Watersaver Add-on (Water Questionnaire #1)

Watersaver Add-on
Originally uploaded by Earthworm.

Earthworm took this picture, and she says: It looks a bit like a scrotum. This mail order device from www.gardenwatersaver.com diverts the water from the downspout to anywhere you want it to go, usually into a rainbarrel. You don't have to move it when the barrel is full because it is designed to divert water back down the spout, so you don't have to have an overflow valve on your barrel. You can also get a metal one from another company. I think I went with this one because it seemed simpler to install and matched the downspout. The advantage of the device is that you can hide the barrels some distance away. This is important because otherwise the barrels would be in front of my office window blocking my view."

1. Do you collect rain water?
2. Under what circumstances would you consider doing this?