A Clever Rainwater Diverter

by Justin on February 21, 2007


watersaver_diverter_rainwater.jpgThe average roof sheds 160 gallons of rainwater per hour during a moderate rain fall. Rainwater is better for your garden than tap water: it is at ambient temperature rather than being cold, and it is not chlorinated or treated with chemicals.

The Garden Water Saver, is a device that attaches to your home’s downspout, and allows you to use any container as a rainwater barrel. It diverts rainwater until the container becomes full, and then it automatically shuts off. It will fill a 55 gallon rain barrel in 2 to 3 hours during a moderate rainfall. The kit is available for $19.95 from Garden Water Saver.

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Paul Stevens May 15, 2009 at 6:13 am

Hi, great site. Do you know of any manufacturers of rainwater divereters to fit 50mm round downpipe. I have installed Marley Miniline rainwater kit but cannot find a suitable diverter to get the rainwater into the water butt – short of drilling a 50mm hole in the lid!

Thanks for any help
Paul

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Benjamin Morrison August 13, 2009 at 10:21 am

We have a all aluminum water diverter with built in debris trap. This unit has a removable basket to clean debris trap. $99.99

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