Commercial Downspout Diverter

We successfully installed the Saving Rain Downspout Diverter on 2 large (4″x4″ square) commercial buildings this spring, and they are working great. Here is a photo of the installation at Monona Public Library, with a self-watering rain planter to catch the rain and water annuals automatically, while directing overflow into a rain garden…

Diverter installed on commercial downspout, filling Rain Planter

This Self-watering rain planter was made using:

1. a DIY RainBench liner cut in half,

2. a complete DIY RainBench kit,

3. exterior grade plywood (2 sheets, painted inside and out),

4. cedar 2x2s, 2x4s and cedar tongue and groove.

But we’re getting off track! The diverter fits and works great, and can even be painted to match your building.

I witnessed this diverter operating during a severe downpour and took a video of it. It was overflowing somewhat, but has not been modified at all, right out of the box.

That video is up on YouTube, with more instructional ones as well.

About the Author: sgear

Scott is a landscape designer who's philosophy has always centered around living closer to nature. Since 2000, his designs have reflected this and increasingly he has become obsessed with designing creative ways to save water in landscapes. As a designer, the focus of enhancing both form and function have led to this inevitable conclusion: something has to be done to make water conservation more attractive. That something, he believes, is integrating its storage into every possible landscape element, and that is what he and his wife Emily are doing at Second Rain.

Commercial Downspout Diverter