Comments on: Where do I Start? Collecting Water with Rain Barrels http://www.rainbarrelguide.com How to use rain barrels for rain water harvesting Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: steve http://www.rainbarrelguide.com/collecting-water-rain-barrels/#comment-371 steve Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:43:29 +0000 http://www.rainbarrelguide.com/#comment-371 @Rhonda, I would drain it and start over, just in case. You could also try a few tablespoons of bleach if you didn't want to lose the water. Either way, you should add some bleach as you go along next time, if you aren't using the water quickly enough and it smells bad. @Rhonda, I would drain it and start over, just in case. You could also try a few tablespoons of bleach if you didn’t want to lose the water.
Either way, you should add some bleach as you go along next time, if you aren’t using the water quickly enough and it smells bad.

]]> By: Rhonda http://www.rainbarrelguide.com/collecting-water-rain-barrels/#comment-369 Rhonda Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:26:07 +0000 http://www.rainbarrelguide.com/#comment-369 I have two rainbarrells one wooden and one plastic that collect rain from the roof. They both smell horrible and have a yellowish tint. My husband insists that that is the way it is surpose to be, but I have numerous plants that keep dying and they are the ones I water with the rainbarrell water. What should I do? Is this water safe? Thanks for your response I have two rainbarrells one wooden and one plastic that collect rain from the roof. They both smell horrible and have a yellowish tint. My husband insists that that is the way it is surpose to be, but I have numerous plants that keep dying and they are the ones I water with the rainbarrell water. What should I do? Is this water safe?

Thanks for your response

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