Creating an Off Grid - Gravity Fed Water Supply for My Outhouse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- This is a compilation video of my water supply project. Here I show you how I supply my outhouse with water, completely off grid and gravity fed. Check out the individual project videos for greater detail on the different stages or simply enjoy the project in it's entirety here.
Nice project and beautiful property.
Well thank you :), I'm just super happy that I've got running water now. It's not drinkable (yet) but it's something.
@@ThePropertyProject Do you know that the Moringa Tree is use to purify water? It is often called "The Miracle Tree."
@@terryulmer969 really?? I’m going to check that out, might be worth planting
@@ThePropertyProject It's also edible and very nutritious.
If you're in South Dakota, stop by, you seem like someone cool to know!
Well thank you :) I appreciate it
Wow not worrying about lines freezing sure makes it easier
Yes, also a nice feature of this place, however I used to live way up north and as long as the temperature doesn’t drop too far where your creek freezes solid, you can still do this provided you set it up so the water never stops flowing. Otherwise you’ve got to drain the system to prevent a burst.
Can I ask what type of tool you are using to clear the brush? I have the same issue to tackle but I'm old, yet still, I would rather buy the tool than pay someone to do it for me. Thanks!
I bought the Milwaukee brush cutter. Any brush cutter will do, battery power typically has a little less power and takes longer to “fill the tank”, but there’s no oil and no mechanical engine to maintain.
It came with the 8 Ah battery but I had a 12Ah already. I mostly use the 12. It lasts for hours of constant cutting, then switch to the 8 while it recharges. I can’t quite go indefinitely, the 12 isn’t fully charged by the time the 8 is flat. But so far that really hasn’t been much of an issue (thankfully)
And when I say “less power”, this thing still has tons of power. It’ll whack through anything less than an inch, and I’m going to put on a brush cutting saw blade for when I clear the bigger stuff (for future fruit trees)
This is it:
www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-FUEL-18V-Lithium-Ion-Brushless-Cordless-QUIK-LOK-String-Grass-Trimmer-with-M18-FUEL-Brush-Cutter-Attachment-2825-20ST-49-16-2738/322137434
It’s basically a string trimmer with metal blades instead of string. I got this because the end switches out for different tools. They make a dedicated version that is more ergonomic if you’d rather that.
In a situation like this depending on how the land is, you could use a ramp pump to feed a tank
Yes very true, for now I have no places at or above the collection point I want to get water to so gravity does everything. I do need to put in a holding tank though, that’s my biggest deficiency at this moment.
@@ThePropertyProject it may help to have a holding tank increase the water pressure if you need
So the creek was above the outhouse?
Yes, there’s about an 80 foot drop from where I plugged into the creek and the outhouse
Nice job on replacing your water line to the out house. Take on one project get a Time.
I like you place
Thank you! Ya I’m pretty happy with it, I think I lucked out finding it
Hey That's pretty nice to have that little steam close by , Running water I made a couple video's about the importance of having water at any off grid property :) I have a well but a creek that you can gravity feed from for the summer at least is a plus , If you want more Pressure Just run 3or4 inch for the first 100 feet, Generate power with a Micro water gen :)
Ya the stream is awesome. I still have some airlocks that I haven’t found (haven’t tried too hard) because the volume that comes out the bottom is no where near the volume you can get further up. But it is still soooooo nice to have running water. I hooked up a garden hose the other day and was just washing stuff. Before I have to haul it all in manually. Makes me really appreciate indoor plumbing haha
@@ThePropertyProject Oh for sure ! If you hook up a pump & pump water from the bottom up for a few minutes until the air is out , the air will push up easier than down then just ley it reverse gravity feed should be full steam :)
I love your property and I’m excited to follow your journey
It's coming along! Slowly but surely.