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Your cart is empty.Why saving rainwater it only takes 1 1/4 inches of rain to fill a 60-gallon barrel. 60 gallons can cover about 100 square feet with 1 inch of water. This can go a long way toward offsetting garden needs in the spring and summer months when water consumption increases anywhere between 20 and 200%. Capturing rainwater in a barrel before it reaches the ground decreases stormwater runoff, which otherwise carries contaminants from paved surfaces into groundwater and rivers. Installation instructions needed: A hacksaw and tape measure Diverter easily attaches to the downspout. Draw a line on the descending spout about 9 inches above the top of the rain barrel. Move the barrel and use a saw to cut the downline. or mark Note: If a downspout bracket is below your cutout, remove the bracket and place it above the diverter Cut and Angle Adjustment The diverter is designed so that you can crimp the sides of the nipples to fit the diverter. Established in 1988, the Great American Rain Barrel Company was the result of an idea conjured by two Massachusetts school teachers to recycle shipping drums into rain barrels inspired by those they had seen in English gardens. The shipping barrels they had chosen had been used to ship olives from Spain, and sometimes the olives were even cured in the barrels, and therefore the creation of the company was thematically appropriate, given the natural synergy with their import business and the environmental implications. Now, the Great American Rain Barrel Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of a food importing and packaging company. They reuse their own conveying drums into a complete water collection system at their plant in Hyde Park, MA. Supported by a loyal customer base, the Great American Rain Barrel Company is one of the largest sellers of repurposed rain barrels to communities and individuals nationwide.
Mr John Haueisen
2025-08-21 18:33:42
I've tried the other type of downspout diverters--the ones that run a hose out of the downspout and into the rain barrel.For me at least, they just didn't work--and they were very difficult to install.This one--Save the Rain Water Metal Diverter--works wonderfully and efficiently, and is easy to install. (I have both the 2x3 and 3x4 inch sizes).All you have to do to install it, is cut the downspout about 9 inches above the top of your rain barrel.This allows you to insert the downspout into the diverter. Then, the bottom of the diverter goes into the lower part of the downspout.When you want to fill your rain barrel, just pull out the "door" that directs the rainwater from the downspout into your rain barrel.When you have enough rain water (or have filled the barrel), just close the "door" by folding it back up so that it channels water down the downspout.It's much easier to do all this, than it is to describe it in words. When you get the downspout diverter, you can easily see where to place it so that it will direct water into your rain barrel.This Amazon item is fulfilled by PlumStruck, which packages the diverter carefully, so that it arrives in perfect condition.And they ship it very promptly!It's so good to find a product that works simply and exactly to do what you want it to do.
thatwardgirl
2025-06-19 14:29:21
Simple, functional, easy to install. I MADE myself put this in before work yesterday because the forecast called for rain. Result? Rain barrel filled in one summer shower. Happy days. It’s pricy for what it is, but I appreciate the ingenuity and was glad to pay a bit for something that can’t malfunction and will be a one-time investment. My garden is already glad, too.
DouginNC
2025-06-10 11:22:45
Very simple design, and it works. Easy to install. I can now control when rain water is added to my rain barrel. I spray painted mine to match the color of my gutters and downspouts.
Anna A.
2025-04-26 15:53:54
With $900 dollar water bills here in Houston, Texas - I had to do something besides use city water. This ugly metal thing works great! I looked at the other diverters & when I saw how poorly they collected water, clipped on to drains with flimsy plastic clips - I knew it would not survive one rain storm here in Houston. So far no rust or problems, you just have to paint it the color of your drains (paint it twice, once when it is closed & once when it is open) because it stands out with its ugly metallic grey ... so I had it painted yellow and now people don't even notice it until they are standing right next to it ... then they say wow, cool ... now you don't have to pay the city to water your garden. That is right, no more money for the city of Houston. Now my outrageous water bills are $28 to $52 dollars per month, much more affordable - all due to getting as much water as possible into my rain barrels.
YangYue
2025-04-16 16:56:29
This thing does a good job and is fairly simple and straightforward, but leaks water out of the side of the diverter - THis may be remedied by crimping the corners. THe downspout does not extend far enough to reach the top of our rounded rainbarrel. I had to find a plastic dish with a rock in it to extend it at the bottom.
Customer
2025-04-15 15:36:20
This leaks a ton of water! Where the spout comes down when you want it to pour into your rain barrel, there are two spots on the opposite side where the metal doesn’t meet and water pours down into the bottom portion of the gutter you thought you shut off! Super problem for me as I was hoping to avoid any water leakage to the ground.My first attempt to testing was only with a hose to the roof and I was amazed at how much water still hit the ground out of the diverter.I am listing my house and it is supposed to rain during showing. Terrified for them to see this. I thought I picked a safe, efficient and complet cure for rain. I thought it would all go into the barrel. It doesn’t bounce out of the sides of the diverter, it just pours down, like a normal gutter slide.
Ann
2025-04-07 12:48:35
This in-line diverter meets the two requirements I had.1- must remain installed year round, I do not want to pull it out for winter2- easy to divert water back into downspoutThe "Save the Rain" diverter did just that. Once installed there is no need to remove it, just open and close the door as needed.The diverter took paint well and installation went well. (the hardest part is cutting the downspout on the house, which would be required for ANY diverter)My only request would be to have the stickers that hold the instructions and brand be a static cling or an easier to remove adhesive, to ease paint prep. But that's a small hassle.
"B"
2025-01-27 16:36:17
This goes great with my rain barrell. Don't have to worry if the water will get into the barrell or not. This makes sure. No problems and so easy to install. Cut off your existing gutter 5-6 inches above the rain Barrell and attach this diverter. It takes maybe 5 minutes to install. GREAT!!!!
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