Rain Barrel Spigot: Fits Standard Garden Hose - Installs From Outside of Drum or Barrel - Turn Any Barrel or Trashcan Into a Rain Barrel - INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED

Bought for outdoor rain barrel. Current spout was leaking. This one was very easy to install/replace old one. Problem fixed. I really like the ease of turning this spout on and off.

The guide for this said to use a larger hole drill bit, but I used a 1” bit and this slid in perfectly. If you use the larger bit they say to, it will fit loosely and you will have to position it just right or you’ll get leaks. I used this on the side of a plastic storage container; think Sterlite or Rubbermaid, those rectangular storage bins you find everywhere at department stores. Don’t over tighten this thing either; the rubber-like piece that threads on the back that acts as the “nut” on the inside of your water container is not rigid, it is a soft rubbery plastic; if you over tighten it, you will “jump” the threads and possibly damage the grooves. I didn’t experience this but I could feel that even just hand tightening it more, I could have easily torqued this thing down to where it would have jumped the threads. Just hand tighten, test for leaks, adjust if needed.

installed on 4 rain type barrels - pretty easy to install and is installed totally from the outside of the barrel.I do suggest a thin coat of silicone around the gasket to insure no leaks. so far (1 month) they are holding up well without leaking. a little pricey for what it is, but the only ones I could find that could be installed from outside the barrel.

I used this to replace the spigot that came with my rain barrel kit. That one had a low flow rate, even fully open. I was able to swap this on out after emptying the barrel. Fully open this thing is awesome, and has some great pressure. It seems to be staying on very well, and held up to an accidental tug on an attached hose.

These worked just as advertised. I did need some sealant when using on 55 gallon plastic drums.

This is the only such spigot I found that can be installed from the outside. Others require you to drop in a fitting and somehow find it, and pull it through the hole. Totally impossible! This one is very easy, and generally does the job. There are two problems. First, it is subject to a lot of water pressure which sometimes pops the spigot out of the hole. I can find no solution to that. Secondly, there seems to be no way to filter out sediment, which often blocks the flow.Still, it works, is easy and I'm buying a second, hoping a new one will stay put.

Easy to install, sealed very well.

The spigot fell apart where the badly glued plastic outer ring of the spigot meets the barrel. I noticed there was a slow leak about 4 weeks after installing it so I went to tighten it and the whole thing snapped off. I tried to call the number listed but that was for the company itself. The guy was kinda rude and said it was the seller’s responsibility. There’s no way to contact the seller and Amazon chatbot won’t let me remediate this so a bad review and loss of money is what I got instead of a proper spigot. Just go to a hardware store and get a good product made of brass.

Broke before we could even finish installing it. Don’t buy.