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Re: rain barrels?

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> And the instability of the sides will blow your mind. Right after it blows
> your tap. Don't let small children or pets stand around in front of that
> tap the first time it fills. And BTW, if the water is coming off a
> galvanized barn roof, it may be hot, further compromising the solidity of
> the garbage can. There's a reason for the high price of the water butts,
> you may find. Margaret L
>
   Much to be considered.  Any tap you put in could be reinforced with
material from the rim of a spare plastic 5 gal pail.  Not the average mop
bucket.  Not strong enough. All the things Marge mentioned should be
considered and is another good reason to fill them for test then maybe use
it for the kiddies wading pools leaving some in case you do have a metal
roof and the water is quite warm.  When I boiled maple syrup a couple years
I did use a plastic can to help settle some of the sand from the syrup which
went back into the pan for further boiling. The partially boiled sap was
definitely hotter than you will ever get off your roof but consider it
stretches and eventually will fail. Then I learned the good trick of keeping
it at a lower temp until the weight is right.  Eleven pounds per gallon.
Makes excellent coffee water or for boiling hot dogs etc.  In the sap
section of course.  I have deeded rights to 200 plus young trees, 18 inches
being young, and I might try it again if I can find a cheap supply of wood.
The trick is to get people to buy it in less expensive canning jars.  They
see the sand and say yuck.  Well it is there in them special cans and cute
jugs to but you can't see it.  Just rinse one with hot water and pour it
thru a coffee filter.  The sand is a natural byproduct of the condensation
process.  The exception might be syrup that is produced cold thru reverse
osmosis.  That is expensive however.


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