The rain barrel was installed tonight! It took 45 minutes to get its height right, disconnect the downspout, cut off the sewer connection (the yellow thing in the photo), cap it, then connect up the rain barrel and check that it was stable. About the only tool it too was a hacksaw to shorten the downspout. If you look closely at the rain barrel, one can see that there is a regular spigot at the bottom (hooking up the garden hose) and an overflow at the top. The barrel holds 58 gallons of water which is a pretty good amount.
