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A rain collector to insert in your downpipe. Its made for a DN100 Downpipe and a \u00be\" or 1\" garden hose. The collector should be mounted in such a way that the internal weir is on the desired waterline in the rain barrel. Thus the rain barrel cannot be overfilled.

The frost proof version has an internal drainage hole therefore no water can accumulate in the rain collector. The drain hole is printed undersized and has to be drilled out to 8 mm to fit the plug. The internal plug schuld be printed with a smaller layer height. I used Blue Teck to stick the plug in place and seal it.

I used eSun PLA+ for my rain collector because it is always in the shade. For rain collectors that are exposed to the sun, I recommend a more heat-resistant material such as PETG or ABS ASA. I used clear coat to improve waterproofing.

Update 20.04.2023

extended rain collector by 1 cm
updated hose adapter and union nut to better fit 1\" hoses

Update 22.04.2023

added a version for regions with risk of freezing in the winter
- contains a plug for the hose connection and a internal drainage hole
added a 1\" 90\u00b0 angle hose adapter

Update 25.4.2023

added 1 \u00bc\" hose adapter
slight modification to the union nut and the other hose adapters
modified 90\u00b0 hose adapter to be easier to assemble
increased size of drain hole
cleaned up CAD files

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