New Pressurized Rain Barrels Allow for Direct Watering of Garden
With the focus on rain barrels and rainwater harvesting, there are many different styles of rain barrels on the market. These rain barrels range from wooden barrels, to inexpensive food-grade barrels, to urns that look like terracotta clay. At the moment, the majority of rain barrels have a spigot that allows for a watering can to be filled. However, the problem with spigot mechanisms is that they are gravity fed, and at ground level, gravity can only generate a slow trickle of water. Although this trickle of water may be sufficient to fill a watering can, a gravity-fed mechanism cannot generate sufficient water pressure to feed a long garden hose. Raising the height of the rain barrel will increase the water pressure; however, the water pressure will still not rival that coming from the water tap. Research and Development by Algreen Products has generated a new category of rain barrels- those with built-in pressurized watering mechanisms.
Above: Algreen's new Madison pressurized rain barrel includes a geyser fountain, which can also be connected to a standard garden hose for pressurzied watering.
Algreen’s new Madison pressurized rain barrel includes a geyser fountain, which is driven by a submersible pump. This geyser fountain comes complete with rocks and tubing; when installed, these components produce an attractive and decorative fountain top. However, this fountain also serves a more practical purpose- the fountain head also fits any standard garden hose. Thus, for those that do not want to bother with a watering can, customers can simply hook up any standard garden hose to the fountain head, and proceed to use the water pressure to water their lawn and garden.
New research and development has also been placed onto eco-friendly watering options, such as a self-pressurized rain barrel watering system. Currently in the works is a self-driven watering system that will operate without any electricity. Stay tuned for more updates from Algreen Products!
