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Color: Wood Grain
Embrace nature's solution to our emerging water shortage-collect rainwater! Our authentic oak barrel texture is molded into each barrel and will not fade, rot or risk insect infestation. The RTS Accents rain barrel has many unique features including a flat back to sit flush against a wall, linkable to other rain barrels for increased capacity, screen to keep out debris and insects, and a shut off valve for hose hook up with dual overflow. 50-Gallon capacity, wood grain
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
113 of 114 people found the following review helpful
By Debs
Color Name:Wood Grain
I purchased this barrel last summer based on its great looks. I have had compliments on how good it looks. However, after the first rain fall, the barrel filled and I noticed the back 'bowed' badly. This pushed the barrel away from the house wall and when I finally emptied it, the damage was done and it is now permanently bowed. Also, the faucet is cheap plastic and the threads no longer attach well to my hose. Not a quality item - sad because it looks so good.
66 of 66 people found the following review helpful
By Debs
Color Name:Wood Grain|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love the look of this barrel. 2 annoying things though, 1) The overflow is right at the front which detracts from the look of the barrel when a hose is attached. 2) Also, when it is full of rain, it expands and the back 'bowes' out. As mine was positioned quite close to the house wall, it caused the barrel to 'push' out against the wall and ended up tilted slightly. It is still full of water right now and I hope it goes back to the original shape when empty.
53 of 59 people found the following review helpful
By Carol
Color Name:Wood Grain|Amazon Verified Purchase
Rain barrel is plastic that resembles wood (good) and is made in two halves (front and back sections) that are factory sealed together to form the completed product. The halves do not line up very well so the product looks rather cheap. Sections are offset by over 1/4"...they don't join smoothly together. It seems to me that for an item that costs well over a hundred dollars the makers could at least line up the halves when they're sealed together so it looks a little nicer and looks more like a wooden barrel than a cheap plastic one that no one cared to make right. Since it sits in a focal point in my garden I was hoping for a slightly more attractive product. It holds water, there are no leaks so that is good. I need several more rain barrels but the next few I purchase will be from another manufacturer even if I have to pay a bit more.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Wood Grain|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have installed and used this wonderful rain barrel for about 3 weeks now. Everything works as indicated in the description. I was looking for a water saving device that would "blend" in with my landscape and you would have to be 3 feet away before you knew if this was plastic - if you were looking! I am very pleased and would highly recommend this product. My plants love it - and so do I!!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Wood Grain|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a wonderful product exactly as advertised. Setup was easy and instructions were clear and easy to follow. Only point is that spigot that comes with this barrel is a low flow spigot that will NOT work with soaker hoses. If you want to use this to use a soaker hose for watering, you will need to purchase a high flow spigot to replace the one that comes with this unit.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By J. Hupp
Color Name:Wood Grain|Amazon Verified Purchase
Like the look of barrels. Has a few flaws. Spigot on front was plastic rather than brass as was shown on web. Plastic one too low to use to fill most watering cans and hoses don't attach to it. Also cannot completely empty barrel since spigot is lowest drainage point. Back too thin so when barrel fills the back bulges out pushing barrel away from wall against which it is sitting.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Kara Root
Color Name:Wood Grain|Amazon Verified Purchase
Read many reviews before purchasing this product- decided to proceed since this barrel received good reviews on Hayneedle.com & Walmart.com; felt perhaps some incidents could have been isolated (luck of shipping or luck of receiving a more defective one of the bunch); last my needs were also a bit different in that we are using this to store shower water we collect while our shower heats up (i.e. not directly under a drain spout).
PROS:
The barrel aesthetic looks nice.
It holds water w/o leaking.
CONS: Previous reviewers were all correct in that:
1.) The spigot arrived with 1 handle broken.
The manufacturers place it in the barrel to ship- instead of taping it to the side or wrapping packaging around it. It bounces around during shipping and arrived broken.
2.) It was quite difficult to screw the spigot into barrel. The hole wasn't cut well- after using a wrench and some force- we were able to force it. Good news is that it does not leak.
3.) The barrel back is bowing out once 3/4 to 4/4 full. Don't feel it will recover once emptied.
ADDITIONAL NOTES-
4.) Please note- you cannot lift the lid off the top. The only way to extract water from the barrel is through the spigot or tipping the barrel over.
5.) The only thing I haven't experienced is the barrel fading. However, we've owned this for 1 month during a Wisconsin March. Sun exposure is not strong- so I'm not confident we won't also experience this issue (per other reviews).
6.) Didn't purchase the barrel base due to very poor reviews- instead are using cinder blocks.
OVERALL- I'm happy with the idea and ability to save water, more then the product itself.... Read more ›
PROS:
The barrel aesthetic looks nice.
It holds water w/o leaking.
CONS: Previous reviewers were all correct in that:
1.) The spigot arrived with 1 handle broken.
The manufacturers place it in the barrel to ship- instead of taping it to the side or wrapping packaging around it. It bounces around during shipping and arrived broken.
2.) It was quite difficult to screw the spigot into barrel. The hole wasn't cut well- after using a wrench and some force- we were able to force it. Good news is that it does not leak.
3.) The barrel back is bowing out once 3/4 to 4/4 full. Don't feel it will recover once emptied.
ADDITIONAL NOTES-
4.) Please note- you cannot lift the lid off the top. The only way to extract water from the barrel is through the spigot or tipping the barrel over.
5.) The only thing I haven't experienced is the barrel fading. However, we've owned this for 1 month during a Wisconsin March. Sun exposure is not strong- so I'm not confident we won't also experience this issue (per other reviews).
6.) Didn't purchase the barrel base due to very poor reviews- instead are using cinder blocks.
OVERALL- I'm happy with the idea and ability to save water, more then the product itself.... Read more ›
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By Cindy
Color Name:Wood Grain
The rain barrel was exactly as discribed. My husband and I are more than satisfied with the product. It not only looks great but works great! Thanks.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice looking and does what it is supposed to...but...
Looks nice, the black accent "barrel bands" make it look better. The hole for the spigot was threaded on mine. Just carefully start screwing it in. Read more
Published 1 day ago by DJH
4.0 out of 5 stars
leaky
The barrel looks nice but installing the water valve was a real headache (to be nice). Would not thread properly and seal. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Jack in Pittsburgh
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good quality--Looks good--Flat back is a winner
The 3 best features of this rain barrel are mentioned in the summary line. You MUST place the barrel on a stand in order to allow gravity to properly impact the water flow. Read more
Published 6 days ago by RetAF
5.0 out of 5 stars
Glad I purchased it.
Nice looking barrel. Like the fact that one side is flat. Holds a lot of rain water and the hardware is heavy duty.
Published 15 days ago by sugar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome to Have!
We bought two of these barrels and are so glad we did.
They are easy to set up. My husband just adjusted the down spout on both so they would fit. Read more
They are easy to set up. My husband just adjusted the down spout on both so they would fit. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Super Shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars
We just ordered a 2nd one!
My wife and I have been looking for a rain barrel and we love this one. We are very pleased with the looks even our niegbors have complimented us on it.. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Raughnbo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Looks great works great
The brass spigot was easy to install, I guess its a new upgrade, put it on my gutter downspout it rained today for the first time and we have water, I couldnt be happier.
Published 25 days ago by William Crowley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great rain barrel
Works and looks great. Easy to put together and use right out of the box. The price was great too.
Published 2 months ago by Leanne Jacques
2.0 out of 5 stars
Looks good - problems with spigot
We ordered three of these. They do look good. But like a few other reviewers have mentioned, it's problematic to affix the brass spigots to the plastic barrels. Read more
Published 2 months ago by V. Lapato
4.0 out of 5 stars
Never like it to rain, but I feel better about it now.
This was really to cure a drain problem. Now it is used for all plants. It was priced good and shipped quickly. I hooked it up
and never had a problem, it works quite well. Read more
and never had a problem, it works quite well. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Old bike rider
