Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. An aside is when a character says something out loud in the attempt of conveying his or her thoughts to the audience, with the supposition that other characters can not hear it. This can be used when a character wants to share what he or she is thinking, when describing a previous event, etc.
Use a Pump for your Rain Barrel! The best way to accomplish what you want may be by not using a valve at all! Consider using a small pump placed on your rain barrel outlet hose. Most irrigation systems do not work very efficiently at the low water pressures typical of rain barrel systems.
If you have a sump pump, make sure it's in good working order. Sump pumps usually last only five years; if yours is older, you might want to replace it, White advised. If your sump pump has a backup generator, check it every six months. To prevent sewer backup, get your basement drains rodded out every year.