DIY Backyard Rainwater Harvesting Using Repurposed Food Grade Barrels
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- In this video Dan from www.plantabunda... shares with you a simple, effective and affordable way of capturing rain water using mostly recycled, upcycled, and repurposed materials.
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I love these kind of rain water harvesting because it will be very useful for our future generation
This is one of the best presentations I've seen. Many times the speaker is difficult to understand and this presentation is written format. Thank you.
I've watched many many rain barrel related videos.... yours is excellent!!
Wow this is a nice clean setup. I want to eventually live off grid and it's great to see these type of things and different ways of doing it.
Great video. Nice music on the background but not overwhelming. Written instructions are the best! Thank you for sharing!
It's 2024 and I am scared to price it out yet I absolutely love the way you did it! Great video, thank you.
Those barrels are super cheap in my area. They are used for olive oil, so they are food grade and often are $5 or $10 apiece. The rest of this could be added over time
I have the majority of the stuff to do this......THANK YOU for showing me how!!!
Excellent video. It's refreshing to see somebody do the music correctly, it was just right.
Very well done! The music was cool and not overpowering, and I loved the written format. Concise and to the point. I subscribed.
Thank you for the feedback and for subscribing! Cheers!
I agree!
Good job. I will definitely "read" it repeatedly in order to make a rain barrel. The text makes it easier for me to understand the steps. Thank you.
This is quite amazing. Thank you! I'll be using all your tips here.
I'm an amateur when it comes to DIY and you've made this very easy to follow :)
Perfect video.Concise, straightforward, and to the point. Excellent!
Thank you so much. What a great cheap way to collect rain water.
You can just keep adding barrels when you got spare money
Water is too important to waste.
greatest and very educative video ever seen here, thanks for inspiring me.
Well done! If I hadn’t already developed a five barrel system, I would definitely incorporate many of your ideas.
Very resourceful idea,, you value rain water....
one of the best structure and designed more importantly well presented !!!, have you had any plan to purified to make in drinkable?
I must say. This was very dope to watch. Don't understand all of it, but my goodness this was dope.
MrTheguy1111 Dope?! Use English, not ghetto slang. You know that YT is an international medium, don't you?!
Holy shit ur an asshole let him talk the way he likes
I'm overseas. Could someone explain the meaning of dope in this context please?
Hahaha my work has food grade barrels all the time they throw out. Probably 5+ 50 gallon a week. I grabbed 3 to use for storage and wash/soak barrels for hide processing never thought of this cool!
And busted ballets are often thrown out.....now the expensive part to but my own land that I can do this to. No apparent wants this stuff outside plus no garden to need it
any you want to share?
Very well produced tutorial! Easy to follow & concise. Thank you! I just subscribed to your channel.
I especially like the compost tea part! Thanks for this vid!
Elegant setup!
I really aspire to build a system like this. I like diy projects and the way things were described was perfect.
This is great stuff. Definitely giving me ideas.
This is a very good ide, that is if you have all the barrels laying about and big roof space. A much more convenient and constant water source is to drill a small water well and use that to water your garden, less space is taken up by it and it costs less if you drill it yourself
Thank you again for another great learning opportunity. I wish I could do things like this.
You can...all it takes is patience and a little determination
This is excellent. I am glad to see your barrels hanging over a bit cuz mine does too and I was wondering if it would create pressure on the barrel. So far so good. Mine is in my hallway! 😏
Great job, inspiring, plan on doing something like this in the near future
Than you Yahya Ismail! My plants love rain water. Dan
Dan Great video, instructions were very clear, and pictures were great. Thanks for this video.
Wow, this is amazing!!
Excellent job and well documented, thanks!
I couldn’t even fill half a water bucket, living here in Las Vegas, Dry, dry, dry. Your so lucky 🍀
I really liked your system and every description throughout the video, your channel is great!
I have a question though I can't help asking here, I don't know, maybe I'm missing something:
What do you mean by "By elevating the barrels with concrete blocks or building a stand, the pull of gravity is increased thus increasing water flow through the exit valve"?
The way I see it, putting the barrels on top of a stand has only 2 advantages:
(1) It leaves space space below for pipes.
(2) If the tanks are running out of water, depending on the height of the stand, you would have it a little easier or a lot more regarding the height of the hose (example: if you raised the hose above the water level in the tanks you would find trouble pulling out that water)
Again, the video is fantastic and I can tell you put a lot of work on everything, thanks so much for sharing!
The video is well done .. but I have a question,are asphalt shingles risky for water collection ? I have them too and read up a little on it and it is not advised so tell me what you think ?
Great video, and I absolutely love the music.
Thanks for the video. I also really appreciate the choice of music, it allows one to focus on the story of the video. Best regards...
So clever... Poisoning with the plastic
Recently had a new roof put on and the roofing company recommended not using water from asphalt shingle roofs in general due to poisons introduced into the water from the composition shingles. They recommended only certain types of metal roofs be use. Did you have your water tested? Good results?
TR Branch, that is a dam good point you raise there. I wander how many people actually take that into account. I am thinking of coating my roof with some none toxic pond seal resin that is safe for fish. Maybe 2-3 coats. Great Comment dude!!!
I seem to remember concern about asphalt shingles as well in regards to water catchment systems. Can't remember though if it was because you wouldn't want to drink it, or it makes the water less desirable for gardens as well.
Good point, however I run my gutters to the ditches in front of my house and it’s a battle to keep the weeds down, so maybe when the roof is new there might be nastys coming off it, but this dosnt seem to have any affect on weed growth
ruclips.net/video/zu6FZYbqCc0/видео.html Safe or not? Theory lab. tested.
Boil the water using either solar or a water heater sitting in a wood fire. It evaporates into a separate completely clean container to use for whatever you like.
Very good! Could you please tell me Where did you get such a big plastic bucket? Thanks.
Gonna need those soon, when off grid living becomes a norm for people who oppose government tyranny.
Excellent and many thanks! Best I’ve seen !
While this is a great idea, it might be more cost effective and easier to just get one large IBC tank and forego all of the extra plumbing.
You can also enclose it in a small tasteful shed or covering.
themightyparthos what’s an IBC tank?
@@AverageCarGuy IBC(intermediate bulk container) tanks are those (typically white) plastic tanks you see inside a steel cage. Used for transport of any and mostly all liquids.
That's what we do mate and it works great!
@@twinkyisland We bought our IBC off farmers near us.They sell on the cheap to get rid of them.We have 3 right now catching the water coming out of the gutters and we are going to get another one or two.We survived the "Irish Drought" last summer because of this,more specially our gardens survived as we had loads of water stored up,when the hose pipe ban was started for like 2 months straight.
@Mary Murdock NW Ireland overlooking the North Atlantic.It is our small piece of paradise.
That was a well plannee water collection system! Thanks for the great idea :)
Great Video, enjoy the silence too, like those primitive videos where they don't talk! Thanks for sharing!
I have a question. I always read that you don’t want to collect rain off a tar shingle roofs cause it lets of some toxins into the water, i realize you’re not drinking this but can it harm your vegetables garden? Great video saving for when I do my rain catch.
In Aquaponics systems they use swirl filters to run debris free water into the basins while dropping the sediment to the bottom of the filter without screening. The bottom of the filter has a purge valve you open to flush out the debris. Clearly for the amount of water you're capturing you'll need a larger scale swirl filter to accomplish the same job but it would save you have to inspect individual screen filters and scraping them clean.
What about chemicals leaching from shingles ? Like the system but collecting from shingle roof is bad idea .
I plan to run my collected water through a Berkey type filter system for drinking water.
Tim roof and copper gutters would prolly be way better aye
Great set up thanks for sharing
Good video thanks for the great ideas
GREAT IDEA.............WELL DONE...........
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Mehn, after my last water bill, I need this, to help with the garden in the summer.
Sir- First off, thank you so much for this informative video. I really appreciate the text and the explanations.Two questions:Is PVC pipe freezing a concern in the high desert (3,000-5,000 ft elevation) and if so, how do you protect against that- just wrap the pipes in a sleeve?do you have any issues with algae growth- and if not why, if so, how do you mitigate it, since you do not add chlorine?
To prevent algae growth you need barrels that do not let in light. You can paint the barrels black to reduce it even more.
Wow I like this & wish I could make it for my home.
Just take it 1 step/ process at a time... easy to get overwhelmed when looking at the entire finished product.
There are plenty of online videos to help... to design, build & repair...some explain well in talking, others using text... I found using fewer adjectives in searches gets more results... i.e. "pvc" vs. "3/4" pressurized exterior use pvc"... narrow it down with adjectives as you start finding needed answers.
EVERYONE makes mistakes... don't let fear of that stop you. Every "oops" is a learning tool for the next time.
Thanks, easy to create and not very expensive.
Thank you and I subscribed! 😊
Beyond EXCELLENT!!!
So, my neighbor built his version of a rainwater collection system (A plastic barrel under his gutter spout) and while it worked great for collecting water it was also an awesome breeding ground for mosquitoes. Any suggestions for stopping this problem? I'm in South Florida you can imagine the problem we have with the little vampires. Nevermind, I should have watched the whole video before commenting, I see the lids now. Awesome idea.
Jim Stevens, a couple of ideas I've heard in learning about " rainwater harvesting" are: to have all poss. entries for them to lay their eggs ( skeeter proof ) sealed, they need 7 days to lay and hatch their eggs and if yoyu are moving the water regularly they can't last 7 days. My favorite though was to place a few fish inside to gobble up the eggs :-) But I would say prevent their entry in the first place and put the fish in the koi pond instead. GL I;m anxious to set mine up...
Use no seeum mesh over the top. If needed use a few layers. Yeah fish work well too
TJ Jones ...I also saw a video where a layer of cooking oil was poured on the top of the water, then mesh fabric to keep the skeeters out.
Jim Stevens very fine screen overlapped with the smallest screen you can find and then a thin cloth such as a stretched cotton tee-shirt will work fine Friend..!!
And believe Me,, it's much better to go ahead and elavate your holding barrels so you will have plenty of room to install your filter system below the holding tank as the water exists the bottom valve...you can filter your water with pebbles, white sand and charcoal..!!
great work
Thank you! Cheers!
80% of my town in alaska including my house does this for our house water, drinking, laundry, shower, toilet. my tank is 12,000 gallons
12,000 galloons, wow thats HUGE.....
@@digimaks pretty standard size in ketchikan for water tanks.
I was thinking about making rain catchers in my yard with solar panels. Any ideas? Amazing content btw. When I FINALLY get to my system - I will share as well.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
Love your thoroughness and editing! cheers!
Thank you Val! Cheers!
This is a great setup. I have something similar in mind but barrels are crazy expensive here.
Save / bank a little at a time. Use the time until purchase to do the research and homework for your project. Even acquire needed small bits & pieces like pvc cement... washers, plastic etc. so that it is NOT an overwhelming expense... all at once.
Good work.
Love the music, love the info, love the build! well done mate!
Thank you for this! Even I could understand it. I'm saving this video for sure!
Good job
Good job 👍
Beautiful!
Excellent!
Good idea andgreatwork
Great job!
Please do an update on this system.
The pull of gravity doesnt increase just because you got it on blocks. Try pouring water out of your water bottle in a second floor vs on first floor. You need a longer hose then more vertical length of hose can help pull water out because the hose is effectively increasing the height of your container. Fwiw.
That statement about increasing gravity made me curse out loud. I think they meant increasing potential energy. But for what, I don't know.
Thank you for the video one big big question what about the winter time and water freezing? I guess you would not use this system in the winter obviously.
good work
thank you for detailed instructions
Curious about winter issues
Perfect
What is required pre sub freezing temps? Do all barrels need to be emptied and pipes blown through with pressurized air?
Amazing.
Very nice video, thanks for the tips. I'm in the process of making rain barrels myself. I just subscribed to keep up with your videos. Thanks again.
I've been living on rain water for a few years now. I even drink it after running it thru a Berkey.
A little careful. They're spreading chemtrails (jets that leave two trials of smoke) in the sky, spreading heavy metals like barrium, aluminum, etc to contaminate sky and clouds.
I can't specify but they're related to illuminati. Why would they do it? Because they want to depopulate.
I'm acting no one. Elaborate your point.
If one can. In an arid climate collect as much water as you can using tarp, roof...during one single rainstorm you can collect enough water till the next rainfall. Every drop counts and is better than watching the rain just drop and disappear. Make American desert green again!
Awesome! I am planning on doing something like this, but with ibc totes.
Nice! The ibc totes can make great rainwater tanks. Let us know how it goes.
Great idea I have some left over
xl metal I beam I think I'll make one
5 ft with a free span on the front and 500 gallon totes on top which can be sourced for free
New subscriber great video. Following love your channel
Fabulous design and system. My only concern is harvesting rainwater from an asphalt shingle roof. Asphalt shingles have chemicals that can leach into the water. I'm kicking myself in the rear for not building with a metal roof.
I wish we rained enough to use rain barrels. I have not bothered putting a rain barrel system together because I would probably be real lucky to even fill one half way in a whole summer. Probably not even 1/4 full.
Nice system!!
Brilliant
Hi Dan
I am a new gardener and have watched and appreciate your inciteful videos. My only available water source here in Oracle Arizona is city water. I can collect water from the roof but we get such a low amount of rain I would like to come up with a better solution. Your other videos show you adding I believe vitamin c to the water to stabilize or counter react the use of chlorine in our tap water. I am retired and have lots of time. Any suggestions? I have quite a few plants and would like to water them with water that is not harmful to the living soil. Our daytime temps in the summertime can get over 100 degrees with single digit humidity. We are at almost 5000 feet in elevation. My daily water use in the summer that is quickly approaching is currently around 1500 gallons.
Research Brad Lancaster. He is from Tuscon, Arizona and has many unique ways to harvest the rain using landscape methods. You can find him on RUclips. He also wrote a book you can find on Amazon.
@@annswallow1729 Thanks for your help. I will do some research
How do you connect this to the toilet and kitchen? Planning to copy this system...
Ty
The PSI of water only increases .43psi for every foot of height and it doesn’t matter whether you have 1 gallon or a thousand gallons in the tank.
Es algo que todos deberíamos hacer.
Perfect.
The elevator music makes it so funny🤣🤣
Black water pipe flows into Lulu
My method will enlarge the funnel before it flows into the big bucket. I installed the cloth in the big funnel to remove it.
Wouldn’t all those pipes freeze during a winter storm?
great system what was the budget to do all that if i may ask?