We are thrilled to show you this system designed by our friend, Chris. You will probably see a video in a few months showing how Jonathan copies Chris' idea and creates this system in our home. If you are interested in purchasing a water storage tank for your home visit Water Supply bit.ly/3ISEo5O and use the promo code PROVIDENT for 5% off. They have several high-quality tanks to choose from. ****Check out these posts from TheProvidentPrepper.org How to Store Water for Emergency Preparedness theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-store-water-for-emergency-preparedness/ Tips for Storing Water in a 55-Gallon Plastic Barrel theprovidentprepper.org/tips-for-storing-water-in-a-55-gallon-plastic-barrel/ Emergency Water Filters: Guiding You Through the Maze theprovidentprepper.org/emergency-water-filters-guiding-you-through-the-maze/ Disinfecting Water Using Calcium Hypochlorite theprovidentprepper.org/disinfecting-water-using-calcium-hypochlorite/ Emergency Water: 17 Potential Sources theprovidentprepper.org/emergency-water-17-potential-sources/ Making Water Safe to Drink: 7 Disinfection Techniques theprovidentprepper.org/making-water-safe-to-drink-7-disinfection-techniques/ UV Rays Save the Day-Disinfecting Water with the Sun theprovidentprepper.org/uv-rays-save-the-day-disinfecting-water-with-the-sun/ Thanks for being part of the solution!!

@tracyplath863

2 ай бұрын

This is wonderful, and very timely for us. We are a family of seven, and have just enough water stored now for us and the animals (three dogs and a cat) for about one month if we rationed an average of three gallons per creature great or small per day. We'd like to get that up to at least three months, possibly gravity fed from outside rainfall and then purified. We don't have a basement, just a crawl space, and would need to protect our water supply from outside eyes and from winter freezing. I'm considering building a lean-to addition on the outside of our house, but it would be fantastic if we could somehow tie in to our home piping. Any thoughts or suggestions?

@Dennyheimke

2 ай бұрын

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@chrisbrossette

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. I have no basement (Mississippi), so a storage room will have to do. As for the configuration, it looks like it can replicated by most DIY folks. If you can provide the pump model, then that would be a help. I would want a way to add 'non-city' water (pond) to the tanks in the event of a more major disaster and filter it before adding it to the tanks but that is another process. The added water softener would be great with our local water system. Thanks again for this video and the others you have done.

OMG this is brilliant and it is completely doable. I figure $600 for 2 tanks, $150 for a self priming, positive pressure water tank, plus maybe $100 for misc PVC and fittings. If a plumber is needed budget $200. A reverse osmosis filter system is optional in my opinion if filling tanks with city water but budget $250 if desired. So ...someplace between $850-$1,500 for a practical and useful peace of mind system. Thank you Chris for a wonderful design and to Jonathan for sharing. This is awesome. I'm slapping my forehead, "why didn't I think of that!" For me, I'd get a 12v pump and attach a 12v battery so the system would have power when the generator wasn't running.

Chris is so clear in his presentation. If he’s not a professional teacher of some sort, he should be. He’s amazing in how he makes everything understandable. Thank you.

@ChrisSnijman

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words.

Jonathan, please let this wonderful man, Chris, know about EMP and how to protect his household appliances.

Any information about the type of pump and where to get it?

It would be great to have a general plan, key details and critical tips that could be downloaded

- Another important component that would be strongly recommended for this system would be a "Pressure Tank" (part air, part water) to buffer the pressure fluctuations when the pump kicks on and off, otherwise the pump will hammer on and off every time you open a faucet. The small white tank above Chris's shoulder in the opening shot is likely a SMALL pressure / expansion tank intended for the hot water heater and might be accomplishing this purpose (albeit minimally for this installation.) Speaking as someone with a well and pump, this tank is critical to ensure the pump does not "hammer", and when the air bladder fails, it is made clear by the pump rapidly cycling on and off. NOTE: I am NOT a licensed plumber, just a homeowner with a well. - Make sure the hose used to fill the tanks is rated for potable water, as I recall, some cheap garden hoses have lead and/or other "bad stuff" that can leach into the water. - As for the doors, Oh do I wish I had 36" doors....

Very nice. Thank you Chris. Thank you Jonathan for sharing this video. Happy trails!

Very ingenious ! Of course everyone that puts in a system similar to this will have a slightly different setup because of location and space. It wouldn’t be difficult for a good DIY guy to do this. 👍👍

That is so neat! I see a new business venture for someone willing to work! Thank you!

Thank you ! Chris did really well also with the presentation, stayed on topic - relayed info for ‘dummies’-- very specific but easy to understand ! I always love y’all’s vids !

A very interesting design. I also have a whole house water system. Mine uses water from my well through an RO system that feeds a 250 gallon tank, which in turn feeds the house. So I have RO water at every faucet, toilet and water heater. My well has high levels of nitrite just below epa maximums. The dishwasher had a film we couldn’t get rid of. But once I put in the whole house RO system, the film in the dish wader vanished!

Would love a full plan and list of items for this. This is a great plan!

Beautifully executed! Perfect. I use same concept on my rv using rainwater for toilet use. I've spent many hours "in my head" envisioning what you have done. Thanls for sharing!

I love this idea and it wouldn't cost a fortune either. Thank you so much for bringing this to us.

I know someone that installed a whole house RO system, but because we live in an area with freezing temperatures in the winter, the RO system is only designed to handle cold water intake temperatures of 40 degrees F and to fix that problem he bought a 2nd water heater tank and didnt plug it in. That extra tank is connected exactly where it enters the house and holds water to room temperature before it goes to the RO tank and hot water heater. I thought it was a good idea to have extra water available in case of emergency, but water heater tanks usually hold alot less water than these ones in the video, 250 gallons! I believe my friend mentioned it also reduces energy consumption by the hot water heater not needing to heat all the water from freezing cold to whatever the thermostat is set to. I wonder if these kind of tanks can serve the same purpose without needing to be run through the bypass system he has every month? Can it be set up so the 2 tanks are at the water intake and constantly full, water running through it and refilling when someone turns on the tap? Thanks for sharing this. Elizabeth M.

I've designed a off/on grid community living & school with 2 of each classes from pre-school and grade 1 all the way to grade 12. The filtered tank system can either be filled up by municipal water (when available) or from the huge qty of protected storage tanks that fill up from rain water - a heating system prevents pipes icing/freezing. One room holds all the battery banks etc. When off grid solar powered with some generator backup. Community living area + school also has its own vegetable growing/drying/freeze dried facilities. Huge underground storage (below the school building) with parking area. Farming area around the school with the accommodation that can take all the staff and every kid's family that attends the school. Composting toilets and/or sewerage tanks evenly distributed. Gray water catchment and filtration system for plant watering. And massive double walls plus double entry secured gates + other security features I won't go into detail here on this public space. This is what is necessary in South Africa today. Our country is on its last legs. Anarchy is coming - we are almost there. Loved this vid. Well done!

@zinaj9437

2 ай бұрын

Have you considered systems from HomeBiogas? They make systems of various sizes that turn organic waste into natural gas for cooking (or water heating) and concentrated liquid fertilizer.

@datacoherence9559

2 ай бұрын

@@zinaj9437 I have looked at it. It is a good idea for the staff and parent's homes, but not for the school. I have had experience of little girls visiting a biodynamic farm and using yards and yards of toilet paper, clogging up the tiny septic tank connected to the visitor's building. I and the crew were pumping poo out as it had overrun the veranda area. Wearing wellington boots and almost knee deep in poo. Uuugghh. So each ablution facility in the school connects to various very large septic tanks. Visions of Mad Max movie 'Thunderdome' comes to mind - I really am not up for it... A biogas home unit for each house is though is really a good idea. I will keep the septic tanks though, so if the biogas unit goes 'south' then the sewerage outlet can simply be re-routed to the septic tanks. Thanks for the suggestion, much appreciated.

This has lots of promise. If the power was off and the city water was shut off how do the tanks get filled? If things were really bad is there enough fuel for the generator? I think this would work so well. I wonder if this could be plumbed into a cistern.

Brilliant! Well done, Sir!

Great water system!

That pump is brilliant! How many feet of lift does it heave with, I wonder?

Nice set up but you don’t mention how the pump is powered? I would suggest using an on demand 12 volt RV pump powered by a couple of 6 volt golf cart batteries that are charged by a trickle charger as needed to automatically keep them charged so that in the event of a disaster with loss of city water AND power you could switch over to the demand pump. And if the water reservoirs were plumbed in line with the city water coming in before it reaches the HWT there always be fresh water in the reservoirs with no need for periodic draining and refilling. Your only concern would be shutting off the water supply from the city water to avoid contamination. Your only maintenance would be changing the water filters and ensuring that the batteries and charging system are working properly. As an alternative you could use a generator to power your house electrical panel in conjunction with a transfer switch, but you would still need an on demand water pump. John Jensen from British Columbia

@tomshipman7706

2 ай бұрын

Unless you rigged some sort of automatic fill / shut off system for the storage tanks and a separate pump to re-pressurize the water for the home, you'd need to have pressure rated storage tanks which would get MUCH more expensive, the plastic tanks in this video are NOT rated for pressure is my guess.

Fantastic...Thanks!

Awesome setup

Brilliant

Neat setup!

Brilliant!

Great video

Very interesting

This is amazing. Great job.

This is amazing! Thank you for sharing.

Amazing!!! I’ve been wanting this !!

very smart Awesome idea

VERY NICE!

Thanks TPP

Excellent video. Thank you!

Slick.

That's an amazing system. Well done😊have a great day 😊

Not many basements have windows that you can put 30"+ tanks through.

Liked and shared ❤

Someone needs to invent flexible plumbing for those pesky earthquakes.

Thank you so much for this very informative video.!

@TheProvidentPrepper

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

I got gallon bottles. No room for those tanks. I'd love to have room for tanks. I'm too old to carry 5-gallon jugs, so use gallon bottles. Got about 75 gallons. Running out of space, would like to bring it up to 100 gallons. This is all city tap water. For drinking, I have maybe 40 - 50 gallons. No family, so just for me.

Yeah nice Idea but I certainly wouldn't want all those PVC pipes running around inside our house or have water tanks inside either especially if there's electrical in the same area. Our rainwater tanks, filters and pumps are all outside and to swap from mains to rainwater is simply a matter of changing a couple of valves which takes a few seconds. I used to sell and install a lot of this stuff and have seen how it can fail or be damaged many times.

@tracyplath863

2 ай бұрын

That's exactly the kind of system I'd like to set up for us, but how do you keep it all from freezing in the winter?

@oldbloke204

2 ай бұрын

@@tracyplath863 I thought about that after I posted but where we are we rarely get cold enough and all our pipework is underground for most of the system or is up against the house where there is a bit of a heat sink sort of effect. Certainly freezing pipes are a major issue in many places and can cause severe damage. Our tanks are pretty decent sized, up to 6k gallons, so if they freeze we will be in big strife. Another thing to think about is a non return valve system or you may need specialist fittings if you're going to interconnect a mains system with a pumped rainwater system. Here we're supposed to have a backflow prevention valve in the system to stop the risk of rainwater going back into the mains system. Depending on your mains pressure pumps won't handle it if they're backpressured. We're in Australia so I have no clue what sort of rules are where you are, if any. Good luck with it all.

Curious question. It looks like he's using a garden hose to fill his tanks. Wouldn't it be better to use a potable water hose, the white ones like for campers?

Hello! A very interesting video! Is it possible to get a schematic for the system, including the electrical hook-up? Also, what brand of pressure pump does he use?

Could you run city water through the filters into the tanks (multiple chained with flexible pipes) into the pump then normal house distribution. Wouldn’t this constantly refresh the water? Tanks would be pressurized (from the city) and house pressure controlled by the pump. You would only need one shutoff from the city water and maybe one way valve to relieve vacuum from the tanks when not connected to city water.

@tomshipman7706

2 ай бұрын

If the tanks are pressurized, they must be rated for pressure, which will make it A LOT More expensive. I Highly doubt the tanks shown in the video are rated for pressure.

This is so smart! Would love to see more detail and process when you get to building yours Jonathan! Also, what ideas are there for those of us without basements for this kind of water storage? Not sure if a garage in the Texas heat is ideal. Thanks for sharing!

@TheProvidentPrepper

2 ай бұрын

So a Texas garage isn't ideal but we are actually planning to put the tanks in our garage due to space considerations in our basement. It is an easy run to the utility room in the basement. We will have to put in the blue tanks to solve the light issue. I'm pretty excited!

@organizedchaoslife

2 ай бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper Great idea and so convenient that your garage is directly above your utility room. Things like this are making me want to move. 😁 Can't wait to see what you all do!

This is very impressive. Chris is inspiring. Hey Jonathan. Did you get your rainwater catchment system complete? Your video inspired me to build my own.

What pump did he use make/model? Thanks

Great awesome, but still connected to the mains ? So if Shtf you have x two weeks water, what the backup?

@wanderingspider8988

2 ай бұрын

It would be smart to have your gutter system feeding a larger outdoor tank that is plumbed into the indoor tanks with filtration in the middle of the line.

That is brilliant.. Now you need to build a heavy duty dumb waiter to carry things upstairs for you. An electric wench is quite handy for that.

ok-fab-- plumber needed broome county ny for this project-- anyone available?

Chris sounds like he's a braai buddy...

I'M SURE THAT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE SYSTEM

@Vicenteroman

2 ай бұрын

No not really.

@TUKByV

2 ай бұрын

Expensive is relative. For me, very. For someone middle class or higher income, not at all.

@wanderingspider8988

2 ай бұрын

Tanks will run you about 1500 max if you look around. The biggest issue is going to be the space. Purification along with plumbing gonna be maybe max another 4 or 500. If you can plumb it yourself your good. Another big issue is if your not on a concrete slab, those tanks weigh 1000 lbs each or more and that can wreck a pier and beam home over time depending how your joists and supports are setup.

@servofyah4392

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

3:20 I can't stand "standard" doors!

@wanderingspider8988

2 ай бұрын

Wanna borrow a sawzall?

@TUKByV

2 ай бұрын

@@wanderingspider8988 This is the way. Usually. Sometimes there's a little concrete in the way.