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Rain Barrel Downspout Diverter (Customizable)

varnerrants avatarvarnerrants

June 17, 2018

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I attended a rainwater collection and use workshop hosted by my town a few years ago. We got to make rain barrels from recycled food (olive) transport and storage containers.

I finally got around to hooking them up, and I didn't like the lame design for the diverter they had.

I didn't see anything else on Thingiverse that would fit my needs.

This one is fully parametric, so you can tweak it however you'd like.

Updated 7/13/2018 - V2

I've done a lot of 'tweaks' on this version. I've marked it as a WIP until I get my V2 fully installed and update the photos. The V1 versions have been renamed.

Updates for the V2 version:

  • Thanks to folks mentioning wallthickness issues with cura - totally reworked geometry.
  • Better wall thickness specifications, slicing works well with Cura or Slic3r PE.
  • Prints without any support material!
  • Better deflection grate design (and more parameters for tweaking there)
  • The outlet now fits inside the pipe beneath it, so you won't need a bunch of caulk to seal things up.
  • There's an optional deflector 'flap' at the top to guide water into the diverter.
  • The SCAD will generate a model in the proper orientation for printing without support. The only part you could have issue with from a long bridge is the drip_flap, so setting that true will mirror the object upside down.
  • If you want to swap which side your outlet is on, just mirror the part on the X axis in your slicing software.
  • All around the geometry is much simpler on this one, unfortunately I lost the nice graceful curve on the front of the diverter, but I don't mind the slighty pointy part.

Original V1 Docs:

Also, it's sized for 55x85 (or 2.25" x ~3.5" downspout). I made it the size I needed.

I put on two exterior barb hose outlets, because I wanted two hoses for better flow without the fitting constricting the diameter of the hose. I'll be printing coinciding receptacles to thread into the barrels at some point.

License:

Creative Commons - Attribution

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