Portable Gravity Irrigator

Collecting rainwater for irrigating your lawn or garden is a great idea, but getting that water to where you need it is sometimes difficult. This instructable shows how to build a very cheap and easy portable irrigation device and unlike a watering can, this one waters the ground for you.

Estimated construction time: 15 minutes

Step 1: Tools and Materials

Materials:

1 " clean, plastic bucket (don't use containers that held toxic chemicals)
1 " 1/2 inch hose bib
1 " 1/2 conduit locknut
1 " soaker hose
and silicone sealant or caulk

Tools:

Drill, 3/4 inch spade bit

Comments

[peppermintschnapps]

does this have enough pressure to force the water through the pores in the hose?

[nicomyth]

Yes. We have been using the same soaker hose for several years. This year the hose became clogged (dirt, growth?), and I had to blast it with some tap water pressure. It worked fine after that. We usually use it with our rain barrel which has 55 gallons of water weight pressuring it, but the bucket still works too.

[c911darkwolf]

Nice job good pictures too.

You could go a step further using some bungee cords or better Ratchet straps and attach this bucket to a lightweight dolly. We did something similar for my grandma who couldn't lift heavy things. You can put some wood blocks under the bucket to give it some height for the water to run out.

[lilykoart]

TOTALLY AWESOME INSTRUCTIONS! i have been looking to make my own rainbarrels out of garbage cans, but couldn't find details on attaching the faucet and making it leakproof.

[seedsca]

Great idea! I'm using it at home thanks to you. One change I made is use a quick connect hose coupler instead of the spout. It makes for an easier hook up to the soaker hose. This is because I carry my bucket to the watering spot every time :(

[foobear]

i like it

[vIDo]

dear Liza, dear Liza, :D

[TSammy]

This is great, this is exactly what I've been looking for for a DIY greywater system I'm working on. Put the bucket in your shower when you are using it to fill it up. Attach the spigot to a hose that is connected to the supply line into your toilet. Put the bucket on to of the toilet tank and when you flush your tank it will fill with the greywater so that the next time you flush it you aren't wasting precious freshwater! Use a T fitting on the supply hose so that either the greywater or freshwater can be used (in case you BM more than you shower).

[CameronSS]

Looks handy! Another potential way to use this would be to use a bigger bucket/tank, and just pour in buckets of rainwater.