Excellent system....I love the idea that your filter leave lock from the roof top, then that screen sock before it goes in your storage tank, then the two filter and ultra violet purifier before the water goes in the house...that 's fantastic..👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍
One of the best systems I've seen yet on TH-cam...most rain water collecting videos is some guy with a Hodge podge of mis-matched hoses and barrels running in and out of his house with complicated shut off in every direction..
I want to do this for my girlfriend in The Philippines. They get tons of rain but have no running water. I am so glad I have a gravity spring system. This guy is very good.
I live in a peri urban area in Ghana West Africa. I set up a rain water harvesting system without the first flush system. This is a great video and I will show it to the plumber so he can add on. Thanks.
So how does that work during raining season? I am currently in the prosess of designing (and researching) for building an hotel in Nigeria where I want to use rainwater system first hand and well water second hand. Thinking...when the heavy rain comes, how much holding tanks do you need? How much do you have for how many people? Nigeria and Ghana is not the same, but I guess you have more knowledge then me due to storage and heavy rain.
The Honourable Creed, many verified thanks for up-loading and holding an initial informative video subjecting and encouraging the sall and the big world for harvesting the rainy water in- and out-of-the seasons. We further hope the mankind would see the days for receiving and holding the raini water for our natural wonders and for all the public and it's generations. Reverences and regards! Dr. Muneer Ahmed (Kinsfolk Maher & Chaudhery)
greatleapforwards But you''l have you own water! The rain that falls on your property is yours by law. You need a system to make use of what's legally yours. If not, down it goes through the drainage into public city collectors.
Not in the state of Georgia. Here all water belongs to the state. Even the water from ice that you throw out on the ground. If it is outside your house then it is not yours.
Excellent system. My engineering sense suggests that the UV system does very little, especially relative to the electricity it requires. But the rest of the system is absolutely first rate.
Excellent video and a great investment. People don't realize in some of these drought area they are paying $20,000 to have new deeper wells drilled. You'll never run out and one day their $20,000 wells will run dry. You can always add a shed in and collect water from it's roof to expand your system so you can last through even longer droughts. You've made the expensive part of the investment so adding more surface area and more storage is fairly inexpensive. It's one of the best designed rainwater collections systems I've ever seen.
My only concern is with location. Here in south east Texas, we have to worry about hurricanes and tornadoes. I think this system is wonderful, but you would need to build a steel structure to house the barrels. This is something I am interested in.
Another option to consider is burying the barrels. If you're in Texas if you bury them deep enough you can avoid the whole hot water in the summer issue. I'm in Phoenix and during the summer the cold water gets hotter than you can stand just from ground heat, pipes aren't buried deep enough. Metal roofs are far better for hurricanes than tar paper shingles. It'll probably cost $500 to a $1000 to get a backhoe to dig a hole big enough for the tanks but they can probably lift them and set them in place on the same day. Even empty water tanks are extremely heavy.
When I was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba years ago, we had storage tanks of desalinated water on the hills. The water never got hot, but there was no such thing as a cold shower unless you got caught in a rain. The distribution pipes ran under ground, and that cooled the water a bit. They have windmills for electricity now, I wonder if they started rainwater catchment. Guantanamo Bay doesn't get much rainfall. Even though It's in the tropics, most of the rain falls farther from shore.
I too like the filtering sock but I'd put the sock on exit that way it's easier to clean and a lot of the bigger particals will drop off in the settling tank
I don't think he said he had an improved water. diverter. I think what you are referring to is the PVC configuration he was showing, with the wire screen. Well the scenes where the water was flowing into the gutters you can see the smaller hole screens. I believe that is what he was talking about as the improvement. I wish they would have shown where and from who he purchased them from.
a good rain water collection system would be, first, a metal roof. I believe that the asphalt roof would be a contaminate due to the chemicals contained in the asphalt. this is the only reason that I have not installed a rain water system . Although, I have a good well that is producing very good water to this time. But,, a good rain water system is something one needs to have just in case.
Well if you have a first flush it will catch most of the debris and by the time that happens the roof gets cold more and releases less harmful things and besides people have caught water with shingle roofs for years it's better to have something than nothing because one day water might not come out the faucet in a shtf situation then it will be too late something's better than nothing I would rather have that water to drink then nothing I would just purify it first and filter it. Because aemp could Wipe Out the electric grid I here it will make batteries burst so even if you have backup power that will be fried as well
WOW what an awesome system. Wish I had the time, money and yard for something like this. I am looking to do something that will hold a few hundred gallons and collect water from my gutters. I need to figure out how to cut the debris down that will get washed into my holding tank. I'd like to use this for emergency drinking water. I should be able to the put water into my Hydro Blu tank, run it through my bacteria and virus filter to clean it and my charcoal filter for taste improvement.
Can you give more details about the gutter and covering you featured in this video. What is it made of and how does it work? Where can it be purchased from?
It's not. This guy is pretty hardcore. Most residential rain harvesting is just 3 or 4 plastic rain barrels giving you roughly 300 gallons of supplemental water to use for your plants, lawn, car washing, doggy bath, etc.
I heard that pure water will corrode copper pipes. Someone I know with a rainwater harvest system adds some limestone to his first tank to give the water some mineral content.
It's not pure water that's being pumped, there's still impurities from the atmosphere and such. Also, with a system like this you don't need to use copper pipes. You can add limestone but it won't do anything in this instance since he's using mostly plastic tubing. BTW, nice picture of the Ice Man Kuklinski!
He looks very healthy as well. But what about people to live in areas where it goes down in the freezing temps? Will them containers crack as the water freezes during the winter months?
Probably would. I'd imagine those of us in cold climates would have these tanks in our basements. So, the whole system just goes straight from the roof into our house down into the basement.
I noticed in the video that he says "25 years from 1990"...was this video made in 1990? The published date is simply when someone put it up. Is he still alive does anyone know? This is one of the best water collection videos I've seen. I love his little "pump house" and I someday would love to combine a power station (with all the solar equipment and other things along those lines) with a pump house like his. Well done!
My family is on rainwater, as a family of 4 we use around 1000L a week most weeks in dry times. Quick showers and very water efficient washing machine and toilet, no dishwasher. Our issue is we skirt the minimum input for our waste water treatment plant.
@Keyzer Soze We built a 4 bedroom home and as per the QLD regs we need a septic or waste water treatment plant that can cater to 2 person per room. So our treatment/ recycling plant is designed to be efficient with the water use of 8 people. My partner, 2 young children and myself struggle to use enough water to meet the minimum input requirement of the system (on paper anyway). Our toilet uses 3l per flush, shower head is 5l a min (the pressure through the throttled rubber tips makes it suprisingly effective, damn near a massage) we hand wash dishes and utensils after every meal and use/ waste minimum water. We only have rain water storage (75kl) in a relatively dry rural area. We have a large dam used for yard irrigation , gardens and vegies.
@Keyzer Soze The system requires a certain L per day input so that it can cycle through its aerobic and anaerobic chambers to effectively break down waste water into a reusable grey water. The reason we struggle ∆
Loved the idea and would love to implement thr system. But it would cost more than $25k+ to install all that system. Isn't it better to subscribe to the city water and pay $40 a month... just to break even, one would have to wait more than 625 months. Or 52 years....
please explain in more detail how the first flush system featured in this video works. I see where organics are trapped in the 500 micron sock; but what about the initial "dirty water" when the rain starts - is this water trapped and flushed or is it only the organics are removed. would like to use the set up featured in the video.
I just love old guys who know what the hell they're talking about.
Great video. No music, sticks to facts, no going off in a hundred directions. Well produced.
Omg, I love the idea of the filtering sock you use at the first flush tank. Very cool👍 Thanks for the video!
Excellent system....I love the idea that your filter leave lock from the roof top, then that screen sock before it goes in your storage tank, then the two filter and ultra violet purifier before the water goes in the house...that 's fantastic..👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍
One of the best systems I've seen yet on TH-cam...most rain water collecting videos is some guy with a Hodge podge of mis-matched hoses and barrels running in and out of his house with complicated shut off in every direction..
I want to do this for my girlfriend in The Philippines. They get tons of rain but have no running water. I am so glad I have a gravity spring system. This guy is very good.
@Keyzer Soze Pretty much.
Thanks for putting this video up!!
Very helpful and informative. Respect from NZ.
I live in a peri urban area in Ghana West Africa. I set up a rain water harvesting system without the first flush system. This is a great video and I will show it to the plumber so he can add on. Thanks.
So how does that work during raining season? I am currently in the prosess of designing (and researching) for building an hotel in Nigeria where I want to use rainwater system first hand and well water second hand. Thinking...when the heavy rain comes, how much holding tanks do you need? How much do you have for how many people? Nigeria and Ghana is not the same, but I guess you have more knowledge then me due to storage and heavy rain.
The Honourable Creed, many verified thanks for up-loading and holding an initial informative video subjecting and encouraging the sall and the big world for harvesting the rainy water in- and out-of-the seasons. We further hope the mankind would see the days for receiving and holding the raini water for our natural wonders and for all the public and it's generations. Reverences and regards! Dr. Muneer Ahmed (Kinsfolk Maher & Chaudhery)
Excellent video and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Domestic rainwater collection should be the norm!
true that...but not everyone has the luxury of space to have multiple 5000l tanks in their yard
then bury the tank
Fair enough....although that will increase cost a bit
greatleapforwards
But you''l have you own water! The rain that falls on your property is yours by law. You need a system to make use of what's legally yours. If not, down it goes through the drainage into public city collectors.
Not in the state of Georgia. Here all water belongs to the state. Even the water from ice that you throw out on the ground. If it is outside your house then it is not yours.
Excellent system. My engineering sense suggests that the UV system does very little, especially relative to the electricity it requires. But the rest of the system is absolutely first rate.
Very good system
Nice demo
Thanks Grandpa
Appreciate you sharing a little of your wisdom sir ..
EXCELLENT information. Thank you.
Great video!!!!
thanks for sharing the info!
Great video Sir, thanks for sharing with us.
7ft x 7ft is roughly 5000g
Nice video.... your experience will help the world...
Very nice video good way to store water and conservation of water 💦
You could save even more water if you use the greywater for the garden and flushing the toilet.
Excellent video.
Thank you so much and I subscribed! 😊
Excellent video and a great investment. People don't realize in some of these drought area they are paying $20,000 to have new deeper wells drilled. You'll never run out and one day their $20,000 wells will run dry. You can always add a shed in and collect water from it's roof to expand your system so you can last through even longer droughts. You've made the expensive part of the investment so adding more surface area and more storage is fairly inexpensive. It's one of the best designed rainwater collections systems I've ever seen.
My only concern is with location. Here in south east Texas, we have to worry about hurricanes and tornadoes. I think this system is wonderful, but you would need to build a steel structure to house the barrels. This is something I am interested in.
Another option to consider is burying the barrels. If you're in Texas if you bury them deep enough you can avoid the whole hot water in the summer issue. I'm in Phoenix and during the summer the cold water gets hotter than you can stand just from ground heat, pipes aren't buried deep enough. Metal roofs are far better for hurricanes than tar paper shingles. It'll probably cost $500 to a $1000 to get a backhoe to dig a hole big enough for the tanks but they can probably lift them and set them in place on the same day. Even empty water tanks are extremely heavy.
Cary Howe Ok. Thank you.
When I was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba years ago, we had storage tanks of desalinated water on the hills. The water never got hot, but there was no such thing as a cold shower unless you got caught in a rain. The distribution pipes ran under ground, and that cooled the water a bit. They have windmills for electricity now, I wonder if they started rainwater catchment. Guantanamo Bay doesn't get much rainfall. Even though It's in the tropics, most of the rain falls farther from shore.
Can't beat that indeed!
Rain water converting to drinking water. That is amazing.
Thank you
I too like the filtering sock but I'd put the sock on exit that way it's easier to clean and a lot of the bigger particals will drop off in the settling tank
Awesome, thanks
awesome!
want to do it by myself
Thats really cool.
In the video you mentioned an improved water diverter filter system. Do you have another video or schematic of how this works? Thanks.
I don't think he said he had an improved water. diverter. I think what you are referring to is the PVC configuration he was showing, with the wire screen. Well the scenes where the water was flowing into the gutters you can see the smaller hole screens. I believe that is what he was talking about as the improvement. I wish they would have shown where and from who he purchased them from.
low flow is a real lesson
a good rain water collection system would be, first, a metal roof. I believe that the asphalt roof would be a contaminate due to the chemicals contained in the asphalt. this is the only reason that I have not installed a rain water system . Although, I have a good well that is producing very good water to this time. But,, a good rain water system is something one needs to have just in case.
I agree, it bugs me most rain barrel videos say nothing about this. At least maybe have your roof material tested?
Well if you have a first flush it will catch most of the debris and by the time that happens the roof gets cold more and releases less harmful things and besides people have caught water with shingle roofs for years it's better to have something than nothing because one day water might not come out the faucet in a shtf situation then it will be too late something's better than nothing I would rather have that water to drink then nothing I would just purify it first and filter it. Because aemp could Wipe Out the electric grid I here it will make batteries burst so even if you have backup power that will be fried as well
Thanks for posting a great video. Are these tanks partially buried? They seem too short to be 5000 gallon tanks.
no.. .actually I have a 5000 liters...1250 gallons rougly, and it's about 7.5 ft tall, so these are just the expected size
Cant beat that! That's right man.
WOW what an awesome system. Wish I had the time, money and yard for something like this. I am looking to do something that will hold a few hundred gallons and collect water from my gutters. I need to figure out how to cut the debris down that will get washed into my holding tank. I'd like to use this for emergency drinking water. I should be able to the put water into my Hydro Blu tank, run it through my bacteria and virus filter to clean it and my charcoal filter for taste improvement.
Can you give more details about the gutter and covering you featured in this video. What is it made of and how does it work? Where can it be purchased from?
It's called Leaf Lock. The company's in Texas
What kind of paint did you use on your tanks and barrels?
This is what we must do!
I had no idea rain harvesting was so complicated. Still cool to see though.
It's not. This guy is pretty hardcore. Most residential rain harvesting is just 3 or 4 plastic rain barrels giving you roughly 300 gallons of supplemental water to use for your plants, lawn, car washing, doggy bath, etc.
I love it! Wish there was a way to use this in Canada where it all freezes over in winter.
You would have to store it "indoors" I would think. There is probably a proper way to do it on colder climates.
You can also set the storage tanks underground.
Impressive!
22 gallons a day, 220 gallons in 10 days, 2,200 gallons in 100 days, 22,000 gallons in 1,000 days with a 30,000 gallon storage.
he grows weed with the rest of it
I heard that pure water will corrode copper pipes. Someone I know with a rainwater harvest system adds some limestone to his first tank to give the water some mineral content.
It's not pure water that's being pumped, there's still impurities from the atmosphere and such. Also, with a system like this you don't need to use copper pipes.
You can add limestone but it won't do anything in this instance since he's using mostly plastic tubing.
BTW, nice picture of the Ice Man Kuklinski!
He looks very healthy as well. But what about people to live in areas where it goes down in the freezing temps? Will them containers crack as the water freezes during the winter months?
Probably would. I'd imagine those of us in cold climates would have these tanks in our basements. So, the whole system just goes straight from the roof into our house down into the basement.
vary nice
Where can I find the 300 micron sock you spoke of.
Good stuff
I noticed in the video that he says "25 years from 1990"...was this video made in 1990? The published date is simply when someone put it up. Is he still alive does anyone know? This is one of the best water collection videos I've seen. I love his little "pump house" and I someday would love to combine a power station (with all the solar equipment and other things along those lines) with a pump house like his. Well done!
oh, don't put the power station inside with the water station seems reasonable at first until....no
Well your in a warm climate. I Never see anyone in the north having a great system. It can be done. I just haven't posted it yet.
Useful video, would have been so much more informative if using metric units so that quantities and consumption values could be understood . . .
Holy moly
what part of the country is he in? cally or Az? thanks for the Video
Texas, Hill Country - Kendall county.
My family is on rainwater, as a family of 4 we use around 1000L a week most weeks in dry times.
Quick showers and very water efficient washing machine and toilet, no dishwasher.
Our issue is we skirt the minimum input for our waste water treatment plant.
@Keyzer Soze We built a 4 bedroom home and as per the QLD regs we need a septic or waste water treatment plant that can cater to 2 person per room. So our treatment/ recycling plant is designed to be efficient with the water use of 8 people. My partner, 2 young children and myself struggle to use enough water to meet the minimum input requirement of the system (on paper anyway).
Our toilet uses 3l per flush, shower head is 5l a min (the pressure through the throttled rubber tips makes it suprisingly effective, damn near a massage) we hand wash dishes and utensils after every meal and use/ waste minimum water.
We only have rain water storage (75kl) in a relatively dry rural area.
We have a large dam used for yard irrigation , gardens and vegies.
@Keyzer Soze The system requires a certain L per day input so that it can cycle through its aerobic and anaerobic chambers to effectively break down waste water into a reusable grey water.
The reason we struggle ∆
Loved the idea and would love to implement thr system. But it would cost more than $25k+ to install all that system. Isn't it better to subscribe to the city water and pay $40 a month... just to break even, one would have to wait more than 625 months. Or 52 years....
Can someone explain to my why he doesn't bury the tanks underground?
O neeed that sock!
good
Yes, avoid taking ground water whenever possible. Collapsing an aquifer is a very bad idea.
can me someone give a link who i find the internet page from this tanks
sorry my englisch is not so good
i hope you can understand what i mean
www.tank-depot.com/
Thanks
please explain in more detail how the first flush system featured in this video works. I see where organics are trapped in the 500 micron sock; but what about the initial "dirty water" when the rain starts - is this water trapped and flushed or is it only the organics are removed. would like to use the set up featured in the video.
the gutter guard appear to be the primary trap and then what left gets filtered through that first flush tank
First flush helps trap larger particles but NOT dissolved bird poop.
@@brooksanderson2599 that's what the ultraviolet filter is for.
that water in the glass doesnt look clean to me
Isn't rainwater too pure and lacks minerals for long term drinking?
Please keep in mind you're also pulling in carbon from the atmosphere via smog.
Great system for the 1%...$$$$
Remember folks, all because you own it doesn't mean you OWN it. Uncle Sam can come take it anytime he wants.
I like to have some minerals in my drinking water
This is like I tell everyone why throw out a seed when you can plant it to cultivate your own food.
wtf is a gallon
1 gallon equals 3.785 liters.
What about bird shit?
This guy only drinks evian, spat that gross stuff all over the camera when it cut.
Thank you very much for posting this! Very informative!