How Gravity Irrigation Works

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024

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  • @RPF_33-3
    @RPF_33-3 11 месяцев назад +18

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
    00:00 Water *moves by gravity without electricity, governed by physics.*
    00:39 Water *pressure is 1 psi for every 2.5 ft of head. In metric, 1 meter equals 1/10th of one bar.*
    01:06 In *flat landscapes, flood or furrow irrigation can use low-pressure gravity.*
    01:35 For *pipes and irrigation systems, height above the point of use determines pressure.*
    02:02 Drip *irrigation needs a minimum of 10 psi, requiring water storage at least 25 ft above.*
    02:55 Sprinkler *systems require at least 30 psi, needing water storage 75 ft above the outlets.*
    03:36 Check *product specs for minimum and maximum pressures; consider elevation and friction loss.*
    04:04 Friction *loss in pipes affects pressure at the outlet; use charts to determine friction loss.*
    04:59 Float *valves maintain a steady water level in troughs or tanks, ensuring a constant water supply.*
    06:07 Siphons *use gravity to move water over obstacles without the need for fuel or electricity.*
    07:04 In *rainwater harvesting, a "wet system" allows water to flow down, up, and into a tank.*
    07:31 Gravity *irrigation principles can transform landscapes sustainably without the need for external power.*
    Made with HARPA AI

    • @amillison
      @amillison  11 месяцев назад +6

      Thanks so much for this. Wow, AI recreated my outline perfectly

    • @RPF_33-3
      @RPF_33-3 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@amillison Thank you for all the education you continually put out. In addition to Matt Power's text(s) I use your content for my son's homeschool materials. It has had a substantial impact on their engagement and retention.

  • @thecraftycreeper3167
    @thecraftycreeper3167 Год назад +102

    honestly this channel is fascinating

    • @SimonHaestoe
      @SimonHaestoe Год назад +15

      Dude, you have no idea how lucky we are to get this for free. Sure, not everything that can be said on the subject will be said in 8 min but sometimes constraints are exactly what we need. And that's permaculture - we observe and interact with what we have. Just imagine what this level of education would have cost 30 years ago. There were books around, yes, but WHO teaches as clearly as Andrew does? There are other awesome permaculture ppl, and growers, but it gets fluffy or they are insecure and have to be witty or use music and just distracts from teaching. Feels awesome that a UNIVERSITY (OSU) can be what a university should be - education, not just politics 👏⚡

    • @brianbarnicle8052
      @brianbarnicle8052 11 месяцев назад +3

      The best

    • @amillison
      @amillison  11 месяцев назад +8

      @@SimonHaestoe Thanks Simon and I appreciate the kind words. I'm really trying to get the pertinent information out for all who can use it, as we are really late in the game to be keeping this all behind a paywall.

    • @waahtera
      @waahtera 8 месяцев назад +1

      Agreed! Never knew that irrigation could be this interesting.

  • @StefanoCreatini
    @StefanoCreatini Год назад +15

    No one teaches permaculture better than Andrew. Just bought a 36 acre farm in Western Colorado, I got elevation, multiple springs.

  • @marshallfogarty8405
    @marshallfogarty8405 11 месяцев назад +6

    Has to be one of the best permaculture RUclips channels I've found

  • @realstatistician
    @realstatistician 7 месяцев назад +7

    That water pipe going up to the container is such a simple fix. I thought there was only one place where I could collect rain water off my house, but this opens up a lot more possibilities.

  • @TheLYagAmi
    @TheLYagAmi 10 месяцев назад +9

    I truly believe Your channel is the most important channel on youtube this will be studied for centuries as the knowledge on your videos is absolutely timeless

    • @amillison
      @amillison  10 месяцев назад +5

      Thanks. I am trying to impart a total body of knowledge one video at a time. I've got lots more pieces to that body in the works so stay tuned for more :-)

    • @TheLYagAmi
      @TheLYagAmi 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@amillison sure thing. Thanks again for the amazing work that you are doing. 🙏

    • @wildlifegardenssydney7492
      @wildlifegardenssydney7492 6 месяцев назад

      @@amillison🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌

  • @alanbarrington733
    @alanbarrington733 Год назад +24

    Year's ago I learned to flood irrigate in Western Colorado. Standing in a field of grass while using nothing but a 00 shovel I found peace. I still have that shovel.
    The hardest lesson to learn seemed pretty simple. Water flows downhill.

  • @lavidawithjoey
    @lavidawithjoey 11 месяцев назад +16

    I wish I had seen this video six months ago before renovating my landscape. I feel fortunate to have learned enough from your previous videos (and the work of others) to make sure my first renovation was successful. You are providing the 2024 Spring to-do list! Thank you for your efforts. Your work is greatly appreciated

  • @kelvin-k9f
    @kelvin-k9f 11 месяцев назад +8

    I used this channel to write a book and a project to submit help our nation. This guys input was amazing. I can now clearly give info on permaculture farming and water usage and harvesting

    • @amillison
      @amillison  11 месяцев назад +1

      What nation?

    • @kelvin-k9f
      @kelvin-k9f 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@amillison kenya 🇰🇪

  • @UpperCutZX10
    @UpperCutZX10 4 месяца назад +2

    Not sure where the greater genius lies, within this guy, Andrew Millison, or the ppl who saw the overall benefit in providing him with any tools he needs.

  • @julremnacua3282
    @julremnacua3282 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is the 2nd time I got fascinated again with RUclips's content. The first one is Kurzgesagt.

  • @raphaelheimgartner904
    @raphaelheimgartner904 11 месяцев назад +1

    You are a true hero of our world. Thanks for sharing all your knowhow. Even sitting at home we can study.

  • @tonibaloney269
    @tonibaloney269 11 месяцев назад +3

    I learned so much in my PDC pro class and was so excited to receive my certificate signed by Andrew himself. Its the most inspiring knowledge and I continue to grow and imagine solutions to permaculture problems with this invaluable knowledge gained. Andrew you are an angel in this world, one day I hope to meet you and work with you. Absolutely brilliant.

    • @amillison
      @amillison  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much Toni and I'm glad you got a lot out of the class :-)

    • @tonibaloney269
      @tonibaloney269 11 месяцев назад

      @amillison Just joined your water management practicum, it can't start fast enough, I'm ready! 😀

  • @zz-ww2gq
    @zz-ww2gq 11 месяцев назад +4

    I didn't know about the wet system, thanks for sharing all this information!

  • @b_uppy
    @b_uppy 11 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for increasing awareness to these methods.
    It would do well for parks and forest services as well as farmers, ranchers, and townies to adopt rainwater harvesting methods using (primarily) onsite materials. The West and Midwest, as well as internationally critical areas need these methods. This is important to build resiliency for now and in the future.

  • @MargaretGbewordo
    @MargaretGbewordo Месяц назад

    Your'e a better artist than a teacher

  • @SmallVansBigWorld
    @SmallVansBigWorld 11 месяцев назад +1

    The coolest video on youtube!

  • @DJ-uk5mm
    @DJ-uk5mm 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow. Such a brilliant explanation .. you should become a lecturer in permaculture and water systems ..😂😂😂. But seriously I love your channel and I devour your content its so good…😊thanks

  • @auniciasharpe7293
    @auniciasharpe7293 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you sooooo much!!! I've been looking for a visual on this info. Reading it just left me with so many questions. You made it make sense!!! My garden thanks you as well!

  • @Bombuzzz
    @Bombuzzz 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great primer Andrew! Always excited to see your new videos come out.

  • @Nelson_Nicholson
    @Nelson_Nicholson 11 месяцев назад +3

    This is what I needed to get me back on track on a current site; I really appreciate your work it is amazing thank you. I would love to work with some future projects, I have some really great ideas that complement your expertise.

  • @tsmfff9251
    @tsmfff9251 11 месяцев назад +2

    You reminded me of my fluid mechanics class. Good news, someone else did the math - here are the tables! :DD

  • @wildlifegardenssydney7492
    @wildlifegardenssydney7492 6 месяцев назад

    This education is priceless! Thank you Andrew!

  • @CarbonSynergyDesign
    @CarbonSynergyDesign 10 месяцев назад +3

    Wow these videos never disappoint! Amazing work once again: not only are they so informational and well made but they also put me in such a good mood because they give concrete ways to take action in the face of climate change and subsequent newly arising hardships: I really believe that if we want to get some change going we have to feel empowered and the rhetoric surrounding climate change cannot just be "do less of something" because as humans we are not very good at that; but in your videos the rhetoric becomes more of a "there are these following things we can do better than in the past: let's construct in this more efficient way, let's do that in this better way" which is a type of message that is very motivating and positive and that as humans we respond very well to :)
    Also this video is very empowering because it gives people the ability to do some back-of-the-envelope calculations even if they are not engineers or have some similar degree: quantifying something really helps in not building things that won't work anyway and this way it becomes easier for someone to quantify even a small diy project.

    • @amillison
      @amillison  10 месяцев назад

      Glad you like it :-)

  • @tpodlech
    @tpodlech Год назад +27

    Thank you for this channel!
    Just watched MrBeasts new video "I Built 100 Wells In Africa" with over 117 million views after 2 weeks.
    If MrBeasts team knew Permaculture as well or would know your new online course, we might have Kaizen, as seen in India with the Paani Foundation.

    • @amillison
      @amillison  Год назад +19

      People keep saying things like this. Maybe eventually he'll find me. He could be what Amir Khan is to the Paani Foundation, but at a global scale.

    • @pex3
      @pex3 Год назад +6

      More importantly, if the governments we elect had this kind of focus, it would do more than any content creator or actor could ever do.

    • @theoriginalmonstermaker
      @theoriginalmonstermaker Год назад +1

      ​@amillison maybe ppl like Mr beast, or ANYONE (who's likely only doing this crap for positive branding and tax breaks) interested in helping, should take the time to research their "generous" investments prior to dumping money into impoverished locations and especially me infrastructure

    • @damian9070
      @damian9070 Год назад +1

      @@amillison I hope some day you be able to reach Mr beast with what you doing, its perfect fit. I truely belive that water based permaculture is solution to global climate change if done at enough scale. Which Mr beast definietly has a reach to kickstart it; a snowball effect would be amazing.

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy 11 месяцев назад

      This is where trying to directly communicate with the creators of these channels is important.
      Another good rainwater harvesting resource is Brad Lancaster's Rainwater Harvesting in Drylands and Beyond. Haven't seen his newest edition, so it may be worthwhile to check out Mark Shepard's book on harvesting rainwater for larger scale farming. (Sorry, forget the name). Mark also wrote on restoration ag, another good read for upscaling /upsizing permaculture ag practices while simplifying them as well.

  • @AlmaOriCaloe
    @AlmaOriCaloe 11 месяцев назад +2

    Andrew, your knowledge is truly amazing and valuable! If I will have a piece of land in the future I will for sure use the wisdom you provide with your channel and hopefully be able to do a course with you or work with you! I would love to design a water plan with you for land I might become an earth keeper for. Thank you so much for your effort to specialize yourself on this very important topic to keep or restore both nature and humanity in a vital flow of life.

  • @a.p1675
    @a.p1675 Год назад +3

    Oh oh this solved a big problem for me! ❤ Thx!

  • @RAFV07
    @RAFV07 Год назад +1

    Thank you Andrew for the excellent video

  • @lasabras506
    @lasabras506 Год назад +1

    Great video, as always. Greetings from Costa Rica.

  • @ajaipal1
    @ajaipal1 3 месяца назад

    Loved your graphics
    Thanks for your efforts, it was informative and helpful to me.
    🙏

  • @pongop
    @pongop 11 месяцев назад +1

    Interesting and helpful to know. Thank you!

  • @constantincanciuc7863
    @constantincanciuc7863 Год назад +3

    Interesting presentation. I have worked in some local irrigation projects, the hydraulic calculations are very interesting, for system to work. Last year I have designet a siphon, too.. I am in love with hydraulics. :) For fire hydrants, calculating pressure, we start with first important pressure> we call it `the service pressure`. Thanks for all videos! Respect!

  • @bustaubie
    @bustaubie Год назад +3

    Thanks Andrew for another informative video.

  • @ddubsr5886
    @ddubsr5886 Год назад +1

    Good work Andrew!

  • @ImAChristianFirst
    @ImAChristianFirst 11 месяцев назад +2

    Wells are obviously a luxury, but the easiest way to bring water to the individual is through rainwater harvesting. When my family goes camping we use a julka ran in solar and batteries for our pressure. I run stream and pond water through a Sawyer water filter for drinking water. It's cheap and simple. Wells are expensive and deplete the ground water if water storing techniques are not being used.

    • @jhrwaxq
      @jhrwaxq 11 месяцев назад

      Yorumlar için teşekkürler efendim Thanks

  • @JorgeHernandez-d2z
    @JorgeHernandez-d2z Год назад +2

    My favorita channel

  • @jkboy789
    @jkboy789 Год назад +1

    This was an excellent explanation, thank you

  • @gayemalick4766
    @gayemalick4766 11 месяцев назад +1

    Another impressive video !!!

  • @Bennix
    @Bennix 9 месяцев назад +1

    Ok you just got me as your subscriber

  • @galihraditya4139
    @galihraditya4139 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thankyou for this, your channel is amazing

  • @Bennix
    @Bennix 9 месяцев назад

    What is the biggest syphon irrigation system in the world? Does it really work for >Hectares of agriland?

  • @olivierfranchi16160
    @olivierfranchi16160 11 месяцев назад +1

    Damn you know the drawing
    Very nice

  • @Fail460
    @Fail460 11 месяцев назад +2

    Very cool video, I've been looking into irrigation for more remote areas. Have you ever come across using capillary action to elevate water?

  • @ronk4073
    @ronk4073 11 месяцев назад +3

    You don't need 10 PSI for drip irrigation. Flag emitters can work even with less than 1 psi. I know, I have been using flag drip emitters with an IBC rain tank raised up on cinder blocks through 3/4 inch hose and 1/2 inch drip lines 50 to 100 feet long. Depending on the water level in the tank and ignoring friction my pressure would be roughly between .7 and 2.3 psi, averaging around 1.5 psi. You have to let the drip run longer than if it were at 10 psi, but that's not really a problem.

  • @BarbellMethod
    @BarbellMethod 11 месяцев назад +1

    Been researching how to make your key line strategies work in Reno, NV to grow a permaculture food forest🤔

  • @neil3337
    @neil3337 11 месяцев назад +1

    thank you!

  • @rakuwaru3619
    @rakuwaru3619 11 месяцев назад +1

    i love these videos. i love water.

  • @mohammadishtiaq869
    @mohammadishtiaq869 9 месяцев назад

    Hi I’m new to the channel great work . Would you use a filter if it’s is pond gravity fed?

  • @YOOTOOBjase
    @YOOTOOBjase Год назад +4

    We're just getting into permaculture. Unfortunately we live on flat plains. I'm not sure what to do to build up our water store

    • @amillison
      @amillison  Год назад +10

      I am working on a video right now from a flat area in Rajasthan, India, where they have done excellent water work so stay tuned :-)

  • @Julian_Wang-pai
    @Julian_Wang-pai Год назад +1

    You are a vault of really useful info Andrew 🙂

  • @theartofginablickenstaff1314
    @theartofginablickenstaff1314 Год назад +2

    Love your drawings! And very good info! Thank you!

  • @mattski1979
    @mattski1979 11 месяцев назад +1

    You're so cool, man.

    • @mattski1979
      @mattski1979 11 месяцев назад +1

      And you're insanely great at drawing.

  • @bernadineseven
    @bernadineseven 11 месяцев назад

    Hi Andrew, thanks so much for sharing your wonderful knowledge and more! I’m wondering if you can offer some advice (or recommend another channel) on ways to better harvest and manage water on a smaller scale …. Say 1/2 an acre or less? Many Thanks 😊 🙏

  • @moreadrenalin7252
    @moreadrenalin7252 Год назад +2

    Nice Video

  • @donaldhubbs1065
    @donaldhubbs1065 2 месяца назад

    Professor Millison, your RUclips videos are brilliant, I am interested in taking your permaculture course what is the cost, duration, any additional information from me?

  • @ferashamdan4252
    @ferashamdan4252 11 месяцев назад +1

    شكرا لك

  • @StacyHenderson
    @StacyHenderson 8 месяцев назад

    How do you manage mosquitoes in the swale? Also what about managing for insects and rodents? Would services like Orkin cause problems with the agriculture part? Also, managing high pollen and allergens?

  • @taunaymota
    @taunaymota 11 месяцев назад

    Good morning! What do you know about using hirdraulic ram?

  • @peterg7814
    @peterg7814 5 месяцев назад

    can you use switchbacks to artificially increase you head height?

  • @GoingCamping
    @GoingCamping Год назад +2

    I took the PDC during the pandemic; what is different between it and PDC PRO?

    • @amillison
      @amillison  11 месяцев назад

      The PDC PRO is 20 weeks long with Zoom meetings and additional assignments

  • @davuthhaem2096
    @davuthhaem2096 8 месяцев назад

    Love it !

  • @OwenIverson
    @OwenIverson 11 месяцев назад +1

    Do you just write backwards? I really want this setup for my training seminars and videos! Love your work!

    • @amillison
      @amillison  11 месяцев назад

      There's a magical button called "horizontal flip"

    • @OwenIverson
      @OwenIverson 11 месяцев назад

      omg. I do graphics and video work and use these transforms ALL. THE. TIME. in pretty much every application. It literally never entered my head that that was what was happening. @@amillison
      I'm gonna go lay down

  • @BeteSpatioTemporelle
    @BeteSpatioTemporelle 4 месяца назад

    What about porous underground ceramics irrigation ? Some say it is the most efficient.

  • @bunyiphoopsnake5870
    @bunyiphoopsnake5870 Год назад +3

    You need to clear stagnant water in wet tank system.

    • @vivalaleta
      @vivalaleta Год назад +1

      Depends on your zone.

    • @amillison
      @amillison  Год назад +6

      @@vivalaleta In a cold climate the water will need to be drained. But the water in the 'wet' part of the system will be displaced with each new rainfall. So in a climate with long dry spells, then I could see the water becoming stagnant. Although a proper system will have screens to keep out any insects and rodents.

  • @clintnunes7441
    @clintnunes7441 Год назад +2

    I love your channel

  • @joebobjenkins7837
    @joebobjenkins7837 11 месяцев назад +1

    Question on the pond, how do you keep the spot where the pipe goes under ground from being a point that erodes the dam?

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy 11 месяцев назад

      1) Plantings.
      2) allowing enough clearance so the water fails to undercut and wash away the dirt.
      3) Gradual slopes instead of steel ones
      4) use rocks to take the brunt of any splash...

    • @amillison
      @amillison  11 месяцев назад

      The siphon pipes are often installed above ground. They are only underground for protection. The one I drew would just be very shallow underground, above the high water line of the pond. Conventionally, people solve this problem using baffle plates: keyline.com.au/BafflesFitted.jpg

  • @yoganesha
    @yoganesha 11 месяцев назад

    Thank u ❤

  • @yahoorich6gt
    @yahoorich6gt 6 месяцев назад

    Exelent vid .ive been an irrigation tech for 25+ yrs.yes yes yes😂😂😂.no wi fi. ⚡️

  • @AshkonHemmati
    @AshkonHemmati 11 месяцев назад

    I feel that if you, Tyler Ley, and me got together we could do some great things for the world...

  • @NatySorageRechia
    @NatySorageRechia 8 месяцев назад

    I know it's a stupid question, but how do you teach this class? In this case, are you writing on a transparent board with a light pen? Can someone explain it to me? I work at a college and I want to make recordings like this

  • @Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied
    @Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied Год назад +2

    You are a legend 👍✌️👏👌☝️

  • @Caleuche3
    @Caleuche3 11 месяцев назад +2

    Bro how do you write backwards

  • @jhrwaxq
    @jhrwaxq 11 месяцев назад

    Bilgilendirme için teşekkürler efendim RUclips kanalımdan selamlar 6:36

  • @mustafaahmed7557
    @mustafaahmed7557 8 месяцев назад

    You need to visit Mesopotamia modern day Iraq there is such a good opportunity to turn this semi desert land back to what used to be one of the greenest land of the world

  • @Michael_McMillan
    @Michael_McMillan Год назад +3

    My 90 acres are almost completely flat, hard to move water that way :(

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy 11 месяцев назад

      Check out Brad Lancaster's book, Rainwater Harvesting in Drylands and Beyond for alternate tips.

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy 11 месяцев назад

      Also check out Mark Shepard and restoration ag techniques...

  • @dantheman9135
    @dantheman9135 11 месяцев назад +1

    ThankQ

  • @letiendung7543
    @letiendung7543 Год назад +1

    Thank

  • @smitkadu5504
    @smitkadu5504 Год назад +2

    ❤❤❤

  • @khanhgiangang4653
    @khanhgiangang4653 Год назад +1

  • @MegaFirdaus1234
    @MegaFirdaus1234 Год назад +1

    There are no wizards but engineers 😭

  • @Love-e3m5h
    @Love-e3m5h 11 месяцев назад +1

    I try to understand coz I can't speak English 😢😢😢

    • @thisorthat7626
      @thisorthat7626 10 месяцев назад

      You can slow down the speed of the video which might help.

  • @vrinda8
    @vrinda8 9 месяцев назад +1

    My 2 Yr old brother knew all this so he tried to hit me with some guava😅

  • @jimwichen7978
    @jimwichen7978 2 месяца назад

    this is how toilet works

  • @grahamsong4585
    @grahamsong4585 Год назад +1

    I should call my ex-girlfriend......

  • @12vLife
    @12vLife 3 месяца назад

    Thank you! so valuable. What about Solar as a switch with a Solenoid valve to TIME when you water? I'm building a tiny, cheap gravity fed irrigation system off grid in Florida using a 5v solar panel, 5v solenoid valve, 1/4 inch lines with needle holes and 50gallon rainwater tank I collect off some sun sail. Even in winter here in Florida it's always full. I plan to point the solar panel vertical west so that it only turns on at sunset for a few hours, at which time it will bleed about 2 gallons a day hopefully watering every day, even in dry months where we have 20% chance of rain and only 2 inches average a month.

  • @herbal.agency
    @herbal.agency 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you! This is awesome! I just posted a video 4 days ago gravity irrigating out of my duck pond to swale!

  • @jorgearenillas4
    @jorgearenillas4 11 месяцев назад +1

  • @MsCaterific
    @MsCaterific 11 месяцев назад

    💟