DIY Rainwater Filter System

[@MyshelafromTanelorn]

Hello, just wanted to tell you that this is very close to the system my grandpa put in place in our chalet in the mountains of valencia, Spain, in order to filter the rain water that we drank. It was the best water I ever had

[@klerobi1]

Glad to hear that 🙂👍

[@MrJaxparadize]

Why does rain water need to be filtered? Both my plants and animals prefer rain water over the tap. The plants I used to test the tap water died, while the rain water plants thrived. So why do we filter rain water?

[@erikanderson5387]

@@MrJaxparadize your plants and animals have a different and complex system that handles different germs and bacteria different. Imaging it like this : Animals can drink water from stagnant ponds and live another day. If we drink stagnant water its just about one of the most painful deaths we can experience :)

[@MrJaxparadize]

@@erikanderson5387 why?

[@escapetherace1943]

@@MrJaxparadize go for it but beware the metals in it

[@chelseejensen5028]

You just won me over with showing the cat what you were doing!

[@klerobi1]

Thanks 😺🙀👍

[@MyrtleBeachWebAngel]

Talk to us! Sometimes we're doing other stuff and don't stare at KZbin while making dinner... 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@klerobi1]

👍🙂

[@FrostNuke]

How are you going to change out the Charcoal if it's at the bottom of the barrel? Wouldn't it be better at the top?

[@willwade1101]

If you put screen over your gutters it will keep most of the leaves out.

[@klerobi1]

👍🙂

[@miriam-fabiano]

Great job, Robert! People do this in some rural areas in Brazil where the water supply provided by the government does not reach, and it works very well.

[@klerobi1]

Thanks Miriam, sorry for the late reply 🙂 I want to show people that they can have such a filter when the water from the local supplier (government) is not very good and they can improve it

[@undernetjack]

Miriam, do you live in S. America? If so I have a question. I have heard that China has been investing heavily in Brazil and other countries, buying farmland, radio and print media/television. Have you seen any such occurrence in your experience? In the US , China has been buying every farm they can get as well as other things. I am worried about this causing conflict in the future. Thanks for your time.

[@josephrobi6806]

@@undernetjack election in October in Brazil and they are using the machine Domiant to count not good and the people in charge not good last news from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@zarabadran3045]

❤🎉

[@thomasstudio7130]

I think the flow pipes should enter at the bottom of the barrel not at the top and drop to the bottom. The vertical drop in the pipes in this example are a route for water to bypass the filtration medium. As the gravels and rocks would not form a good seal with the vertical pipe area and lots of water would flow up through this gap route to overflow.

[@wihdinheim0]

Took me a minute but yes you're 100% correct.

[@Razie1201]

Yes, and no, his system adds water from the top forces it to the bottom of the first barrel, then up the next barrel, then out what you're thinking would remove the Grey drop-down pipe. However, it might have some clogging issues. That is if I understand what your saying correctly

[@Razie1201]

But I guess you could use some sort of flow pipes at the bottom to block out debris too so I mean your way would totally work now that I think about it

[@kiwipajero]

@@Razie1201 I think they mean move the downpipe external as apposed to internal so you can monitor any potential leaks or bypasses to the filter?

[@bonnierieusset]

​​@@wihdinheim0lol me too. Had to read it 3 times

[@willm5814]

Thank you Robert for teaching these important skills to those of us that have become a little detached from what really matters!

[@klerobi1]

You are very welcome

[@dherrington2001]

Robert, this is exactly what I need in our homestead! Thank you for sharing your knowledge in a very clear manner.

[@klerobi1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@svendittmann3105]

I like such installations! For a biofilter in my optionion the system needs oxigen. I installed a similar system to clean a garden pond. I take some water from the pond flush it over a filter system like yours an give the system oxigen 50l/min. One cycle lasts 2 hours and the water get back in the pond after that time. The next cycle is starting. The principle is similar - seperate biological and chemical dirt or simple dust to clean it with bacteria and oxigen. The result is impressive a murky and musty pond become clear in three month.

[@klerobi1]

👍

[@RMJ5691]

The mistake you have done in installing your filter is that you did not wash thoroughly all the stones and gravel you use..thats why your finish product water, remains blurred and still murky

[@popdebarker5796]

Good job. May I suggest you rinse ALL of the filtering material before you put in the barrels. That will cut down on a lot of the dirt in the second rinse you do in the barrels. Again really good idea. Like the misquote netting.

[@klerobi1]

Thanks 👍

[@alphainfinitum3445]

If he had done it correctly, he doesn't need to rinse anything. The fact one drum is almost a repeat of the other drum doesn't improve the filtration by any means. Notice that he didn't show the final product. I knew from the start with his design that the final water will still be dirty.

[@williamhogge5549]

​@@alphainfinitum3445im no expert by any stretch, so im thoroughly confused by his design. There seems to be a lot of wishing going on. For example, just because pipes go from here to there is not a guarantee that the water will go. And I don't understand the bottom to top filtration at all. Cant this be one barrel, gravity fed top to bottom and work the first time? The mosquito netting was a good idea, but I think I would have sprung for playground sand. And isn't the charcoal supposed to be activated? Sorry to bug you but I'm confused and no one else seems to be the least bit critical.

[@ranchoep]

Sir Robert thank you for showing the flaws and not deleting them. You are awesome sir.

[@klerobi1]

You are very welcome

[@judiehavard4903]

Put faucet to open and close in the bottom of the barrels. Then you can flush out your filter system. And back flush each barrel for cleaning your filter materials. This is very similar to setting up a filter system for fish ponds.

[@klerobi1]

🙂👍

[@undernetjack]

Thank you for the English explanation. So many creators try to avoid this by using captions or robot voice over. It is so much more of a real and authentic creation when the creator explains with their own voice. It is appreciated.

[@undernetjack]

Like and Sub+1

[@klerobi1]

Thank you 🙂👍

[@morjesusgan3]

Really cool natural system and doesn’t look very expensive. Thank you for sharing!

[@klerobi1]

Thanks for watching!

[@salimufari]

Only change I would consider is a cut of valve between the 2 barrels & an easy disconnect so you can clean or replace the 2nd barrel with the charcoal with a fresh barrel. This would make it so you didn't have the wait time to recharge the carbon filter half. Just swap the barrels & you're good. Clean the now dirty one & repeat as needed.

[@klerobi1]

👍🙂

[@garyhicks9506]

I use a rubber plumbing boot.

[@doncorleon9]

The level of inlet and outlet may have brought more complications. Having the outlet height lower than the inlet would solve the problem. First run you have to give the system time to fill out and eventually run smoothly.

[@klerobi1]

👍

[@krisqueen5939]

That is just what I was thinking.

[@alexk6745]

I'm looking to make something similar to collect rain water for a pvc pool 10-12m3 and for garden watering. I think I don't need charcoal. The reason I have not started collecting rain water is because i saw videos and the water is very dirty. I wonder how many drums I need for this? How often it requires drum cleaning? Could you estimate how many M3 you have cleaned water before it was required to do cleaning of drums?

[@Frank-um5mt]

Hey can I get a parts list for this?

[@fessit]

Great video! I love the detail. I use a rain barrel to water my raised bed garden. I prevent debris from entering the water by using a Gutter Helmet to catch rain from my roof. As a result, I never need to remove debris from my rain barrel!

[@klerobi1]

🙂👍

[@irandar]

Hello, Very nicely made video. I am a chemical engineer and do not understand the logic of having the large gravel at the bottom of both tanks. Your drawing shows it as a once-through upflow system but actually I think I saw it was recycling from the tank. Did you show a drawing of the whole 2-filter tank pump circulation scheme? Really great work you do. I think my family in South Africa has application for this. You show also a charcoal filter separately. Would this be within the system too? Thanks very much.

[@thomasb3689]

I think you are over thinking it a bit. I'm pretty sure the large gravel is just a spacer to allow the water to flow, but keep the finer elements from falling into the holes in the pipe and blocking it.

[@losonsrenoster]

Small holes in pipe plus larger gravel around it = holes remain unblocked.

[@philtucker1224]

You are correct.

[@simpley6256]

You could use a gravity double filter instead with the same filter ingredients. Saves the pump electricity as well as prevents spillage/leakage.

[@guachingman]

water barrel bomb with gravel sharpnel if pressure builds up too

[@SkinnyJNZ]

nice set up. in case it is potable there are a couple of things that made me cringe a bit (other than plastic to metal threads). Are you using galvanised fittings purely for the tapered thread? what kind of silicone are you using?

[@leroidelabagarre]

Very impressive! May be I'll built one later ,but I think I'll make with more barrel with one filtre support in each to allow more simple maintien. May be with just gravitation and no pressure (like koy pond filtrer)🤔 Thanks to show us that it was possible and simple!

[@klerobi1]

Thanks 👍🙂

[@andreandrear5444]

Nice video! Do you perhaps have a literature I can read behind the microorganisms in the filter system? If yes, may I ask for a copy or link to the literature?

[@klerobi1]

A long time ago, I had a company manufacturing natural pools and natural water treatment plants. Everything I learned was in German books. If you represent German, I can look at the titles of the books.

[@dirkvoninnsbruck9458]

@@klerobi1 Hello Robert, great video! I am interested to hear the book titles. I am german. Thanks.

[@thecarnivorecanoe5167]

Excellent. I'm doing this soon for my off grid cabin. Thank you!

[@klerobi1]

Excellent! 🙂

[@philtucker1224]

Drinking water will need boiling first.

[@chandrasutton4669]

Another great project!!! You do such excellent work 👏 Bravo, for a job well done!

[@klerobi1]

Thanks Chandra 👍🙂

[@alteredexistence4115]

Not trying to be rude here but your system is flawed. Rainwater goes into the base of all the material you put in, has to fill up the barrel to nearly the top to pour over into the next barrel. So the first barrel will never empty of water even if the system is closed off. Then the second barrel needs to full up nearly to the top before it can flow to the house so it will also always have the be full. The majority of the idea is sound...just where your inlets and outlets are placed in my opinion are not conducive. Just my opinion obviously do whatever you want but, i would say to attach the water inlet in the top and the outlet on the bottom so the water travels through the filter media and you wouldn't need as much pump head pressure to do the job either.

[@CallMeJustMSir]

Then he need 2 levels filtration system so the gravity will do the work. But i guess he doesn't have the space to do that so solving that with one level system + pump is the solution here

[@ju5t1n78]

If you rotated the outlets in the barrels to show upwards, no preasure would build up because the water can flow naturally and doesn't have to be pushed through. other than that I liked everything about this filter : )

[@DL-sx7yh]

only one improvement I can see a drain on the filter barrels so you can empty them before working on them, other wise amazing video

[@klerobi1]

That's exactly what's coming this Sunday 👍🙂

[@danielfitts3564]

thank you so much for the info!! I did not see an update anywhere, how did the water test go? are you able to drink it after this or are there more steps to making it drinkable? if it is drinkable, is it because of the microorganisms that have developed that help to make it safe to drink?

[@irandar]

Hello, I wonder why you have chosen and upflow filter. Would downflow be simpler? Thanks

[@naabligay9542]

I also watched the video, and i really admire and inspired, by his method of laying the pipes in the tanks. i thought since the water flows from the buttom to the top, he could've adopt the small smaller smallest order of applying the rocks sand and charcoal. This could have make the system operationally effective.

[@Chriss2370]

I love that you showed the curious cat what you were doing 😻 and that curiosity wasn't its demise 👍

[@klerobi1]

Thank you! 😊

[@kolobkolobkolobkolob]

Would this work for filtering washing machine water through it then only using the water to water plants with. Also are you using an air compressor that is set at a low air pressure to pressurize the system. Thanks and excellent video, far better then the ones I've seen anywhere on You Tube. I wish more people could see and find your videos. Thanks again

[@trevorrisley5419]

There’s no reason you couldn’t utilize a system like this to recycle all of your home’s water. Even your garbage disposal water and black toilet water. The only thing about that is is that god definitely need to implement both an ozone generator and reverse osmosis for the water, too. 1st stage, which’d be the main IBC tote connecting all of the waste would have need to have the ozone. Next stages would be what this gentleman has done. Then your final stage would be reverse osmosis. Perfect water even when using disgusting water.

[@ranjankumaryadav2948]

Great, you are.I am very happy.I like 💕 your video 📸.

[@klerobi1]

Thank you! 😃

[@javkthong7113]

Nice vid mate i like the detailed time lapse , this system is probably good enough to filter most tap waters in the world

[@dimask55]

How long this filter will hold, like when we need to clean or change it?

[@klerobi1]

Just change the charcoal once a year

[@angelkaye1982]

I suggest a first flush system in the initial rain water collection stage. Might help with some of the murkiness. I just may copy your filter system 😊 great job! I just want to ask, though. How often do you clean your filtration system?

[@voneschenbachmusic]

Very nice setup! Your water will be cleaner than city water lol

[@klerobi1]

I hope so! 🙂👍

[@HumilityListens]

This is amazing i was thinking of something like this and you made a video with a way more clear and practical execution thank you for sharing!

[@klerobi1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@janezmaucec6049]

Robert super tale filter za vodo, me pa zanima, kje si kupil tisto modro peno , grobo in fino za filter deževnice, hvala in lp

[@klerobi1]

Pozdravljen Janez, nasel jo bos v vsaki trgovini z opremo za akvarije in ribnike. To sem kupil v Zg. Polskavi

[@_m9213]

May God bless and bless our master and beloved Muhammad and his family and companions, peace be upon him 🤍 الله ام اصلي وبارك على سيدنا وحبيبنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم🌺تسليماً كثيراً 🤍

[@ybaggi]

Why fo you add larger gravel on top of the 8mm gravel? Shouldn't the filter get finer and finer gravel and sand?

[@klerobi1]

To prevent small gravel from entering the pipe

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

It's a very workable design and build. Do you have a large horse barn behind the house to store building materials in?

[@klerobi1]

No, it's just a small room, the same size as the one I live in. I have tools stored there, of course, as well as a cellar

[@mattski1979]

I watched this entire thing from beginning to end, no pause. You're great at making get to the point videos and a genius with the other things. Thank you for the video. I appreciate it.

[@klerobi1]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 👍🙂

[@2shay337]

i put 2 - 6" PVC compression couplers as scubber filters between the water intake pipes, and then to one 30 gallon filter barrel layer with 1" gravel rock and on top that pea gravel with a mesh bag filler with washed coarse sand, with more pea gravel layer then on top I put a mesh bag filled with activated charcoal chips with fishpond filtering pads covered with more pea gravel. in one compression coupler i put mesh bag with sand toped with pea gravel, and the 2 nd scrubber 6" PVC compression coupler i put a mesh bag filled with washed charcoal that then went over into the 30 gallon layered charcoal, sand, rock layered with pone bio filter pads

[@franciscocornelio4125]

Hola, excelente todo muy bonito, pero creo debes colocar un 3er. Tanque como depósito del agua ya filtrada, pues el proceso de filtrar es y debe de ser bien lento, pues si No haces eso que digo, algunos de los tanques se dañara por la presión del agua. Ahh y al 1er. Tanque Yo le colocaría una flota, parecida a las que se utilizan en los sanitarios o tanques de agua (que en Mi País 🇩🇴 se les llama con el nombre de Tinacos), pues asi iría llenando de apoquito y a medida que filtra agua y sale al 3er. Tanque, El 1ro. Recibirá agua, y no habrá mucha presión pues nunca se llenarían en su totalidad. Ahhh olvidaba y/o hacerle un respiradero al 1er. Tanque, así si se llena mucho tendriá por donde salir el agua. Y por último, no Me hagas mucho caso hasta que confirme lo que digo, pues No soy plomero soy Dr. en Medicina 😊😂😂, suerte y Bendiciones.

[@iancowan3527]

5Gal Buckets... x15-20 of them... Add to your collection! Fill up once with rock, sand, etc then load all, carry to site and dump! Repeat... Saves effort, keeps loads in safe manageable size and weight, and removes clean up of transport or allows transport with "classy" vehicles!

[@Jesúsalbertotruebasalazar]

Hi Mr. Robert thank you for your video. very illustrative. But if you allow some observations, there is something important about the use of plastics in pipes and containers. the use of these products generates MICROPLASTIC in the whole water system and ends up being polluting to the environment. One option although it may be more expensive, but you could consider the use of copper in the pipes (maybe in containers it could be very expensive almost unaffordable), and in the tanks, maybe the use of some kind of coating on the inner walls of the tanks, some kind of natural resins or non-petroleum products) And also the mosquito netting you have to ensure the use of non-plastic elements. Another observation is the design of the tanks, think of a system of removable layers because as it is now and thinking about maintenance and cleaning it could be very complicated to service and clean and replace the whole system instead of replacing by layers.

[@g7mks383]

Thanks for a very helpful video, cna you tell me how you clean the filter system and how long it will last before it needs cleaning. Thanks again.

[@2shay337]

can use just 6" PVC pipe but you'd have to put caps, drill hole to put fittings etc. the compression coupler has hole at each end fo pipe fittings+

[@Joeyw-2203]

I'd add diatomaceous earth and a back flush system. Imitate techniques used for pool filters, because they are known to actually work at removing harmful pathogens. Ultimately you probably still need some chlorine, because bacteria will grow in your tanks even if you have a micron size particle filter.

[@allesasmart]

Hey Orlando Florida...can we get an agriculture middle school teacher to have the kids create these (all supplies paid) for elder retired teachers?

[@PerpetualMan22]

If you put the primary filter tank higher in the air, the seal will not be so critical...and some thread tape or rubber gasket ...material

[@survivalbert7017]

Wahhh, you didn't show the end result (clean water)!!! Btw: You should have washed your gravel as well. The mosquito screen within the barrels is unnecessary.

[@MikeJones-wp2mw]

What are you expecting to filter out with 30 millimeter gravel? Dead rats or something? You should probably start with something like sand and go down in size from there. You should have crushed the charcoal into a powder too.

[@IngeniousOutdoors]

I have no idea why people bother with sand and gravel and all that nonsense. Just fill both with straight ground up charcoal, run till the water runs clear and call it good. The charcoal will do the same job of filtering out debris and particulates like all those other layers do and still give you clean water and it will last a LOOOOT longer with less maintenance because all that crap stays on top instead of getting down between the rocks and stuff. Just scrape the mess off the top and recap it. Just doesnt make sense to me.

[@klerobi1]

👍

[@robsdroid6856]

My guess is you need all the rocks and sand to encourage the BIO layer... You want the organisms of this layer to eat the bad stuff from the water. This is like a bio sand filter with charcoal.

[@jmstach]

I just looked up the Clairify CL-12 Whole House Inline Filter and it states it has been discontinued by the manufacture.

[@petrinakeay4075]

You are so clever Robert, well done. 👏👏👏

[@klerobi1]

Thank you so much 😀

[@GotrekGurninsson]

How often do you plan on replacing your charcoal layer? 3-6months? Activated charcoal only works for a couple months.

[@EMBer3000]

If what he was trying for was a slow sand filter, this is completely backwards. The way this is set up, it will only filter particles and debris, not bacteria, virii, and parasites. A slow sand filter has a biological component that eats nearly all the harmful stuff that can live in water and affect humans. In a slow sand filter, you slowly add water to the top of a barrel filled with progressively larger particles as the water travels down the column, and in that first sand layer, a biofilm will form that stops anything harmful from going further down the barrel. In the bottom, you place a bunch of crushed activated charcoal to catch any chemicals that have slipped through. A mature filter with a fully developed biofilm doesn't let a lot of water through, maybe 10 litres per hour, but the water that comes out is completely safe to drink.

[@bella-bee]

Thank you for this detail. Would it be a good idea to wash the gravels and sand as well? Oh, ow I’m worried the tops are on permanently!

[@kuzadupa185]

Lmao i dont know why, but at the start of the video when youre taking loose gravel/small rock, one bucket at a time and dumping it into a container in the rental van... it just has this feeling like youre stealing the rocks & gravel!!!^!

[@cymbolic_space1832]

Will this remove the microplastics, exhaust fumes, silver iodide that the rainwater picks up from the atmosphere, or does it mostly remove relativly larger particulates?

[@Millichip100]

I switched off after about 3 minutes of "easily" connecting one mystery bit to another mystery bit. Even after 7 minutes, I have zero idea what actually does the filtering

[@steveanderson3942]

Another video with poxy music 😮 thankfully it ended quickly 😂❤

[@nca19750975]

I just realized two logical mistakes for that instalation. 1. the filter should have been installed before water tank. Because the organic mater on the roof can get into the tank easily and microorganism can find the opportunity to reproduce. 2. you add extra load on motor. The water could have been got into firstly filter and than tank with gravity the motor would flow the water directly to fitting.

[@philtucker1224]

If you want a two barrel stage water filter without all the fancy up&down pipes, just sit the first tank higher than the second tank! (In at the top, out at the bottom) simples!!

[@yellowice0]

It’s not very optimal, what a waste to put that much effort into something that fails to function when you lose power, access to power, a failed generator, inability to fix a generator, gravity fed would have been a much better option

[@calebjones7774]

Just a tip, next time you do this, orient the cinderblocks with the holes facing up, they are designed to be used this way and are much stronger.

[@klerobi1]

👍

[@pricer39]

That's good to know! Thanks!

[@battmasterson4106]

I just use spandex, and have no plans to drink it. That said, WHY is his rainwater BROWN?

[@wkgurr]

If you collect rainwater from a clean surface into a clean tank there's no need for a filter. Why filter something that's already clean? If you feel you need to filter your drinking water use a ceramic filter candle that will last for tens of thousands of gallons and only filter the small amount of water you need for drinking. Btw there are few nutrients in rain water that may allow bacterias to survive. A filter similar to the one described here might be incorporated into a grey water recycling system where you actually input some nutrients for bacterias to survive on.

[@KJSvitko]

Every home and business should install a rain water collection and storage system along with solar panels. Even in areas where rain is infrequent it is crazy to waste the little rain that does fall and waste it. We need to stop planting green lawns and switch to local native plantings around homes. It is crazy to plant lawns and build golf courses in dry desert areas. We waste too much water and electricity.

[@jbrady1725]

If the rainwater doesn't have any large debris in it, what benefit does the large gravel provide, instead of just more sand?

[@giseless3113]

Excelente, Sempre tem água limpa 🚰

[@klerobi1]

👍🙂

[@Kolvert]

Great Job Robert. I have a question, though, do you think youd need a UV sustem for e-coli and such?

[@ramirosteinmann9278]

great work! i always wanted to know how one of these work, but i must admit that i would have never come up with the idea of putting a black cat in the filter. Does it go together with the Charcoal or with the gravel?

[@debhollar9819]

What kind of sand and gravel to buy and where can I buy it. Finding it hard to find unless it is by the ton. Want chemical free sand and gravel.

[@jjuggernaut3218]

Very good video, but I would have washed the rock/gravel/sand first!

[@FuckALLauthorities]

Washing and rinsing the sand, rocks and charcoal several times is a must do before adding to the barrels. Good job.

[@nitinpatel2389]

You should have placed first drum 2-3 feet higher than the second one. That would have minimised the overflow problem

[@klerobi1]

But my filter is under pressure

[@BIGALEX_DRDOOM]

I wonder if this method is safe for making aquarium water for tropical fish. 🙋🏾

[@Dagreenberg68]

Disguise, irritating, we want to see how the sausage is made but we don’t want to see the pig getting killed and we don’t wanna see the fennel getting harvested and we don’t want to see you know what I mean the spices being gathered from all over the world also what’s bad about this design is how often do you have to clean it because eventually that’s going to get clogged and then what do you do so you need a way to replace and or fix or clean with this has done so a cartridge or maybe some sort of filter pack that you can take out cause this is crazy

[@docbrown303]

why flowing water from bottom to top ? you can filter it top to bottom and invert the order of filter material, then you wouldn't need those moskito need because bigger grain wont fall dont when smaller one are under it !

[@historyisfake9153]

Did u check all the plastic parts bare suitable for drinking water? I love it mate its better then my last one I made x

[@badrbadr9413]

يجب صقي النباتات بي الماء وأعدت تصفيته وأستعمليها مرة أخرى

[@timofeifilippov9558]

Awesome project! I can see that speaking English is not easy for you but I assure you that you did a great job. Got a subscriber!

[@klerobi1]

Thanks and welcome 👍🙂 in the next weeks I will redo the entire filter because I am not satisfied with how it works, you will see a new version

[@SimpleEarthSelfReliance]

You can have my subscribe any day! Love the style and content, and it feels good to see a place with rain again. Phew. Your filter system will find a way to to my place soon.

[@klerobi1]

Awesome, thank you! 👍🙂

[@cirrus2013]

You need to replace the gravel in the barrels after some time. How do you do that when you conntected the barrels in a way that you would have to destroy the connection to move them? How do you even want to lift these heavy barrels?

[@KarasCyborg]

So is three a simpler way to maybe dig a trench, let the run off water percolate down to a perforated pipe where the cleaned water would then be pumped into a tank and used as irrigation water?

[@LaramyGregory]

This is the exact system I was looking to set up . Thank you for the detailed video.

[@klerobi1]

Very welcome! You can also see my mistakes here kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2KrYpqKmdCrorM

[@BurkenProductions]

You dont need the mosquito net at all. Also please learn to use the word THE you skip it too much and it sounds weird and not right at all.

[@jacquesdutron9954]

Thank you so much Robert for all your efforts. Thx 4 sharing

[@Mikezulka]

Very good my friend! I’m now so this to. I look into your video for dis information. Thanknyoj

[@jafojafo5412]

Why didn’t you wash the gravel before use? The same way you did the sand and charcoal

[@rockyjoil]

Filter method is by backwash method technically

[@brucewilliams2106]

I don't understand. How does this kill or filter viruses and bacteria?

[@saidkhamis5585]

Hi Robert, great tutorial. I will use the system on my house I'm building in Africa. Just for knowledge sake, what part of the purification system kills/filters microscopic bacteria?

[@klerobi1]

Thanks, The most important is the one with sand

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To kill Bacterial and viral loads you Need a UV sterilizer or chlorine treatment. Rainwater system do not filter these out but provide a breeding ground for many pathogens. Only concerned when keeping water for storage long term. Fresh rainwater does not need much in the way of filtering unless near a major city. Your best option without these sources of power or chemicals is Boiling before drinking for 3 to 5 minutes. ( rolling boil will kill 99.9% ) Then if you have further chemical concentration concerns you need Bio char ( charcoal ) jammed packed tightly in a tube and slowly pour the water through it. This will remove heavy metals and certain chemicals but not all. Boil then through char is a super powerful way to clean up water when not having access to professional filtration equipment. Its what we do here for our rain water. I do have chlorine access but its to shock our sytem once per month to reduce viral and pathogen loads in the system. I use 1 teaspoon of sodium hypochlorite per 100 gallons of water when needed. Always keep containers out of sunlight or it breeds cyanobacteria. This will attack the liver in humans.