How We Collect, Store, and Filter Rainwater For Everyday Use
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- How We Collect, Store, and Filter Rainwater For Everyday Use
We live almost one hundred percent on rainwater. We get a lot of questions about how we keep the water safe for drinking and other uses. We try to answer all of those questions here. We may have missed some, so please feel free to leave any questions in the comment box below.
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All starts in the kitchen first and the filtration system even needed for perfectly good tap water. Great time for product placement I might add but yes there are many as I can speak from observational experience "you don't want to catch a nasty experience with gardia" and believe me you'll know it if you do.
So that's number one.
Great collection system tho!
I’m glad I found y’all channel. You helped my family a lot because we start to live off rain water this year
I miss the old name. The new name is so generic.
We use a aquarium filter sock to filter water before it hits the tanks. Filters down to 100 microns so they claim. It keeps the trash out of the tanks the same way your screens do.
I love our Berkey! Over 15 years now! Thank you for being so respectful of the water. We don't need as much as people think!
Do you all filter it somehow before you put it in the Berkey?
I love how you guys use this beautiful channel as a classroom for all of us. Thanks so much. Glenda from Australia 😎❤
A huge HI to both of you from East Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. We also live entirely on the water we catch and store from the various roofs on our 37 acre rural property. There is a slight slope to our land which we utilised by placing a water tank at the high point which provides 11meters of head at the house, more than adequate for domestic purposes. The rain water is pumped to the high tank by a "Savonius Rotor" wind turbine which I basically built from accumulated scrap steel. The rotor is mounted in a 40 foot high tower, again built from scrap, which is able to be tilted over to lay flat for maintenance if needed. We use a coarse filter which is fitted on the intake of the tower 2 parrallel diaphragm pumps, and a very fine mesh filter at the house, followed by a 50micron filter. We have lived here since new years eve in 1979, and when we bought the place, a year before that, it was an open paddock with absolutely no infrastructure.
I don’t think you are sponsored by Berkey… but you should be! That was a great endorsement!
I love my Berkey 🙏
Just in case you didn't hear yet (although your post is a year old), apparently Berkey hasn't been able to produce test results to back up what they are advertising about the quality of the water and some individuals were able to obtain testing that wasn't very good. They have been in a pretty big lawsuit, I haven't heard if there has been a ruling on it yet, but if you use Berkey it would be checking into the accusations and what they found in the water.
I only collect rain water for the garden but it would be great to have it to use as a backup if needed. You guys have taught me a ton about water harvesting
Thanks for sharing how your rainwater harvesting system works. Lots of folks don’t think about all the bits and pieces. Live our Berkey!
Great to see you both loving life, this is the real life, the best lifestyle. Keep up the great videos, stay real, a big HELLO from New Zealand. Jim & Jess Thank you.
I get excited when you guys post videos, keep them coming.
Great video!
Suggestion: Where the water comes off the roof and is screened before it goes into the water system pipe. If that collection point is cut at an angle rather than flat/horizontal the water or wind will wash the debris away reducing the chance of clogging.
Also, the Berky is a great filter but to save money I bought a kit and converted two good grade buckets into a filter.
Again great video and thanks
Good!!!
Great idea, how do I get a kit?
Jess, I love it when I get to hear you talk! I think my favorite video is the one you did on your garden but this video is very well done! Very informative and put together well. Great job!
I love watching the things that you do. So excited every time you build more on your dome.
Great overall informative video, thanks guys! Answered alot of questions with it. Much love to u both, as always! Thank you!
Good info on storing and filtering water. Have a great week.
Thanks for showing us how its done, great vid guys! Can't wait to see the filtration system for the cistern and see it in action for the first time. Those boots are looking great on you Jess! Won't find those on any stores shelves. I thought I could make a pair of boots last. I got nothing on you.
Good job on collecting and filtering water!!!
I like it that you created a gap between the downspout and your pipe collection. Great for backflow prevention. We love our Berkey! And it is so dry at Contentment that we have to use water for composting, too. Good to see you!
Nice of y’all to be patient enough to answer all us viewers’ (sometimes redundant) questions again. 🙏
Great information on the water catchment, and how it's used.
Good to see you, and thanks for the info. The roof guttering/rain drain( ?) is a way better to catch water than the previous cement gutters lol... I enjoy how you live and learn ! Blessings on your day....
Great little educational video. Thanks for sharing this video and your journey. Wishing you another blessed week filled with peace. Cheers.
thank you for the tips!!
That's awesome y'all thanks for sharing with us.
This was an amazing video and I am so happy to hear that this is in Arizona! Thank you
THANK YOU FOR SHARING
Well done guys Thankyou for sharing.
You two are amazing I love watching your videos. Keep up the good work.
I capture 2,000 gallons of rainwater and filter it through a homemade gravel, sand, and lump charcoal filter using a 4-inch PVC pipe & fittings.
I also use a composting toilet inside my house in North Texas.
Excellent explanation of something I have always wondered about. 🤔 😀
Thanks for the video, very educational
Thanks for the info on how you use and filter your water. Stay safe and have a great weekend!
Thanks CB! We hope you're doing well
I thought this was a great little video! Very informative! Thanks you guys!
Thank you for the infomation and video. Very helpful.
Love your videos! Always so much to learn! And you explain it all so well!
Awesome video! Thanks, guys!
Hey, awesome video! It seems like you're trying a new format in how you're laying out your videos. It's great, very clear, concise and informative. Keep shooting for the stars
Doing a great job - thanks for sharing 😊
Excellent video on your water catchment
hi Jim... u r doing great.... we are a group of 37 people watching youtube channels similar to urs.... finaly we decided to stop watching other channels and watch only urs.... we choose ur channel to be the best of amongst the others.... u are very friendly , we are enjoying what we watching and learning alot same time....
Am so interested in your gardening system. Please tell more about the pot system.
Google ‘oja pot’. Alternative spelling ‘olla pot’.
Absolutely brilliant
Great video I wondered about some of what ypu covered. It's amazing how much water we used daly.
Great video! 💧 🌧 is life!
Thank you, I am new to this, great video.
Loving watching you and sharing knowledge it's useful you never know when you need your idea's...I have running water I pay for so I use everything sparingly never waste anything to electric and gas living alone I pay the bills it's learning to save money plus I've cancer in my left kidney and can't take biopsy because the one I have will seed when needle is pulled out...so its gone dormant for some reason at 10cm and another next to it I got a insurance to pay for my funeral and bought my plot 25 years ago to be next to my best friend we were sisters really...don't want my children paying us they get some money each forward thinking not being morbid paid my father's when he died my 4 siblngs didn't have the money and my older brother was paying his house and made redundant...if I was like I was years ago done houses up 1971 to late 80s then did boats up moved on to turning VW vans into campers so like DIY I've made all kinds of things...enjoy you're day ❤
Fantastic video Jim and Jess. I was unfamiliar with that tube like filter that is present just before the water enters the trailer. Definitley pause for thought. I think Derek and Hannah have filters right in their water shed right near the pressure tank and pump. I wonder which is best..? hmm.
Great work folks! Really enjoying your videos/progress - very inspiring.
We have Rain Harvest in the city for our home. We can go 8 months with no conservation - so in an emergency we could be OK all-year with conservation.
Its pumped from tanks thru dual 'big-blue' (20 inch) filters for full flow for whole house. 1st one is 20micron then 5micron then Class A UV ... and its perfectly safe to drink right out of the tap. The 5 micron is needed to make sure particles + bacteria is
I'm impressed...teach me more!!💚💚
Thanks for sharing this information , have a great day
Thank you Sherry!
Enjoyed the show
Me so glad you shower!☺👍
Take care and God bless amen.
I shower as well 😌 👍
Ciao from Italy 🇮🇹 praying for ya both
Love our Berkey, great video
Awsome ty for sharing sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed enjoyed and shared
Awesome guys. Quite the set up you have out there!
Thank you Don!
Thank you!
love it!
Hi new subscriber.Mack over at Southern Blessed Homestead sent while I’m here in southern Az.interesting content.ty
Welcome and thank you!
Great system!
If it's not too much to ask, show us a tour of the nearby region or city. I from Brazil. thank you.
Great info.
Great video looking to get water tanks for watering trees and planning water is cheaper here but you never know
Good video thank you, interesting and educational.
Thank you Bruce!
Awesome guy's!
Very good information…I like the Birkey unit
THANK YOU NICE VIDEO
Thank You
Awesome tips
I'm Soo interested in this! I have been wondering how it works! Thanks for the video! I'm looking for land around Douglas AZ. I have a spot in SW Tucson but it is on the flood zone and too many restrictions. I love your videos and am not much of a commenter, but I do send my sincere condolences to both you and yours for the passing of your parents.
Thank you very much
Good luck with your land search.
A great video guys!
I've found that in the desert covering the ground surrounding a plant with stones, gravel, sticks or whatever, shields the roots from the heat that drys them out.
Hi there ! Thank you very much for sharing your videos about all your dreams projects.
In some of your videos i saw a geodesic dome. There is only the frame. Will you incorporate it into your Adobe house? Or you save it for another project?
Thank you for your answer.
I have a Doulton water filter! and a Grayl for my bug out bag.
Have you guys tried to grow tepary beans? I think they were originally native to the southwest. I just ordered some to try next year. Even though I live in WA, we only get 16” of rain where I’m at, so I’m hoping the climate is similar enough that they do well here too.
Good information
Great infos! Our system is also slowly coming together as well here in Bisbee... hey, one day we'd like to interview you guys for our channel (we're transitioning from full time RV to part time RV and building our own little homestead). Chris & Tracy
I love your portable washer and dryer!
Me too! I would like to see more about it!
@@helenedavis2886 💡Indeed!
Great video
Please give more updates!
Impressive!
Like the rock wall with mess around it👍
Awesome
Ty
The metal roof gets to such high temperatures as well that it ‘sterilises’ a lot of bird droppings etc but I still use a 3 step filtration system❤️✨
Birds of the feather, drink and poop together ! 😆
Another Great video FROM Green Dream Project
Team jess & Jim !
A concern we were talking about ...
Would you consider a small "homemakable " 😁 automatic chlorine feeder ?
We also know a sterilizing contraption that COULD be totally solar if you are interested ...
Hey guys...Great videos as usual.... Tell me .. What's the music placing in the background at the 4min40 point in the video? .. It's awesome and relaxing :)
may sound stupid but try putting crew's bowl on a small box so doesn't have to bend down as far to drink
it may help his aching joints! and cut down on the amount that ends up on the floor around the bowl......
I travel in a RV and I have 1. In-line incoming water filter. 2. In-line kitchen sink filter 3. Drinking water using Berkey Only 3. In-line shower filter. So I have added an in-line sink and shower filter….I travel with 4 animals so my water and my animals water is important.
Another really excellent video as per ush! Brian is outside as we speak doing gutter stuff. It’s so hot and humid. Go figure, he picks the hottest part of the day to work. He loves a challenge. Crew was very thirsty. Y’all make it look so easy. I know the truth! 😃👍❤️
Thanks Pam! I don't know what we've ever done that we made look easy.😆
I'm also afraid to ask what "gutter" stuff is.🤣
@@ourselfreliantlife 😄🤷♀️❤️ I’ll never tell. Lol
Amen~!
Hearing of water shortage out west has this affect yall or any one in your area ? Did you get your truck figured out?
Does the berky plug in and does it keep your water cold.
Will you eventually be producing enough from your garden and animals that you no longer need to go to the supermarket (except for the occasional item)? If so, do you have enough rainfall tank space to collect a year's worth (at least) of water for everything? How much water would you need to collect for two years worth of living & food production? What's the average annual rainfall in your area?
Do u make your own liquor? Im curious about fermenting fruit
i know i personally love my iced drinks, ice water iced tea etc. do y'all have a freezer to make ice?
We do!
Live the dream. Show us how. Blessings.
thats pretty awesome . seems to work . that little washer and dryer was really cute . that chicken with the big feet is just awesome lol what kinda chicken is that ? ok well take care guys see ya in the next one .
Thank you! She's a mille fleur d'uccle
I love these i love to save water i hate water wastage i cant stand it
I've been thinking about a catchment system. How expensive is that large black tank?