Re: Storing Rainbarrels

**Lenny Librizzi p*@rcn.com**

Jeneva,
Our plan for winterizing is to drain the barrels by diverting the water source as Daniel suggested, drilling a small pan head 
srew sized hole in the bottom of each barrel to make sure they drain and that we can easily close up with a screw and 
some sealant in the spring. That should do the trick for those of us who don't live in the Carribean.
Lenny

9/18/02 10:37:02 PM, Daniel Winterbottom <nina@u.washington.edu> wrote:

>Jeneva:  The caution to be taken in a rainwater collection system is
>similar to an irrigation system.  I'd suggest you drain your harvesting
>containers and if the system was properly designed you should be able to
>shut off the inlet or bypass the collection container.  The problems occur
>when the water in a container freezes and expands,when it has nowhere to
>go it will deform or worse break the container.  Even if there is alittle water in the
>container it should be able to expand without harming the barrel. If its
>full its a different story.
>Another option to move to the Carribean where freeze thaw is not an issue!
>
>Good luck
>Daniel
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