Good Ideas Rain Wizard Urn 65-Gallon Rain Barrel - Khaki

Love this! Had my house re-freshened on the outside - down to a point where I could do all the outside maintenance myself - I'm 71 YO female - it was this or downsize and move - didn't like the idea of taking a few years out of my routine to move - had a barn metal trough in the same spot where I am using this new one - the job manager said "are you changing that trough - it has holes all around the bottom" - didn't realize it had rusted through in spots - not doing the job for a long time - he suggested all the new types made of materials - searched the web - found this one on JET - had shopped here many time - prices good - love the style - not the "normal rain barrel" - it came in a few days and the workers neatly connected the down spouting snugly through the heavy mesh square - will be very hard for any debris to get through the top - I had the gutters put on that have small holes the full length - so should be VERY hard for anything to get into the rain barrel. The down spout goes in through a hole in the top back side, in front of that space is a place for flowers, water for birds - is shaped separate from the the down spout hole area - I got the gray - will be stacking some field stone around the bottom - have the urn itself set on 2 3" concrete blocks to make sure it stays level - also bought a 24" man made man hole cover to go under this directly so if I ever have to move or adjust will be manageable - the urn is 25lbs, the man hole cover 8lbs, and holds up to 2000 lbs. They had the terracotta and the gray Just waiting for the rain now!!!! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

This is so much more than a plain barrel. It is a great decoration piece for my deck. Additionally, the built in planter is perfect for planting my favorite herbs. And let's not forget the discreet, conveniently place spigot for dispensing water from the back; I connect a small piece of hose to it and fill containers to carry water to wherever I need it. My husband deserves a treat for searching the web and finding this wonderful jewel! Thanks for making such an awesome product available.

I have wanted to install a rain barrel every since I installed rain gutters after my house remodel, but the price kept me away. I considered making my own, but the DIY 55 gal drums from food grade containers just look too ugly next to my newly renovated house. Then I stumbled on some info about my local water utility offering $75 rebates/barrel (up to 4 barrels/ home) and the decision was a no brainer. I wound up purchasing four of them. These barrels look great and work well. I bought flex hose from my local HD to connect to my down spot. The size fit perfectly into the barrel once you remove the mesh screen that comes with the barrel. I had a bunch of leftover red bricks that I used to build a platform to raise the barrel up. The terra cotta colors looks good. I'm not so sure I'd use the planter on the top of the barrel. Even though there are drainage holes, I think it makes more sense to get a small pot and place it in that space. It'll be easier to re-pot/switch out plants should the need arises and if drowning your plants' roots is a concern, it would be easy to put some gravel or a few small bricks or something to help raise your pots above the level of the drainage holes. As for the spigot...it works well (not as heavy duty as a 1/4 turn hose bib), but this is for a rain barrel and is more than adequate. The fact that it's brass says something-I've purchased a rain barrel for my in laws with plastic spigots that reeked of cheap (local stores only had one type of rain barrel in stock). The only thing I'd caution is to be sure to thread the hose bib/spigot onto the nylon opening slowly to carefully check you don't install it crooked and end up creating new and crooked threads. I'm considering connecting another barrel to help increase the capacity. I think I'm going to use one of the two overflow ports in the back, but I'm not sure if this is the best way of accomplishing this. Maybe I'll have to update this when I'm done.

We bought the 65 gallon Rain Wizard, and it looks great in our garden area. We ordered the charcoal grey color, hoping it would blend into the color of our house, which it did. It filled up very quickly. We connected a small hose at the bottom which we use to fill our pots. Planted flowers all around it, and always keep a flowering cascading plant on top! We have to pay for our water, so this water saver has been a huge savings for us. Have received so many compliments with everyone asking where we bought it. Love Hayneedle! Happy customers in Georgia!

First of all, the barrel looks sturdy and it's definitely more attractive than a regular barrel. Note that this barrel does not have a threaded spout for a side faucet, only the bottom has one. After looking at all the others with the side faucet, I didn't notice that the larger barrel didn't have one. That being said, it you're going to put a diverter kit on it, those come with a threaded insert for a faucet but it will detract from the look of the barrel. I'll manage but I wish this barrel was the same as the 50-gallon by the same manufacturer.

We bought this rain barrel urn because it was nice looking, we were able to plant some colorful flowers in the top and we could reuse the water and be environmentally conscious. This urn does all of these things and is a good buy for the money. That being said, we did notice a few design flaws. 1) The overflow valves in the back are flush against the siding of the house when the rain barrel is standing upright, so we actually had to move the rain barrel sideways and bring the overflow hose out the back around the corner. If the corner hadn't been there, we wouldn't have had a solution. They should have designed it such that the overflow came out the side or top somehow. 2) the plastic screen where the gutter drops the water does splash it around quite a bit, so after reader another raters suggestions, we cut up an old window screen, created a valley into the barrel with it and attached it with the provided screws. Then inserted the gutter downspout inside several inches. This solved the problem, no more splashing, but the screen still catches debris. But, these two design flaws excepted, the rain barrel is fantastic, we are very happy with it thus far.

I received the barrel about a week ago and it had rained a few times so I have a little bit of experience with it. One thing you will want to do is elevate it for two reasons: 1. water pressure, 2. to make hose easier to attach. After the first rain, I had a lot of trouble getting the water out, so I drained it out and put it on a plastic stand I improvised. The pressure still isn't great, but at least I can get the hose on. Also, the item was about twice as big as I expected. Not really a problem, but I did have to clear out some space and positioning it was a bit of a challenge, so just something to keep in mind. It does look exactly as pictured. If you use it as a planter, be sure to put some rocks or something in the bottom before you plant anything because water will accumulate as it doesn't drain well. The picture I attached is before I elevated and planted flowers. You'll have to tilt your head, sorry.

With the addition of this rain barrel I now have four. (Each one is a different design) I use rain water when I plant, transplant or fertilize anything. I bought this one for my back patio because of the attractive, space saving design, large capacity & brass spigot. The flat back allows me to place it against the wall under the downspout. However, when I do that the elbow from the downspout overshoots the screen inlet on top of the barrel. Had to make some minor adjustments to downspout. Also, the spigot handle is too big. It hits the barrel preventing it from making a full 360 degree turn. I can't fully open or close the spigot and therefore can't use the barrel at this time. I've notified the company and am awaiting their reply. If that issue can be resolved I will be very happy with this product and would recommend it to a friend.

Upon initial inspection, they looked fine. But then we found a piece of tubing that we didn't know what it belonged to so we started looking at it more carefully. The product had a indentation on top for the placement of a plant with built in weep holes for drainage out the backside. The weepholes were formed incorrectly and if we had used it, would have let dirty water weep into the clean water area. When we saw the weepholes, they looked like an animal had gnawed the tubes, which is kind of impossible since they are inside the units, but what's probably the problem is the plastic molding process didn't work correctly. Then when we went to return them last night, it took the store and 5 different managers and employees to get us our refund. Not happy right now, at all. And this is the 2nd attempt to get these.

I bought three of these just 8 months ago. Of course it doesn't rain in CA , IT POURS! In just a couple of storms all 7 of my Rain barrels filled-up. I have 4 of the Up-cycle barrels with removable tops and I love them. I thought THESE URN style ones would be cute with flowers and all, but they have several issues. First-the planter area is way too shallow for anything but small grasses and weeds. There is NO drainage for this area so now all of mine are warped in that area.. 2) the square where you must aim your spout is too small and because of this, half the water in a heavy storm goes OUT of the barrel, not in . 3) after 2 months the spigots barely work and the water leaks around the spigot. 4) Now that my barrels are nearly empty, I can not really get the last of the water out or to clean them (mold grows), like I do my other ones because there is NO removable top and because of the design- they are hard to tip. LASTLY- The plastic is thin and the seams are weak so when these filled- they BULGE out against the building and have started to leak at seams. DO NOT BUY THESE!