John Brumit
2025-09-02 13:36:56
I Ordered 2 rain barrels. One had a product defect and leaked. I contacted the company directly and they shipped a replacement immediately.The product works exactly as advertised and is an improvement on the earlier version. I particularly like the new placement of the outlet. The older version had it a couple of inches from the bottom so it was hard to get all the water out.
Cali dude
2025-08-05 18:42:48
Put together in minutes, no leaks at all, valve works good so I can fill up sprinkler cans and the rain just hit a few weeks back and went to fill up some watering cans and very impressed with the water flow! It’s like having your kitchen sink! Looks nice very happy, now I need 3 more!!!
jerake
2025-07-26 16:54:07
Very sturdy, good plastic, easy to assemble (the instructions were pretty bad, it took me a few minutes to realize that the plastic clip hooks to the valve end of the hose, then you push the clip into the small hole at the top of the barrel (on the side)....you know, that small hole that you think shouldn't be there? :)All I got in my package was:- The barrel- The hose - one end was just bare hose, the other had the screw-top. The hose had a metal screw-clamp attached.- The valve - this hooks onto the screw top- The clip - this attaches to the top of the hose where you screw the valve, then push the pointed end into the small hole at the top/side of the barrel.The clip is easy to miss - I didn't realize it was in there until I moved the barrel suddenly and heard something else rattle after I'd removed the instructions, hose, valve, etc.So, based on the reviews, some people are getting a hose with two screw-ends, where you screw one end into the bottom of the barrel, at the hookup, and the other you screw the valve onto - that's not so in my case. I got a screw clamp and one end was just bare hose, so I screwed the clamp on as tight as I could, but I was immediately concerned this was going to leak. Another reviewer who stated "if you hook it up right it won't leak" seems to have the hose with two screw-ends, so yeah, theirs likely won't leak.The day after I got it, we had a massive thunderstorm - it's currently holding a full 45 gallons of water right now with no leaks so far (I am going to keep checking). So, if you do receive a hose with a screw clamp, make sure that sucker is on good and tight...
Vandel
2025-07-08 11:29:27
Other reviews mentioned leaks. Mine arrived on time and was full to nearly overflowing less than a week later thanks to a heavy rain. I did notice the back of the barrel (flat side) had a slight bulge to it but there were no leaks. The top has a removable grate which I felt had large enough holes to allow mosquitos to pass through. To prevent the possibility of mosquito breeding (I hate mosquitos) I put a piece of fiberglass screen beneath the grate and another (probably overkill) on the top of the barrel held in place with a few rocks. This comes with a valve on the end of the hose that can accommodate a garden hose. So far I only used the water to fill a garden pitcher. With the flow rate, it did not take long to fill the 2 gallon pitcher.
@femalejaysfan
2025-07-07 14:41:33
This is an awesome rain barrel. Sturdy, reasonable attractive, and it comes with the hose and parts necessary to use it immediately. I did have to vacuum the inside when it arrived as it was full of tiny bits of plastic debris, but other than that, it was set up and ready to go within minutes.I'm not sure why some reviewers are complaining about the valve leaking when they didn't even follow the directions to set it up properly. The hose attaches directly to the barrel, and the valve with the nozzle attaches to the end of the hose, which prevents leakage and means you dont have to bend down behind the thing to utilize the valve. You don't attach the valve directly to the barrel the way some people appear to have done in the pictures attached to their negative reviews. 😂🙈
Kirsten
2025-06-19 11:20:27
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RFI
2025-04-25 13:07:49
We had our first rain storm in my area and I was looking forward to collecting rain to use in my garden. After the storm passed I went to see how much water was collected but to my disappointment I saw it was empty. Apparently there was a crack around the bottom of the barrel. The manufacturers help page says to use sealant. How about providing a product that’s not defective right out of the box? These barrels are NOT cheap, you would expect better quality than this. What a big waste of money
A.Arce
2025-04-16 17:51:36
Got this barrel just in time for rainy season and it was working great and then it started leaking from one of the bottom seams. Going to have to drain it and seal it. Hose works good and it looks good, but I need it to hold water above everything else.
Rocio
2025-03-11 17:37:20
No hay necesidad de armar nada es el tamaño que querÃa y se ve bien en el jardÃn
Michele Lee
2025-02-13 21:55:59
This barrel was exactly what we needed during an unexpected water shortage this summer. It was easy to set up. Good design and easy to use. Good quality barrel.
Cthulhu
2024-12-30 13:50:47
We bought two, and they're doing their job nicely. After properly tightening the hose clamps, I haven't noticed any leaks.I've even drilled a couple of extra holes and added extra fittings to adapt them to our rain collection system, and I've connected the barrels so they fill from a single downspout. So far so good.In our rainwater collection system we also have a couple of other barrels and an IBC tote. At almost $200 CAD each, we found these FCMP Outdoor barrels expensive compared to our other containers, and in fact we almost returned them as we were setting the system up, but then we discovered that with their slim profile they fit perfectly where we needed to put them, and they look half decent too.
Grant
2024-11-22 21:52:30
The cheap plastic piece that holds the hose to the top of the barrel snapped when I put it on, hose just hangs out on the ground now. Otherwise the barrel itself does what it's supposed to do.
Patty Webber
2024-11-14 15:13:46
Looks amazing