Rain Barrel FAQs: Your Top Questions, Answered
If you're new to rainwater harvesting — or you've had a rain barrel sitting in the garage for a season and still have questions — you're not alone. Here are the questions we hear most often from Epoch Rain Barrels customers, answered in one place. How much rainwater can I actually collect? More than you'd think. As a rule of thumb, a 1,000 square foot roof can generate approximately 600 gallons of runoff during a 1-inch rainfall, 300 gallons during a half-inch rainfall, or 150 gallons during a quarter-inch rainfall. Even a modest roof section feeding a single downspout can fill a standard 50- to 55-gallon barrel surprisingly fast — often within an hour during a moderate storm if you...
