Bro I have no words to say. I wish whatever you want in your life God provides you. Literally you did a great job. People should learn from you. Lots of luv and respect to u brother.

@dinadayalan9037

3 жыл бұрын

i share your view. please read Blinded by science" by mathew silverstone. it is available on pdf format on the internet.

@vinzanity68

3 жыл бұрын

yup, simply amazing :)

Hats off man.... From India.... Actually every household must do rainwater harvesting... It is gold...

@sliverbullet9067

5 жыл бұрын

Rehana Hassen what will be going in ground then..?

@gauraansharora

5 жыл бұрын

@Rehana Hassen I am also Indian

@aAD5235

4 жыл бұрын

Indian here

You are an inspiration for young kids because it's them are to face the worst coming water crisis.

Truly the best rainwater procurement system I've ever seen.

@natblairful

5 жыл бұрын

I agree

@lepaul26

4 жыл бұрын

Why ?

@lktopview

4 жыл бұрын

Popol, probably the only one they’ve ever seen, lol, jk. Its a nice one! With the way his house was built( one story) he had to use a lot of down spouts, so going underground was his only option. I liked the way he engineered the different size tank problem by using the submersible pump in the first tank to transfer the water into the other ones and then being able to empty the first one to clean it. All my tanks are the same size and level with each other , so the water level is the same in all of them.

You have such a fantastic channel. Just found it this morning and the wealth of information you possess is astounding. Not to mention you can communicate it in a very simple way, that's a real sign of being a master of your craft. Thanks for the effort you put into your videos. I am following a similar path so this is extremely helpful.

I think your collection system is fantastic! Just know that your effort and sharing here will be used as my inspiration in building out my system and helping others with theirs. Thanks!

I love this setup. I love that you documented it in action. Currently having a dry well and working through the planning and execution now. This is inspirational and a solid visual explanation of how it's done.

Incredible job! When it comes to rainwater collection systems I couldn't be more impressed.

Love your house and atmosphere around your house.......pure serenity ..... I wish to live in such a beautiful home

Extremely well put together system!

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Bob Wieters Thanks Bob!

I like this type of set up, not only because it is self sufficient but also because it makes you actually *think* about how you use your resources - in this case water.

Well done! I'm about to start my homestead this year and have been researching rain water catchment for a while. This video puts a very realistic context on how to build, run and maintain one. Thank you!

Wow! Thank you very much for making this video. What a wonderfully designed system, and beautifully explained.

You're a very smart man Congratulations for all the great work!

@homesteadonomics

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Tony! But not that smart... just a tinkerer:) Joe

This guy is really saving every drop of water.. 👍👍👍

Impressive display of the functioning and processes. Said it all! Thanks.

magic hands! very nice work!

From Tanzania, real like the harvesting system

What a great video! Thanks for making this. Fixing to put in a system and this was very helpful. posted 8 years ago and still paying off. Thanks again.

Brilliant! So well thought out. It must feel good knowing how well it all works.

Excellent job may god bless you bro !

Your stop motion drawing was great, love the use of your daughters Crayola's, lol, excellent harvest system!

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+CG Louisiana Thanks... that was on recommendation from the wife! And yes, my daughters crayolas came in handy! LOL

THANK YOU & GRACIAS, WOW! PERFECTLY SIMPLIFIED AND VERY WELL EXPLAINED WITH A SOOTHING VOICE. THIS VIDEO MADE HARVEST WATER A MUST AND SO VERY POSSIBLE FOR JUST ABOUT ANYONE. I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND I'M INCREDIBLY MOTIVATED! BEST VIDEO YET THAT IVE EVER WATCHED!

Brilliant, just brilliant! I'm working on a project for a new home and this is just a great idea. Thanx for the video!

That is really impressive.

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rex!

@rexbanner4608

8 жыл бұрын

homesteadonomics You're welcome!

@infl

7 жыл бұрын

ASOT

@mayyeltv7530

6 жыл бұрын

Lovely video content! Sorry for butting in, I am interested in your opinion. Have you heard the talk about - Proutklarton Protecting Aqua Plan (should be on google have a look)? It is a good exclusive product for getting prepared for a mega drought minus the headache. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my m8 finally got cool success with it.

@manishajagat876

5 жыл бұрын

Rex Banner

wow! you're my hero. i am watching your video in the midst of heavy rains here at my house in nicaragua. my water catchment system wasn't nearly as well thought out as yours. we are flooding from lack of a good overflow system. thank you for sharing :)

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Kiana B So glad you liked it Kiana! It's been a work in progress and certainly isn't perfect, but works well for our needs:) I hope you got some ideas for your system... I'm betting Nicaragua has a bit more rain than we do, so I can only imagine your flooding issues:) ... but that rain probably makes for a wonderfully beautiful place to live too:) thanks for watching Kiana! Joe

This is incredible! I have two IBC tanks that I'd like to use to collect water for gardening, and really didn't want them up next to the house. My backyard downward slopes, and this underground method will be perfect! We're in the PNW, so rain collection is a no brainer here. Thank you!

Excellent set up, love how you did it. I live in NM, and plan to build a set up for my wife and i. Thanks for adding the set up pics, thanks to you I have a plan. Have a good one.

That is freaking awesome

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+MrHarmonizr Thanks Mr Harmonizr:)

You certainly know your business Joe. Brilliant explanation and well put together video. Thanks very much!

BEAUTIFUL WORKS, LOVED IT

This is a very impressive array of pipes and tanks to say the least!! I just started to build my cabin in the woods a couple of months ago. 16 X 52 =832 square feet of living space. I'm in Tennessee where it rains a lot during this season so construction is slow. I hope to duplicate your system except on a smaller scale. Starting with an 1100 gallon tank. You are an inspiration to me and I'm sure many others as well. Thanks for documenting all of your efforts. I'm a late starter for sure being 68 years old, but, I have a real burn to be totally off grid by this time next year. Thanks again and keep the videos coming. Chuck

Cool video Joe. You reminded me of that scene in "Ace Ventura When Nature Calls", when Jim Carey came out of the fake rhino.

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+helidodge that's exactly what I thought about when i watched it too….lol!

very nicely explained, keep up doing good work......Great

Well done. Brilliant system.

Brilliant system! Thanks for the excellent tour.

thanks a lot, good idea. From India

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Saroj Chawan Glad you liked it Saroj! Much appreciated:) Joe

@ankitmitawa765

5 жыл бұрын

@@homesteadonomics Hello bruh..! I have to words to express its awesomeness...perfect..i just want to know how much did it cost in complete installation ..?

I would keep an eye out for a used milk tanker, they are made of 307 stainless steel and are food grade generally hold 7000 gallons or buy a 10 wheel milk tanker that are usually 5000 gallons capacity also stainless steel. If you keep it drivable you also have if kept full a brushfire truck with a gas or diesel driven fire pump and the old school 1 inch red rubber fire hose that most pu person used to have 2 hose reels mounted on top just behind the cab. Not near the capacity of a 2 1/2 line but better than a garden hose. Check your local junkyards. I live in Derry, New Hampshire and a local junkyard has an operational Mack 600 cab over pumper from Alton fire department still has two hard suction lines on it but the supply and discharge fittings have been removed it has been there for less than one years I believe it's either 500-750 gallon ready tank. One question how much water did you collect the first time the system actually was allowed to collect rainwater? Simple curiosity on my part. Check with GATX corporation online. They build, rent, sell and lease railroad tank cars all the time as well as run their own tank car fleet in common carrier service IE: when a customer needs a tank car and a unassigned GATX tank is available it gets loaded and shipped. There are chemical and food grade tank cars with capacities from 4600 to 50,000 gallons of capacity in use. Tank cars that are returned from lease are generally scrapped as they have to pay taxes on idle equipment. There are a lot of tank cars generally for crude oil service right now in long term storage on a lot of Out of service branch lines and a number of small short line or regional railroads that have several miles of track without customers not producing revenue are being used for long term freight car storage generally getting $ 3-5 dollars a day per car nto store these cars some of which are only a couple of years old. Any food grade tank car coming off lease is what you want a friend of mine got a 35,000 gallon car that moved corn syrup and he said it was as advertised clean and dry on arrival. That is sitting uphill from his house fed by a freshwater spring and after I made a phone all a spring water company showed up with a van and stayed for two weeks testing water quality and flow. He now has 3-6 tanker trucks stopping by to fill up and take the water to a bottling plant. The trucks Haven't emptied the tank yet. I thinking if you added a food grade rail tank car of say 36,000 gallons then you theoretically wouldn't have to take short showers all the time. If you decide to buy a used railroad tank car contact the nearest shortline railroad or regional railroad and ask them if they could receive the car and haul it to you house in exchange for the air brake equipment hand brake winch and the trucks and wheel sets. They are worth quite a bit of money to a small rail line and most railroads have highrail cranes capable of picking up one end at a time and setting it on a tractor trailer the railroad owns to easily haul it to your house. A highrail crane is capable of running down the railroad or highway. The modern railroad tanks are frameless meaning the tank itself transmits the pulling force through the tank for this reason the tanks are made of high strength steel 2 inches in thickness with a compressibility of 1,000,000 pounds as a minimum for all equipment in use in North America railroad service. Thank you and that is a well thought out water collection system. Food for thought.

@vireinaqueenbee7876

5 жыл бұрын

James Shanks 5000 gallons is like 68 barrels .

@drpk6514

5 жыл бұрын

Just let the soil absorb the water and filter it and dig a well and use the water. Also consider a reverse osmosis water purification system.

Wow !!! What a great job !!!

Wow! So awesome!

Very well thought out system Joe, and a great video showing and explaining the system, its construction and maintenance. I live in the Central Valley in California and I'm sure you've heard of the drought we are in. Sadly we live in a small town so my actual ground space is severely limited but we do have a side yard just over 4' wide running the death of the house that never gets used and nothing grows there. I just need to find some tanks that'll fit there. Looking at IBC totes but with the dough the prices have sky-rocketed as more people are using them to transfer water, some from waste water treatment facilities used solely for irrigation of lawns... I'm hoping to be able to collect a fair amount for the garden next year from our substantial roof (asphalt shingles) and I found it very interesting that you ran the lines underground. I have been stressing trying to figure our how to get water from the front to the back, now I have an answer! Thanks again for a great video and some great information. Tracy.

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Tracy Luegge Thanks Tracy! I'm sorry about the slow response... thought I had responded to your comment but I just came across this today and saw I hadn't answered. Anyways, I like your idea about the IBC totes in the side yard! Perhaps, a trip to Phoenix might get you some IBC totes pretty cheap. I've seen them very cheap up there.... not food grade stuff but plant grade;) If you got a trailer big enough you could pay for the trip by buying a couple extras and selling them when you get back:) anyways, good luck with the project... I'd love to see what you come up with:) Joe

@TheMyeloman

8 жыл бұрын

homesteadonomics No worries Joe, we all have "stuff" that requires our attention. My first step is to get the gutters replaces. One has a couple of leaks in the center and I'll want it draining to one end, not both. The other, out front, just plain dumps at the wrong place. Dang cookie cutter tract houses... "Just nail it, it looks fine from my house!" 20 years later the home owner gets to deal with it. So many things I have had to fix or found were done incorrectly while doing repairs. :-( On the bright side, it gives me plenty of opportunities to show my sons how to Do It Right! ;-)

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

Yep! They'll get to see how it's done and you can get it just the way you want it! I actually think that something that is installed and working badly is easier to get motivated to fix/change, than one that works 'ok' but isn't great! It's kinda that 'nothing to lose' situation:) And it'll keep you in the 'rain' mindset and thinking about different ways that you might want to collect, direct, store, etc,. :) Joe

@boonchengong7287

6 жыл бұрын

Myeloman I

Well done, though we'd have to dig a lot deeper up here. The pipes would bust in winter. Have you ever thought of building a small water tower and attaching the pump to it to help with water pressure?

@alextrezvy6889

4 жыл бұрын

Me too interested about winter. How does he deal with the ice (frozen water)?

@leslieclifton7625

11 ай бұрын

@@alextrezvy6889 AZ doesn't have freeze. Why I grow citrus. It's nip n tuck for my stone fruits. They need 230-300 hrs below 45 degrees. some "winters" I barely have that. I'm west valley Phoenix.

@alextrezvy6889

11 ай бұрын

@@leslieclifton7625 thx, Leslie.

Thanks for showing that, it is a great system.

Brilliant....lovely

Wonderful vid! Two quick questions: Why did you choose not to use a first flush, especially after the long dry periods? How do you treat and filter before you pump the water into the house? Can't wait to see the pump house video! That's an obvious next video!

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+NoSpam Elf Hi NSE! sorry I never saw this comment until now... anyways, regarding the first flush... I think they are really cool systems but just was an extra expense that I didn't want to add at the time. Additionally I didn't want to have to mount th extra pipe full of water to my wall or eves. Great little devices though :) As for treatment, I use standard bleach (there are guides as to how much to add to water) in the tanks as an initial treatment. It's much lower than the amount of chlorine all municipal water companies use. Basically, just enough to keep algae from growing:) After that we use the water directly for showers, sinks, washers, etc,. All water for drinking and cooking goes through a Berkey ceramic water filter first though:) Hope that helps... and I'll probably address this in a bit more detail in a future video:) Joe

@kingdommusic5456

5 жыл бұрын

also you can pop both cleanouts and spray roof down once and a while during dry periods if need be to get rid of surface roof dust dirt buildup etc .

Very well explained..and illustrated.. One question.. what happens if you have no electricity (u made provision for that scenario(.. Asking because electricity outages are common in South Africa.. Thanks

@ginni1361

3 жыл бұрын

We use a similar system but with an overhead tank for gravity into the house and then pump that full as needed, usually about 3-4 weeks. So we pump when we have power but I have seen systems that have the pressure pump run into the overhead with a ball float so that when the tank is full the pump auto switches off so you have a full tank of water when the power goes off and when it comes back on the pump runs to fill the tank to capacity. You can use a windmill to do a similar thing or a solar pump but they are expensive. Hope that helps some. Have a great day.

Well documented and explained. Thank you.

Brilliant idea

Have you thought of putting a roof over the four big tanks? It could add for more water gathering

@sergeyivanovish85

5 жыл бұрын

for more overflow? :p :p

@503rpf

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a killer idea🤔

@henrybaker7259

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure about Arizona but I know that many states require the rainwater to be collected from a roof that has a primary purpose other than collecting water. So a roof built solely for collecting rainwater could go against the rules

Concerning your overflows and the way your tanks are linked together, the best diagrams and setups for linked tanks, claming inlets, outlets, etc. is on rainwaterharvesting dot tamu dot edu, (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Rainwater Harvesting). I've also seen first flush diverter systems that can be placed underground inline with your 4" line running to your tanks if you think it'd be easier to put one in after all. Hope you get a chance to make improvements to your system with all of your other projects going on. I'd be surprised if my own system is ever considered "complete".

Every home on this planet should be built with rain water harvesting in mind. You've done a fine job, sir.

This is an awesome video. The way you show and explain everything is full of information! Thank you for sharing!

I used to work at a distribution center for a major nationwide retail chain. The building had a roof that was at least 100 yards in one direction by 200 yards in the other (at least 200,000 square feet of space inside the warehouse). The building was fitted with standard PVC gutters and pipes that ran straight down the sides of the building coming off of the roof of the building and running out into the parking lot right where the bay doors meet the parking lot. The down pipes were at least 4 - 6 inches across. During rain storms where the county that I worked in got at least 2 inches of rain per hour there were probably 100 gallons of water PER MINUTE coming out of each pipe. There were more than 50 pipes hanging off of the side of the building just in the truckers parking lot area (there were more than 75 bay doors on either side wall of the warehouse). 100 gallons PER MINUTE coming from each pipe with just 2 inches of rain per hour. That happened at least 2 times per summer for more than 6 summers in a row. I would estimate that on certain heavy rainy days more than 500,000 gallons of water would fall on the roof of that one building in about 6 hours. It's a shame THAT company never set up a system like this, they could have had totally free water for 700 employees for YEARS at a time. Bathrooms, drinking fountains, kitchen cooking needs (the building I worked in had a full size kitchen that could serve more than $5,000 dollars worth of food per day). There were also 5 shower stalls in the 2 bathrooms right outside of the gym but I don't know how many people ever used those.

@sumlatinkid

5 жыл бұрын

its because of CAPITALISM! money money money money !

@sudg007

5 жыл бұрын

No body think for the mother nature dear, sadly everyone is f***g with it.

@JGnLAU8OAWF6

5 жыл бұрын

@@sudg007 can't really see how using rainwater in that case would be more beneficial to the nature, that water would recirculate anyway.

Good explanation... Inspired from u..wnna make similar system at my home in India

@SunnyKumar-mz7mv

5 жыл бұрын

Where to get a readymade system in India

25 years pipe fitting and I’m impressed. Nice job

Brilliant classic idea, thanks for sharing

9:23 "Aaand this is how baby whales are born." LMAO. NICE.

@vijaytk8977

5 жыл бұрын

ROFL :D

Do you have a video of how you filter the water for drinking/cooking? Just curious.

@shivashanti9357

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking,I wouldn't be drinkin unfiltered rain water nowadays!

@ulyssesdecastro2261

2 жыл бұрын

@@shivashanti9357 Berkey water filter it's enough.

Wow! I love your system. I really appreciate that you included footage of maintenance. When I eventually put in rainwater capture, I will include a CIP loop so I don't have to climb in!

Super. We are just building a water harvesting system for our farm in Kenya, and we learned a lot from you. Thanks for making this public.

Hey Joe, how long will the water in those tanks last without any rain? And what would the overall cost for this setup be?

@harrydaloc9112

6 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that depend on the storage tank size and water consumption? I want to get a 10,000 gallon tank and test that theory out.

@j.sony.

5 жыл бұрын

Assuming you already had all the tools needed (that in and of itself is a huge expense)

Three years later, how has the system held up?? What was your overall pricetag? Estimating $14K??

You should say 'Tanks for watching'! Absolutely amazing video...

You really put a lot of thought into the design. I live in the mountains of West Virginia and for some time I have been thinking about collecting rain water to supplement my water usage from our well and for emergencies such as fire and drought. This gives me a lot of great information.

Don't know if you have an answer to this, but what the heck. I have been hearing lots on social media and some news outlets about states saying that people can not harvest rain water and that it is the property of the state or some other jurisdiction. Has Arizona addressed this and or have you heard anything about it down there? I am up in Washington and water rights are getting very crazy and super expensive up here. To much legal action and people suing everyone else. I am not sure yet how this will all play out and how it will effect rain water. But buying raw land without an existing well or water rights is pointless if you want to build. You will never get a permit. The fact that at least western Washington gets tons of rain is not lost on most people and the entire situation is out of hand

Do you ever have to worry about freezing or winterizing the system?

Beautiful. Innovative

Just decided to get going on this project after watching your video. Thanks for posting!

You say this is a "wet pipe" system, leaving water in the pipes at all time. What about times where you don't have rain for an extended period, do you get algae, bacteria growth in the stagnant water in the pipes?

@markusburkus2257

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Gongdeadman

7 жыл бұрын

Jerry Bichsel thats why there is a valve that drain the water from the pipes .

@ultrastoat3298

7 жыл бұрын

Jerry Bichsel algae can not grow without sunlight. PVC pipes and dirt block that sunlight

@suemcfarlane4199

6 жыл бұрын

Jerry Bichsel algae and such needs light to grow it is dark inside the pipes

@suemcfarlane4199

6 жыл бұрын

Algae needs light to grow its dark inside the pipes

My Question is how much is your water bill using this system ???

Great Video. Thank you for sharing us a detailed construction of Rainwater harvesting. Thank you

That's amazing!

How do you clean the water to be able to drink it??

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Franklin Michael Hi Franklin... it's pretty much just straight rainwater until it goes through my Berkey Ceramic water filter. It's a simple, but effective gravity water filter. I only filter the water for cooking or drinking. everything else is just straight rain:) Joe

@franklinmichael671

8 жыл бұрын

homesteadonomics Oh , great thanks

@markmoene

8 жыл бұрын

+homesteadonomics I would love to see that part of the setup too! maybe in a future video?

@PopsShack

8 жыл бұрын

+Franklin Michael My rainwater doesn't get filtered, it's just straight rain.

@fjoa123

8 жыл бұрын

you can eiher use bleach or boil it. You might also want to have it tested to see specific levels of contamination, but if the roofing is metal, and the pipes are clean, you might only get some dirt and pollen, which can be easily cleaned.

It would be a crime to waste that water!!!

WOW SO COOL, LOOKS GREAT!!

Love all your water work videos!

What kind of job do you have to afford all of this?

@homesteadonomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael McMillan Hi Mike... I thought I had answered this earlier...sorry:) Anyways, I'm a firefighter, so no more money than the next guy... but this was an expense that had to take place as I just built my house and it was a cheaper option to drilling a well:) We live in an area where the water table is very deep and well drilling can be really expensive. Also, it is kind of like a 'forward expense' because I don't have to pay a water bill each month:) Joe

@spiderobert

7 жыл бұрын

if you were to run out of water, do you still have a connection to the municipal? If so, is there a valve on that to shut it off when you have plenty of rainwater?

@tallman11282

7 жыл бұрын

spiderobert I'm pretty sure there is no municipal water supply in his area, hence the need to either collect rain water or drill a well. He's said in other videos that maybe once or twice a year, during periods of drought or very little rain, he has to pay a water truck to come out to fill his tanks.

@davebloggs

6 жыл бұрын

My tank systems for the garden only cost me $500 and in the blazing summer i have plenty of water if we have watering restrictions, as you say there is a cost initially but once installed each month you recover your costs by not paying for water bills.

@rmbarnes672

6 жыл бұрын

dave bloggs Hi Dave can you describe your system (briefly or as much as you want)? I'm constructing something in Texas but also buy nonpotable water. Thanks if you get a chance.

collecting rainwater is illegal youre going to jail. Get on your knees and pray to the government

Just learned a ton from this post, thanks very much for taking the time and for sharing.

GOOD JOB JOE! VERY NICE!

This is SUCH an inspiration. I truly envy what you've accomplished and am very motivated to create a similiar system for any new home we purchase. Thank you so much for posting this.

@homesteadonomics

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much and I'm glad you liked it! I'm planning a QA follow up video to this to answer the top 20 or so most common questions that I've received from this video. so stay tuned if you want to check it out... maybe like a month or so before it will be ready:) joe

As I am creating my own off-grid system this is helpful. Thanks Joe!

Great video on a very important topic. Thanks for the tour! Very cool...

That's a fantastic system!!

Thank you. really cool and really going to give you water whenever you need it. Rain water keeps everything healthy. Even the inside of human bodies. Excellent choice.

Whoa!!! Very well thought out... 👌🏻👈🏻🙂

Amazing!!

I just loved it ... very simple and very planned system.... great job

Love it. Thank you for sharing!

This guy is amazing! I just finished watching his Underground Greenhouse Series. He is very clever and industrious! The most amazing part of all is his energy level! My hat is off to him!

@homesteadonomics

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much GB! You are too kind, but I appreciate the kind words:) I'm glad you are liking the vids and the channel:) More GH and rainwater vids coming soon:) Joe

Really great idea to save the rain water

Absolutely great idea, save water. I just like it

INCREDIBLE!!!

@homesteadonomics

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Suhanna! I'm planning a QA video to follow this one up so stay tuned:) Joe

Really beautiful

Thank you very much! It's very well put together that I can easily follow and understand.

Namaste brother! You are truly an inspiration!

Wow! This is so inspiring!

Excellent!

Thanks for sharing. well detailed

This is the coolest thing ever!! Amazing work. Respect! :)