Rain Barrel, 3-foot Overflow Hose, 4-foot Garden Hose
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Do Mother Earth and your deck a favor with the Mayne Madison Rain Barrel . Attach this rain barrel to your down spout to collect up to 40 gallons of rain water that you can later use to water your flowers. You can start with the blooms in the built-in planter right on the rain barrel. A 3-foot overflow hose on the back gives you a little extra security, and there's an attached 4-foot garden hose with a shut-off valve. A fluted front gives this rain barrel a decorative look. It's constructed of polyethylene, a durable, weather-resistant material. This rain barrel is good for the environment, good for your wallet, and good for beautifying your patio. It's available in a choice of colors to best complement your home's exterior.
Care instructions: Due to the porous nature of rotomolding technology some products, white in particular, may need power washing and possibly light scrubbing with a mild detergent to maintain a bright, clean finish.
About Mayne
Since its conception in 2005, Mayne Mail Posts has grown and expanded its line of distinct outdoor products. Based in London, Ontario, Mayne takes great pride in creating and designing high-quality products for your home, including mail box posts, planters, address signs, and lamp posts. Mayne's dedicated team continues to set high standards in order to provide you with service and quality worthy of remembering.
Dimensions
22L x 19W x 35H in.
Weight
31 lbs.
Shape
Square
Feature
Decorative
Brand
Mayne
Style Code
Rain Barrels
Gallon Capacity
40
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Comments about Mayne 40 Gallon Plastic Madison Rain Barrel:
One star off for poor overflow hose design - rounded version does not conform to path and sticks out too far in back, preventing bringing barrel close to wall. Original design with smaller cross-section partially flattened pipe was better. An added refinement would be to provide 90 degree elbows to allow hoses to be brought out to sides allowing bringing back of barrel into close contact with wall. Would like option to bring overflow hose out to side at bottom as well.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Comments about Mayne 40 Gallon Plastic Madison Rain Barrel:
I will forward pictures that you can use to advertise this product. I am so happy that I purchased them, they work!
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We chose this product because it looks a little better than most rain barrels and because of its integrated planter. However we are VERY disappointed with the performance of the item.
PROS: it is somewhat lightweight, and it does come in white and black. It has a good size planter on top, with drainage holes. The planter is easily removable.The garden hose is very short, however, it looks like you can connect another hose directly to its shut off valve. The customer service for the company itself (Mayne) has been good.
CONS: The overflow hose it comes with it is DIFFERENT from what the photos show: it is not a flat blue hose (this has been discontinued according to the company), but a rigid, black tube, that will NOT fit in the groove in the back of the planter, nor underneath it. It will just curve behind it, so you can't place the barrel too close to the house without squashing it or cutting it. Also both hoses the barrel comes with need to be connected using the metal connector provided: these do not provide an adequate seal, and water leaks out from the hoses, no matter how much you tighten them. These are serious design flaws.
Finally, keep in mid that a 40 gallons barrel fills up very fast. We live in Southern California, and 20 minutes of light rain filled it up.
The item is quite bulky, otherwise I would return it. I will go to my home improvement store instead to see if I can seal the holes better. For the price, I should not have to look for something to fix it.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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I wish this had a filter screen as the oak rain barrel I recently ordered from you. The style is beautiful and looks lovely on my patio. The drain hose should be on the side as the hose keeps creasing in the back. I like a faucet much better. If I had kept the box I would return this one and order another barrel like the first order.
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Had a path on the side of the house leading to the front yard gate. Wanted to put in a stone path with perrenials all along it against the fence. Only problem was the gutter downspout emptied out where I wanted the path. A traditional, round ugly barrel would have ruined the look. This is just beautiful, adds interest. Because it's in the shade, I planted ferns in it. Did put down a piece of heavy-duty weed fabric over the holes in the planter portion so dirt would not flow into the barrel portion.One tip, used the flexi downspouts from [...] to connect the gutter to the barrel. The end of the flexispout did not want to stay in the barrel top, so I took the top off and turned it over, made a couple of small cuts in end of flexispout so I could push it in further then duct taped it in place from the inside...made connecting flexispout to gutter much easier and provides for a neat, finished look.
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Hayneedle.com response:We sincerely welcome and appreciate all comments and feedback from our consumers. The change from the flat blue hose pictured in the product photos to the round black hose that is currently provided with the Madison Rain Catcher was made to improve the performance of our product. The shape of this new hose enables the rain catcher to expel excess water more quickly than the flat hose, which is necessary during a heavy downpour. The hose is not intended to go all the way underneath the barrel but rather, inserted into the groove in the back underside of the barrel, allowing the water to be directed under the barrel, out the front, and away from the house as it should. Generally, the rain catcher would be installed slightly away from the wall of the house to allow room for the downspout connector; leaving ample room for the hose behind. However, the hose can be shortened by simply cutting the desired length off the top of the hose allowing for installation closer to the house if necessary.
This is the first complaint we have received regarding the metal connectors provided; we have tested the connections on numerous occasions and all have performed extremely well. It is important to tighten the connectors as much as possible to ensure that a good seal is achieved.