Selling Water For A Living

[@donramsey1831]

This is the best video about a private water bottling company that i have seen in a while. I am also considering starting a small bottle water company

[@tyrellchibvongodze3566]

This is the best comprehensive quality video I have seen on this business and probably any other. Great detail, excellent passionate operation. Thanks for the effort and time to share this pure gold. Looking to start a water distribution venture in the next few months. This is valuable. Sad to hear you left the business, but then again, your health comes first and it appears the business was no longer as viable. All the best with the new venture!

[@GerryDX]

Man you sure work fast!!! You should do small bottles too or get water trucks come in and pump the water. Take it to a warehouse, put your label on the bottle and BAMMMMM.... French River Springs sold throughout Canada and USA! I just made you rich! Great show!

[@gatorsworld]

That was fast work Gilbert and I`m sure with time it`s hard on a guy....it`s alright when your young but it`s hard when one gets a bit older...That was a very complete tour and explanation of your plant....very interesting to see how the water is processed....with this exciting announcement you have use wondering....CHEERS

[@frenchriversprings]

Yes announcement soon Gator! Cheers!!

[@allthingsfinancial_FX]

@@frenchriversprings Great Channel & Great Content! If you don't mind me asking, why did you sell your equipment & leave the water distribution business? I ask because I'm in a similar situation to what you were in before it appears you went into carpentry. So I'm asking you as if I'm speaking to myself 25 years into the future (I'm 25 now, econ major etc, This pandemic has really shown me the need to be in an industry vital for human survival). What are the biggest drawbacks & challenges to distributing water? As well as, what are the upside of being in the water business? (Appreciate the response in advance)

[@frenchriversprings]

I was in the water business for 16 years. At first it was ok. I was younger and working hard and long hours in the summer. Diesel was cheap. In the last 6 years in business I was letting go more and more customers because my back couldn’t handle the volume anymore. Also everything was getting more and more expensive. Diesel, truck repair, insurance etc. But in my 16 years in business I only raised the price of water by 50 cents per 5 gallon jugs. Basically the price of water never whent up. And to this day, water is still cheap. Everything goes up except water. I gave my customers to a local water business and they went bankrupt a year later. I my opinion, it is a terrible idea to get in the water business these days. The last year I was in business, I put 17k in truck repair so never made any money.

[@thomshere]

I'm glad things worked out for you. I used to sell water treatment systems and I must commend you on the design of yours. I don't know if most people would know on here but you have spent a considerate amount of money to be up to drinking water standards. Good luck to you and thanks for all your videos. :)

[@heartsatry4118]

Hi I'm a young Kenyan lady and id love to start a drinking water selling company I have no idea on how to start or what's required cn't find helpful ideas till now I would really appreciate if you could help.

[@susanmbugua7820]

Am in Kenya owning a b Borehole how can I get such equipments here

[@thomshere]

@@heartsatry4118 I was just notified of your comment for some reason so sorry for that. Please take this advice very carefully because I have never been to your country and this is just my opinion. Also I won't be accountable for any mistakes you or any others make, this is just how I would approach it myself. First I would need to find a good source of clean and hopefully treated water supply and tell them what I was thinking about. Then I would ask them to provide a current water test and results of the test. Then I would check the local codes for drinking water quality standards and then I would meet with an engineer or someone that knows how to figure out a legal (up to code) treatment system. I would never consider just bottling local (or any) tap water! Water is a very serious business and people could be made very sick or worse if It's contaminated with bacteria or other things, heavy metals etc. I know this sounds like very serious business and it is because I could not bear the feelings I would have at hurting someone. So be careful and do a LOT of research before attempting something like this. Good luck and God Bless. :)

[@thomshere]

@@susanmbugua7820 Please look at comment I made to @hearts atry. And again, I won't be held accountable for any mistakes made by you or others. Good luck and God Bless.

[@tunisiamyluv5953]

Hi Thomas, since you have worked in selling water treatment systems, are you able to prepare a feasibility study for professionals ? I'm curious about this type of businesss

[@Loosesapphire5135]

I have searched, and I have searched, and searched more, and finally found your video. There are so many useless water bottling videos, yours is nOt one of them ! You are as close to everything I am trying to accomplish, as I am in a very similar situation as yours with a spring fed well on my property and have sought to figure out how I can setup just as you have. I've purchased an RO ststem, but I knew there would be much more to it, so I've been trying to find some1 like yourself who has. This is a fantastic set up for a home based business, I judt hope I can recreate what you have !

[@frenchriversprings]

So happy my video was helpful. Did it for 16 years. Now I turned my shop into a woodworking shop.

[@Loosesapphire5135]

@@frenchriversprings interesting. Did you sell the equipment ?

[@frenchriversprings]

Yes I did

[@jamesczarski1727]

@@frenchriversprings How was the resale market for your used equipment?

[@stevewoods8116]

Did this remind anyone else of Walter White and Breaking Bad?

[@phreezleva4568]

Could you write a list down of the equipment you use?

[@drmkiwi]

Water water everywhere, but, (because it's KZbin) not a drop to drink! Thanks for the video, good stuff. Cheers, David

[@littleshopintheshed]

Very impressed. Where is a good place to order pallets 5gal bottles from?

[@chankochambers6661]

Excellent beautifully explain....question though....why waste so much of the RO water?

[@miltons7926]

how many bottles can you fill in a day. what's the water filter process

[@israelel2939]

Nice Laboratory👍🏾

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

Understand having plenty of light. As I have gotten older I seem to need more and more light to see like I feel I need to.

[@AdilKhan-oy9vw]

Nice

[@bilejaamac3143]

Well explained, I like your business model.

[@ilakutagnes270]

please kindly inbox me as i would like to find out some details of how much i can cost me to set up a plant like this or the business plan for it. this video has come right at a time when i am looking at starting a small water bottling company in my garage. thank you this is soooo inspiring.

[@dukistyles]

Have u started one

[@bunnysahni7220]

Hi how much does it costs to set up like this and what are the equipments required? and where can i get that ? please advise.

[@iannderrellbartolay804]

Wow new suscriber bro. Ive been work for almost 10 years in water station here in Philippines,

[@djwashx]

Great video!!!!!

[@difflocktwo]

Very nice tour and great details.

[@goldenratio5117]

What if you have a spring fed well in the mountains of California with great tasting water.... Any tips on bottling and selling it?????????

[@CharlesNewkirk-lb6uh]

Great video! How much for both types of water?

[@countylaw6985]

Where can I buy bottles like those and the lids?

[@Saajames]

Please are you still have the machines?

[@lisanorris9050]

Do you have to use osmosis to clean the containers? Or is 125 degrees hot enough to do the job?

[@AliJoseph02]

Did you set up the entire project?

[@745liman]

How much dose that system cost

[@kamaximusprime9261]

hi sir, did you make the control panel and the inside component yourself?

[@richardheighington]

Do your customers have to pay tax in Ontario?

[@razzoki106]

where I could buy the dishwasher commercial dishwasher machine for a 5-gallon tank Thank you

[@10rcoleman]

it looks like that is some really clean water I wish it was sold here.

[@ScatteredThoughts214]

Thanks for such great video. you just earned a new follower.

[@manuelortiz7731]

Pretty neat.. How big was the investment?

[@benvinbaby4354]

Where is the location

[@chadmharris7061]

For someone who is not technically gifted, how do you feel about portable water plants, initially?

[@liik9255]

Thank you so much for this video! Do you have website links to the products listed in the video? I would love to learn more about where I can purchase these items.

[@antshabs88]

did you ever have issues with bottles leaking from the cap suction? I am having that issue when i put my bottles on its side. They start to drip. Seems like the plastic on the bottle has small ridges and water seeps through.

[@frenchriversprings]

Yes I had that problem. I used a different cap and very few bottles leaked after that. The caps that worked had a silicone bead. The ones with the foam leaked. Also some bottles manufacturers make the bottle lip more precise and that helps.

[@antshabs88]

@@frenchriversprings perfect! Where did you get them from? The ones I have now are from novembal. I think the bottles I have are the same ones as yours!

[@frenchriversprings]

Yes they were novembal. Not perfect but a lot better than canam plastic. I think I got the caps from pacific caps.

[@yonisan]

What timer do you use for shut off filling?

[@anitabennett8909]

Where do you buy your bottle jugs from??

[@vadimm1210]

My hero!

[@youngrichter3988]

I see you mentioned you sell reverse osmosis water as well although who would buy that instead of mineral water

[@chittasaha1830]

Hey i want a video marketing on water business

[@georgesepulveda2622]

I'm looking to start my own business in my small town that is rapidly growing how much is a setup for something like yours? What tips or recommendations would you give someone like me. Thank you.

[@zahauasang]

How much did you invest for this ?approximately??

[@lajuanaraye]

Selling water should be a crime. WATER IS LIFE. Yesterday I sold a can of beer for $2.48. Same guy decided he needed bottle water. Both 12 ounces but the water was $3.98. It's a disgusting practice selling water. WATER IS LIFE AND SHOULD BE FREE

[@michaeljoseph007]

Nice vdo. I'm in india and if u could suggest how I could get those jars with handle type, coz I'm also planing to do this business and v don't get them here. Thnx

[@kych7506]

Hey did you consider a subscription program where people can just show up and refill their own containers and pay monthly?

[@frenchriversprings]

Yes. I actually put a lot of thought about it. I decided not to do it because I live in a small town and know a lot of people. Could you imagine my customers would stop in to fill there jugs and talk to me for half an hour. I would never have time to do woodworking.

[@allinengineering8168]

Hello, Sir nice video. How much does it cost to build this business?

[@jasonmushersee]

i worked in a golf cart factory once building 2 had no plumbing no ventilation and it was wrath of god hot humid in there! myself & another employee went through 2 of these every 6 days. i heard reverse osmosis technology for seawater takes too much energy & not worth it. maybe solar to run it all? is this the same technology nasa has on the space station?

[@larryzdanis5377]

Hi, thanks for sharing.. planning to open a water store (& maybe a delivery service) so that was extrememly informative/useful in so many ways. QUESTION- Does your bottle washer ONLY clean the inside of the bottle, ONLY the outside, or BOTH the inside and outside?

[@frenchriversprings]

Inside and outside

[@hector193944]

Well explained Gilbert!

[@jacksonkimata8503]

How can I get those machines?iam in Nairobi Kenya.kindly advice.if you still have the machines,can you sell them to me?

[@AliJoseph02]

Do you have a course and how to get a business like this started

[@ariesmonta9106]

what device you uses to set the timer to fill the bottles? thank you.

[@frenchriversprings]

Don’t remember for shure but I think it was made by Omega. It’s called a timer relay I think

[@africaeyesandears]

Very helpful - thank you

[@deecurtis5883]

I would like some info on your water

[@northernwoodsman]

What region are you in?

[@frenchriversprings]

Ontario, Canada

[@northernwoodsman]

@@frenchriversprings ok. Because I know of a company near a river close to my cottage that opened awhile ago. 20 minutes away from Mont Tremblant about. Know the area or are you really far out in Ontario far from qc?

[@frenchriversprings]

Ya pretty far from Quebec. Pretty close to Sudbury Ontario

[@hebafarouk9831]

French River Springs hello I have company for water and I want to open factory I already fill water from other factory but I like the business to make my own line water to fill my gallons Can you send your number to talk to you I’m living in Dubai

[@diwannegi679]

Selling retail or wholesale....how u have done marketing....

[@beba9452]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Like from me! Though the electric heating plate in the water on the zinc at the end scared the living shxt out of me!

[@FifaKiddd]

this is awesome! good luck man

[@Damn_Danielle]

How do u promote ur water

[@Hohmies86]

I need to know more about fda lic....

[@meganjack5680]

Somewhere in the comments you said your profits were a little less than an average job and if you paid a driver to deliver you wouldn’t make any money. Do you think you would have had more of a profit margin if it was artisan well water instead of the natural spring water??

[@frenchriversprings]

No. Not at all

[@jamesczarski1727]

it seems like a lot of work, especially when you factor in delivery. Can I ask how much profit you earn in a typical year?

[@frenchriversprings]

A bit less than an average job. And yes it was a lot of work. I was not able to sell my clientele. So gave it for free to a local bottled water company. Gave all the racks for free also. One year later, the company went bankrupt. As for my equipment, I got almost nothing for it. Got 25k for my truck but had just put 18k in repairs in last 12 months. Was a hard business to be in. Back breaking work. If I would have paid someone to deliver for me , I would not have made any profit.

[@ifranksultan]

​@frenchriversprings if you had to redo this water business over again, how would you do it differently ? Or not ?

[@paulsutton5951]

"In-tooda reservoir"

[@shaxawanchya3310]

Nice snow..

[@MultiTom1956]

Very educational process😊 beautifully explained and my best wishes to you Sir😊

[@frenchriversprings]

Thank you!

[@KhorshedAlam-bx1sq]

Nice good

[@JulianJohnston919]

I want to drink some!

[@storiesworthtellingwiththe6810]

Interested to find out more about what some people are able to do in entrepreneurship in the community? Listen to latest Stories Worth Telling where we hear from an owner of a marina and the importance of water. kzbin.info/www/bejne/anzcZZaQprupa6c

[@neelphsabiti6681]

Hello sr

[@vozamarak]

Y

[@hamisare5073]

Hie - were can I contact you

[@benvinbaby4354]

Hai can you please tell your email..I have some questions regarding the water business…I will contact you