THIS ONE Should WORK!?! INSTALLING the WATER TANK For Our DIY Gravity Fed Water SYSTEM

[@nunyabizness3890]

If you never try something new, you never learn. One of the best things about this channel over the years has been your willingness to learn and to show us that process. Way to go! Lots of hard work, Al, and it was great to see your extended family helping out.

[@dcrahn]

Put a screen or grate over the end of the overflow to keep critters from crawling up in the pipe, falling into the tank and drowning.

[@davidgetchell2304]

X2

[@brenda9140]

I always remember when Heath from Red Poppy Ranch found a dead mouse in his well. He adds bleach to his reservoirs on a regular basis ever since. Plus, they always say that you can never know, when there is a dead rotting corps of an animal laying across across the water, upsteam somewhere.

[@johnhenson7434]

@Iron *Fe* I have on more than one occasion commented GRAVEL lots and lots of gravel needed. On the property there should be somewhere to dig gravel

[@karenminckler4198]

@@brenda9140 my dad would do that every summer when we first went to camp. Never had any issues with ours.

[@genegoodman5233]

@Bill White your right, I don’t have enough fingers to count the messes he’s made when someone told him what to do but he didn’t.

[@grammy3g808.]

When the time comes for using that water source for the animals might test it for any giardia parasites....suggestion.

[@python3574]

Lol…..they’re animals, not humans.

[@frenchysandi]

Giardia can infect goats cows dogs and cats plus people of course I would think more an issue by beaver pond because they can have as well

[@jdelbrid]

@@frenchysandi that is very correct. Our grandpuppy took over a year to get well from his infection.

[@brittanyleighstevens5904]

He needs to test it monthly, if hes going to do it, could pass inside eggs and milk research is a big plus

[@brittanyleighstevens5904]

Would be best of gardens

[@francesbolen257]

So much fun watching the progress on the new Homestead! I could watch you'll all day!

[@70acres]

Go go, BobKITTEN, go! I'm so glad you got that project checked off your list. Looking forward to the next one! Blessings to all.

[@gregwertheim3970]

Hi Al, Shouldn’t the tank be placed onto a bed of stone for drainage and to prevent shifting? If that tank shifts over the winter it will snap off your exit pipe.

[@jackd.ripper7613]

It's probably below the frostline. But I would do it anyway. I live in Alaska and yeah, gravel would be necessary.

[@stevemarvin1723]

This has been mentioned in several previous posts including that the pipe should be bedded on sand then covered with sand.

[@ericsebina256]

I thought sand, stone may puncture it...

[@tagladyify]

@@jackd.ripper7613 frost line in his area is likely 4’

[@josephfuller8652]

Very nice to see 2 brothers working together!

[@dooleysmichiganhomestead8339]

AM HOME Home from VA hospital .My wife Sherry and one of my Grandsons picked me up from Ann Arbor Mi and I had a chance to checkout more of our new Farmstead, We got a cancelation from our local butcher shop and will take 1 steer in Monday, My health is better now and we are gonna finish unpacking and doing some more planting in our late July garden. We will start making more videos for you all to see. Thanks for Sharing your great videos

[@richardcompton2555]

Well Al, you have several very valid suggestions regarding your water tank and piping. I agree with most all of them. Especially the movement of soil with your seasonal temp shifts. Good job and it should be interesting to see just how effective it is at providing gravity fed water to the two faucets.

[@jonathanguess4052]

Al it's nice to see family come out and help

[@carolynblack1060]

What an amazing job you did and such patience to see it to the end. Grace & Blessings to your family.

[@countryman8263]

Al!! You be careful getting down in holes where you’ve just excavated! One of the best Oncology Doctors I ever knew died that very way on his farm!! From a hole collapse!! PLEASE BE CAREFUL!! We love you buddy!

[@cathiwim]

What he should ( and it is required in many places,) is to make a stepdown about 12-18 inches deep from ground level, and about as wide to keep the edges from caving in.

[@ericroadking7564]

Nice job!! Everything looking great!! Grass coming in nicely!! Stay blessed!!

[@marknorwood7521]

I'm thinking you should have put a more solid base under your tank. (Rock/Gravel/etc). When it's "FULL" of water it's going to settle more and maybe break that valve fitting/water line

[@suepeterson5675]

I agree with you 100% on that !

[@wayneschnare4019]

Lots of experts here Al !!! Thanks for another video of the day in the life of Lumnah Acres !!! Cannot wait to see it grow !!!

[@kildee0170]

Al, did you cover the ends of that pipe going in and coming out with screen wire or something to stop rats, frogs, snakes etc going in and dying in the water and contaminate it....

[@davidparker5345]

glad you explained why you installed the overflow. I did not think of that reasoning. Good job !!!!!

[@thomaslindgren4602]

Great project and crew. Remember that nothing is a failure if it teaches you a lessen. The IBC tote might have worked it you re-enforced the cage with plywood or planks but I think the the new tank is a huge upgrade that you will be very happy with. As a homestead site I am sure that you will find a ton of uses for that container. The simplicity of the process is pure genius. Now, you just need to install a mini water power generator at the bottom of the hill to generate electricity as well and you are all set. I love to play in water so I think I would be making you collection pool a little bigger and making it a mini spinning hole and who does like playing with rocks and making your own dam. A few rocks at you overflow site and it’s a great place to have your little garden paradise. Thanks for sharing and glad to see some of your extended family.

[@johnoswald6192]

You have no idea how helpful your videos are. I wouldn't know how to get past scratching my head without your time and effort put on video. Thank you so much! And Happy New Year!

[@silverknight1044]

How about a filter on the overflow to stop frogs getting up the pipe?

[@mimahmud77]

So nice to see more of the family, Al!

[@suestraughan8505]

Good content. You don’t need to talk throughout your videos. The explanation at the end was perfect. Nice to see other people in your videos for a change. It was nice of your brother to help you. You didn’t say his name, nor the kids.

[@gailmcfaul3700]

Good morning from Victoria Australia..(in our 5th lockdown,)..loved this episode...didnt want it to finish..looking forward to many more espisodes.👍

[@MarySmith-gg5gw]

You need to turn the bucket on the excavator down when done for day. That way it will not fill with water and rust.

[@kiprussell6102]

Good morning from south Alabama that's a cool system and can't wait to see it working. It's nice to have a way of watering animals with no power if power goes out. Keep up the good work and God bless you all

[@Faworki]

Oh look at all the green! Your grass looks amazing. Watching you build your new property is so cool. Thank you for sharing such a amazing journey. This IS special, starting from scratch to the future finished property is gonna be a wonderful watch for me ( and many others) living vicariously thru you guys is fun.

[@eugenemosier8697]

You should take a sample of water when it's settles and get it tested to see how good it is in New York state we drink spring water all the time

[@MissLauren20]

That was interesting to watch, Al. You’re pretty dang smart and great with the backhoe! Looking forward to the next video. Progress!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@THEFALCON58]

Hi Al I have a certificate III in surface extraction I would put lots of med/rock one foot thick under the tank or it will sink in wet ground when full.. have been a (long-time subscriber) on your channel and written many comments

[@showmemo3686]

Too late.

[@ashyslashy5818]

aaaa he will fix it up in the spring...

[@mjsimm]

Just look at that pasture! The rain has been more helpful than hurtful. Hi to you all from "Anne land", Prince Edward Island, Canada!

[@donaldmiller8629]

Gooooood Morning Al , Gina & Olivia , Al , I would say that you are beyond the IBC tote level now. Now you are into the tank level. Wow ! It sure seemed to fill up fast ! You have a few flowing brooks and creeks. With ram pumps you could have water lines going every where on your farm and not just to the homestead area. Running water at the cabin ? If you do not trust the water , you could always boil it for 15 minutes. And then put the water into storage containers for drinking.

[@bobbikuhn3496]

Who is your helper? This new setup look like it will work like a dream. Good work, as always.

[@mikeoneil2281]

first thing i noticed was the grass is doing great. good to have the rain to keep it growing and have to say y’all did a great job with that. looks like the water supply will work good actually courious to see what kind of pressure you are going to have. anyway thanks for bringing us along stay safe and see you next time

[@stevecarlsonyoutubechannel9251]

Impressive work fantastic idea water source

[@annalv605]

Whoa that grass has taken off! It looks beautiful!

[@vmorganbogart]

Good Morning, Lumnahs & all you viewers! Hope everybody has a wonderful weekend. The water system is looking really good. I hope you have good water flow at the hydrants. I guess we’ll know on Tuesday. Everybody stay safe & healthy. Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇺🇸👍❤️🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Vicki and hope you and yours also stay safe and healthy!

[@vickilee2185]

Why I find these segments so interesting I'll never know. It's all like magic to me. It's just like any construction job. One orderly step after another. Not rocket science just experience. Thanks for introducing your brother. Nice to have some added strength when needed. Looking forward to seeing the next step. Blessings

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Al, you and Gina are so creative! Thanks for taking us along! God bless your family!

[@lindapeterson2684]

I’m enjoying the process of homesteading from the beginning …buying the land….clearing t he land….now water source for animals, vegetables, and humans….I wonder if Al has a guide book he is following, making sure everything is done in a timely manner….Isn’t this family a joy to follow, they make it seem possible for the average person….

[@micky8912]

you could have run the overflow back in to the stream, this may reduce the icing up in the winter....We grew up with a spring house, all of our water came from there. You can filter and pressurize as needed.

[@HomesteadingNorthernMichigan]

Good morning my amazing friends

[@newandoldtech5634]

The danger aof backfilling all at once is that the compacting can shear off a pipe if it is through a sharp hole. Of forcing a clamp to come off. The safe way is to backfill up to the pipe and as it compacts (over days or weeks) the gradual tempo will minimize stress on pipes and fittings

[@showmemo3686]

Backfill with gravel where all the fittings are.

[@pattiripley7599]

I think you have a good system. I think it should work great. Romans used much less fall per distance ratio and had amazing pressure for fountains and things. Some still run today

[@chartlook1]

Well I'm not a skeptic but am on this one and going to learn something new. Water is self-leveling and one of the best ways to get elevation across land is with water in a hose. In my estimation when your tank is full that is as far as the water will rise in your hydrants unless the tank is higher than your hydrants or you have pressure of some sort on the water. I'm watching with an anxiousness to learn something... 😆

[@praiseyethelord7121]

It was wonderful seeing your family help you with the install! Loved seeing the kids. Great to see you get this installed! ❤&🙏 🙋

[@lindascott2107]

What a blessing to have some help & I hope all your work is blessed forever 🙏💖

[@donaldhill2972]

Al, you are one crazy guy in a good way. Gina may agree. Why you always make our day!

[@evalinawarne1337]

Good morning from MICHIGAN LOVE HUGS AND PRAYING FOR EACH OF YOU from MICHIGAN CHOW PRAYING

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood morning Michigan

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Evalina!

[@Heisstrong]

Good morning Evalina! I hope you have a great weekend!

[@evalinawarne1337]

@@Heisstrong thank you. PLEASE pray GERMANY Netherlands and Belgium is flooding out. I appreciate your prayers

[@evalinawarne1337]

@@samvalentine3206 hello Sam and family. I also pray for you and family. Chow

[@eddeetz493]

Joel and Justin are on the same page. Free flowing year round water, check. Great job AL. The mini x just saved 25% of cost or more and more savings to come. So glad your equipped to build out the homesteads.

[@angelsarrived2642]

Gooood Morning, Al, Gina, and Olivia. And to my KZbin friends. My thoughts on this project, would be to add some kind of heating element within the tank it self so that when the temperature drops below freezing, it would automatically go on. Although that is a large water storage unit, due to possibility of bad years of draught, like western United States, I would have purchased double that size tank. Too many things going on with our weather patterns. At this point, perhaps yet another system at another location on the property would give you extra security. Especially since you have more streams you can access. G-D Bless

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Angels! Hang in there!

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

Good video!!! Gotta love seeing families working together,

[@karenspeer7378]

Wow! Lots of work but it was nice to have your brother help you!! Good Job and God Bless!!! 💕😊❤⚘

[@michaelboyd9433]

IBC totes are good for a lot of things but not to be buried and if you are going to use them for a water source for the animals you might want to paint them black or cover them with a dark tarp because they will start to grow algae in them. Great job with the off grid water system should be a great backup plan for the future.

[@scottmiller5799]

Nothing like free water, Looks like it will work good for you

[@russellwatters5891]

I'm sure you've researched it for settlement, disease, and blockage, so I can't add anything here other than Great Job! I've always enjoyed watching your homestead, and the additional property is awesome

[@gerscollard1497]

Good morning All 🇮🇪👨‍🌾 and have a productive weekend !

[@annettegregg8654]

Good morning Ger

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood morning

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Ger - same sentiment to you as well!

[@Heisstrong]

Good morning Ger! I hope you are having a great weekend!

[@elizabethmacdonald4605]

Good morning!

[@ranrus52]

Just a few thoughts for winter. Build the collecting area up with more stone, so in winter you can throw a pallet or something over the source and blanket the area and the top of the cistern with straw to insulate it, but that you can remove in spring. Fence the area off around the source area and a bit up the spring creek to stop animals getting too close. Keep up the good work :)

[@richardstepusin2922]

Try checking the tank lid to see if it has a knockout for a 2" vent pipe. Install one with the top turned on a 90 Deg and cover the opening with a a piece of screen. I didn't see if it was vented.

[@karencary3312]

Looking good. Good to have lots of interested helping hands, too. God bless.

[@DjiMavicMini58]

Your brother looks like your twin Al resemblance is remarkable Watching as always from Neath Wales UK

[@williamcantalamessa5231]

Good morning from Siesta Key Florida

[@Grimmarox]

This video made my day. I was so looking forward to seeing how this was going to work. Thank you Al and family. Excellent Now you can reseed the grass!! It was co seeing you work with someone else. Usually it's just you and Gina

[@straubdavid9]

Good Saturday mornin New Ham Shire .... lots'o mud to play in ~8^) Have a nice weekend AL, Gina & Olivia + brother and nephew ... take care.

[@Jeff-vt8kn]

Grass looks great you'll be mowing soon.

[@kimwilliams722]

Your grass is looking beautiful

[@julieherring2522]

ours are sitting on wooden railway logs old ones .....were at least 8/10 inches above ground

[@vivianwilliams2216]

You water system is looking great, so glad you got some extra help, that way things moved faster to beat any upcoming rain 😊! I'm looking forward to seeing the next video 📹! 😊👍💕💕💕

[@drkrypton4410]

morning Lumnahs!! beautiful days ahead. low humidity, temps down in the 60's for the mornings and 70's during the day. glad you got that cistern installed. like you said, a good source of water for other needs.

[@margaretbedwell58]

Your weather sounds delightful.....90's this afternoon and humid as well. here in Va.

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Dr. K!

[@drkrypton4410]

@@samvalentine3206 hey Sam!!

[@tagladyify]

We distill our well water and run it through an activated charcoal filter before consuming it or giving it to our animals as a precaution. You might consider using a tbsp of vinegar in your animal water to keep any parasites and bacteria down. It’s super easy to make. It’s really simple to do. When we change our chickens’ water we just put a cap full in the waterer (we use hanging waterers with nipples so the water stays clean in the coop) and swish it about to clean the sides and bottom, dump it out, then fill with clean water.

[@goin2green]

Gmorning Lumnahs. Excellent decision using that free water source. Have a great weekend.

[@patricialora5692]

Loving that lush green grass!

[@stevenk6638]

Pressure at hydrants mainly a function of drop on length of run - where all gravity only.

[@zippythechicken]

have we met the brother and nephew before? nice that he lives close enough to make the trip.

[@leannekenyoung]

Looking great!! Just like one other person mentioned…put a grate on the end of your outflow to prevent unwanted critters from going in and drowning could prove devastating to any who drink from it and could take a long to identify as the source. Wishing you the very best !! Also before you cover over much more of your piping id be certain it works from end to end! Could save a lot of time re-digging otherwise. Peace and blessings to you and your lovely family.🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦

[@tonygrimes13]

It's water for animals not humans!!! as stated in video.

[@dondwyer3679]

Your grass looks great!

[@davidnielson1960]

Should put a little gravel around that hole entrance hole in your tank so when you open it up you don't get dirt in it

[@johnsargeant4797]

don't forget to put up some form of shielding to prevent animals peeing and pooping over the inlet pipe area...John Sargeant from England.

[@python3574]

The inlet area should be filled with 3/4” washed gravel to just above the inlet, then covered with pond liner, then covered with a small layer of gravel and topped with a lot of large rocks. Thjs will protect it longterm from a LOT of potential issues and erosion.

[@denisewilson8367]

I had Already started this. Maybe in the next video?

[@sinksalot8860]

Nice to have the water on your land. We are pretty much dry at least right now. Drought. Nice job!

[@Tyrese37]

Congratulations you did it.

[@fitterextraordinaire2856]

Top of the morning from central Wisconsin. 58 Degrees F and Bob's your uncle.

[@brucestmartin777]

Ingenious.. really works well .

[@robertworman4355]

Good Morning Al, Gina and Olivia

[@StoneKathryn]

Rain, rain, going away, yay! Grass looks great! Whoo hoo, the IBC tote came out on the first try. I bet you took a big sign of relief for that. Nice job. I just thought you were going to use pea gravel around the inlet to get some kind of filtering before it enters the inlet pipe. Once the dirt filters out of the inlet pond it should run clean again, right? Cool seeing your brother help you on this install. Too bad your nephew got water logged in his boots! Overflow pipe, nice. Sock screen on the inlet pipe is an improvement. I like the constant water movement. That filter on the inside looks beefy. Thanks for this Al and Gina.

[@CCRider5312]

Mornnnnning Lumnahs!!!! The grass at the off Grid Homestead is looking Awesome 👏

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy CC!

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood morning

[@bobestremera8216]

First things I noticed looked really nice!

[@CCRider5312]

@@bobestremera8216 it sure does, nice and green and pretty soon they’ll have a thick pretty pasture. I just wonder how many deer 🦌 are grazing on that tender new grass when no one is around? 😂

[@CCRider5312]

@@samvalentine3206 good morning Sam 👋

[@youmatter8457]

Gina I hope you know that he is amazing. Plumbing, framing, Roofing, electrical, this man has it all! I had to teach my man how to change a smoke detector!

[@northernliving2387]

Hey Al are you installing a 1 way valve on your over flow?

[@williamhealey6862]

Great job, very happy you got the new tank in wo any problems. Congrats

[@1PaJoe]

Looks good - from the beginning I was always wondering would it have been possible to just dig a trench and let the water from the spring run on the surface to where you wanted the water -

[@jordanstone7478]

grass looks so good

[@peterknight2547]

Morning AL and family, greetings from down under. AL, do a bit of research on ram pumps. If you have a bit of gradient on your land you may be able to increase the height of your tank.

[@blocka58]

Made the same comment but on reflection I think the winter freezing temp's might put that to rest.

[@Ellabobel]

Who cares when the job is done this well,

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Looking great. Hope everything turns out good.

[@donaldhill2972]

Look at all that grass!!

[@jaspatters1]

That inlet and overflow is going to freeze. You don't have enough flow to prevent that. A well house over top would help with the main tank.

[@cocoadivamgold1371]

Good morning everyone from Az...

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood morning AZ

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Cocoadiva! Have a great weekend!

[@Heisstrong]

Good morning Cocoadiva in Arizona! I hope you have a great weekend!

[@cocoadivamgold1371]

@@Heisstrong ...Thanks Good 🌄 Great weekend Thanks!!

[@cocoadivamgold1371]

@@samvalentine3206 ...Good 🌄 too you..

[@reneebrown2968]

Keep that IBC. It will make an awesome worm bin so you can have all the worm castings and worm tea for your garden you need.

[@angiebetts8900]

What will keep it from freezing @the inlet pipe? I'm learning so much from you pioneers. Thanks!

[@eddiecabrera1408]

Good job on your second attempt for the water tote. You do good work even you have no background knowledge but you'll get it done good job👍👍👍💪💪🙏🙏🙏

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Goooood moooorrrnnning Al, Gina and Olivia and fellow Viewers and all my friends. Pleasant good morning and do have a great weekend. Love from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🙏🙏

[@elizabethmacdonald4605]

Good morning!

[@lloydwilliams8715]

@@elizabethmacdonald4605 Good morning Elizabeth. Hopefully you are having a great weekend. Thanks for the shout out 🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@daviddavis703]

Good morning Lloyd! Have a wonderful day sir!

[@teresahyneman4349]

Morning Lloyd hope yours is a very good one!

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Lloyd-man! Wishing you and yours a great weekend as well!

[@jeannettethorsby7085]

Your making your dreams become reality! 👍

[@erickfrench2768]

Gooooood morning this morning from the MS gulf coast I hope everyone has a great

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood morning

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Erick!

[@erickfrench2768]

@@samvalentine3206 good morning

[@teresahyneman4349]

Good morning neighbor! Lol

[@erickfrench2768]

@@teresahyneman4349 good morning neighbor !! :-)