HOW IT WORKS

water diverter

The water diverter channels water from the gutter downspout to the barrel. When your rain barrel is full, the diverter will automatically allow excess water to bypass into your downspout where it will then drain away from your house’s foundation.

Our water diverters are designed to work with standard 2"x3" or 3"x4" gutter downspouts (roughly 2.25" x 3.25" OD-outside dimension or 3.25" x 4.25" OD). These two sizes are standard for most homes in the United States. If you do not have either of these sizes on your home, do not install using our instructions.

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How much rain will I collect?

The amount of rain your Fiskars® Rain Collection System will collect depends on two things: The amount of rain that comes down on your roof, and how much roof area drains into the gutter and downspout where you've installed the diverter. As an example, if you have a 500 square foot roof section feeding your downspout, it will take about two tenths of an inch (2/10") of rain to fill a 52 gallon rain barrel.