Comments on: Installing Rain Barrels, Rain Chains, And Underground Cisterns. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laurie http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-22132 Laurie Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:04:51 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-22132 I'm researching cisterns. What type of cistern did you put in? Type of plastic? Supplier? I like the lid arrangement you show since I'm planning to put mine under the detached garage floor and/or concrete driveway. It will mostly be used for yard and garden water and refilling my 3000 gallon backyard pond. I'd like to throw a switch to run a small, low pressure submersible pump to use the water. Your thoughts? I’m researching cisterns. What type of cistern did you put in? Type of plastic? Supplier?

I like the lid arrangement you show since I’m planning to put mine under the detached garage floor and/or concrete driveway. It will mostly be used for yard and garden water and refilling my 3000 gallon backyard pond. I’d like to throw a switch to run a small, low pressure submersible pump to use the water. Your thoughts?

]]> By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-18758 david Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:53:29 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-18758 Thats great Teresa, good luck getting them set up! Thats great Teresa, good luck getting them set up!

]]> By: Teresa http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-18756 Teresa Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:21:11 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-18756 I can't wait to get our rain barrels set up. We've delayed putting them in because the shingles and gutters need to be adjusted in the back yard. The previous owner must not have noticed that the gutters are barely attatched anymore (only by a few hangers and screws!) and the shingles go almost clear over the gutters, so when it rains, the water completely bypasses the gutters and pounds down on my garden. My carpentar husband plans to fix this once the weather breaks, so that we can install at least 2 or more barrels. I can’t wait to get our rain barrels set up. We’ve delayed putting them in because the shingles and gutters need to be adjusted in the back yard. The previous owner must not have noticed that the gutters are barely attatched anymore (only by a few hangers and screws!) and the shingles go almost clear over the gutters, so when it rains, the water completely bypasses the gutters and pounds down on my garden. My carpentar husband plans to fix this once the weather breaks, so that we can install at least 2 or more barrels.

]]> By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/02/02/installing-rain-barrels-rain-chains-and-underground-cisterns/#comment-18754 David Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:59:14 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2257#comment-18754 It's illegal because of old time water rights laws involving acequias, farmers, etc.. Colorado is the state with the most of these laws I believe. It’s illegal because of old time water rights laws involving acequias, farmers, etc.. Colorado is the state with the most of these laws I believe.

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