is not held on very well--make sure you tighten the hose clamp well! It came out while my wife was using it and we had a gushing leak.
Other design elements are great: screen, varmint grate, overall conception. We like it and use it with a rain chain.
The watering hose is not held on very well--make sure you tighten the hose clamp well! It came out while my wife was using it and we had a gushing leak.
Other design elements are great: screen, varmint grate, overall conception. We like it and use it with a rain chain.
47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By Bodhi Tree
Amazon Verified Purchase
The Achla Rain Catcher barrel is an easy to set up, practical solution to rain water storage for your flowers or garden. I have two hooked up together, so one fills from the first one's overflow. In no time at all, both barrels were full from only a small amount of rain.
PROS:
1. Flat back side - allows you to place your barrel right next to your outside wall.
2. Large screen on top - keeps out mosquitoes, leaves and other stuff, including animals and children. The screen also allows you flexibility in placing your downspout
3. Superior customer service: Achla replaced a screen for me at no cost when it arrived torn
4. Multi-barrel connecting system - Built-in ability to connect cross-hose (included) to another barrel to save even more water.
5. All connections and hoses are included, but the "ties" for connecting overflow and cross-barrel hoses are lame and you'll need to but hose clamps at HD or hardware store.
CON
Only the connector ties as far as I can see.
EDIT: 4 YEARS LATER
These barrels are still in use and look as good as the day purchased.
By draining them and turning them over during the winter months, no water freezes in them during the bitter midwest cold.
PROS:
1. Flat back side - allows you to place your barrel right next to your outside wall.
2. Large screen on top - keeps out mosquitoes, leaves and other stuff, including animals and children. The screen also allows you flexibility in placing your downspout
3. Superior customer service: Achla replaced a screen for me at no cost when it arrived torn
4. Multi-barrel connecting system - Built-in ability to connect cross-hose (included) to another barrel to save even more water.
5. All connections and hoses are included, but the "ties" for connecting overflow and cross-barrel hoses are lame and you'll need to but hose clamps at HD or hardware store.
CON
Only the connector ties as far as I can see.
EDIT: 4 YEARS LATER
These barrels are still in use and look as good as the day purchased.
By draining them and turning them over during the winter months, no water freezes in them during the bitter midwest cold.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Rain Barrel Ever
I love this rain barrel. It has a screen on top so that when it rains, it can enter the barrel and the screen keeps the bugs out. We did not hook this up under a rain spout. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Roberts
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good size and smart design
I wanted a rain barrel to save water for use with my plants in the back yard, but the prices have really gone up. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Carla Joy
4.0 out of 5 stars
nice rain barrel
Except for the overflow set up. But I can remedy that. Really like the big open screened top, water won't splash , missing a smaller opening. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Margo H.
5.0 out of 5 stars
great Product, and made in Canada
I bought this rain barrel in order to collect so called grey water during our extreme Texas drought. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Heidi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product
Have emptied two full barrels and have saved 108 gallons of water in the process. Easy to install with a hacksaw to the downspout. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Rodney Waite
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lived up to expectations
I read the reviews of this item and I also visited a company that a rain barrel made by this company on display. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Good Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product
Everything we expected! Easy to set up and very easy to use. The is no bending or reaching with the hose attachment, just turn the lever and fill up your water can!
Published on May 14, 2011 by T. Dean
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost a 5
This item came up as highly rated. Knowing zip about rain barrels; what's the decision? It arrived on time and ready to put under the spout. Read more
Published on May 2, 2011 by 'Fredo
2.0 out of 5 stars
Rain Barrel Leaks
The rain barrel leaked from the moment I connected the hose to the outlet at the bottom of the barrel. Read more
Published on August 18, 2010 by john j. walsh
4.0 out of 5 stars
Here's hoping.....
I did not understand the comments about the weak hose connection -
YES, it is pretty poor with a friction fitting and a hose clamp to hold it in place. Read more
YES, it is pretty poor with a friction fitting and a hose clamp to hold it in place. Read more
Published on June 15, 2010 by G. F. Cholewczynski
