Savannah Rain Saver, Oak

It has an overflow channel on the front which lets the water out the front with nowhere to go , it should have an overflow hose connection on the sides so that one can channel the overflow away from the house. This is the only flaw in design.

The rain barrels are basically perfect. The barrel comes with just about everything you need to set it up. The bug screen is screwed down on top and must be removed to get the hardware parts that are stored inside. I only knocked off a star because two of the three I ordered came with the hardware floating loosely inside and the plumbers tape in a wadded up mess. I think they had been previously opened and not repackaged properly. Hayneedle's customer service was excellent. I had some difficulty with Fed Ex, and the staff at Hayneedle helped to intercede so that the barrels would be delivered at a time when I could receive them.

I purchased 3 of these rain barrels. two of the three have hairline cracks at above the base on the front right hand side causing water to leak out. I am most disappointed as I spent a considerable amount of money for the rain barrels as well as someone to redo my gutters....I have been able to seal one leak but the other one drains out almost as soon as it is full. I bought one first and that one is fine, the two I purchased last are the ones that look like the plastic was not thick enough in the production process causing hairline cracks which increase in size after the barrel is full.

Would be nice if the drain valve and tape would stay in plastic bag that is way to flimsy to hold anything. Had to turn upside down and dig out valve.

We just had our first rain since installing this great looking rain barrel. (We have two other barrels of a different design) The water can't go through the top screen fast enough to enable the water to go into the barrel, so the majority of the water went into the plant holder and shot out the back planter drain holes or overflowed off the front. While our other two barrels filled in a short time, there is very little water INSIDE this barrel. So it will require some amendments including an overflow hole and hose and a different entrance/screening mechanism in order to function.