by Jan Flora <snowshoe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 3, 2008 at 10:37 AM
In article
<3aaef482-7618-4e9c-8649-ecdc108746ad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Sheldon <PENMART01@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Jan Flora wrote:
> >
> > Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch
> > the rainwater from the downspouts on your house.
>
> Why would food grade drums be necessary for catching rain water
> running off a non food grade roof... to do what... pour on the non
> food grade ground. Am I missing something, or why wouldn't an
> ordinary plastic trash can be suitable?
>
> You can buy low quality for like $10-$15 but they will decay from UV
> exposure and probably crack from freezing temps.
>
> I have two of these, excellent quality: http://tinyurl.com/79bqf
>
>
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=46994-1097-8632-
> 92/20&lpage=none
We use those barrels to catch potable water at our cabins. If you set
them so the first rain of the season doesn't go into the barrel, the
dust gets washed off roof.
A plastic garbage can degrades from UV a lot faster than a poly drum.
And you have to pay for a garbage can. We get our poly drums for free.
Jan
