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1. Measure the depth of your rain barrel with a tape measure, and then add the distance from the top of the barrel to the location of your pump to that number. Cut a length of hose to that total using a utility knife. Don’t spend your hard earned cash on a hand pump for a well or rain barrel when you can make a better one at home for half the price. I have made tens of these over the years and they work great. In an emergency water is the most important thing you will need to survive. 2. Drill a 3/4-inch hole in the lid of your rain barrel, using a power drill with a spade-style bit. Slide your hose through the hole until you feel it reach the bottom. Seal the hose in place using duct tape. If it rains 1/2 an inch in one day, a 1,000 sq. ft. roof will yield 315 Gal. of water. The average house hold receives about 24,000 Gal. of rain a year. As for harvesting rainwater, that depends on how many downspouts you connect to and how many rain harvesting systems you have. Drill a 3/4-inch hole in the lid of your rain barrel, using a power drill with a spade-style bit. Slide your hose through the hole until you feel it reach the bottom. Measure the depth of your rain barrel with a tape measure, and then add the distance from the top of the barrel to the location of your pump to that number. Cut a length of hose to that total using a utility knife. To set up a rain-barrel system in your yard, you have to choose a location with a gutter you can shorten and reroute. It's best to choose a spot that has level ground and is out of the main walkway. Then you need to build something to put it on. Use a Pump for your Rain Barrel! The best way to accomplish what you want may be by not using a valve at all! Consider using a small pump placed on your rain barrel outlet hose. Most irrigation systems do not work very efficiently at the low water pressures typical of rain barrel systems. Yes you can, but we don't recommend it for a 55-60 gal. Rain Barrel. Home improvement stores sell transfer pumps that require an electrical outlet that can move 8 plus gal. of water a minute. Since your Rain Barrel holds 55-60 gal. of water, you will only have about 7-8 minutes of watering.
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if you have a rain barrel, don't you need a pump inside it?