Beautiful and well thought out except for how you attached it at the top. I don't think that will be secure enough, especially in areas where rain turns to ice in the winter. Maybe hang it where the gutter is attached to the house, or use a gutter attachment to hang it from?
Good eye ! Yes just a long screw angled downward into the fascia board -pull the chain through the bottom & hang the chain on the screw head --the screw doesn't get screwed all the way in .
There is this product, "Mosquito Dunks", you drop the tablet into the barrel and it kills mosquitos and prevents their eggs from hatching. It's non-toxic. You should also screen off any openings in the barrel.
I would not be keen on personally drilling a hole in my expensive gutters... but that is just me. I would try and find another areaa that gets a lot of water ..
You can use any material for the rain chain it self...as long as you like how it looks. But the hook connecting it do the gutters should be copper to avoid galvanic corrosion.
cool, thanks, very pretty and really well explained and demonstrated.
I love rain chains but they're so expensive. I'm going to keep an eye out for candle holders. Never thought to use those. Thanks for the vid.
20 bucks on Amazon
What type candle holders
Suggest forming that half link in the gutter like this to avoid it pulling out -u- use a whole link to bend the u shape with ears
Beautiful and well thought out except for how you attached it at the top. I don't think that will be secure enough, especially in areas where rain turns to ice in the winter. Maybe hang it where the gutter is attached to the house, or use a gutter attachment to hang it from?
Good eye !
Yes just a long screw angled downward into the fascia board -pull the chain through the bottom & hang the chain on the screw head --the screw doesn't get screwed all the way in .
Use a water wheel under and a generator to load batterys.
for LEDS or something above or below (or both) the waterfall
***** Have you never seen the effects of rainwater not drained properly, good luck cleaning the algae from your porch
This is great but so much work! I got a beautiful brass rain chain at Costco for $24.
that is how you attached to gutter? 😮
Beautiful ❤️
A straight piece of metal such as a nail would have been better inside the gutter. That curved piece will eventually pull thru the hole.
Eye protection while drilling overhead .
if it solid brass you wont need to coat the cuts at all.
pretty nifty
How do I keep mosquitos from breeding in the rain barrel?
You can cover the barrel opening with window screen.
take a few soap bars and put them there
There is this product, "Mosquito Dunks", you drop the tablet into the barrel and it kills mosquitos and prevents their eggs from hatching. It's non-toxic. You should also screen off any openings in the barrel.
You are still getting a lot of splashing. A smaller hole in the guttering might mean a smaller flow and less splash.
I would not be keen on personally drilling a hole in my expensive gutters... but that is just me. I would try and find another areaa that gets a lot of water ..
Love the idea, you think tuna tins would work
I Am thinking of doing this with Copper Plumbing pipe..
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Oh, this guy, with the freakin' strange voice inflections.
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Sort of Rod Serling-esque
The gutters on my house are made out of copper. What kind of metal can I use for a Rain Chain?
You can use any material for the rain chain it self...as long as you like how it looks. But the hook connecting it do the gutters should be copper to avoid galvanic corrosion.
I would say aged copper to look like your gutter. There is probably some way to do that, but I'm not sure how. Probably something to do with chemicals
I'd use a plastic pipe, it saves on the mess when you have water, algae and moss all over yout porch
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until it make the hole bigger . and it all falls down.
Ah yes let me just get my hole saw 😂😂
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Who the hell is gonna use a rain barrel. Sounds stupid.
People who conserve water to use for their garden
Pretty much everyone I know these days 🤷🏼♀️