A rain barrels is a system that collects rain water from the roof. Generally a rain barrel is composed of a 55 gallon drum, a vinyl hose, PVC couplings, a screen grate to keep debris and insects out, and other off the shelf items. By installing the rain barrel in your home you can get the following benefits:- Rain barrels hold water that has been collected from roofs and the water saved in the rain barrel can be used in the place of treated tap water which lowers your water and electricity bills.
- Water stored in the rain barrel can be used to water plants during the summer which accounts for nearly 40 percent of the total household water use.
- Rain water do not contain chlorine, lime and calcium and this natural water is suitable for watering plants in vegetable and flower beds, indoor and outdoor container plants and it also provides nutrients required by the plants.
- Rain barrels prevent polluted water from entering in to the streams and other natural water resources.
- Rain water can also be used for car washing, laundry, taking a bath and for general cleaning purposes.
- A rain barrel saves most home owners, about 1300 gallons of the water during the peak summer months.
- Rain water is free from chlorine and helps to maintain a healthy biotic community in the soil.
- Plastic rain barrels are convenient to transport, move about, and can be installed without professional help.
- With the help of rain barrels ground water is conserved and also saves the costs for the community for treating and pumping the water.
The above are the benefits of rain barrels.
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