Thursday, February 17, 2011

Algreen 81101 Cascata Rain Water Collection and Storage System, 65 Gallons, Gray-Colored


Algreen 81101 Cascata Rain Water Collection and Storage System, 65 Gallons, Gray by James Cooper

Last year, I had a new roof and gutters. A downspout was drain across my patio, so I had to fix this problem. I searched on the internet and many people told me to buy a rain barrel.

Then, I bought the Algreen 81101 Cascata Rain Water Collection and Storage System because I’ve read a lot of positive reviews about it. I've looked on many online stores and found that Amazon’s price was cheapest.

The Algreen gray-colored 65-gallons rain barrel came to me within 2 days. My first impression about it, it was good looking and nice.

I installed the Algreen rain barrel in front of my house. It was easy to install, but you have to make sure that the connection to the soaker tubes fit.

After a night of heavy rain, I woke up and moved quickly to check the water level. My rain barrel was full with the water and my wife could water her flowers too.

It looks good, works good and value. Recommended to all !

You can learn more or get a price on it at Amazon on their Algreen 81101 Cascata Rain Water Collection and Storage System page. 

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Achla Model RB-01 54-US gallon Rain Catcher and Water Barrel


by Stephen C.

Three years ago, I was looking for a rain barrel. I tried to search for a review on the internet. Then, I read many positive reviews about the Achla Model RB-01 Rain Catcher 54-US Gallon Water Barrel. I talked to my wife and she agreed with me, so I ordered it online from Amazon.

The delivery time is about 2-3 days and it came it Perfect condition. It was include link kit for connecting several barrels for additional capacity.
Achla Model RB-01 Rain Catcher 54-US Gallon Water Barrel

The Alchla rain barrel has a nice open top. Most of the rain barrels have a small opening that you need to line up directly to the downspout. However, I can use the top opening to get the water.

It also has a debris screen and it does a good job by keeping junk out of itself. The back of this barrel is flat, so I can put it up against the outside wall.

Most of the rain barrels have the outlet about 5” above the bottom and I can’t drain all the water. I like the hose connection of the Achla RB-01. It’s about 1” from the bottom of this barrel, so I can drain it to empty.

Now, three years after the first time I got the Achla rain barrel, it’s still strong. I’m going to buy one more before the summer.

You can learn more or get a price on it at Amazon on their Achla Model RB-01 Rain Catcher 54-US Gallon Water Barrel page. 

Monday, February 14, 2011

Fiskars 5998 Salsa 58-Gallon Rain Harvesting System

by Victor Carter

Fiskars 5998 Salsa 58-Gallon Rain Harvesting System, Spice GraniteI live in Texas, where it can go for weeks with no rain. My wife has lots of flowers and trees around a house. Then, we decided to buy a rain barrel to collect the water for her garden. I have searched and read reviews on the internet for a week on many rain barrel manufacturers, I decided on the Fiskars 5998 Salsa 58-gallon rain barrel. – We read lots of positive reviews about the Fiskars 5998 rain barrel and now we know why people like it.

It ordered it on Amazon and it arrived quickly in perfect condition. I placed the Fiskars rain barrel in my front yard. Then I waited for a rain.

After waiting over a month in Texas’s summer, it rained through the night. In the morning, I went to my rain barrel to check the water level. The Fiskars 5998 rain barrel was full with the water. It was surprising how quickly the rain barrel filled up.

About its design, it is a nice subtle color and beautiful shape. It looks like a rain barrel that made of stone. My neighbors also like the color and asked me where I bought this rain barrel.

Fiskars 5998 Salsa 58-Gallon Rain Harvesting System, Spice Granite
Highly Recommend the Fiskars 5998 rain barrel be purchased based on quality, color, ease of installation. I planned to buy one more to place in my back yard before this spring.

You can learn more or get a price on it at Amazon on their Fiskars 5998 Salsa 58-Gallon Rain Harvesting System page. 

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Algreen 81002 Agua 50-Gallon Rain Water Collection and Storage System


I bought two of the Algreen 81002 Agua 50-gallon rain barrel a few weeks ago. They arrived very quickly – just in two days. Then, I installed them and found these rain barrels were helpful tools.

Algreen 81002 Agua 50-Gallon Rain Water Collection and Storage SystemI’m very pleased with these rain barrels. It was useful during the spring to keep Free Rain for our flower gardens. Their lightweight is convenient and I can easily move them around my lawn. I suggest you to place it to wherever you want before it rain because when it full with 50-gallons of water, it will weigh about 250lbs that impossible to move it – unless you have the strength muscle.

In fact, it made of plastic, but my neighbors said that they look like a piece of art from a distance because they’re beautiful. These are really good looking rain barrels.

All I can say, I will most likely be buying a couple more of these rain barrels before this spring for my another house in a countryside.

You can learn more or get a price on it at Amazon on their Algreen 81002 Agua 50-Gallon Rain Water Collection and Storage System page. 

Friday, February 11, 2011

the Kyoto RBSS-75 75-Gallon rain barrel - beautiful Sandstone


by A. Barrett

Kyoto RBSS-75 75-Gallon Rain Barrel, Sandstone-FinishI live in KS and had been looking for a good rain barrel for a while to help me prevent a basement flooding. I found a review about the Kyoto RBSS-75 75-Gallon Rain Barrel on the internet.  Firstly, I’m very pleased about this item. Its sandstone color matches to my house. Perfect matching. Its style also attract to everyone because it’s beautiful shape.

The Kyoto RBSS-75 takes not too much time to fill it – about 2-3 hours of rain and it will be full. There is a small spigot at the bottom and it worked well. I can get the water as fast as I want. It is easy to move around my house when it isn’t full of water.

In my opinion, the Kyoto 75-gallon rain barrel works great, it’s also looks great and easy to install or manage. I would heartily recommend this rain barrel to all who are thinking to buy a new one.

You can learn more or get a price on it at Amazon on their Kyoto RBSS-75 75-Gallon rain barrel page.

Algreen 81001 Cascata 65-Gallon Rain Water Collection looks awesome

This review was written by P. Soine

It’s always rain in Tennessee, so I searched on the internet to find a new rain barrel bacuase my old one was broke. I found that the Algreen 81001 Cascata 65-Gallon Rain Water Collection looks awesome. 

Its shape looks beautiful. Since I purchased this rain barrel, it has worked good. I can use either a spigot or a hose to get the water from this barrel.  I always use the hose more often because it easy to fill water in my watering can. It would’ve been good if the hose were longer, but it is minor thing. I really love this rain barrel !

Next spring, I plan to buy one for my lake place too.

You can get a price on it at Amazon on their Algreen 81001 Cascata 65-gallon rain barrel page. 

My Beautiful Algreen 65-gallon rain barrel

This review was written by Basho

I used to have the Algreen 50-gallon rain barrel but it broke, so I have to find a new one. I bought the Algreen 81001 Cascata 65-gallon rain barrel which bigger than my old barrel and I like this but… It has a brass colored spigot that hard to attach. Finally, after try to screw it 2-3 times, I did success. I found this spigot is useful. In addition, I can easily fill a watering can by using the hose that attach to the buttom of this barrel.

There is a plastic screen that prevents mosquitoes from entering this rain barrel. Besides, this screen makes the water enter little bit slowly. I think that isn’t a big problem for me because the Algreen 65-gallon rain barrel is beautiful. I love harvesting rain water for my flower gardens and this rain barrel is very helpful. The Algreen 81001 Cascata is attractive and unique design, so I put this rain barrel as a part of my landscape in my front yard.

You can learn more about the Algreen rain barrel at its website www.algreenproducts.com - or get a price on it at Amazon on their Algreen 81001 Cascata 65-gallon rain barrel page.