I dug a SHALLOW WELL and was told I can't use it...

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00:00 Our water isn't safe!
03:52 Shallow well update
05:44 Bleach and chlorine
08:03 Ozone generator
10:27 UV light
13:53 Collecting water samples
15:22 Our solution...

[@larrymesneak1334]

I retired as a superintendent of a municipal water treatment plant so I have considerable knowledge of treating and testing the public's drinking water supply. I'm happy to say I would recommend what you are doing to fix your problem. The only suggestion I would make is to move your dog run to a location as far away from the well as you can.

[@OskarHersch]

And put some dirt into backyard to make slope, so water does not pool on top of well after every rain.... or even better, make clay / plastic umbrella so only water in the well is water prefiltered by ground, not surface water leaching down...

[@teeing9355]

I was thinking the same about the dog run.

[@garyhennessey3621]

Can backyard chickens taint a drilled well 110' deep?

[@OskarHersch]

​@@garyhennessey3621 Not properly "built" well can. There can be other relevant factors then ONLY depth. Well build to state / fed regulations should not have this problem. Regulation is usually the best saneness / price ratio solution to problem. See? Human freedom needs some regulation to stay in sane parameters. Unchecked freedom is harmful to LIFE ITSELF.

[@OskarHersch]

@@garyhennessey3621 Most likely no. But you can always test your water and should test your water yearly, you can't always know what is happening "upstream".

[@WeekendHandymen]

Step 1 in treating the water: MOVE THE DOG RUN!

[@jamesirby4999]

1 st a particle & sediment filter ceramic filter then on to reverse osmosis now to add minerals to taste then drink.

[@1979augistine]

Definitely move the dog crap away from your water source

[@thefix2573]

Common sense, but not to city folk.

[@ryancoates4054]

I agree

[@larrymiller4]

​@@jamesirby4999🎯🛎️👍

[@ZombieWoodturner]

i think the proximity of that dog run to you "well" might be something you could look at closer

[@lordchaa1598]

My thoughts exactly

[@InFlamesOfSorrow]

the dog run is where the water tank is i think, or am i wrong? i dont think anything from the dogs gets through that thick wall from the tank?

[@lordchaa1598]

@@InFlamesOfSorrow , it does run down hill into their main pit though.

[@InFlamesOfSorrow]

@@lordchaa1598 oh is it downhill from the dog run? didnt get that. well then MOVE IT! haha

[@ralphswartz7961]

I think that in one of the episode it showed that the water level of the cistern tank was the same as the surface water. If so, this condition needs to be corrected.

[@TheKnifed]

I work on commercial cooking equipment, I couldn't tell you how many times I've been called out for things not working and opening up the filters to find that the media still has plastic on it.

[@chipjohnson3357]

STRONG RECOMMEND a sediment filter before it goes to the big tank! Otherwise the bottom of your tank will fill with crap and you’ll have floaters in there too. The cleaner you can keep that tank the better! I love the combination method. For safety! I have UV in my house once for the whole house with the sediment filter and a second time in my reverse osmosis drinking water system.

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Great point! We’re thinking about doing a settlement filter and settling tank before pumping into the main tank.

[@N-hunter]

@@AmbitionStrikes For the settling tank, look at what Nate from Narrowway homestead has done. He has the outlet line for his tank on a float so that it draws from the middle of the tank, not the top or bottom. This should give you the clearest water out of the settling tank, because some debris will settle to the bottom and some will float to the top

[@Dimka2]

@@AmbitionStrikesyou can also get those reusable pleat filters, if you have iron you might need to clean them with oxalic acid to clean iron off and then will look brand new, although if you are just using them as sediment filter just rinsing them is fine, would also recommend going with the big boy filters 4.5 x 20 instead of the 2 " filters, they last way longer

[@TheStevedie]

@@AmbitionStrikesI also second this!

[@akdisney]

@@AmbitionStrikes build a pump shed and power and Filter there

[@johnhufnagel]

Only thing I can think of is, perhaps is a filter between the source pump and the ozone-treated storage tank, just to help keep as much stuff out of that tank as possible. Eventually I can see stuff getting into the storage tank and either settling or coating the tank walls.

[@theheathkitshop2424]

My thought, too. You'd want to keep solids out of the storage tank, and external filter would be ideal. The only issue I could see would be the filter/pipes freezing in the winter.

[@jamesa8851]

Or just get a regular well and you don't have to make stuff up. Put in a real well with a filter system and move on. You just bought a 70k truck as an experiment. You can get a regular well. I feel like I'm watching fake drama when the answers to your problems have "well" established solutions.

[@95dodgev10]

​@@jamesa8851they have stated multiple times why they didn't do a regular well. They're on a mountian so obviously solid rock everywhere to drill through. Certainly possible but takes longer therefore more cost. Also other wells in the area had to be drilled extremely deep and still yield a relatively small amount of water.

[@cj.wijtmans]

solid rock is a good natural filter though, go through the rock to get a clean water source. @@95dodgev10

[@Tillyface89]

Agreed I'd would add a sentiment filter just to cut down on dirt and junk entering the storage tank. Will make it easier long term to maintain.

[@youmeandtheD]

I'm sure you see going to do this in the spring, but raise the level of the ground around the well and get some grass coverage so that the water isn't a muddy soup above the well and the ground and plants are your first filter. Plus less mud.

[@TheSighphiguy]

I'm guessing thats all planned. just havent gotten around to the "dress-up" stage yet.

[@OskarHersch]

Exactly, it is totally ridiculous to have water pooling on top of a well. Water leaching from ground is already prefiltered, so contaminating it by surface water is such a basic, obvious thing that i am not sure if they are trolling us or what.

[@Adam-zq8fi]

I’m a water plant operator at an RO facility our main disinfectant is sodium hypochlorite (Cl2). The MCL (maximum containment level) is 4.0 PPM you have to establish at what point break point chlorination takes effect. Break point chlorination is the point at which the disinfection demand has been met, or all undesirable contaminants in the water have been oxidized. Going beyond break point chlorination increases the likelihood of forming THMs and other disinfection byproducts.

[@garyh4458]

The Navy uses sodium hypochlorite to treat the potable water on their ships.

[@Adam-zq8fi]

@@garyh4458 we actually use chloramines to disinfect our water the chlorine residual lasts longer but it’s not as potent. Chloramines are a byproduct of ammonia and sodium hypochlorite coming into contact. I don’t think they wanna go down that road though lol

[@scottjoyce85]

Wouldn't break point only matter if there was significant amounts of NH3 for the chlorine to react with to become chloramines. THM could definitely be a concern because I'm not exactly sure where this water is coming from and the level of organic material in it based on this video.

[@tylerforbes8623]

Three things to consider, 1.) sediment filter before the holding tank 2.) pumping/filtering system runs when you have sun, to avoid battery draw down 3.) RO or UV system that fills a buffer tank in the house, pre consumption.

[@cheerdiver]

RO is definitely the way to go for cooking and drinking. Though keep in mind chlorine will break down the RO membrane material, giving it a metallic taste.

[@TheSighphiguy]

@@cheerdiver RO totally removes ALL helpful minerals also. something to consider especially if used on houseplants. it is, essentially,...distilled water.

[@Dimka2]

@@TheSighphiguy you can get ro with mineralizing cartrige it adds some magnesium back and makes it less acidic

[@Dimka2]

@@cheerdiver proper system will have carbon pre filter before it hits membrane, 90% of ro systems run inside city water with chlorine in them

[@gman1868]

When you install your RO system, be sure to include the re-mineralization stage. Water becomes acidic when run through the RO filtering. A third stage that re-mineralizes (is that a word?) will improve the taste and bring it back to slightly alkaline. I use a counter top system, an RKIN U1, because I didn't want to fill up the cabinet under our sink and I wanted something portable. It also makes cold and hot water including a separate setting for baby formula.

[@donstevens337]

build up the ground over the well so that it diverts the surface runoff from the big hill to go around the well.

[@cameronhamer9432]

I’ve got a shallow well , 8 feet deep , but another 4 foot of extra backfill to keep surface water away . The water tested safe to use for commercial use . 👍🇨🇦

[@John-jx1dk]

We had a 250k water tank for our 793 residents and use chlorine. You’re correct it’s difficult to maintain the correct ppm so we installed a paddle wheel dispenser. The more water that’s used and measured by the paddle wheel, the more chlorine is dispensed. The ppm was easy to set and the output easy to capture. You obviously won’t need as big a system but it works well. Our water Wurlitzer was tested biweekly and always passed.7

[@ralphswartz7961]

One of the first things you need to do is compact the fill around the pump casing to stop the flow of ground water around the casing. Number two, raise the level of the grade at the casing to help divert the surface water away from the casing. Slope the grade away from the casing and improve the drainage of surface water away from your well.

[@beckycrump8831]

This is what we did for our wellhead. Works great.

[@ronblack7870]

isn't the surface water what fills the well in the first place

[@ralphswartz7961]

N o the well is filled up from ground water running along the bed rock.@@ronblack7870

[@bennym1956]

@@ronblack7870 Water comes into the bottom of well. See their well digging video

[@EnufIsTooMuch]

@@ronblack7870Yes, but not just the immediate area. The water is coming from the entire slope, percolating down and moving thru the rocks and soil. However big the mountainside is that slopes in that direction, that is their water source for the shallow well.

[@tiemenvanderbijl785]

"How would you treat our shallow well water" Well sir, with dignity and respect ofcourse. 👍

[@tiny9614]

I worked at a water treatment facility about a decade ago and what you’re doing is exactly what we did but on a larger scale. But we released the “Poo” water into a local river.

[@michaelmcginn7260]

Pollution. Poor river.

[@ronblack7870]

@@michaelmcginn7260nope

[@tiny9614]

It was safe enough to drink but the city chose to dump in the river which had previously dried up. So because of this it reestablished the eco system.

[@user-fe7bo5mm1o]

​@@michaelmcginn7260poollution

[@wjhann4836]

Riley, there might be a cheap improvement: Put a tube around the ozone dispenser. It should be a little shorter than the usual water level. I expect the rising air bubbles will take water with them and so the water will be more moved. That movement should improve the decontamination since always different water will pass the ozone source.

[@robertmouradian9760]

isn't the recommended distance at least 50 feet from live stock, etc (your kennel) from the well? from the camera footage, appears about 7 paces when you carried the water, could be contributing to the issue.

[@jasonstrahin9927]

I grew up with multiple wells and springs in the neighborhood. The shallow wells were tested regularly. When the well itself tested positive for chloroform a gallon of bleach was added to the well. Flushed through the system until the smell of bleach came out the tap. 24 hours later retest. Repeat until the test remains negative. After a pattern was established the process would be repeated on a regular interval.

[@janetkoball44]

When you said, " do I want to spend time by myself"....., I had to take deep breath cause 99 per cent of my time is by myself, and I'm very bored with myself. I retired in January ' of 19 and cant seem to make much progress toward my camping goals. But I hope to very soon. Thanks for your soft talking to all of us about this subject.

[@gravelydon7072]

I was forcibly retired in 2003. Since then I have never had as much free time as I had when working.

[@kennethalmond8922]

We're in year 6 of rain harvest 2000sqft roof -> 3 x 2500gal tanks. We do tanks -> pump -> 20micron -> 5micron (for UV) -> UV -> house and all works perfectly. We use big-blue 20" filters and change them once per year (~20,000gal) and change UV bulb ~1.5yrs. We put chlorine (bleach like you had) in the tanks for the 3 x summer months of no rain / hot water / stagnating water in the tanks. No ill affects so far and FYI - all approved by the city. :)

[@Chris_at_Home]

We collect rain water at our recreational off road cabin. It six miles from the nearest road the 2nd story roof it to steep for animals. I’ve been drinking the water for 20 years after I run it through a few FDA approved trash cans plumbed to catch the floaters and sinkers from trees before it goes into two tote tanks.

[@CDNBVR1]

All of my drinking and cooking water goes through a reverse osmosis filter system from Culligan. It's a low flow system, so you can't run the whole house on it, but it will take out all bacteria and solids including minerals. It even removes chlorine. I'd add that to your kitchen water supply for drinking and cooking. I have a fridge with water and ice dispenser hooked up to it as well.

[@timschwartz_trains]

Had a similar system for lake water. I added a ceramic cartridge filter at one sink for drinking. Just one more layer of protection. 21 years drinking from lake no issues.

[@Mike-hb4pc]

Until you get cancer one day and wonder what might have been the cause…

[@SteampunkSteve]

I used to manage the water system in a seasonal park and a couple of summer camps. At the start of each year I'd sanitize the wells. Over chlorinated the well and run the pump to charge a hose that I used to flush the sides of the well casing. Then fill all the water lines with the chlorinated water and leave for 48 hours. After that I'd run all the faucets until I could no longer smell the chlorine. Start at the source and you'll have less problems

[@jasondoller9875]

I would suggest filtering the water before it enters the tank. Keeping sediment out of the tank will make it easier to clean the tank and keep it clean. Additionally, have you considered using activated charcoal as part of your filtration system? The activated charcoal filter and ozone generator may well kill everything, leaving the UV light as a failsafe backup. And since you can make activated charcoal using wood and heat, you shouldn't have any real costs in that regard other than the work to create it, which should be easily manageable.

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

A swimming pool UV treatment on a loop circulater on the cistern works great. In conjunction with a filter set you will love it!

[@attwasmi]

I agree with John. Your basic much larger first filter should be outside and protected from freezing. It will be grey water coded as it will keep sediment from your system, and allow the inside step filters from "Constant" replacement. In RV's we see this, and it will make it much easier on a maintenance schedule.

[@capt.stubing5604]

I put a rain water catchment system in for an outer island home in the San Juan Islands a couple of years ago. We got salty water in the well we had drilled. So to build a home on the property we needed a permittable water system. We are using UV with a three stage pre-filter. We collect water from our roof into two 3,000 gallon cisterns. The system has worked great so far. The softest water I have ever experienced. The UV system is more sophisticated than what you have with some distinct similarities. I’m happy to share the system design with you if you want to look at it.

[@noyopacific]

At our dry cabin on an island in Minnesota we drink lake water which gets tested twice a year for heavy metals, arsenic etc. For drinking water we boil it for 20 minutes to disinfect and then use a gravity flow carbon filter to reduce volatile organic compounds and improve the taste. We can also fill jugs at a public spring on our way to town to go shopping.

[@johnnyzander1466]

As several others have already mentioned. A coarse filter directly from the source, so the fine filter lasts longer. Another (harder) option is to dig deeper to get rid of the surface water that seeps down and give it more time to filter.

[@stevecroy9396]

Your water might not be as contaminated as you think. You might have made what is called a sampling error. I have experience with sampling, testing, and treating water systems. You might have inadvertently contaminated your first sample by using that pump. Coliforms are literally everywhere and on everything we touch. It is just a matter of how much. Unless you disinfected the pump and hose. Then, run it long enough to get rid of disinfectant. You also want to disinfect the faucet where you sample from first. Another thing is never sample from the surface of a container or source. As you pointed out, you saw something floating on the top of the water. There are always contaminates floating on the top. If you are dip sampling, you must cap the devise and open/close it under the surface. There are specially designed samplers for sampling tanks on long poles. To get an accurate sample from your well, you would have to disinfect the well pump it out until the water tested free of chlorine, then do a proper dip sample.

[@BigDan7114]

This !!!!!

[@patrickday4206]

Yeah I've seen a well fail then just wait a couple of months and pass

[@Adam-zq8fi]

Even still it’s a better idea to treat the water coming out of the ground it’s not worth the risk

[@DavidD03820]

@@Adam-zq8fitotally agree, and the prefilter and UV light should always be there even if it didn't fail the test. It's always better safe then sorry and sick.

[@gregs7918]

Treating bacteria is much cheaper than treating hard water from a drilled well. I would also recommend that you treat the well with a high concentration of chlorine (20 ppm). Circulate the water through your system and use a return hose to rinse the 10-foot plastic pipe on your well access. The only issue with super chlorinating the the well is that you will need to wait 4-7 days for the chlorine concentration to fall below 4 ppm. You only need to super chlorinate when you open the access pipe. 10 feet of dirt is very good isolation from surface bacteria. Also, air seal the access port. We only use super-chlorination, particle filtration, and a UV light.

[@Adam-zq8fi]

Super chlorination also increases the chances of producing THMs and other treatment byproducts. I wouldn’t do that just figure out when youve reached break point chlorination and go from there.

[@anthonysilva1473]

@@Adam-zq8fi after super chlorination and soak the wells are flushed. no trihallos if done properly

[@chuckoaks6756]

Make your own sand and charcoal filter and put it inline before the rest of them. When a shallow well is pounded down here we just use a sand point. Less contamination. So, sand point with jet pump. Many houses around this area use this method.

[@ahorseman4ever1]

Great educational video today! When you add the humor into the video, it makes it much more memorable. I hope this makes a less worrisome water source for you. We love you guys.

[@user-xk1gt9cg8v]

Riley, you’re always super articulate, no umm, or ya know, or well, just great info every time.

[@chrisoakey9841]

Run the water through a dyson vacuum shell to filter out large material before your fine filters. the vortexes are a great prefilter.

[@Bob_Adkins]

And a lot easier to clean/change than other filters!

[@sdmarkow]

we have a shallow well and treat with the UV lamp alone. Tested perfectly and never had any issues. Just remember to change the lamp and sleeve when you are supposed to.

[@BruceFindlay-kv5gr]

I think the relationship you two have is a clear example of how incredibly important friendship is in an ongoing relationship

[@jerryking9333]

Great videos. One suggestion is any thought of putting a water sensor on the floor below water filtration system under sink. It will let you know if you are having any type of leak before it gets bad. Great videos.

[@robertfallows1054]

Are you going to get your newly filtered water tested with a full panel test? That would be interesting. You might have other contaminants that are not caught in the new setup or not.

[@Midcon77]

You guys continue to impress with these videos! I learn a ton each time I watch one. I hope you all are well and can't wait for the next one!

[@roberthelmick1159]

Thank you for going over this with us . Now I need to take a better look at my well water and test it .

[@rmmccoy51]

There was one surprise in this video. When you (Riley) took a mouthful of that tainted water, I was shocked that Courtney didn't scream loud enough for me to hear in Portland OR. Of course that probably means that Oliver was close enough to have been affected by the shock wave so she restrained herself and "only" raised her voice. But Riley I do have a request, back in December 2002 I had myocardial infarction and I have been trying to avoid having another. Don't drink the impure water.

[@shade_x7752]

Its ground water.. not tainted... all of our ancestors drank that water from the BEGINNING OF TIME... Yes its safer to filter, but the earth does a LOT of natural cleaning all by itself or else ALL THE ANIMALS that exist would be dead.

[@Bob_Adkins]

3/4 of the world drinks muddy, off-color, and/or smelly water and they are fine. Americans are very spoiled on pristine water. Me too!

[@grahameida7163]

Errr it was post the partial and UV filter, so all is good

[@carolewarner101]

What does a MI have to do with drinking impure water?

[@virginiabrady3536]

Sad for any human living in Portland wastehole.

[@BigBrotherCY]

on your video i saw 2 mistakes. 1) on the cartridge filters installation you touch the filters with bare hands. Probably you transfer some bacteria from your hand to the filters. When you change it, try to use gloves. 2) you must not touch the glass tube or the UV lamp with your bare hands, because our hands produce oil, the you leave oily/greasy finger print that create shadow, so the UV light doesn't reach all the bacteria. So the gloves is a must in this kind of jobs Just some friendly advises. Keep the good job and nice videos coming.

[@nickjimbob2776]

Thoughts on extension cord in muddy water?

[@scottwatts3879]

Agree. Also, wipe down your hoses and equipment with chlorox before dumping them into the well. Contaminated mud is not your friend. Get a sediment filter as the first stage the water hits before going into your tanks. They auto backflush the sediment out periodically. Lastly, hard pipe everything. Use PEX and bury it (better freeze resistance than copper or CPVC)

[@TheMadManPlace]

I have seen this system on a number of remote farms. Phase 1 is a 5000 liter tank. This gets pumped full of untreated water and you add chlorine to it. If the chlorine level is a bit high, don't worry too much. This tank needs to be agitated continually and vented outside. Then you have a pump and 2 valves connected to the next phase. Phase 2 is 2 x 1000 liter tanks that can be filled by the pump individually. Inside these tanks are normal fish-tank type aerators (but bigger or more of them) This will allow the chlorine, which is actually a GAS, to evaporate off. This needs to be vented outside as well. Then you have another 2 valves and a pump to take the aerated water and fill the next 1000 liter tank - Phase 3 This is the supply tank to the house water system. So when the the phase 3 tank is nearly empty, fill it from the phase 2 tank that has the least chlorine. the other phase 2 tank will keep on aerating to get rid of the chlorine. Fill the now empty phase 2 tank from the phase 1 tank so that it can start de-chlorinating that water. If the phase 1 tank is empty (or nearly empty), fill it and add the chlorine so that the new 5000 liter batch can be chlorinated. Phase 2 has 2 tanks so that you always have at least 1 tank that is (hopefully) fully de-chlorinated. Also, to save fully treated water, a demand pump on the phase 1 tank can be plumbed into the toilet. The extra chlorine will also help keep the toilet sanitized but the only issue could be that the highly chlorinated water could wreak havoc with your septic tank...

[@danielpullum1907]

One thing you have to say about Riley, HE DOES RESEARCH!!!! Excellent presentation Ole Salt! Yeah, as others have mentioned the dog run is close. You could put down a catch pan in the dog run, Hardee Har Har. I think back to my childhood at how many people got their water from shallow dug wells. I also remember folk getting illnesses traced back to the "bugs" U found in Ur untreated water. We had a 5'dia X 25' deep shallow well but only used it for outside work. We had city water.

[@ryankelly5303]

Awesome idea Riley.

[@paulmiller591]

You covered all the bases, and the combo approach seems safe. Would you ever use rain roof water for around the yard?

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Yes! We are hoping to explore rain collection if the well can’t keep up this spring.

[@cukymonster33]

You are doing better than I have ever done. Two thumbs up!!

[@axolotl5]

As almost always, that was awesome. You've inspired me to check our off grid water quality.

[@Leeeri1954]

quite comprehensive - looks like your solution to the water challenge is in sight .

[@stephaneleblanc8033]

might be a good idea to use a simple filter between the water pump and the tank to make sure there is no build up of sediment or trash in the tank itself

[@waynerudiger1756]

The nice thing about the 2 stage filter, at least if you have the right type, is that it removes chlorine so if you accidently over chlorinate (stage 3 as needed) it can take it back down to safe.

[@geraldlandry6913]

Nice four simple tests anyone can do and step bystep with realtime results. Thank you for your informative video😊

[@carefreeclubhouse1714]

"What I need is wider hips." Riley, you just crack us up!! You are sssssooooooooo zany!?!?!?! LOLOLOLOLOL

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Pressurised water connections right next to 3 power outlets!! Great video, glad you found these issues especially with the little one around!

[@danrogers528]

He actually installed the pressurized water filter directly under an electric panel. That is a code violation.

[@ronruethain5521]

You as always amaze me. Your video is the one I look forward to every week. Great job. Thanks

[@stefankaufmann8257]

UV tubes don't last very long, we had to change them once a year. So make sure to install a system, that controls, if he tube is still working. This can be done by checking the amps - if there is no current, the tube is out of order. Make sure, to have an alarm telling you, when the tube fails.

[@akdisney]

I would do the same system and do lad test and move the dog run

[@akdisney]

Put beach in the well

[@need2zipit]

One big problem besides filtering water and a very dangerous one, No GFI outlets, I would definitely research thet when you are running water near outlets and extension cords.

[@BrianKrahmer]

Most new construction uses GFCI breakers, and GFCI protection has been required in garages since 1978. I wouldn’t assume they don’t have protection

[@need2zipit]

@@BrianKrahmer extension cords requires a GFI adapter on the cord.

[@BrianKrahmer]

@@need2zipit NEC reference, please?

[@need2zipit]

@@BrianKrahmer I'm not a licensed electrician, but a 30 year low voltage contractor, NEC 406.9(B)(1) 210.52 (C) 3. I do not know if there has been updates as I've been out of the trades for the past 4 years.

[@BrianKrahmer]

@@need2zipit your first code reference does seem to apply, requiring an in-use cover, but doesn't address requiring a GFCI on an extension cord

[@williamcall6042]

I am glad you chose multiple options to make your water

[@SirmcnuggetBes-sm5fg]

this is the first time on your channel AND I CANT STOP SMILING OVER HOW CUTER YOUR CHILD IS :))))

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

I feel like a reverse osmosis set up would be easier and sure fire way to sanitize your water since literally only water can get through. No dirt, viruses or bacteria.

[@chadjohnson1544]

They are probably trying to avoid it if they can because reverse osmosis wastes a lot of water. Great system if nothing else works but bad if you limited water.

[@Adam-zq8fi]

@@chadjohnson1544 I work at an RO plant 85% of the water we pull out of the ground is useable the other 15% we have to discard. I agree RO probably isn’t the best way to go with one single well

[@stefankaufmann8257]

​@@Adam-zq8fii guess your RO has several stages to waste as few water as possible. A single stage RO wastes probably 80% or more, i suppose?

[@Adam-zq8fi]

@@stefankaufmann8257 RO does not waste 80% of water and we have multiple stages but that’s because we add ammonia, antiscalant, and fluoride

[@stefankaufmann8257]

@@Adam-zq8fi interesting to know... We had a small 1,5kW worm pump RO, to produce water for a pasteurizer (is that the correct word, i don't know...). What i could read on the flow meters, Its efficiency was not more than 50%. I am pretty sure, that it's not comparable to your RO, your power consumption is more likely measured in MW 🤣

[@constantbrousseau7758]

The UV light breaks down pex over time. The stainless line on the right side is great and should probably add the same to the left side where you currently have pex.

[@cj.wijtmans]

pex always makes me cringe.

[@patrickday4206]

Fat also breaks down pex pretty soon you have man boobs 😂

[@jasonmorehouse3756]

The UV light is inside of a canister. It's not coming in contact with PEX t all. Therefore it's not going to break down the plastic. You need to educate yourself kid

[@jasonmorehouse3756]

​@@cj.wijtmansThat's because you're uneducated

[@elwoodlindquist9324]

Very informative. Good luck with your water treatment hope it works for you.

[@benparry5318]

I have a similar UV system in my house. The UV light will start beeping after about 1 year which means that it's time to change the bulb. If I lived more remote I would make sure to have a replacement bulb and filter set on hand so that you don't find yourself without a backup. Otherwise I'm very happy with my system.

[@TheSouthernMale]

I think we all noticed that you said "I have not pooped back there", but nothing about if Courtney has or not :) LOL

[@larrymiller4]

😮

[@AC-pr9vr]

Sounds like Oliver is starting to talk!

[@guytech7310]

Best option is to install a deeper well. Odds are you find water at the location not too deep, but deep enough to avoid contamination issues.

[@texancowboy9988]

Please don't mess with that well for safety sake. Dig another one a little further away.

[@junkyardsearcher6407]

Great episode! You should consider a sediment filter between the pump and holding tank so that your holding tank doesn’t eventually fill up with sediment, creating a place for bacteria growth.

[@nietmijnechtenaam2477]

Why no reverse osmosis + uv to be safe?

[@stefankaufmann8257]

Reverse osmosis cleans everything out! The water doesn't have any minerals, that's dangerous for the acid concentration in the stomak and over all unhealthy, as the body needs minerals. Reverse osmosis water is also very aggressive, it destroys almost every metal except stainless steel.

[@nietmijnechtenaam2477]

@@stefankaufmann8257 thats why you reminarize the water after

[@shawnwaldon4471]

Here hold my beer while I cut this water line lol.

[@ewidmer1]

Been looking forward to this video.

[@Mounty621]

Very well thought out system. Congratulations on a viable water source!

[@hsjawanda]

Ollie looks so cute in the puffy jacket and even more so with the helmet on! Why didn't you guys try a Reverse Osmosis (RO) filtration system? They're the de facto standard in Indian homes.

[@williamrgrant]

I love your engineering mindset of testing and experimentation. Subbed!

[@johndernberger1961]

So glad to see you are about to complete the SWET (sewer, water, electric, trash) cycle. Next step is a sustainable food source. Your channel is the best! Can’t wait to see the future.

[@brucemoore2163]

Shelf water, only problem if any would be it might dry up for a short period of time sometime. Had a friend of mine who watered from one for his cows. Had been 12 years since it stopped before. 5 months later it started again and it’s now been over 2 years running. Love what you’re doing, have a well on my farm I’ve never used, you got me thinking.

[@MJ-ge6jz]

This was exceedingly helpful for us OFF-GRIDers. I will use this OZ and UV approach. I've heard the UV tubes have a high failure rate so stock up!

[@robertlaird6746]

Do rain collection and install half in ground and half above ground water tanks and then cover them with an insulated building so the water doesn't freeze in the winter. Another off grid channel did that but I forgot the name of that channel.

[@tokyomb]

Almost exactly the system we have for our spring-fed water supply here in the UK (albeit without the Ozone). Settlement tank, sediment filter, UV tube (a much bigger version than you have as we have mains electricity and probably higher flow rates) and then two storage tanks. We do find that some fine sediment gets past the filters (as clay particles can be very fine indeed), so the tanks need cleaning out every so often.

[@WeTheJourney]

great ideas! boiling the water might be a useful alternative for those days when you have excess of energy, thanks for sharing!

[@garypowers2643]

"I haven't been pooping back there..." hysterical. You guys are not just interesting but also entertaining. Keep it up!

[@22kmclaren]

Looks awesome! One idea for redundancies, e.g. in case the ozone bubbler goes out: set a reconfigurable valve system where the UV system can also run on a recirculation circuit with common mechanical prefilters. Recirc pull from the bottom of the tank and return to the top. More exposure to UV per unit of water in the tank, and recirculating through the mechanical filters will add a self-cleaning function to address sediment concerns that others have mentioned. Also, the added purification and electrical draw can be used during the summer, when ambient temperatures might encourage microbe growth.

[@markbarrett2225]

Awesome work! I would consider adding a washable a pre-filter for the larger particulate matter, it will save your more expensive filters from getting clogged!

[@jimcoplan9502]

Great job as usual. Enjoyed the lesson today.

[@spencerjhog4429]

Holy smokes, what a great vlog. All great info thanks for inviting us along. All the water treatment info is outstanding and glad to see some water experts chime in. I believe I might choose the Tijuana two step to electrocution though. Please move the 220 outlet far away! and get some GFI protection on those outlets since you are that close to a water source. Move all that up the wall.

[@fovo2]

Here in nz. Private farms use the UV method. I would highly recommend filling in the hole above the well, and slope it so ground water runs off and doesn’t leach into the well.

[@Bob_Adkins]

Belt and suspenders, I like it! Recommended for water and Riley too!

[@turosianarcher8771]

With your system using something that needs power as your last and only defense against contamination of your home, I would strongly encourage you to have some form of additional battery backup on that filter unit, and maybe even something active that alerts you of a failure in that device. You will not be happy if/when your power goes out long enough for your water pipes to get enough contamination that you get sick.

[@TheHolyElfOfBull]

I work in a company that installs oxygen for the fish, filtration uv of the circulation system and cleaning/disinfect, and ozonation of the fish wells in wellboats. When we use ozon in the wells to get it approved, we try to have around 700 PPM for a couple of hours in 2 to 3 wells with up to 4500 m³ of water.

[@legrimm83]

Been waiting for this video since you struck water last year. Glad you guys finally got this video to us. Sad that the air water generator didnt work out though. I had high hopes for the thought of that system.

[@kevinm3751]

I was a plumber for 30 years. I used to install whole house Rhino water filtration systems in homes with wells. Many had shallow wells and never once did anyone have a complaint about their water. Their systems are so affordable its nuts and well worth checking out for what you need!

[@theburtseoni]

It appears you are on the right track! I might put the dog run on the other side of the house just to be on the safe side since you have a lot of ground water that can potentially contaminate the well. But overall it looks like you have an excellent plan that you can tweak as you go along! I really like that blue ultraviolet light set up too!

[@wijim1948]

Great video. Thanks for all the good information!

[@sphoontr]

I dig it. We have nearly the same filter and UV light. I found over this last year of having it installed that I need to change the micro filter more often than recommended. Check that filter in a couple months.

[@LittleCabin]

I installed a UV system in our cabin about a year ago, and we are very happy with it. The most difficult thing I had to do was try to retrofit the plumbing, mainly because I was working in a very tight space. We have spring water, and we didn't feel comfortable treating with chlorine, since our storage tank overflows into a small pond, which then flows back into a creek...didn't want to take risks with killing anything down stream.

[@SuziesCornerInLove]

Chlorine dioxide, a common water treatment, is not only good enough for public water systems, but it's also extremely valuable to our health!

[@dsheli3]

The oil droplets might be from the harbor freight pump. When flushing my tankless I got old droplets, same brand pump.

[@jasont80]

I'm impressed that the filter/UV was able to clean the bacteria with such a brief pass of the UV light. Makes me wonder about the effectiveness of the filter or UV alone.

[@president2]

Love it so much keep it up as always 💘

[@Lee_Proffit]

Here in the UK, a lot of the older homes have water tanks (up to 50 gallons) in the loft / attic space that feeds the bathrooms and toilets via gravity. It might be worth you installing one (or a couple of smaller ones to spread the load), if your pump or filter fail, then at least you will have some available drinking water until you can fix the problem