Carrie T. Stevenson
Escambia County Extension

Hardware Needed
• One ½” brass faucet/hose bibb
• One ¾” MH x ½” MIP brass hose adapter
• Two 1” special female adapters, PVC
• Two 1” x ½” threaded bushings, PVC
• One 6’ garden hose connector
• One 4” round grate, plastic
• One 4-6” square piece of screen material

Hardware

Equipment Needed
• Drill
• 1 ¼” hole bit
• 4” hole bit or jigsaw
• 12” adjustable wrench
• 12” channel lock pliers
• Waterproof glue

Additional Parts for Drainage
( may vary based on individual gutter system)
• 2” x 3” x 4” S&D downspout adapter
• A-B elbow cover
• Flex elbow
• 4 concrete blocks or equivalent (to raise barrel so water will flow, and to create a level surface)

The Container
• Industrial juice/pickle barrel
• Large heavy duty garbage can
• Wooden whiskey barrel

Brass faucet/hose bibb

¾” MH x ½” MIP brass hose adapter

Two 1” special female adapters, PVC

Two 1” x ½” threaded bushings, PVC

6’ garden hose connector

4” round grate, plastic

4”-6” square piece of screen material

Step 1: Clean barrel and lid

Step 2: Faucet Assembly
• Drill spigot hole with 1 ¼” hole saw

Step 2: Faucet Assembly
• Place 1 x ½” PVC bushing into hole from outside of barrel
• Screw 1” PVC special female adapter onto bushing inside of barrel
View down into barrel with female adapter installed

Step 2: Faucet Assembly
• Install ½” brass assembly into PVC bushing on outside of barrel

Step 3: Overflow Valve
• Using 1 ¼” hole saw, drill a hole on side of barrel close to top for overflow valve

Step 3: Overflow Valve
• Place 1” x ½” PVC bushing into hole from outside of barrel
• Screw 1” PVC special female adapter onto bushing inside of barrel

Step 3: Overflow Valve
• Install brass hose adapter onto PVC bushing on outside of barrel

Step 3: Overflow Valve
• Install 6’ garden hose connector to brass fitting to direct overflow away from house

Step 4: Rain Intake
• Cut a 4” circle out of screen material so that it fits inside the 4” round grate

Step 4: Rain Intake
• Drill 4” hole in center of lid (can also be cut with a jigsaw)

Step 4: Rain Intake
• Turn barrel lid upside down and insert threaded portion of grate; secure grate with waterproof glue

Step 4: Rain Intake
• After drying, raised catch area should be through the top of the lid, place screen into grate

Step 5: Gutter Attachment
This barrel was attached using a flex elbow and an A-B elbow

Need More Information?
Escambia County Extension
3740 Stefani Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
850-475-5230 ctsteven@ufl.edu