Another Old Guy here 😊. It’s great to see young Men and Women learning and Doing things themselves now a days. And ALL OF US have been Sprayed or caused Smoke when we were learning. Electrical is Always your biggest Danger. When you do have to do some Temporary (Sketchy) stuff 🙄🙄 keep it as Safe as possible. GFCI everything. Pressure Relief Vales aren’t something to skip on. You’ll still have Water to clean up, but less likely to have Pipes or Fittings to Replace. Unions are your Best Friend later on, so install a few now. Don’t take what the Old Guys say as an Insult, we’re just Repeating what the Old Guys said to us when we were young 😉👍.

Just after high school, in the mid 70’s. My parents bought a farm in Indiana where the rainwater from the roof the house dumped into a well next to the house. This is what we drank. No filters, no nothing. No one died.

We were all young once and made plenty of mistakes, goofs and accidents. I'm glad you didn't edit that out to show everyone, we all do it. That's a nice setup. This showed up in my feed and I'm glad I watched it. I wish you both the best. Enjoy your youth while you are young enough to do so. I am 55 and have COPD and use oxygen. I leave the house about once a month to go to the doctors and have groceries delivered. You cannot go wrong with your rainwater system. My water bill was about $150 this month. Look at what you save in the long run.

@blackpepe

Жыл бұрын

u still smokin cigs tho?

@zenginellc

11 ай бұрын

$4.31 for each 1,000 gallons of water used where I live... The majority of the water bill is administration fees and taxes..

@philtucker1224

7 ай бұрын

Hi Thek, I hope you’re keeping well but it’s a shame that a more mobile oxygen system isn’t available so you could go out every day if you wanted to. Do you need such a big tank all day or could a smaller one on a buggy be feasible?

Even with stuff going wrong and blowing lol y’all still laugh together and enjoy the experience! Much love from Tennessee! Great video!

Slick setup, I'm deal with this stuff day in and day out for a living. Glad you took the leap to try it all yourself. That being said a pressure relief valve should never be overlooked. It's a very important safety feature that helps prevent things from blowing up. Keep up the good work!

A drain is always necessary for these systems but I definitely learned that lesson the same way you did 😂😂 love this video!!

Beautiful install. My favorite part was you tightening the pvc fitting and having it burst. I heard laughter in the background.

I'm a a newbie trying to put in my rainwater system. I wanted to say thank you for putting all the links to the parts I need to build my system. We just bought a new house for growing our vegetables and I can't stand drinking city water, nor do we we want to use city water as our water suorce in our hydroponic growing system. Agai, thanks for your video and the links to everything. Have a wonderful day.

Thanks for a REAL installation video! Every plan requires improvisation. I’m getting ready to install a catchment and filtration on an off-grid cabin. I’m sure I’ll have my share of “oops” moments on that project too.

I know it's dated. jumped all comments. Love the presentation of your valuable learning experience. I've been blessed with PEX. Self alignment, eliminating the need for unions. Can reuse all fittings with a simple grind of a copper ring. Never stop the journey.

Awesome setup, but you may want to consider replacing the PVC into and out of the UV light with non-plastic plumbing. The UV radiation will degrade the PVC over time.

@truthserum8326

Жыл бұрын

We use pvc on roofs all over the place. UV doesn't degrade plastic as much as you might think. Especially if the gray pvc is used.

@paladain55

Жыл бұрын

@@truthserum8326 Need to be more worried about the pvc leaching into the drinking water with heat up there. Lots of estrogen like chemicals in it which can make it into the water and into the body to reduce testosterone in men.

@Dreadlk

Жыл бұрын

@@paladain55 LOL it's funny because the two main countries that Ban PVC are America and China and both are having huge fertility issues. Drinking water that is running through copper pipe with lead solder joints is probably a lot worst for Humans but that debate is useless since the Copper Industry has flooded the Scientific community with "Scientific papers" as to why PVC is bad for you. BTW most of this states only if the pipe is heated! I don't know about you but I don't drink water that comes out of my water heater, and my pipes are underground. Anyway I have examined numerous old PVC pipes that have been replaced and in all cases the PVC itself was covered in a white mineral layer that builds up on it within months of installation. I would suggest you get a piece of copper pipe and bend it into an upright U shape and fill it with some water and then come back in a week and empty that water into a clear glass. The black copper rich water that comes out is not a pretty sight. My suggestion is that if anyone is in fear of their drinking water then the simple solution is a RO filter system in your kitchen and all drinking water is taken from that.

@user-gw5ru6kr6c

11 ай бұрын

We can’t have pvc for potable water out here in Vegas because it leaches chemicals in the water. Better off using Wirsbro . Better burst resistance , bendable and can do long runs without connections. Need to be buried and covered for UV.

@urbanturbine

10 ай бұрын

Is that PVC or CPVC? We don't use PVC for drinking water. CPVC is good and schedule 80 cpvc is rated for 400 psi.

Exactly what would have happened to me. Thank You. Very entertaining and instructional. Great video.

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

🤣🤣 Two funnies, well done for keeping calm in the spray of the storm. Excellent set up.

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's been working good so far!

I really like your rainwater filter set up, it might be a little overkill but that's better than not enough!

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That was the plan, and hopfully we don't have to change the filters as often

@mr.phasfun6044

Жыл бұрын

I would have put in individual bypasses for each filter and uv light so when you have to isolate a unit you can still be using water. It is also useful to install flat face flanges so you can break open the system without having to cut out sections of glued pipe as you will struggle to rotate the threaded joints.......I just found this channel....gotta say I loved the leak at the end followed by superb chilled response,,, and of with the electrics as they don't mix well......blessup...

I loved it guys. The accidents and mistakes… everything. Im in South Africa, planning on starting a company that’s going to fix some of the dirty water problems we have in Africa. Im still new in the business and the trade but videos like these show it’s ok to make mistakes and learn from them. Thank you

@keithyoung5779

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! We wish you and your community the best of luck!

@decentralizedplanet482

Жыл бұрын

Man that is awesome 🙏🏽🌏. I'm starting tomorrow at a company doing filtration installations but with the same goal in mind.

@andilemthethwa8350

Жыл бұрын

Where are you based?

I like that you left the mishaps in. You learn through trial and error

I know this is old but ty for posting, I have a similar set up in BC Canada and am always looking to improve. Nice job!

That's really nice system. I few remarks for you guys and the viewers. I build so many system but it was much simple than that. And I always thought about "over flow". One winter too rainny. Or you've left for traveling away from home. You need a backup plan. What I've done it's add a additional conter in amount of 10% from the original contener. For example. If you have 200 gallons. Add 20 gallons. And on this you should add pipe for the ground in case it'll over flow again. One more thing. You haven't make any air related valve. And it can damage your system. Make a hole in the highest point in the system. And cover it in a fine net to protect from bugs enter your water.

Great job with the filter system! Thanks for leaving in the bloopers as well. They always happen and leaving them in makes it real. We installed a whole house filtration system and I had a couple questions about yours. My big blue casings always leaked a little and leak seal helps. I had a lot of pressure loss and considered adding a second carbon filter in parallel to increase flow. Did you make the change from PVC joints to PEX or Sharkbite?

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

we have an update video coming, but one of the things we did was change most of the pvc to pex.

Very well done video !

nice work-I appreciate your real life experience with this project

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks glad you enjoyed it!

I put a rainwater collection system in a property we own, and I set the Pressure Regulator to 20 PSI, and water was easily flowing up to the 3rd floor from the ground floor! 60 PSI would tax all connections, as you have wonderfully proven on video! Dial the Regulator down to 20 PSI, and you’ll still get plenty of pressure!

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not an engineer, but the only use for water pressure isn't to make sure it can reach the highest floor in the house, but also so appliances run correctly and efficiently. Psi and pipe size correlate to how much water you get and how quick. The standard psi for residential buildings is between 40 and 80. All the pex in our home is rated for well over that, and was actually preassure tested at 120psi. Also the fitting didn't break because of the water preassure, it broke because I over tightened it. If 20psi works for you that's great! 60psi is working for us. Thanks for watching.

Love ur content... learned a lot plus got a good laugh

I'm so glad you got the water burst on camera that was great man LOL welcome to plumbing 101, never put metal male adapter into a plastic female adapter, most likely to split especially in freezeing weather 😂. great vid

I love the idea of rain water filtration. Research the plumbing going into the UV light, I've seen some videos that say the PVC breaks down over time and should be plumbed using stainless steel fittings (unsure, watch Life Uncontained water video for reference) otherwise you both did a good job explaining your process and setting up your filtration.

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

We are going to change the fittings to brass, which will also help with the cracking lol! Thanks for watching, also I love Life Uncontained!

@0900McShizzle

2 жыл бұрын

Was going to point this out after also watching that from Life Uncontained. It’s amazing how KZread brings communities together

Great job! Way better than my system (I dont have one). I do a lot of commercial water treatment. I like to add SS couplings around the uv lights output. This helps some w uv damage but also especially on a uv light its important to have metal female/ plastic male to prevent cracking due to thermal expansion etc. I also like to add a flex line, or Union out of my filter connections so if there is ever a leak it can just be tightened up some without any real issues. Due to the nature of our work we have to use Sch 80, I have not seen it break before- but I did have a few small leaks after 20 plus years around a uv light in my opinion due to uv damage. I liked the videos of the tractor work- so cool to see all that you are involved with.

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

We just updated our system (video should be up soon), but one of the things we did was add stainless steal flex piping to each side of the uv light, and then switch most of the pvc to pex.

Great job.

Lol that caught me off guard as well!!

I have a water filtration system and I found 40 psi more than enough. I like your set up it is very similar to mine

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks were pretty happy with it too so far! The 40 to 60 switch is working well for us, we don't get any noticeable preassure drop before the pump kicks on which is nice

Great video w mistakes and all Ty for your insight

Well done!

Priceless video

You did a beautiful job.

HAHAHA! Wonderful build and great Bloopers!

Good stuff. I bought some long handled metal wrenches for filter changes on those type of filters. Well, I have a bunch of different sizes of metal wrench for different filters. After they are in there for a while sometimes they don't want to play nice with the small plastic wrench.

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea. We've changed the filters about 3 times at this point and haven't had an issue yet, but I will deffinately pick some up, or make them.

Excellent video, thanks

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I think you guys had a heck of a job I like the filter system and I really like how you utilize the UV sterilizer for the bacteria in the water. 👍👍👍👍😁

@PootsPastures

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! we recently made some modifications to it by adding shut offs after the filters and changing all the pvc to pex!

lol awesome video thanks!

Nice video, I wish you could do a do and don't kinda video showing what you did wrong and what works best for your water system. Thank you for your video and content I found it very informative. Mike

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it,I think one of the biggest things I would have done different would be to put a valve after all of the filters to isolate them when a filter needs changing. We're going to start actually collecting rain water this summer so I'm interested to see the differences, there may be a video in the future after we've lived with it for a little longer. Thanks for watching!

Great system, just a word of simple advice when attaching fittings to metal use banded fittings, this will help keep you from cracking them. Excellent job! I was a plumber for many years.

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@steveofire56765

Жыл бұрын

Try a paste sealant instead of tape. Tape and over tightening is the reason threaded female pvc fittings crack.

that is real... the leaks on start up, thanks for showing it all!

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very good job and video. I will just throw in a couple helpful hints on top of yours. I have handled so much primer and glue in my life that I wear gloves now because your skin is like a sponge and the chemicals go through you liver and other organs. I also would suggest putting unions at both ends of the filters and UV for future replacement. And if you don't use unions in between the filter cannisters, space them a little further apart so you have enough pipe in between in case you ever need to replace one in the middle. Aloha, P

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

The unions would be a good Idea, we did go back and put unions before and after the pump, so we may go back in the future and add some. And everyone tells me to wear gloves and I have before, it has just never become habit, but definitely would be safer. glad you enjoyed the video!

@Kyle-ut4jg

2 жыл бұрын

@@PootsPastures if you use pex you don't need unions and it is way easier to work with.

You’ll need to add a Flow Control after the UV to increase dwell time inside the chamber.

Hey there! Neat system! Couple questions for you! How many filters do you keep on hand? Do you stock pile them? Do they go bad? How long do they l last.

Thank you for sharing and I subscribed! 😊

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@livingoffthegrid6956

2 жыл бұрын

@@PootsPastures My pleasure! 😊

It was a blast!

👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏 great work

Thank you!

Just something to think about. Run two separate systems with a T just in case you have to change out some-pieces, if something breaks or needs to be replaced. That way you don’t risk losing access to water.

I've always wondered why our code doesn't allow PVC for pressurized water..... Now I know :D I grew up brazing/soldering copper pipes and I did my current house with pex/al/pex pipe. Although I see the advantages of pex pipe and fitting, I still like the craftmanship that copper and brass piping just a bit more. It just shows skill :)

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

You deffinately do have to be a craftsman to do copper. Eventually all that pvc will be changed to 1"pex, we just didn't have the time to order all the fittings since one inch isn't available in store where we are. But the PVC has worked great for the past year with no leaks or problems! Thanks for watching

@patrickd9551

2 жыл бұрын

@@PootsPastures Actually I'm mostly self-taught. I did my trade school in electrical engineering and I actually work in IT. But by night, I like to work with my hands. When I bought my first home, I did most of the remodeling myself. Learned to do water, sewer and tiles. Once you get a few tricks down, soldering copper isn't that hard. A couple of years ago I bought myself a welder and I can fairly say I'm currently half decent. By that time I was also introduced to brazing by a friend of mine. Basically just a combination of curiosity and just doing is what got me into doing things :) As for upgrading to pex. I think that would be a good upgrade. I actually prefer it as a building material for speed and most of it is just sitting behind walls anyway.

@welshlyn9097

Жыл бұрын

Uv is a must.😢

Neat. Enjoyed your video. I've never seen that much Teflon tape used on a joint. But hey maybe I'm the one doing it wrong. That one joint did split the fitting though. Blessings, John 20:29

A minute or two before the blowout I thought of something. Haven't researched but I think ,OST vity water is at about 20 - 25 PSI so you ,ight want to cut back. Nice setup though and we all ,ale errors and hopefully learn as a result. Enjoyed the vid.

DIY rookie mistakes. That's how you learn stuff! (and watching KZread videos if you don't like to do stuff twice!) Thanks for sharing!

Just finishing our 5000 gallon system. So far so good.

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

That's awsome! It feels so nice to be putting the rainwater to use!

LoL that was amazing

Ty sir

Great experience. But flexible high pressure pipes may be less hassle on tilt/angle, tighten and maintenance.

good day ,installation is great but if you use union fittings for allocated place less worry for any leaks or trouble ,Wilbur from Phillippines

wow so amazing, thanks for all your help. kinda dumb question, why so many filters?

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks glad we could help! And we get this question a lot. We stepped down our sediment filters from 120 to 20 to 5 microns to try and help filter life. If we just had one 5 micron sediment filter it would be doing the work of all the filters but splitting it up means each filter does less work, if that makes sense. Less work means a longer life before needing to replace them. You can absolutely do a system with one sediment filter and a carbon fter and uv and get rid of the 3 filters, it's just personal preference

Wow lots of information here. Subscribed! Keep up the good work! Hugs

great video, guys! i was just curious if you have your UV bulb connected with a low pressure switch of some kind? (ON when pressure drops indicating flow, then OFF when flow stops). or is there a high temperature shutoff on the bulb itself? i've found that UV bulbs should be changed out annually. UV quartz sleeves should be changed out every other year, but should be wiped down by pulling a cloth rag through it, (using a wire pull). Thanks again for the great video, (and sorry you got soaked).

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

Since all of our water right now is well water were not running the uv at all, once we get our gutters were just going to leave it on. Eventually I want to install some sort of flow switch so the light turns on when flow starts. And the light we got came with extra quartz sleeves, and extra uv bulbs so we should be set for a while. I hope that helps. As an aside people have told me about switches that turn on when the water flows but I haven't been able to find one yet.

@Humbulla93

Жыл бұрын

@@PootsPastures try searching for pressure switches, you can choose between mechanical and electronic switches

Just found your channel and subscribed.

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing we will have more video's coming out, but for now it's full steam ahead!

Nice system. What brand are the filters in the blue housings? I am working on a system. We have 3 of those filter housings but no filter cartridges and there are no markings on them. Thanks for the video.

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and we have been using "iSpring" and they have been working well for us. You can get them on along so it's also convenient. Thanks for watching

Hi great video!!! Can you please link to the well pump and pressure tank that you guys used in the application?

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

We just got those from home depot, I will evened upgrade the pump to a higher quality one, but it works for now

Love it

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Give me a description of components to system and what is your frost line depth

Would like to know what state you are in. Recently discovered ( Toxic ) PVC I would never use.

Think about putting in bleed off valves after the shut off valve before the filter so you can bleed off the pressure and water. My wife and I live in East Tennesse and will be putting in a rainwater collection system. Gravity feed to the home. The only pumps will be from the rain barrels up to the water tower holding tank. I put a 3/4-inch water pipe within a 2-inch PVC doubled looped for a total of 240 feet to use the thermal cooling effect of the ground and the water to cool down our home by force air fan through the 2-inch looped pvc pipe, trying to eliminate the need for air conditioning, we are total off grid property. any insight let us know. Information would be appreciated.

Great video, was wondering what pressure pump did you use and where to buy it?

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

We just got a 3/4 hp pump from home depot because we were in a pinch and I didn't have time to research and wait for a pump. There are pumps that are way better and more reliable that we will get soon to replace this one, but it's working for now!

Be careful with brass fittings, a lot of them are made too thin and the pipe tears as you tighten the fitting. Your teflon tape, it only needs about three layers. Now the real thing, your pressure tank needs to be strapped to a wall or something and you need to use hoses to isolate vibration from the pump and between your tank and filters. It is important to do this since it is under your house where you won't immediately see problems. If you get a leak, you might only notice it when your tank goes dry and then you will find a real problem in your crawl space. Think electric shut-off valves and water sensors. Do it right. A few more things, I would add a hose bib at the clean end of your filters. That will allow you to purge the line after you service the filters so you don't have to have your faucets sputter so much when you turn the water back on. I would also rebuild that filter board, hang it on a cleat and add a couple unions so it is easy to pull the whole thing if you have to. I like sweat soldered copper pipe for water. Galvanized steel is stronger but yuck. Maybe a few stainless nipples would be worth it? This is a place to spend a few hundred for peace of mind.

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

Yep we are going to secure the pressure tank, just didn't do it in the video. Using hoses isn't a bad idea either, I've just never seen it done before (at least out here, everyone I know just runs pvc from the pump to the tank. And putting a drain on the house side of the filters isn't a bad idea at all. And I'm not too worried about being able to remove the whole filter board by itself, although I should not that we did add a few unions, we just didn't show it in the video. As far as soldered copper, I'm trying to stay away from copper, just personal preference and I agree on galvanized (I'm definitely not gonna do that lol). Oh, and we are adding a meter to the system, I just haven't found one I like that also detects leaks... yet, but it will definitely be in there. Thanks for the comment, a lot of good feedback. Hope you enjoyed it!

@joequixotic3039

3 жыл бұрын

@@PootsPastures I'm not sure why you dislike copper. It is easy to work with, pretty strong and ages gracefully. You have seen what brand new PVC can do, imagine it 20 years later... I think I would rather use PEX than "rigid" PVC.

@MrEarbuckets

2 жыл бұрын

@@joequixotic3039 bacteria does not like sitting in copper, as well.

@Kyle-ut4jg

2 жыл бұрын

@@joequixotic3039 copper is way too expensive and not worth the hassle, pex is the way to go. You need more than 3 wraps of Teflon tape, if you put way more you don't have to tighten the fitings as much and it definitely won't leak. He clearly didn't put enough Teflon tape on which made him over tighten that elbow which made it leak and then crack, don't skimp on the Teflon tape.

@joequixotic3039

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kyle-ut4jg I can not disagree with this more. Too much Teflon tape will cause leaks, three wraps is plenty. I will also stand by copper. I'm not sure what the price difference is but for small fabricated manifolds there is no real alternative. For a full building with longer runs of pipe, price may be an issue but copper is still the superior product.

Is it usual to put all the filters after the pump and pressure tank? You might need some filtration befor to prevent contaminants from entering the pressure tank. Am I looking at this correctly?

Could you add a T valve just after the filters, but before the shut off to the house, where you could attach a hose and siphon ( or even actively suck out) the water in the filters before you change them. Just to help make things a little less messy when changing filters?

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

It may be hard to siphon the water out but you could attach a valve after the filters, and we will probably end up doing that at the same time that we add a water meter.

7::00 what is the tape you are using for the connections, and what is the glue or purple stuff you are using for the PVC pipe

what should be filter inlet pressure for optimum filtration? Because if the pressure is too high the filtration efficiency will reduce.

Great video and setup Thanks for sharing, I realy needed this. Can you post the model of the UV filter that you used? Thanks

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

The uv filter should be in a link in the description.

i lived with only rainwater for 15 years, cooked with it all the time, no issues. Coffee and drinking water, I hauled, such a small percentage of total water usage I never messed with filters.

Question. We’re looking to do the same. We have reason to believe that chemicals are being sprayed in our area for cloud seeding. How could we filter out those chemicals

Why not putting the uv light before the carbon filters?

One more comment.....Get the wood out of your crawlspace. 2 x 4 studs laying on the ground contribute to the growth of mold which leads to a smelly crawlspace. Once you encapsulate your crawlspace with vinyl signs on the ground the odors will be eliminated. You do not want to have mold growing on wood laying on the ground. Your house is looking nice, why not add another layer of pride and make your crawlspace something inviting? Make sure the signs are underneath anything which can cut it, like the edges of the pressure tank concrete base. Put the base on top of the vinyl sign. This will be a neater look and keep the things you store down there dry.

@PootsPastures

3 жыл бұрын

Once the hot water heater is in, we will be sealing the crawlspace, and if the wood you are referring to is right next to the footings, we those were our concrete forms and we couldn't get them out lol, so we'll be putting the liner over top of them.

Have you thought of hooking up a sump pump to help get extra water in case of a blowout? I was thinking about using one of those big moving totes from home depot and using that as my sump pan just in case my filters blow. It hasn't happened...yet.

@PootsPastures

7 ай бұрын

I've thought about it, we have only ever had one issue, and it was a union that got loose on the pump and slowly unscrewed. No other issues in the 4 years. I have a little alarm that will go off if it senses water.

Does it make sense to put a pool type sand filter before the screen filter?

The best part when it exploded none of you guys got mad. That makes projects enjoyable when no one gets mad but having fun.

Great water filtration system. But the pink and purple stuff you use for the pipes, wouldn't that contaminate the water? Is that non-toxic?

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

The plastic in the filter, and the pex, and the fixtures the water comes out of probably contaminates the water. The purple is just standard pvc primer, and the other stuff cures so it's completely hard. I'm not worried about any contamination from that. These are standard plumbing components that are widely used.

so it's been almost a year, have you changed filters yet? I have a well system in York, sC and I replace the sediment filter every month. I might upgrade to a 3 stage filter system like you. I see them on ebay for $136, little cheaper than $60x3 on amazon.

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

We changed the filters after about 8 months and we deffinately should have done it at 6 months, but besides the filters being dirty, everything is working great and I am really liking our set up. Also they could have just gotten dirty really quickly because of all of the dirt that was in the pipes when we first installed them. I do want to make an update video though, so stay tuned!

If that’s y’all basement hall definitely need to encapsulate it!

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

That is in our crawlspace. And check out our crawlspace encapsulation video to see what we did!

Very informative video, has the system lived up to your expectations? How much was the total price? How much is the maintenance of the filters? What would you have done different? Do you add Chlorine to your water? Thanks George Cardona Jr

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, sorry it has taken a minute to get back to you. But yes the system is functioning great! we have some updates that we are going to make but that will be in a later video (we are going to change the pvc to pex. The total cost of the water system including the tank was probably about 4k. The 3k gallon tank was the majority of it. It cost about $25 each so it does add up a bit, but we have gotten rid of one of the carbon filters and just have an empty housing. We have not added chlorine to the water. I think once we get a larger water storage tank, and the water is sitting for longer we will need to do something but for now we don't have any issues.

@PeterLawton

Жыл бұрын

@@PootsPastures Do you know for sure that you need more than 3K gallons? If so, how close is this one to meeting your needs?

@PeterLawton

Жыл бұрын

@@PootsPastures by the way, for me (alone), 3,000 gallons is about 100 days.

Cool informational vid! Y'all look like you're having fun :)

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

We've had a lot of fun with this build! Thanks for watching!

I hate when that Happens 🥴. Those PVC female fitting are bad for that 😢. Less teflon tape with a little thread sealer. I like it😊. Nice video.

Great setup. Shouldn't the fine filter be after the course filter? Otherwise, You'll get sand in the find filter, no?

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

The filters go from largest opening to smallest opening. So yes fine after course. If I said it wrong in the video that's my bad.

Is that white PVC pipe even potable water rated?

I’m not sure that filter system is supposed to operate at such high pressure? Is 60 psi recommended??

You’ve probably already realised this by now but 60psi is way too much pressure. It will kill your appliances, taps and washers way sooner than expected lifespan. Great system and excellent video nonetheless. Thanks for sharing 👍

The system and info is awesome. But the mistakes are gems.

But your you did a good job

What Pump did you use?

how cold does it get? can be around -30c here.

Is it ok using the pvc glue in piping that feeds drinking water? The instructions to my Evo E-2000 seems to indicate a pvc connection install, not a pex with compression fittings as I expected.

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

We did it for a while, I since changed all of the pvc between filters into pex, and now there's only pvc running to the pump.

Quick question, could the main water line from the uv be fitted directly to a tankless hot water heater and then ran through the whole house? If so, would the valves from, say the shower or kitchen sink, be able to run either just hot, cold, or warm?

@PootsPastures

2 жыл бұрын

I think i understand your question so let me see if i can explain it. You have to have the cold water line running off of a T between the uv light and the tank less water heater. The valves on a shower don't modulate temperature by changing how hot the water heater is making the water, it changes by mixing cold and hot. You need the dedicated cold water line to every fixture to be able to adjust temperature. If you go directly from the uv to the hot water heater then the whole house you will only have hot water and no cold water. You need the two lines (one hot and one cold) to each fixture. And some fixtures like toilets and fridges and such only use cold water. I hope that answered your question.

Hi very nice Video, i got a Question. Do you prefilter the rainwater in any Kind of way befor the Pump? Or is it a Special Pump which can handle small debris which could get into the big Water cistern Outside

@PootsPastures

Жыл бұрын

we filter out leaves and large debris but nothing small, most pumps have a maximum size of debris that they can handle and some dust and dirt particles are well within the range of our pump.

What happens when the water is all gone out of them? How do you get more water back into them if it’s underground?