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Koolatron 75 - gallon Heavy Duty Rain Barrel. A great look for your home, BARRELS of savings for you! We guess if you want to pay for something that falls out of the sky, by all means do. But if you want to slice a nice chunk off your monthly water bill while beautifying your property, here's one for you. The Heavy Duty Rain Barrel from Koolatron combines contemporary aesthetic elegance with the enduring longevity of plastic. Unlike other rain barrels, this one's anything but an eyesore, and it won't crack, fade, or wear! And the spigot height is just right for a bucket or watering can... something other barrels can't always claim. Details: Roto-molded from hard plastic to withstand bad weather and extreme temperatures; Corrosion-proof screen guard; Brass spigot is smartly placed for easy access; Drain plug to drain water and sludge from the bottom; Built-in threaded fitting in the base to allow for connection to a hose; Child-proof, with a grid under the screen; Measures 46" h. x 24" d. Order Yours Today! Koolatron 75-gallon Rain Barrel
June 21st, 2010 on 12:01 am
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For my purpose this 75 gal water barrel rocks! I online shopped many barrels, but I just needed a glorified pretty bucket. At the time of purchase, [..] had these for $179, while amazon’s price was $[...]. Neither charged shipping. At that price this one wins on the dollar per gallon count, but it isn’t as fancy.
Almost every other barrel out there is based on diverted rain/gutter water. This one has no such system. Just a screen to catch leaves, which I’m going to augment w/ a window screen for bugs (or killer goldfish MUUHAHAHA). I don’t have gutters & don’t want to pay or take the time to install them just for a rain barrel. . . I just park this one about where all the water comes off the roof & BAM! it works!
I’d love to have a 300 gal water barrel w/ fancy diverter. But I’m not watering the whole yard. I’m just catching some grey/rainwater that’ll be used for small stuff. It’s also way more attractive than some blue industrial barrel. Just yank it outa the box and you’re ready to go. Oh one bad thing.
I had zero choice on the color. It’s the brownish and I wanted the off white. I can live w/ that.
Simple idea. Looks pretty. Handles small jobs for a smaller price.
jeeez I sound like a friggin car salesman, but I’m that happy with it.
Z
June 22nd, 2010 on 11:39 pm
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I have purchased two of the Kyoto 75-Gallon rain barrels. I recommend this size over the smaller barrel because of its larger capacity. I was surprised at how quickly each barrel can fill up.
Pros:
* Barrel design and finish resemble expensive pottery.
* No special tubes are needed to hook up the barrel, simply re-route your gutter’s downspout.
* Barrel has a metal faucet.
* Barrel has an overflow drain at the top and another drain at the base besides the attractive metal faucet.
* Faucet is just high enough for filling my watering can.
* Amazon delivery was very prompt.
Cons:
* None at this point.
June 24th, 2010 on 7:10 am
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BIG rainbarrel. Haven’t had a chance to actually ‘test run’ it. Not particularly attractive, but then few of them are, and this one has the potential blend in with my landscaping. I would have liked the spigot set a little lower so you could tap a greater percentage of the water out of it, but it is pretty astounding how much water you catch in one of these. Don’t think it will probably make a huge dent in the water shortage, but at least I can feel like I’m doing my part. And this was definitely the best price on this unit around…many places have them, but the cost with shipping runs a good $60 more.
June 25th, 2010 on 2:15 pm
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I LOVE this rain barrel !! I have 4 & bought one for my sister-in-law. When I read that the color is not grey but tan I was happy because that is better for my house. Its great. The hose connection is for a standard hose. I bought some fine screen to put over the top so insects won’t be able to get through. Yes, I reccomend this product. & My sister-in-law loves hers too!
June 26th, 2010 on 3:57 pm
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This is good looking and sturdy. Has a metal faucet that you can even hook a garden hose up to. We did attach it to a down spout w/ less than $15 worth of additional materials, adjustable down spout and rubber tubing to put the over flow back into the ground. We will attach screen to keep keep bugs from breeding in it. Love it. Just what I was looking for. Amazing how quick it filled up. I see more in our future. Price was very good for the quality.