As a retired teacher, I have to compliment you on the quality of your diagrams.

@xinahicks13

2 жыл бұрын

😍

@TabIsh90

2 жыл бұрын

A teacher should never retire

@wood4sheep

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, don’t forget his near perfect handwriting is BACKWARDS to his perspective.

@rogermccaslin5963

2 жыл бұрын

@@wood4sheep Wow, I didn't think of that. I was watching him draw and I was thinking "he's a pretty good illustrator" but it never occurred to me that the lettering had to be written backwards. Even more respect.

@ilin76bb

2 жыл бұрын

as a retired student, i agree. teacher who made powerpoint presentation and just did read of the lines of text where an insult to my intelligence. like i couldnt read it on my own. waste of time.

As a water engineer and scientist working on optimising nature-based water treatment I approve of this video! 👌 Very clear, factual and good advice. I teach a whole course on this topic at my Uni, but I'll recommend your videos to students for a quick intro into the class. If you ever want to do a video on new water treatment tech such as green walls, living walls, green roofs, please reach out. Happy to give some advice and all the up-to-date research notes.

@RogueOntheRoad

Жыл бұрын

I want to build a working model of these systems in an off the grid setting with the tanks all above ground. I have been told I need an engineer to design my own ideas.

@kungfooman

Жыл бұрын

Okay Mister Water Engineer, then explain how you can have the most dense root systems that act as filter and put fishes inbetween them aswell... can't be that dense then.

@lselfridge7020

Жыл бұрын

I have submitted the green wall idea to my corporate company. Is hydroponics an option? Seeking more concrete info

@ecoislands1540

Жыл бұрын

@@RogueOntheRoad no engineer needed, ecology is more useful in this application, just do as Andrew laid out and you'll be fine.

@ecoislands1540

Жыл бұрын

@@kungfooman macroinvertebrates instead of fish, tiny little critters, high matrix density, and the macros act like worms opening up the passages and promoting secondary productivity

Back in the mid-2000s, I visited the Ethel M chocolate factory on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Its entire greywater treatment system was contained in a greenhouse-like structure full of various tanks, which in turn were full of algae, bacteria, and plenty of plants, just like in your video here. The factory tour guide told us how the water that came out the far side was as clean as anything that came out of a food grade garden hose, and so they were able to recycle it. (I think they used UV light treatment, too.) The tour guide told us it was one of the first commercially scaled nature-based water treatment systems when it was intalled. That information got me interested in natural filtration of wastewater, which in turn led me to an interest in permaculture, which led me to finding your channel!

@calvinhoward3808

Жыл бұрын

like recycle it back into chocolate?

@dislikebutton34

Жыл бұрын

​@@calvinhoward3808no, blackwater is used for that...

@Ukhhjh

6 ай бұрын

@@calvinhoward3808 i think they use it In water based processes used to create chocolate like steaming or boiling and even cleaning. I don’t think they use much water in chocolate directly though.

@cresentiae

25 күн бұрын

Thank you #SaveSoil #Consciousplanet

Thank you for this great explanation of a "constructed wetland" system. We have had one in the foothills at 7500', outside of Denver, CO for over 28 years. It's basically a combination of the Graywater and Blackwater system you described in the beginning of your video. It was the first residential one in the state and we had to have a special permit from the EPA to build. In fact the EPA came out every month for 2 years to take water samples. We decided to use this system for a couple of reasons. Frist we needed a new system because the one that was original to our property was installed when the house was build in 1965 and was badly failing, i.e. raw effluence was bubbling up in the driveway and we saw the opportunity to replace it with something more eco-friendly. We ran across the designer/engineer at a local home show, we were almost as excited as he was when we found what looked like to us the perfect solution to our needs. We kept trying to find a system that would work on our almost solid granite location. Even though we have 5 acres of land a lot was to steep and the only other alternative was a series of lift stations (very expensive). The wetland fit perfectly in front of our house and the leach field underneath it, something not really needed, but insisted on by the local government and the EPA, "just incase". Well needless to say it has worked perfectly for over 28 years with very little to no maintenance from us. The water is not potable, but according to the 2 years of testing is 98+% bad bacteria free. It also supports a wide verity of local wild life. When I first started writing this I was interrupted by my husband calling me to come see our returning female Bobcat hunting for her dinner in the wetland, probably a mouse? It also supports a rather large amount of deer and wild turkey, and of course birds and squirrels and other smaller creatures, especially during the cold snowy winters we get here, because as I'm sure you know the wetland never freezes and there are always plants down at the water level, about 6-8" under the pea gravel, that grow all year long. We have even grown tomatoes in it during our very short growing season. Sorry for this long post, but I've never meet anyone who has every heard of a system like this, much less seen one. Thanks again for your great video! Christina

@davezzz7664

Жыл бұрын

It sounds awesome!

@vp0617

Жыл бұрын

Do you have any video links or websites that you can share that give more information to your water sanitation system?

@ruany91719

10 ай бұрын

so attractive that I want to be there !

@user-ce7ug2og9s

2 ай бұрын

Очень интересно ,познавательно ,и рационально по отнашению к природе ,я из России но такие технологии нужны везде спасибо за видео

@prima164

Ай бұрын

Why doesn't the wetlands freeze in winter?

Could you do a video for cold climates, like climates in the Midwest during the winter months? I'm trying to change my lifestyle and living, so I'm quite new to all of this.

@davidayarra3129

2 жыл бұрын

Living in Idaho, our winters reaching -2F, I would suggest algae, you can usually go to a stream or a lake near you and see what kind grows.

@pk-pj4sz

2 жыл бұрын

No

@Squidbush8563

2 жыл бұрын

Since there's no contact between the water and the outside air, you could potentially use exactly the same system, but in a temperature controlled greenhouse.

@janalu4067

2 жыл бұрын

Weĺl, maybe consider a bit more extreme winter, like North Canada???

@davidayarra3129

2 жыл бұрын

@@janalu4067 then just have a polar bear do it

I've been on KZread for 16 years... And you finally made me do something I never thought I'd do in my life. I liked, I commented, and now I'm subscribed

@Longmont557

Жыл бұрын

The next thing you would like to do perhaps is to go ahead and build the actual system and take the concept out of the screen . Lol!

I cannot say enough praise about this video. It shines in every aspect. The presentation graphics are stunning. The information is well delivered, comprehensive and enjoyable. It does exactly as it was intended, making the viewer want to go out and build a system...

@realstatistician

7 ай бұрын

Yep. I’m making my plans right now.

Awesome video Andrew! The quality and energy of your explanation and diagrams make this a joy to watch!

You can use willow trees to breakdown human waste. I saw a outhouse built where the black water tank is shared with a built in willow Grove. Worked very well, smelled great.

@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq

Жыл бұрын

I thought that was just a thing here. Willows are hardy trees and one of the first to regrow where the military dumped their agent orange

@MrJDOaktown

Ай бұрын

Other than breaking down waste, do willow trees have any other use/advantage? Is there a better choice of tree?

The most creative and informative videos on permaculture I’ve seen! I really appreciate what you’re doing.

@nonyabusiness9747

2 жыл бұрын

Yes agreed

@alanblanes2876

2 жыл бұрын

@@nonyabusiness9747 I would second that! I feel that Andrew is involved with an extremely vital area of restoring and protecting the ecosystem.

@DRAGONJUICE9

2 жыл бұрын

I third that emotion…Also loved your podcast on the Chinampas of Mexico 🇲🇽

I was looking for this a year ago for an off grid laundry facility. Thanks for making it available.

I wish I was ready to do this myself because your explanations and videos are fantastic. Keep up the good work!

Gosh. This presentation system is better than blackboards! We can see everything!

As a gardener, that is soo cool. I will be researching this more so i can implement this.

@andecap1325

2 жыл бұрын

But don't pick the fruit...lol

@stiaininbeglan3844

2 жыл бұрын

Black water does NOT get used on the edibles, only the ornamentals. Rule number 1. Lol

@txfreerider

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t think it’s just this easy to do a wetland system. Your country Ossf office will likely not allow you to install a wetland system if your site will not support one as septic systems are typically prescribed on a site per site basis and the systems has to be engineered by a licensed professional engineer. Generally wetlands are a distribution method at the end of the treatment process.

@abhimanyutyagi9676

Жыл бұрын

What could be some of the plants mentioned here?

was searching for hydroponic farming and randomly found your video and was entertained with your diagrams and clear explanations! here's a sub!

He is writing and drawing lateral inversely and like a master no word to praise

@Debbie-henri

3 ай бұрын

I think it's more likely that he's writing/drawing the right way round to his eyes, in reverse to the camera placed on the other side of the glass, but the image is inverted when turned to video to make everything the right way round to us. You see plenty of examples of when the image is inverted and writing looks backwards when other KZreadrs copy other people's videos. So it must be quite easy to do.

I get the distinct feeling that this sort of eco-watertreatment system only really works in warm climates, where there is no winter and the weather constantly stays above freezing point. Excellent for hot climates which most need and lack water treatment, but limited in usefulness up north.

@rumiazhari7387

2 жыл бұрын

thats true. Northern part of the globe would better choose bacteria-based wastewater treatment, which even requires air conditioner because most WWTP's bacteria works better around 30°C.

@carivenenga5782

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't it be put in a greenhouse for winter months?

@anniebell6846

2 жыл бұрын

It works in both .

@Lazy_Fish_Keeper

2 жыл бұрын

We utilized this in PNW, where -5° F would regularly be the high for 2 weeks every winter. No matter what wastewater system one goes with, pipes have to be dug below the frost line. The choice is: does it go to a traditional septic system, or do you jump through the extra hoops to get an "experimental system" approved. Heat happens, no matter what. You can locate the placement of septic fields during the first light snow, as the snow will melt over the septic fields, first. Some people choose to put the chicken coops over the septic fields as a thermal heat source. Some people opt to add the grey water styled treatment system at the end of the septic system (the overflow field) and create an artificial wetlands, complete with reeds and snails to "digest" the sludge that happens. Talk to Native Americans who are local and Indigenous to the area, and find out if you can support local classes on ecologically responsible Land use, and their #LandBack program, to learn which plants, which depths, and which animals are indigenous to the specific area, and build accordingly.

@mutantgenepool

2 жыл бұрын

Dig deeper.

Your work & means of presenting are extremely important & I wanted to take the time to appreciate you

@amillison

2 жыл бұрын

thanks :-)

@EarthCreature.

Жыл бұрын

@@amillison Could you please deep dive into this more? I'm interested in tying botanical/fungal barrel systems into long-stretch underground irrigation. Thoughts? How would you perceive this attempt? Anything you might offer would be invaluable to me. I'd like to automate a blackwater system into a closed loop taking care of higher-demand trees in a desert landscape.

@amillison

Жыл бұрын

@@EarthCreature. Here's a video that details some of the building of one of these ecomachines, back when I was a younger chap :-) kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJ6Gx82TetvFXbQ.html

Wonderful artist and scientist! I hope they teach this stuff in schools across the nation!

I have a 50ft pothos vine growing out of a 55 gallon angel fish tank. I never have to do water changes. Sometimes I have to add a lot of extra food because the vine is sucking up everything. Great video 👍🏻

my fish tank have a aquaponic filter, eats up the fish waste for nutrients an others no chemicals nothing just all natural clear rich water, plants grows amazingly with the right bioload

The way you explain it is just so artistically innovative and very satisfying to watch

We have had a laundry to landscape system for about five or six years. We use Oasis detergent. The fruit trees and perennial plants love this water. We also save our shower warm up water in watering cans. There is no way to hook up our shower and sink water as the pipes are in a cement floor. We do have 3,200 gallons of rain tanks.

I was recently watching a sewage video which briefly mentioned artificial wetlands being used. This came right in time, a beautiful introduction to the idea/topic, presentation is truly top notch!

Wow! I did the blackwater system for my greywater! Totally checking all of your material!

I just learned about this in my Environmental Science course in college, it was fascinating to learn how cleaning water with natural means works

Brilliant work, thank you for teaching this in such a way that it's easily understood

Can you do a video on mushroom permaculture? Like shiitake logs, mushroom totems, and wine cap stropharia that break down wood chips into beautiful soil. There are so many kinds of mushrooms that not only taste amazingly like meat, but have amazing health benefits like lions mane and shiitake to name a few.

@condessademimimi8150

2 жыл бұрын

I am Brazilian 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 I dont write english very well. Love 🍄🍄🍄🍄 so mutch!!! 🍄🍄🍄 are so BEAUTIFUL!! 🍄🍄🍄Are LIFE!!! 🍄🍄🍄🍄 are love ❤❤!!!

@saintelsewhere6513

2 жыл бұрын

@@condessademimimi8150 I agree! Love to Brazil

@condessademimimi8150

2 жыл бұрын

@@saintelsewhere6513 (em português): qual país você mora? (em inglês): Were are you from? What is your country?

@saintelsewhere6513

2 жыл бұрын

@@condessademimimi8150 Michigan, USA

@sylwiaskorupka6226

Жыл бұрын

A co z zimą

This type of process is extremely dependent on your climate and the winter season, if you are dealing with frost and a hard winter, this whole setup needs to go in a greenhouse, and so I wonder if we could double down and use the greenhouse for growing food all year too, and what a great subsidiary program to get people to use regenerative zero waste gardening.

@epiccollision

2 жыл бұрын

So you want people to take more responsibility for their actions…hahahahahahahahahahaha.

@rumiazhari7387

2 жыл бұрын

it would be better to use bacteria-based system instead of constructing greenhouse.

@stiaininbeglan3844

2 жыл бұрын

Water collection is the name of the game in cold climates. You need to be filtering enough water to last through the winter.

@mollychrisa1

2 жыл бұрын

Yey, thanks This is amazing 💡😄👩‍🌾☯️☮️🌿🦠🌊

@deosuarez913

8 ай бұрын

@@rumiazhari7387whats bacteria based system come up with the plan for winter problem?

Started watching this channel almost three years ago. Temple Grandin’s interview with Jordan Peterson clued me in on the need for infrastructure workers. Now I have a Class D Water license, about to have my Wastewater license, and still watching this channel for useful, applicable education. Thanks! 👍 👍 The diagrams are truly special.

I want this presenter to explain everything to me. I've learned so much in a few minutes.

I've been thinking about this topic a lot recently. I walk by some wetlands on my way to work everyday.. I could see someone combining a lot of these systems depending on what water you are treating. Really interesting topic, thanks!

One of the best permaculture teachers around, check out his library. Thank you 🙏🍄

I live in Tucson, AZ where grey water systems are actually legal, and a wonderful organization called the Water Management Group (Brad Lancaster is part of this organization) will teach you how to make such systems. I haven't been very sophisticated, I just dug some holes, put in some rocks, and use Oasis Bio Compatible detergent. The result is a huge garden and lots of trees!

Great video and very well explained with all the nuances. Simple and loaded with critical information. Sketches are very precise in terms of the intricacies shown, as well as the verbal explanations.

Yes salt is an issue if you have alkaline soil especially. Many forget if you have a water softener that is based on salt this needs to be addressed too. Watershed Mgmt in Tucson is a good source of info on this.

@Muddyboimiami

Жыл бұрын

🙏❤️🙏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Andrew is a fantastic Teacher. Wow!

Videos like yours make me so hopeful for the future. I know we can do it. Thank you for bringing me this hope!

Thanks for a concise and straight to the point video, with everything explained in normal language - not all that common on KZread! Your drawings are great too - and so is the glass plate you’re drawing on 😁

@amillison

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words; I'm so glad you're enjoying my channel!

Oye tus dibujos están muy perrones y esa forma de dibujar detrás de un vidrio está muy padre e interesante. Te felicito.

Wow, your elaborated graphics and clear explanations! I love it, but to realize it? So much space needed!

Most beautiful and complete display on this topic! Important to understand that the versions presented are particularly well suited for explaining the matter. For real-life applicability in a developmental-aid context more simple and cheap versions are needed and available. They work just as explained.

I absolutely loved this! Definitely want to implement this in to my future home.

The clear colors as well as articulate images and the sound ques really help retain attention

Definitely one of the ABSOLUTE BEST videos, out there, on the subject👍 Bookmarked. Thank you

You are an amazing teacher of nature inspired designs. Thank you for the very enlightening lessons. Your diagrams are amazing. Super clear.

@rogatienne2248

2 жыл бұрын

So Lesson and Prepare Young people too Learn and Permaculture

This video earned a sub! Thank you for sharing knowledge in such a well delivered format!

Once again, another superb presentation, thanks muchly, extremely appreciated, for the quality of the presentation as much as the content. Even though i live in a city in an apartment block surrounded by other apartment blocks, i took notes & drew pictures.

Thanks for very helpful information. People should be doing this everywhere. First taught to do so to have sure success.

Wow! What a fabulous, clear, and easily understandable presentation, with great diagrams. Plus, it's super relevant to today's water problems. I am so grateful for this, and look forward to implementing this valuable knowledge.

@bill334511

7 ай бұрын

W do U do with the plants after they have absorbed all the Heavy Metals from the Waste Water

This is a whole new level of presentation

Your use of diagrams and illustrations to explain water recycling through plants is simply phenomenal! Your efforts are not only educational but also deeply impactful. I believe that each viewer has the potential to be that one person who changes their approach to water usage and recycling after watching your videos. This one person can spark a chain reaction of positive change, ultimately leading to a future where sustainable practices are the norm. Your dedication to making a difference is inspiring, and I'm grateful for the valuable contribution you're making to our planet's well-being. Keep shining your light!

@amillison

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏

Wow, these illustrations are crazy!

I’m going to try this for a filter on my koi pond to help remove particulates and grow different plants with the koi waste

are you drawing on a clear perspex sheet? it is the best presentation I have seen

Thanks for sharing, I really enjoy your artwork and the way you explain everything so simply. Play through.

Such an awesome lecture / tutorial. Immensely valuable knowledge that more people need to hear about, thank you and continue this great work 🙏🏻

These two systems are so awesome! I love that for blackwater you use systems of life that are acid and nitrogen/sulfur living and anerobic bacteria, and the. For grey/soapy water you use high PH absorbing materials like wood chips and perennials. Since shower /laundry and sink water will often have lots of detergents and surfactants, as well as possibly microplastics! If your home wears anything with stretch or polyester/nylons. Thankfully there are fungi that exist that can eat plastic, but I suspect this will be a more pressing problem in the near future, where we will need to find more plastic-breaking fungal and/or bacterial species, and by treating grey water in wood chips, its almost like you are creating an experimental petri dish environment where you just might discover more fungi that can do this, as I imagine SOMETHING will have to use dryer lints that include polyester (and still escape the washer and dryer trap because they are so small) for a food source.

@moosekababs

Жыл бұрын

I don't know how relevant this is but The Thought Emporium here on youtube actually did a few short experiments showing that certain larval species can eat a substantial amount of plastic waste-- i believe he used the 'superworms' you can get at the petstore as feed for reptiles and amphibians. Like mealworms, but much bigger. They can eat styrofoam. I don't know how this would effect their usability in other things such as being used for pet food, production and quality of potential fertilizer, etc, but looking into these critters might help you with plastic cleanups!

Clear, systematic, picturesque , artistic, thankyou

The rest stop on I-89N in VT uses a beautiful eco-machine designed by John Todd that is housed in an attached greenhouse. During the busy Summer months it handles over 3000 flushed per day. If you love this stuff, you're sure to enjoy John Todd's book: Healing Earth.

@abelalva5071

Жыл бұрын

Como accedo al libro de John Todd?

Amazing ideas communicated in a perfectly understandable and inspiring way. Thank you! Will add this to my dream housing situation 😊

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Жыл бұрын

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I am so happy that I found your channel.

... This is the most beautiful clip I have ever seen.. respect!

Excellent video, as always! Thanks for the perfect explanation I can use to demonstrate to our landlord the how and why of dealing with our greywater the right way, rather than just dumping it all out on the ground.

My goodness, mind blown and perfect timing as I was about to start a project on a water filtration system, using similar but yet different method described here. Lots of great information. thank you

@wanderingmoth8307

2 жыл бұрын

You have one of the greatest names ever to have been given. Are you familiar with Diogenes the cynic?

@diogenesferreira326

2 жыл бұрын

@@wanderingmoth8307 no, not the cynic yet. That doesn't sound really good hehe. But there were a few people who carried out this name in a positive way In the past. Philosophers etc...not a commy name i admit

@wanderingmoth8307

2 жыл бұрын

@@diogenesferreira326 oh but Diogenes the cynic was in my opinion; the most honest, inspiring, Influential philosopher of them all.

Great work and Greater Commitment to the cause 👍👏

Peace Family, Thank you for the intro/breakdown, magnificent. Respect

This is exactly the kind of information I’ve been looking for. In this day and age survivalist skills are getting more relevant all the time. Please keep sharing sustainable ideas and I’ll keep watching 🙂

@NarayanStian

Жыл бұрын

This is great!

This is a great video for helping to build natural swimming pools that use plants to keep the water clean. Also can you do a video on the best wetland plants to clean and filter the water. Thanks man.

@amillison

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That would be a long video because there are so. many different climate zones. But basically your locally available wetland plants will do the job. The world's foremost expert, Dr John Todd, told me to just go to the local native wetland and use the plants that are there.

@Lazy_Fish_Keeper

2 жыл бұрын

@@amillison it's definitely helpful to volunteer with local Indigenous groups, and learn what is indigenous to the area as well as what plants they have traditionally used for filtration prior to contact. If we invest in the Original Stewards, the Land is able to heal faster.

i love this!! so good to see solutions to issues in the world. thoughtful use of people's knowledge and skills for the betterment of all the people. i wish we had more of this in the world. thank you!

Gratitude and blessings for the effort and knowledge shared for all our benefit, uber helpful.

Coming from someone on the autism spectrum, you have also reached us in a very descriptive, to the point way. We have a little under an acre, and will see how we can implement this! Thank you so much!

Brilliant. Loving your teaching style. Came for the "India's Water Revolution" series and now hooked on these new presentations.

Very cool stuff. Thanks so much for sharing. I hope I can implement something like this in my house some day.

I love this video!! You explained so beautifully

That's one of the best videos I've ever seen! Great content, I didn't know you before but I'm an instant subscriber! Thank you for sharing these informations.

@sunlight8299

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Instant!

uhhh just think of it! that would be the perfect solution for a off grit homestead farm to deal with waste water from toilets, shower, laundry and not have to call the sewage truck to pump out the septic tank. the waste could be stored for about two years to break down and used to spread on the farm field and the water would be cleaned and can be reused for watering the farm fields interesting! would be nice to know how well this would work in a area like alberta / canada

This is class just the set up on how your explaining this is awesome

Great lecture! I’ll be sure to turn one of these into a summer project

I always flush with washer water that I have caught in plastic totes and buckets.

This video deserves a Million views, this is very informative and helpful for all humans 🌿

Great information that I needed for a project I have in Honduras. Thank you so much for sharing.

@amillison

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Isabel! Good luck with your project in Honduras.

To Share, thank you for your dedication

I'm in an apartment but it would be cool to be able to implement this somehow even if it was just water from my kitchen sink so that I could water my indoor and deck plants "for free" Really enjoying your videos!

@juliewatson2281

Жыл бұрын

Save your shower/bath water by plugging the drain when you take one, then bail the water or use a large aquarium pump to take the rest out. Get a sturdy hard plastic kiddie pool, you have a deck? Then put kiddie pool on the deck, or establish a brick patio up next to deck or semi-under the deck to make it easy to empty the bathtub water. I would duct tape the entire bottom and sides of the pool +Bottom to prevent cracking, then created a second pool (duct taped)where water would go through a filtering process in pool #1 and collection basin or reservoir is f0r pool +2. from there, you can use the water to water flower and vegetable gardens. Would require sand, rocks,plants, etc, and a little manual labor to operate.

@hailee1001

Жыл бұрын

@@juliewatson2281 what about the soap you’re using?

@gabrielamora6265

7 ай бұрын

Use biodegradable natural soap made with plants.

no matter how well Andrew cleans the board, or how many times I watch this, my screen is still dirty

well done , its really help focusing with good art put on it

That was simply amazing! Such a clear explanation. Thank you, very much.

Great video! Can you please do a video about gray water systems that would work in cold climates?

Is there a way to reduce the amount of cell membrane permeable substances (found in medicines) in black water? In case some visitors where to use my toilet with a black water system and they are taking medication which often might be hard to filter, can the organisms handle these matter? I would love to reuse everything my household produces but I also don‘t want to litter my garden and bring synthetics into the circle. Thanks for your great content.

This is cool to know about. It's giving me ideas for designing an off grid house that would integrate the process you described of natural filtration into the structure of the house, my hope is that would also help with insulation and help with energy efficiency.

I love the idea of this and rain water collection I think if I were to use any of this water for consumption though I’d add on a reverse osmosis filter and a uv sterilizer for extra protection.

You could also integrate a 'clay and carbon filter' by making the soil the water needs to run through high in carbon and clay...

@garethbaus5471

2 жыл бұрын

High clay soils tend to have very low water permeability.

@CrackDavidson1

2 жыл бұрын

@@garethbaus5471 You right, not that many plants or bacteria like full clay either. You wouldn't obviously make it full clay. But mix in straw, rock, sand, other bigger particle carbon sources. Or put it next to those barriers etc. There's a lot of ways to put some clay 'filtering' and change it if it gets clogged in time. One bonus of having the water run through clay is that it would also mineralize the water. :)

And could you go more in depth on which products to use in your greywater? Like what ingredients are harmful besides sodium and what percentage actually is too much sodium etc.

Looking at buying a property in Mexico - great to have all these videos from Millison and Lawton!

This is the most simple and clear explanation on the topic. Diagrams and drawings are cool. Really helps to convey the subject. 👍👍

@amillison

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Cheers :-)

Always love watching you. You`re just so good at this. Quick question: are there any particularly efficient plants when choosing to plant around grey water installations? Thank you for posting

@amillison

2 жыл бұрын

Dr John Todd, the master of water recycling, told me to go to a local wetlands and get the plants that show they grow well in your area. Those will be the best plants for your system, as all wetland plants are good filters.

Are you writing the letters backwards? Just curious 😜

@IJMacD

Ай бұрын

He could just flip it in post

What an artist you are!!!

Visually stunning, thank you.

truly amazing and inspiring