Love the rain collector. Can’t hook up to a downspout but recycle water from the house as well as collect rain. The brass spout to connect to a hose is great. My problem is with the plastic built in connection to attach the spigot. Could not ever get the spigot to full integrate with the plastic. Was worried about stripping the threads on the female plastic connection. Think that part could have been a bit larger to accommodate the spigot. Anyway all is well as I sealed the connection with silicone. Seems to have worked!