A: There are a few reasons you want to put the rain barrel on a stand.
1) Raising the barrel high enough allows space to either hook up a hose or put a watering can underneath the spigot.
2) Gravity is your friend when you want to run water out to your flower beds or gardens through a hose. The higher you have your rain barrel, the more freely the water will flow. A word of caution: A full rain barrel will be up to 700 pounds, so make certain that it is stable when you set it up.
3) Although these rain barrels are made from quality white oak, wood has many varieties of bacteria, fungi and insects that find it appetizing. When wood is in contact with the ground or moisture for any period of time, these organisms attack the wood. Untreated it will decay in time if it is touching moist ground. (Interesting fact: White oak has the same rot-resistance as cedar, redwood, and teak)!
1) Raising the barrel high enough allows space to either hook up a hose or put a watering can underneath the spigot.
2) Gravity is your friend when you want to run water out to your flower beds or gardens through a hose. The higher you have your rain barrel, the more freely the water will flow. A word of caution: A full rain barrel will be up to 700 pounds, so make certain that it is stable when you set it up.
3) Although these rain barrels are made from quality white oak, wood has many varieties of bacteria, fungi and insects that find it appetizing. When wood is in contact with the ground or moisture for any period of time, these organisms attack the wood. Untreated it will decay in time if it is touching moist ground. (Interesting fact: White oak has the same rot-resistance as cedar, redwood, and teak)!
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