@@markeschen6320 because it is very illegal in many states. In a lot of states the govt owns the water rights to rainwater and you can be fined thousands of dollars for doing this.
Imagine living in a so-called 'free' country where you have to specify that the rain that falls on your property is 'legally' captured.. imagine the level of red tape on every little thing.
Again it's for drought stricken overpopulated circumstances in part of CA. It wasn't that way when I lived there for 7 years. I live in the Heartland now and we've had 4" of rain in 15 minutes. Here they're asking us (no legal rules) to consider landscaping that captures rain so the streets and storm sewers don't flood during heavy rains.
Check your state and local laws about rainwater catchment. Many states don’t regulate it. Some have common sense laws, like Louisiana requires you to cover your rain barrel to prevent mosquitoes, in a state that has West Nile and Zika. Then there’s Colorado which blanket banned all rainwater catchment, lol.
Yes because if you own property you need to understand water rights although I agree a homeowner should be able to capture all rainfall on 1-2 small lots like this
@@happinesstan it's more for drought areas. If everyone collected their rainwater in tanks like this in a place where the water table is already stretched dangerously thin, then even less water actually makes it to the rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, etc. It's drastic, but if enough people were doing it it can cause huge downstream effects. You don't exactly have deserts and massive (years long) droughts in the UK, so you don't need the restrictions.
Just to be sure it's understood: It's OK for the garden, as you described, but this water is not potable without further mechanical and/or chemical purification due to contamination from bird and bat feces.
You do know that they still use this method on some of the Caribbean Islands to collect their drinking water and potable water for everyday use. Their collection tanks are called cisterns.
@@DarkMatterX1 Not just CA but WA & OR was also charging for Rain Water. I don't know where this mentality or insanity, came from but, the rain is free. Gods gift! This is just another dumb Democrat "Money Grab". And if they don't change the ways most people vote. You'll keep getting HOSED.
If I was desperate enough I'd run that water through a Berkey or life straw or add a water purification tab and drink up. Wouldn't care less about bird poo or anything else.
Mate Aus here our tap water is drinking quality country wide , but rain water is prized as drinking water above the tap stuff , no filters nothing ,,, beautiful!!
Beautiful water and it's free from nature! People in areas with inconsistent rain patterns, like states in the Southwest, should implement this system to save water for potential dry spells.
That system is good for homes with enough space to install especially on dry season in tropical countries and fire preventive during the El Niño Phenomenon. 🎉
There's a big difference between fresh water and purified water. You can use the fresh water for various things, but since it's not purified, you shouldn't shower or drink it until it is.
Great job love that you love your home which is our beautiful earth and to preserve our life here we all need to love our home and take care of it and love everything that it provides us to survive for ever if we take care of what we are given
I just line up a few 5.00 lowes buckets behind our garage and use those in the garden and my flowers. I'm not mechanically inclined like that 😢. Then I wait till the next rain and load em up.
That overflow pipe is piped so that it will create a siphon an empty all your tanks.put a ty on top of riser pipe .to 90 degree elbow on discharge pipe . That will break the siphon
This is another solution for fields needing more water for their plantations to prevent any plant from drying and dying during the drought season thereby ensuring enough food supply for the country.
Where I live all houses have a limestone slate roof. built in guttering and pipework and an under house tank, my tank is about 11,000 gal we use a 3/4hp electric pump and a pressure tank to supply the home, it is full now but can run empty during dry spells. We don't normally filter but the pickup is 6" to a foot off the bottom so you don't draw sediment, they are regularly cleaned out.
Yummy and it’s only highly laced with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) which are present in this roof runoff - it’s okay for plants - just not the edible kind.
The USA never fails to be odd. "Legally capture"? Yeah I've heard some places don't let you collect the rain off off your own head/roof... And a tote is something to do with smoking. What's under the plastic sheet? A water tank maybe?
Colorado is the only state in the US that completely prohibits rainwater harvesting. However, most Colorado homeowners are allowed to collect rainwater in rain barrels with a combined storage capacity of 110 gallons or less. The collected water must be used for outdoor purposes, like watering lawns or gardens, filling hot tubs, or washing cars. Rainwater cannot be used as drinking water or indoors for household purposes
For those laughing, yes it could be illegal since massively capturing rainwater can mean less groundwater (not saying it is a bad a good idea but just I heard about it)
"allows me to legally capture 800 gallons of rainwater a month". Just let the ridiculousness of this statement set in. And we say we live in a free country......
if you have city sewer system. and your using rain water. then they cant charge you for the service of cleaning your grey and black water. cause there is no meter on the waste water your sending to the treatment plant
Funny thing is so many comments about not drinking this water because of bird poo but they don't realize their municipal water from the faucet is filtered sewer water with chlorine added. 😅 No, I do not drink our rain caught water but I also am not delusional about where municipal water comes from either.
This is an excellent video showing how we can utilize rain water for gardens. HOWEVER HE SHOULD EMPHASIZE THAT THE WATER SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS DRINKING OR WASHING WATER. Washing your car is OK.
Legally? Oh really? I have a farm in Puerto Rico where I harvest rain water. My water storage system has over fifty thousand gallons of rain water. Fortunately we have a rainy season from May to December 1st. I am building an Olympic size swimming pool which has the water capacity of FOUR MILLION GALLONS of water. I am converting it into a rain water harvesting and storage system with ultra violent water sterilizer lights. We are encouraged to harvest rain water here in Puerto Rico. I heard that in Colorado it's illegal to harvest rain water.
Not unusual to be classed as illegal. Many local governments make it so to force you to buy water. Even in drought prone Australia it was illegal in some city/suburban areas until more recent years where it is now a requirement to have a water tank in new homes and no issues adding them to existing homes.
I find all the comments about the safety of the water hilarious. Apparently none of them understand how a water treatment plant works, how nasty the city and your house pipes are and how many things are "allowed" in your drinking water. I honestly would drink that rain water before city water. Run it through a good filter system and it is going to be dozens of times better than most city water.
Besides the crazy capitalist comment. It probably has to do with living in an HOA and what they can and cannot build within his neighbor. It's easy to avoid that. Just don't buy a house with a hoa.
Imagine living in a country so free that it is illegal to catch rainwater.
Seriously..
Yup.
that country doesn't even know how to define a woman 😂 lol
imagine being someone who doesn't understand why some dry areas make it illegal to protect the rivers and lakes from drought
@@hulkamania5071they should just do a raindance more often
I illegally capture 5 gallons of rainwater every week. I’m a bit of an outlaw TBH.
😂😂
Yeah why did he think he had to say legal? Like the first thing people are gonna think is that's illegal man! 😂
Gangster
Yeah, what's the illegal way of collecting rainwater?
@@markeschen6320 because it is very illegal in many states. In a lot of states the govt owns the water rights to rainwater and you can be fined thousands of dollars for doing this.
Imagine living in a so-called 'free' country where you have to specify that the rain that falls on your property is 'legally' captured.. imagine the level of red tape on every little thing.
Again it's for drought stricken overpopulated circumstances in part of CA. It wasn't that way when I lived there for 7 years.
I live in the Heartland now and we've had 4" of rain in 15 minutes. Here they're asking us (no legal rules) to consider landscaping that captures rain so the streets and storm sewers don't flood during heavy rains.
The law passed in 2012, its legal
@@DJ-sv7xfHow about not live in a drought-prone area like California? It’s not the fault of let’s say Florida if it rains there more than California.
no cuz one idiot will ruin it for all of us and yes it has to be done that way
Check your state and local laws about rainwater catchment. Many states don’t regulate it. Some have common sense laws, like Louisiana requires you to cover your rain barrel to prevent mosquitoes, in a state that has West Nile and Zika. Then there’s Colorado which blanket banned all rainwater catchment, lol.
Now the only thing missing where I live in Texas, is some rain!
"Legally capture" rain water wtf?
Yes because if you own property you need to understand water rights although I agree a homeowner should be able to capture all rainfall on 1-2 small lots like this
@@infernaldaedra So is it illegal to leave an empty bucket in your yard when it rains?
Honestly you Yanks are mad. Land of the free?
@@happinesstan it's more for drought areas. If everyone collected their rainwater in tanks like this in a place where the water table is already stretched dangerously thin, then even less water actually makes it to the rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, etc. It's drastic, but if enough people were doing it it can cause huge downstream effects. You don't exactly have deserts and massive (years long) droughts in the UK, so you don't need the restrictions.
@@Michael.Darling But it's fine for Nestle?
'Merica
Just to be sure it's understood: It's OK for the garden, as you described, but this water is not potable without further mechanical and/or chemical purification due to contamination from bird and bat feces.
Indeed, I would not drink this water. Strictly for garden use
And shingle toxins
You do know that they still use this method on some of the Caribbean Islands to collect their drinking water and potable water for everyday use. Their collection tanks are called cisterns.
@@earthnailsandtails
People have been drinking rainwater every since we have been on this planet.
@@earth_ling there referring to the water that cleaned all the feces of his roof
The collected water is great for "gray water" use. Many places use in-ground cisterns for just such a purpose.
Gray water? You can drink rainwater just fine…
@@simperous4308 you shouldn't, especially if it is sitting in a catchment system.
What is this "legally capture rain water" stuff?
Rain from the sky is Free!
at least it should be.
Tell it to California
@@DarkMatterX1 Not just CA but WA & OR was also charging for Rain Water. I don't know where this mentality or insanity, came from but, the rain is free. Gods gift!
This is just another dumb Democrat "Money Grab". And if they don't change the ways most people vote. You'll keep getting HOSED.
It belongs to Nestle, or haven't you heard? Despite being 65% water, it is NOT a human right.
It means California is playing god and people think rainwater is a right that the government grants you😅
depending on your Shingles, on your roof, some were used with asbestosis so be sure and Don't drink it
Asbestosis or Asbestos and confuse.
Asbestos is a mineral, asbestosis is a disease
not to mention that bird poo is everywhere.
If I was desperate enough I'd run that water through a Berkey or life straw or add a water purification tab and drink up. Wouldn't care less about bird poo or anything else.
Bird poop and asbestos are of zero concern when watering plants. The tar on the shingles, however is a little worse
That’s the water I live on. All my life. From the sky.
Tell us more. Thank you.
@@IAMUNUAMI I drink it everyday and have done for more than half a century 🤷♂️
I've a 10,000 liter rainwater tank which in turn supplies all my needs each year. No mains required. Filtration system is required.
Sounds amazing.
I WISH MORE PEOPLE WERE MORE CONSIDERATE ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION.
Cool beans, 200+ IQ! Love it!
Rain water is good for washing clothes and bedding not to mention being used for bath water. It will also make your hair shine
Mate Aus here our tap water is drinking quality country wide , but rain water is prized as drinking water above the tap stuff , no filters nothing ,,, beautiful!!
I live in the area only rain 3 months a year the rest of the year rarely, I need to know your system you built ASAP. thank you
He didn't reply cuz he doesn't care about you at all. You figure it out stop being lazy 😅😅😅😅😅
Beautiful water and it's free from nature! People in areas with inconsistent rain patterns, like states in the Southwest, should implement this system to save water for potential dry spells.
That system is good for homes with enough space to install especially on dry season in tropical countries and fire preventive during the El Niño Phenomenon. 🎉
That’s beautiful work man
Best believe that's not (only) an alternate garden watering system - smart man.
There's a big difference between fresh water and purified water. You can use the fresh water for various things, but since it's not purified, you shouldn't shower or drink it until it is.
The FBI is taking names for those that are collecting water :P
LOVE being a Civil Disobedient!
The FBI interfered and manipulated election results. That's a criminal organization. Why even mention them?
Great job 👍 we need more of these
He speak with excitement am wondering why so in Kenya we have always harvested rain water
It is also a solution of saving the walls of water reservoirs and prevent the overflow of excess water during the typhoon season.🎉
This looks great. Thanks for sharing with us.
Golly gee whillickers, how exciting is that. Wow.
That is so smart. What a great idea.
Brilliant video! No one has the filtration system like that. Need the full video, please!
There is a full video on our channel! It’s the related video 👍🏼
Smart boy ....congratulations
Great job!
Soil erosion is also prevented during dry season like when an earthquake happens and rainy seasons.
I hope you made a mechanism to water the lawn from those tanks automatically on rainy days to avoid getting wet.
Well done for this amazing invention mate! I like it❤
I can't wait for the full build video.
It’s out! Watch the related video 👍🏼
Is that enough of a sediment trap? I feel like the water volume from a minute of light rain would fill the trap before the roof/gutters are clean.
Great job love that you love your home which is our beautiful earth and to preserve our life here we all need to love our home and take care of it and love everything that it provides us to survive for ever if we take care of what we are given
Nicely done bruh 👏 👌 👍
Scruncho laughing his ass off😂😂😂😂😂😂
Underground driphose can reduce water irrigation use by eighty percent, which means 5 times more effective use.
Add that to your system!
Nicely done 👍
The way he described his water collection device it sounded exactly like the Titanic
Legally lol..... ohh boy. Love the setup tho, will def be designing my system based on this concept.
great simple easy idea
I just line up a few 5.00 lowes buckets behind our garage and use those in the garden and my flowers. I'm not mechanically inclined like that 😢. Then I wait till the next rain and load em up.
That’s a great option! Do what works for you 👍🏼
5 buckets? You'll probably get done for intent to supply
That overflow pipe is piped so that it will create a siphon an empty all your tanks.put a ty on top of riser pipe .to 90 degree elbow on discharge pipe . That will break the siphon
This is another solution for fields needing more water for their plantations to prevent any plant from drying and dying during the drought season thereby ensuring enough food supply for the country.
Thank you for sharing
Life first. Care and share!
I wish it would rain enough at my place for such a system to be useful...
Don't forget birds land and poop on your roof. Giardia is a parasite in bird poop. Your water just looks clean. It's okay for gardening.
This is very very green and free, every home should have this.
It is also a good flood prevention measure for any place during the rainy season or La Niña phenomenon.
100% !
Billions of our ancestors are face-palming at the sentence "legally catch rainwater"
Is not legal in colorado!!!!
Fresh is when is fluid not laying on tank 🤣. Good idea and very useful by the way
Where I live all houses have a limestone slate roof. built in guttering and pipework and an under house tank, my tank is about 11,000 gal we use a 3/4hp electric pump and a pressure tank to supply the home, it is full now but can run empty during dry spells. We don't normally filter but the pickup is 6" to a foot off the bottom so you don't draw sediment, they are regularly cleaned out.
Where is that?
@@ryanshea7617 Bermuda.
Testing some 30 years ago revealed that the first 10 minutes of rainfall flushes 90% of the sediment.
Do you have a source? I would love to see it
Hey yall i got the solution for droughts, just build bigger houses and collect more rain.
Just stop Nestle from draining all the water at source.
@@happinesstan This is done by consumers stopping their purchases from nestle.
@@MathiasMartinWR Do you know every name under which Nestle release products?
It needs to be fine carbon filtered to be potable. It's what you can't see that can harm you!
That looks awesome
Yummy and it’s only highly laced with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) which are present in this roof runoff - it’s okay for plants - just not the edible kind.
So cool👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
The USA never fails to be odd. "Legally capture"? Yeah I've heard some places don't let you collect the rain off off your own head/roof... And a tote is something to do with smoking. What's under the plastic sheet? A water tank maybe?
Colorado is the only state in the US that completely prohibits rainwater harvesting. However, most Colorado homeowners are allowed to collect rainwater in rain barrels with a combined storage capacity of 110 gallons or less. The collected water must be used for outdoor purposes, like watering lawns or gardens, filling hot tubs, or washing cars. Rainwater cannot be used as drinking water or indoors for household purposes
For those laughing, yes it could be illegal since massively capturing rainwater can mean less groundwater (not saying it is a bad a good idea but just I heard about it)
Smart man !!
Excellent
"allows me to legally capture 800 gallons of rainwater a month". Just let the ridiculousness of this statement set in. And we say we live in a free country......
if you have city sewer system. and your using rain water. then they cant charge you for the service of cleaning your grey and black water. cause there is no meter on the waste water your sending to the treatment plant
Smart guy!
Nice system and nice explanation👍
Glad you think so!
My congrats for such a beautiful idea.
Tucson Arizona 💯
Not much rain 💧
This is so amazing
Awesome! Rain water is free! You knew that!
Brilliant
Love this setup! Tried it a few years back and the soil settled and different rates and the tanks got all wonky and the connecting pipes broke.
I would love to have that
Good job, young man.
Why would you need to filtrate rain water at all for solely watering your plants and grass? I get it if for human consumption…
Great video!
Funny thing is so many comments about not drinking this water because of bird poo but they don't realize their municipal water from the faucet is filtered sewer water with chlorine added. 😅 No, I do not drink our rain caught water but I also am not delusional about where municipal water comes from either.
Excellent. Resourceful.
This is an excellent video showing how we can utilize rain water for gardens.
HOWEVER HE SHOULD EMPHASIZE THAT THE WATER SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS DRINKING OR WASHING WATER.
Washing your car is OK.
If you drink it you should boil it first and use candem tablet to purify it
Nice JOB! Brilliant
Cool I love that 👍
good idea
Dude. I knew you were going to catch hell when you said legally. Experts. Come on. Let him be.
I truly did not expect that to be the hammer point!
@@earthnailsandtails it's sad.
Can’t wait to see the full video. I want to do the same
You Americans are hilarious
Your amazing
Nice
brilliant
Wouldn’t call rainwater clean these days
Note he says 2 more filters! 👍
Its ok because it’s just for the garden
Absolutely not !
Why would in not be legal?
It is illegal to collect rainwater in the state of California.
@@DarkMatterX1 not exactly
@@DarkMatterX1 Unless you're Nestle.
Legally? Oh really?
I have a farm in Puerto Rico where I harvest rain water. My water storage system has over fifty thousand gallons of rain water. Fortunately we have a rainy season from May to December 1st.
I am building an Olympic size swimming pool which has the water capacity of FOUR MILLION GALLONS of water. I am converting it into a rain water harvesting and storage system with ultra violent water sterilizer lights. We are encouraged to harvest rain water here in Puerto Rico.
I heard that in Colorado it's illegal to harvest rain water.
Good setup. Where did you purchase the filters?
Great job
Not unusual to be classed as illegal. Many local governments make it so to force you to buy water. Even in drought prone Australia it was illegal in some city/suburban areas until more recent years where it is now a requirement to have a water tank in new homes and no issues adding them to existing homes.
I find all the comments about the safety of the water hilarious. Apparently none of them understand how a water treatment plant works, how nasty the city and your house pipes are and how many things are "allowed" in your drinking water. I honestly would drink that rain water before city water. Run it through a good filter system and it is going to be dozens of times better than most city water.
Exactly haha, my effort is put in making the video. I don’t have the metal capacity to answer the same comments 1,000 times
1 off shield roof 2 fine sediment /contaminates dost o roof u should let 1st 30 of rain Utsav then fill also should have charcoal filter
Legally? Wtf? Rainwater comes from the sky and is for the entire Earth. No one can regulate that.
Easy.
Step 1: live in a late-stage capitalist hellscape.
That's it. That's all the steps.
There is something weird about the water thing. Like "save water". From what?
@@happinesstan
Right?
Besides the crazy capitalist comment. It probably has to do with living in an HOA and what they can and cannot build within his neighbor. It's easy to avoid that. Just don't buy a house with a hoa.
Thank you Sir.