The Field Lab: gutters and tank...

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Chance of rain coming later in the week.

The Casita is ready to catch it.

Video of the install Friday.

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Zole said...: What is the gutter and downspout made of?
They look very durable. Mine is aluminum, which is the most common material.; November 5, 2019 at 8:51 PM
Margery Billd said...: You can have the water truck fill the tank with some water to start with. Looks good.; November 5, 2019 at 9:30 PM
Margery Billd said...: What about an overflow tank?; November 5, 2019 at 9:32 PM
John Wells said...: Gutters are galvanized - downspout piping is painted PVC. The overflow goes back to the desert.; November 6, 2019 at 6:37 AM
intermittent marathonian 00 said...: Looks good.

You might consider some UV resistant coating on the tank.

How are your original TFL tanks holding up ?

Thanks for the benefit of your knowledge and experience.; November 6, 2019 at 6:07 PM
John Wells said...: As far as I can tell - all my tanks are still holding up fine with no additional UV protection.; November 7, 2019 at 7:11 AM
MsBelinda said...: Good work.; November 12, 2019 at 10:26 PM
Unknown said...: looks like the downspout is made of pvc. I think this is a very interesting concept and will run this by my gutter cleaning guys and see what their take is. From what I am told these are fairly durable.; March 26, 2020 at 3:52 PM