Collecting 800+ Gallons of Clean Water with a DIY Rainwater System 🌧️

[@darylandcat]

Imagine living in a country so free that it is illegal to catch rainwater.

[@MissJilly0]

Seriously..

[@guycha0s380]

that country doesn't even know how to define a woman 😂 lol

[@hulkamania5071]

imagine being someone who doesn't understand why some dry areas make it illegal to protect the rivers and lakes from drought

[@hornetIIkite3]

​@@hulkamania5071they should just do a raindance more often

[@Tomteleck]

the reason they dont let you use rain water for home use is they cant measure how much waste your putting into the sewer system. that cost money you know. and thats it...real simple

[@Quizack]

I illegally capture 5 gallons of rainwater every week. I’m a bit of an outlaw TBH.

[@earthnailsandtails]

😂😂

[@Zoomzoom120]

Yeah why did he think he had to say legal? Like the first thing people are gonna think is that's illegal man! 😂

[@jerrywoodard3084]

Gangster

[@f-puppet4059]

Yeah, what's the illegal way of collecting rainwater?

[@SCscoutguy]

@@Zoomzoom120 because it is very illegal in many states. In a lot of states the govt owns the water rights to rainwater and you can be fined thousands of dollars for doing this.

[@DesertVox]

Imagine living in a so-called 'free' country where you have to specify that the rain that falls on your property is 'legally' captured.. imagine the level of red tape on every little thing.

[@DJ-sv7xf]

Again it's for drought stricken overpopulated circumstances in part of CA. It wasn't that way when I lived there for 7 years. I live in the Heartland now and we've had 4" of rain in 15 minutes. Here they're asking us (no legal rules) to consider landscaping that captures rain so the streets and storm sewers don't flood during heavy rains.

[@Prettyungsteppa]

The law passed in 2012, its legal

[@eastwaters4082]

@@DJ-sv7xfHow about not live in a drought-prone area like California? It’s not the fault of let’s say Florida if it rains there more than California.

[@MrSavageDOESITALL]

no cuz one idiot will ruin it for all of us and yes it has to be done that way

[@gussampson5029]

These idiots don't even realize that all they need to do to increase rainfall is to reverse the massive deforestation they've done to their states and regions. But instead they blame it on climate change and say we need to pay more taxes to change the weather lmao. You could plant a few billion more trees on the West Coast and suddenly the endless drought will be over. Could have the problem resolved in less than a decade.

[@marioserafin3177]

"Legally capture" rain water wtf?

[@infernaldaedra]

Yes because if you own property you need to understand water rights although I agree a homeowner should be able to capture all rainfall on 1-2 small lots like this

[@happinesstan]

@@infernaldaedra So is it illegal to leave an empty bucket in your yard when it rains? Honestly you Yanks are mad. Land of the free?

[@Michael.Darling]

@@happinesstan it's more for drought areas. If everyone collected their rainwater in tanks like this in a place where the water table is already stretched dangerously thin, then even less water actually makes it to the rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, etc. It's drastic, but if enough people were doing it it can cause huge downstream effects. You don't exactly have deserts and massive (years long) droughts in the UK, so you don't need the restrictions.

[@happinesstan]

@@Michael.Darling But it's fine for Nestle?

[@berthold64]

'Merica

[@thirdmanout]

The collected water is great for "gray water" use. Many places use in-ground cisterns for just such a purpose.

[@simperous4308]

Gray water? You can drink rainwater just fine…

[@thirdmanout]

@@simperous4308 you shouldn't, especially if it is sitting in a catchment system.

[@MichaelMiller-lk2zc]

Just to be sure it's understood: It's OK for the garden, as you described, but this water is not potable without further mechanical and/or chemical purification due to contamination from bird and bat feces.

[@earthnailsandtails]

Indeed, I would not drink this water. Strictly for garden use

[@11219tt]

And shingle toxins

[@earth_ling]

You do know that they still use this method on some of the Caribbean Islands to collect their drinking water and potable water for everyday use. Their collection tanks are called cisterns.

[@earth_ling]

@@earthnailsandtails People have been drinking rainwater every since we have been on this planet.

[@Electedsphinx40]

​@@earth_ling there referring to the water that cleaned all the feces of his roof

[@judithyoast31]

Now the only thing missing where I live in Texas, is some rain!

[@annaarnold2993]

This looks great. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@danlboom2092]

What is this "legally capture rain water" stuff? Rain from the sky is Free!

[@scotmandel6699]

at least it should be.

[@DarkMatterX1]

Tell it to California

[@danlboom2092]

@@DarkMatterX1 Not just CA but WA & OR was also charging for Rain Water. I don't know where this mentality or insanity, came from but, the rain is free. Gods gift! This is just another dumb Democrat "Money Grab". And if they don't change the ways most people vote. You'll keep getting HOSED.

[@happinesstan]

It belongs to Nestle, or haven't you heard? Despite being 65% water, it is NOT a human right.

[@jeffgraham3113]

It means California is playing god and people think rainwater is a right that the government grants you😅

[@stevenfranklin8606]

Cool beans, 200+ IQ! Love it!

[@loril.mangold8160]

depending on your Shingles, on your roof, some were used with asbestosis so be sure and Don't drink it

[@jovanm5074]

Asbestosis or Asbestos and confuse.

[@craigchristensen6082]

Asbestos is a mineral, asbestosis is a disease

[@williewonka6694]

not to mention that bird poo is everywhere.

[@DR-rw7es]

If I was desperate enough I'd run that water through a Berkey or life straw or add a water purification tab and drink up. Wouldn't care less about bird poo or anything else.

[@chrisshabatowski4349]

Bird poop and asbestos are of zero concern when watering plants. The tar on the shingles, however is a little worse

[@brucebashaw5626]

Rain water is good for washing clothes and bedding not to mention being used for bath water. It will also make your hair shine

[@paulschmidtke425]

Mate Aus here our tap water is drinking quality country wide , but rain water is prized as drinking water above the tap stuff , no filters nothing ,,, beautiful!!

[@thisoldproperty]

I've a 10,000 liter rainwater tank which in turn supplies all my needs each year. No mains required. Filtration system is required.

[@Kevil911]

Sounds amazing.

[@parent-alerte2562]

What is your filtration system?

[@christinecook2621]

Thank you for sharing Life first. Care and share!

[@True_Being]

Great job 👍 we need more of these

[@Pupscratcheeto_Clan]

Great job!

[@Street215Philly]

So cool👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@sherriboggs4497]

Great job love that you love your home which is our beautiful earth and to preserve our life here we all need to love our home and take care of it and love everything that it provides us to survive for ever if we take care of what we are given

[@elladoz1966]

Nicely done 👍

[@FERNANDOGONZALEZ-pb6re]

I WISH MORE PEOPLE WERE MORE CONSIDERATE ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION.

[@TaniaCastilo24]

Well done for this amazing invention mate! I like it❤

[@ommoussa85]

This is a beautiful setup

[@___.51]

Check your state and local laws about rainwater catchment. Many states don’t regulate it. Some have common sense laws, like Louisiana requires you to cover your rain barrel to prevent mosquitoes, in a state that has West Nile and Zika. Then there’s Colorado which blanket banned all rainwater catchment, lol.

[@olemo703]

I live in the area only rain 3 months a year the rest of the year rarely, I need to know your system you built ASAP. thank you

[@calidude5116]

He didn't reply cuz he doesn't care about you at all. You figure it out stop being lazy 😅😅😅😅😅

[@dazzaustralia4618]

That’s the water I live on. All my life. From the sky.

[@IAMUNUAMI]

Tell us more. Thank you.

[@dazzaustralia4618]

@@IAMUNUAMI I drink it everyday and have done for more than half a century 🤷‍♂️

[@onlyoneamong300]

Beautiful water and it's free from nature! People in areas with inconsistent rain patterns, like states in the Southwest, should implement this system to save water for potential dry spells.

[@kylecabott1075]

That is so smart. What a great idea.

[@CarlosSanchez-bg4wf]

Nicely done bruh 👏 👌 👍

[@evamarieguevara1506]

It is also a solution of saving the walls of water reservoirs and prevent the overflow of excess water during the typhoon season.🎉

[@loriparks8657]

great simple easy idea

[@bridget1780]

I can't wait for the full build video.

[@earthnailsandtails]

It’s out! Watch the related video 👍🏼

[@Odin31b]

Brilliant video! No one has the filtration system like that. Need the full video, please!

[@earthnailsandtails]

There is a full video on our channel! It’s the related video 👍🏼

[@ronniekeith5726]

Thank you Sir.

[@vmr6771]

The FBI is taking names for those that are collecting water :P LOVE being a Civil Disobedient!

[@quantumchang4410]

The FBI interfered and manipulated election results. That's a criminal organization. Why even mention them?

[@slawdah]

Scruncho laughing his ass off😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@penelope8557]

Golly gee whillickers, how exciting is that. Wow.

[@whiteyonthemoon1193]

Hey yall i got the solution for droughts, just build bigger houses and collect more rain.

[@happinesstan]

Just stop Nestle from draining all the water at source.

[@MathiasMartinWR]

@@happinesstan This is done by consumers stopping their purchases from nestle.

[@happinesstan]

@@MathiasMartinWR Do you know every name under which Nestle release products?

[@ccastaneda669]

There's a big difference between fresh water and purified water. You can use the fresh water for various things, but since it's not purified, you shouldn't shower or drink it until it is.

[@MegaBpop]

That looks awesome

[@TheRealColt]

Wouldn’t call rainwater clean these days

[@susanc7945]

Note he says 2 more filters! 👍

[@likkeaaaabawss]

Its ok because it’s just for the garden

[@Lane.Read54]

Absolutely not !

[@Blessed.2.Teach.4God]

Best believe that's not (only) an alternate garden watering system - smart man.

[@saramarzoli9647]

Billions of our ancestors are face-palming at the sentence "legally catch rainwater"

[@coloradopackratprepper]

Is not legal in colorado!!!!

[@evamarieguevara1506]

This is another solution for fields needing more water for their plantations to prevent any plant from drying and dying during the drought season thereby ensuring enough food supply for the country.

[@paulg3012]

Where I live all houses have a limestone slate roof. built in guttering and pipework and an under house tank, my tank is about 11,000 gal we use a 3/4hp electric pump and a pressure tank to supply the home, it is full now but can run empty during dry spells. We don't normally filter but the pickup is 6" to a foot off the bottom so you don't draw sediment, they are regularly cleaned out.

[@ryanshea7617]

Where is that?

[@paulg3012]

@@ryanshea7617 Bermuda.

[@espeterson522]

Is that enough of a sediment trap? I feel like the water volume from a minute of light rain would fill the trap before the roof/gutters are clean.

[@priscillapascale1764]

Excellent

[@Nick-go5td]

My congrats for such a beautiful idea.

[@evamarieguevara1506]

Soil erosion is also prevented during dry season like when an earthquake happens and rainy seasons.

[@carlsutherland3730]

Underground driphose can reduce water irrigation use by eighty percent, which means 5 times more effective use. Add that to your system!

[@2299jsimon]

Testing some 30 years ago revealed that the first 10 minutes of rainfall flushes 90% of the sediment.

[@earthnailsandtails]

Do you have a source? I would love to see it

[@colinageda2649]

Excellent.

[@drcynidejaffri3573]

This is so amazing

[@jamesnjenga813]

He speak with excitement am wondering why so in Kenya we have always harvested rain water

[@lindamon5101]

Brilliant

[@Joseph-dm8xi]

This is very very green and free, every home should have this.

[@BohemothWatts-vz1lc]

Legally? Oh really? I have a farm in Puerto Rico where I harvest rain water. My water storage system has over fifty thousand gallons of rain water. Fortunately we have a rainy season from May to December 1st. I am building an Olympic size swimming pool which has the water capacity of FOUR MILLION GALLONS of water. I am converting it into a rain water harvesting and storage system with ultra violent water sterilizer lights. We are encouraged to harvest rain water here in Puerto Rico. I heard that in Colorado it's illegal to harvest rain water.

[@evamarieguevara1506]

It is also a good flood prevention measure for any place during the rainy season or La Niña phenomenon.

[@earthnailsandtails]

100% !

[@sourpoison5681]

Rain doesn't belong to government, therefore they cannot write laws prohibiting collection of rain water, find some courage and help remind government that we the people don't ask them for permission! They work for us, they suppose to ask us for permission

[@donho3617]

You are right, the government does not own rain water, but they can control the collection of said rain water. Some states only allow collection of rain water off a roof, but not allow other means. Some states will require a permit and inspection of the plumbing of the collection system and evaporation control. And other states will regulate because the collection of rain water could allow a breeding ground for mosquitos.

[@annharris2109]

I just line up a few 5.00 lowes buckets behind our garage and use those in the garden and my flowers. I'm not mechanically inclined like that 😢. Then I wait till the next rain and load em up.

[@earthnailsandtails]

That’s a great option! Do what works for you 👍🏼

[@happinesstan]

5 buckets? You'll probably get done for intent to supply

[@joannadrozdz3848]

Cool!!!

[@gracehowerton2900]

Smart boy ....congratulations

[@mrsducky3428]

Love this setup! Tried it a few years back and the soil settled and different rates and the tanks got all wonky and the connecting pipes broke.

[@paulmarks9717]

Cool I love that 👍

[@evamarieguevara1506]

That system is good for homes with enough space to install especially on dry season in tropical countries and fire preventive during the El Niño Phenomenon. 🎉

[@Irisseesall]

Nice JOB! Brilliant

[@SugaSugaB]

Smart man !!

[@dondidz3067]

Legally lol..... ohh boy. Love the setup tho, will def be designing my system based on this concept.

[@dennismaroney6671]

That overflow pipe is piped so that it will create a siphon an empty all your tanks.put a ty on top of riser pipe .to 90 degree elbow on discharge pipe . That will break the siphon

[@oldedwardian1778]

This is an excellent video showing how we can utilize rain water for gardens. HOWEVER HE SHOULD EMPHASIZE THAT THE WATER SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS DRINKING OR WASHING WATER. Washing your car is OK.

[@DJ-sv7xf]

Don't forget birds land and poop on your roof. Giardia is a parasite in bird poop. Your water just looks clean. It's okay for gardening.

[@VMM34]

The way he described his water collection device it sounded exactly like the Titanic

[@dellawolfdove8927]

Excellent. Resourceful.

[@julianocean1734]

For those laughing, yes it could be illegal since massively capturing rainwater can mean less groundwater (not saying it is a bad a good idea but just I heard about it)

[@bkershaccount]

Awesome. What size pipe to come off the tote valves? Can you do a build video or make a materials list for the pipe sizes etc. I plan to make this exact system. Did you make or buy the sediment filters? Where did you buy or what did you use to make.

[@earthnailsandtails]

We have a whole build video on our channel👍🏼 let me know what you think

[@jannifercopley4787]

Funny thing is so many comments about not drinking this water because of bird poo but they don't realize their municipal water from the faucet is filtered sewer water with chlorine added. 😅 No, I do not drink our rain caught water but I also am not delusional about where municipal water comes from either.

[@Shadow_banned_by_YouTube]

You Americans are hilarious

[@JonsRegularStuff]

The USA never fails to be odd. "Legally capture"? Yeah I've heard some places don't let you collect the rain off off your own head/roof... And a tote is something to do with smoking. What's under the plastic sheet? A water tank maybe?

[@gorozcog]

Colorado is the only state in the US that completely prohibits rainwater harvesting. However, most Colorado homeowners are allowed to collect rainwater in rain barrels with a combined storage capacity of 110 gallons or less. The collected water must be used for outdoor purposes, like watering lawns or gardens, filling hot tubs, or washing cars. Rainwater cannot be used as drinking water or indoors for household purposes

[@winkdinkerson7190]

Why would you need to filtrate rain water at all for solely watering your plants and grass? I get it if for human consumption… Great video!

[@MyGogla]

That’s beautiful work man

[@bobwhelk2117]

Yummy and it’s only highly laced with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) which are present in this roof runoff - it’s okay for plants - just not the edible kind.

[@moniquelbills8911]

Awesome! Rain water is free! You knew that!

[@MartinBreuer]

I wish it would rain enough at my place for such a system to be useful...

[@user-ix1hb8yn4c]

I find all the comments about the safety of the water hilarious. Apparently none of them understand how a water treatment plant works, how nasty the city and your house pipes are and how many things are "allowed" in your drinking water. I honestly would drink that rain water before city water. Run it through a good filter system and it is going to be dozens of times better than most city water.

[@earthnailsandtails]

Exactly haha, my effort is put in making the video. I don’t have the metal capacity to answer the same comments 1,000 times

[@robgal51]

You made a siphon with your overflow pipe, once it starts draining all the water will be pulled from the system. You need a vent in the highest point of the overflow pipe.

[@earthnailsandtails]

It doesent siphon unless the whole pipe fills up which it doesent due to the size

[@bernadettedural9314]

Your amazing

[@kiranvootori8101]

I hope you made a mechanism to water the lawn from those tanks automatically on rainy days to avoid getting wet.

[@MinisterHenry-jc3vk]

good idea

[@user-zi5cm9ot9g]

Fresh is when is fluid not laying on tank 🤣. Good idea and very useful by the way

[@cotteeskid]

Not unusual to be classed as illegal. Many local governments make it so to force you to buy water. Even in drought prone Australia it was illegal in some city/suburban areas until more recent years where it is now a requirement to have a water tank in new homes and no issues adding them to existing homes.

[@earthnailsandtails]

Everyone, we are working with ODU on a HUGE sampling project! if you feel inclined we would really appreciate your donations to help fund the PHD student that will be performing the analysis for us. linktr.ee/EarthNailsandTails More to come!

[@barryt2666]

It needs to be fine carbon filtered to be potable. It's what you can't see that can harm you!

[@johnsherman6718]

Smart guy!

[@johncotner9264]

It will be cleaner than what comes from the city

[@macheneclothing]

Good setup. Where did you purchase the filters?

[@jerrygoodmen6577]

Tucson Arizona 💯 Not much rain 💧

[@mericesin83]

Good job, young man.

[@Bryan-wq1ng]

Dude. I knew you were going to catch hell when you said legally. Experts. Come on. Let him be.

[@earthnailsandtails]

I truly did not expect that to be the hammer point!

[@Bryan-wq1ng]

@@earthnailsandtails it's sad.

[@JitRoop]

Great job. I'm looking for designs that bury or integrate the storage in the building or deck.

[@earthnailsandtails]

You could bury this and just add a well pump to get the water out. I am going to install a facade and turn it into a bar top

[@robdub9680]

How clean is it running off of a asphalt roof that most likely has some form of biological growth? Hopefully you have a good filter system if you’re going to be drinking this also

[@timmymendenhall1275]

I would love to have that