Recent content by markag

I seem to agree. I was cleaning out my gutters to evening, and spraying the hose directly into the gutters produced more water than what could transfer into the tanks. I was getting a lot of overflow down the downspout. I might have to work on a larger diameter supply line. Sent from my...

What I was doing with my original setup was essentially holding a horizontal plane with my diverter, FF inlet and FF outlet. The water seemed to fill the first flush system at a normal rate, but then as the system filled up, the water level would have to raise to be essentially equal to the...

I did some testing with the first flush system, and I wasn't too happy with the performance of it. I knew we were supposed to get some rain last night, so I removed it and went back to a straight hose from the diverter into the manifold. I'll need to play with it some more. I wasn't getting much...

I added a DIY first flush to my system to help catch debris and junk from the roof before it gets to the barrels. I made the inlet and outlet ports on the system be at the same height as the downspout diverter. In theory, it should fill up the 4" PVC tube with the first run-off of the roof, and...

My county has a system that allows you to take measurements of your property based off of satellite imagery. Based on that system, I've measured out that I have about 925 sq ft of roof that would feed to that particular downspout. I've read that 1" of rainfall over 1000 sq ft produces about...

Here is the video link I mentioned above... Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

The water always finds the lowest point. As long as the level of the water is below the downspout diverter, the water will fill the barrels. Once it reaches the same height as the diverter, then no more water transfers and the water from the gutters overflows past the diverter and runs out the...

It was hot out, but I got the barrels in place. 2 of the three are hooked up. The white one is waiting on a replacement bung because I've of them has the wrong threads. Once that is in, I'll get that one tired in fully. I removed my mulch and leveled the ground where these were going to go...

I worked in the barrels today before the rain forced me to stop. I knocked out the center of the buttress bungs for each barrel and threaded in a 3/4 NPT adapter backwards to attach the internal vent tube to. I plan to use silicone caulk in the threads to create a seal since I don't think the...

Hey Guys! It's been a while since I've posted, but I wanted to pick your brains to see if you had any information to help me with my rain barrel system that I am getting ready to build. I picked up some free 55 gallon plastic water drums, 3 of them in total, and I'm hoping to get them setup...

I had fun putting it together with my daughter. I brought out extra wrenches so she could have her own tools to help me with. She is 21 months old. I've got two daughters, and they are going to be more than welcome to help me work on cars and do other mechanical type of work. I expect the...

I sold some stuff on eBay to add a new tool to my garage, a shop press. I'm doing a rear gear swap in my 2008 Mustang GT. I wanted to get a press for installing my new pinion bearing and diff carrier bearings. I also plan on the eventual need to replace ball joints, suspension bushings and other...

I am working on a project this weekend for a coworker. Powder coating some brackets off of his truck running boards. They were rusty with two coats of paint. They blasted clean without too much trouble. I was fighting water in the air lines towards the end of the second bracket. It is really...

It's a good amount of space, but we still need to fit our vehicles in, so I can't use ask that square footage for equipment, but there is still plenty of storage space for specialty items. Yes, it is essentially 16x50 with a dividing wall in between. I actually plan to keep the wall between...

Yeah. The medium is a little more coarse than I would like. I'm blasting a bunch of cast iron window weights right now. I'm hoping those will break it down some. I've heard that you may have to ask tractor supply to order you a fine grit bag. They don't always keep it in stock. Sent from my...