FREE water forever. LEGALLY!!!!
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- Опубликовано: 9 окт 2023
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I installed a 30k gallon metal tank in my backyard so that I can run my entire house on rainwater. Often called a rainwater catchment or rainwater collection system; this has allowed me to avoid using city water and to catch free water from the sky instead. Think of it as a pool-sized rain barrel crammed into my backyard.
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ROUGH COST OF THIS PROJECT:
30,000 GALLON TANK- $16,000 USD
PVC pipes and fittings and gutter works - $4,000 USD (very rough estimate)
My time and labor- hard to quantify. The steel for the retaining wall was probably around $1,000 USD.
Tractor purchased used probably still retains 90% of it's value
Other tools and welders obviously cost money.
Sand and rocks- About $1,000 all said
Refurbished pump- $500
Backflow preventers and other fittings- $1,000
Labor to the contractor varies widely based on how much work you do yourself. These are very rough numbers and probably vary from region to region. The cost of drilling a well in my area would have been on par or slightly more than the above tank cost. The pumps and filters would have been required for either.
Thank you for showing us your journey on this beautiful water system you've created. Shows us the important of water and how much we don't value it when we are in abundance, but when tragic events happen like yours, it really shows us the importance! Thank you again!
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. You summarized the message I was trying to spread with this video very well. I appreciate your support!
Awesome film. Just curious… could you also collect water from the roof of the water tank?
here in aus.. our water stinks of chlorine.. i fit whole house filters. 20''.. cost about 160 bucks.. regardless of how you filter water, you cant get rid of flouride.. &,,seeing your off grid water.. you still pay the service fee which is about 100 bucks here in aus, every 3 months.. its a rip off..same for elec, gas... every 3 months.. watched a vid in u.s of guy fitting solar to his shack.. cost him upwards of 30k..!!!!.. we pay 6k for a 6kw system.. 15c return, if your lucky, its ave 6c these days. 12 yrs ago, i paid 9k for a 3kw system.. never paid a bill. i got 54c kw back then..@@suburbanbiology
You remind me of my university colleagues
it was cool but the exterior is a straight eyesore
its crazy that doing this in some states is illegal. Collecting rain water should never be illegal.
How could it be illegal?
@@justinwalsh8512 The laws were designed to 'protect people from harm of toxins' or something along those lines.
This is one of those 'we are going to protect you against yourself even if you don't want it' cases, where the government pushes laws on people just so they can make money from charging them for their safety.
... If you're not a governmental organization, _there's a name for that kind of behavior. And it would be illegal._
@@justinwalsh8512 There's nothing inherently bad about rainwater, but if your water isn't stored or treated properly it can kill you. A town near mine had a Campylobacteriosis (E Coli) outbreak in their well about a decade ago which led to the death of my aunt, it can be really dangerous. If you're on rainwater you need to ensure you boil it before drinking and that the infrastructure is up to par so nothing undesirable is able to leech into the system.
It's not that its bad (plenty of farmers around here live on rain water), but if it's a free for all you'll inevitably get someone who doesn't know what they're doing accidentally poisoning themselves because they thought it would be fun to build the water tank next to the pesticide runoff.
@@Volvith thank you for the insight
Thank you for the insight
step 1: own land
Step one check your states restrictions on collecting rain water. Many states restrict it.
@@lisaadams474 Over here in Australia we can collect water, but we have to pay tax on it... yeh, wrap your head around that, paying tax on rain.
@@akaraven66 pure greed
@@lisaadams474 such a free country. how ironic
@@akaraven66so they own the rain ? F them
I work in the office for a company that installs these rainwater systems. Here in The Netherlands we build them underground. That way the water temperature stays constant, no algae in the water, and it can't freeze in winter.
That sounds awesome. The cost of this project would’ve tripled if I had gone for an underground tank. Otherwise I would’ve loved to have done that. Thanks for commenting.
@@suburbanbiologyIn Belgium we are forced by law to have one for every new house. Also in the ground. They're made out of concrete so cheaper than a stainless steel tank. When they dig the foundation and sewer pipes and utilities they dig it in one go.
But why not just drill a borehole and have a well, it's not a complicated process unless you have rocks. Simpler and no need for a huge tank at all.
@@kristofp72many houses in the northeast have wells.
@@kristofp72 cause Europe sits on fairly soft clay-like dirt that is way easier (and cheaper) to dig out...
I’m in Seattle in the USA and we have places that are doing this now
People like this need more praise and recognition over those who are murders and scammers
The truthfully sentence I ever saw
I work in water filtration, rain water is fantastic. Just a few things for other people to keep in mind:
- Keep a clean roof, install gutter protectors, use a first flush diverter to dump debris in first run-off
- If you live near farmland, there may be pesticide/herbicide overspray, if that's the case you need carbon filtration which adsorbs a range of chemicals
- Protozoa, cryptosporidium, giardia, cyclospora are always a risk with tank water, I'd recommend a minimum 1 micron nominal silver impregnated carbon block filtration on drinking water to deal with them
- If there are factors which make bacteria or viruses a concern (dirty roof, lots of birds/bats, decaying organic matter), install an ultraviolet steriliser for all water coming in. UV will also take care of protozoa, cyst parasites.
- If you use UV sterilisation, you will need a minimum 5 micron nominal sediment filter before it to remove particulates pathogens can hide behind.
Forgot to memtion -- acidity can be an issue. Rainwater is naturally acidic and when it sits on plastic it stays acidic. If it is low, it can damage copper water lines, causing pinhole leaks. The copper also enters the water potentially posing a health risk. It can also introduce lead into your water from brass fittings.
Test your water's acidity and if it is below 6.2-6.4 or so, consider installing a calcite or calcite/corosex system to buffer the pH back up. If you ever see green/blue staining in your bathroom, it is acidic water stripping copper off your water lines.
I was thinking he should use a "first flush diverter" but I didn't know what it was called or if it existed.
I imagine the best bet here would be to swap out his last filter in his line of three with a carbon and install a UV coming out of it, since he can't really install it going into the tank. Personally I'd chlorinate periodically too.
What about bird droppings?
I learned something extremely useful here!
> If you use UV sterilization, you will need a minimum 5 micron nominal sediment filter before it to remove particulates pathogens can hide behind.
I have a spring on a piece of property I just bought, and currently my setup goes 500 / 200 / 100 / 50 micron spin-down filters, followed by a UV sterilizer, followed by 5 micron cartridge, activated carbon, and 0.5 micron (as one pre-made unit, so I can't easily add UV in the middle).
I'm either going to move the UV sterilizer to the end, or, more likely, add a second one after the 0.5 micron.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Not if that rain water has barium , strontium and aluminium in it.
Technical/engineering skills will never go out of fashion. Absolutely brilliant!
Thank you for your kind words. And thanks for subscribing!
Duhhh.. everything is about making something for us humans
What major would that be under ? Just curious
@@suburbanbiologycan you fill it with molasses? Preferably past the safe storage limit? That would be cool to see
the amount of work from research, to construction, to video production. it's just incredible
Thank you for appreciating!
Yes, You sit atop you tank with a big Zero. Wrong, How much did it cost to build this tank and it sounds like you also need electricity to pump your water. isn't that what the city's problem's was.
Now they just have to learn to make descriptive titles instead of nonsensical click-bait bullshit titles.
It's worth it
Here in Bermuda every house has a concrete water tank under it and we collect rain from our roofs. We are very careful with water as we know its value. No electricity in a hurricane and we can dip buckets into the tank. Love that you are doing this.
That sounds like a brilliant and resilient infrastructure. Thanks for sharing!
As an australian
It stuns me that people around the world don’t have rainwater as an option
Everyone has rainwater as an option. The problem is that people are dumb cattle who blindly follow codes, rules, and regulations that do not apply to them. These people are often Godless, and slaves to this world and its ways.
Some countries don't get enough rain throughout the year :(
title is incredibly misleading considering that this project costs over 3 decades worth of water bills (in materials alone), not to mention the labor, time spent planning, fixing the kinks, etc. the requirement of having quite a bit of extra land that now is occupied with your massive tank, and now the maintenance of your water tank is your job forever too - none of that is "free", interesting vid tho
dont have enough space or rain here so it would be pointless
@@oowaz you can get small form factor ones that just sit wherever your hot water system (unless you’re on gas that’s a way smaller hws) that can range from like under 1000l to 4000 that aren’t a huge space occupation unless you use the side of your house a lot
Idk as someone who grew up with it I can’t stand treated water man
All you need are gutters pipes the storage unit a pump and to plumb it up to your current system with a bypass valve
Have you considered sending your excess solar energy into your water tank to create ozone and purify the water?
Wow next level thinking.
Could do. I might if we have any issues
my understanding is that ozone injection requires a venturi and a pump running to circulate.
@@suburbanbiology I am curious how often and which tests you do on your water supply to ensure safe water. I imagine a testing station and log book in that pump shed would work quite well.
Excellent YES! Thank you for grounded common sense, elegant methodology ideas.
Though I don't know if ozone treatment gets rid or precipitates forever chemicals and such out of rain water.
I never had a chance to do this where I live, so I haven't checked into it... but I would if I was living out where we could do this (which I hopefully soon may be!)
"A hedge against drought, zombies, and climate change." Man's got his priorities straight, that's for sure!
drought means no rain no rain no water
In addition, in order of probability.
Thank you for showing this.....Some people just don't understand how precious ''Liquid Gold ''is..And so many take advantage of it till there's NO MORE!!
I have been involved in the water treatment industry for 39 years and before retiring was once in charge of a large municipal water system in Maryland. I currently work for an organization that helps small rural communities with water and wastewater issues. One of the topics we cover is rain water harvesting and I am very impressed with the system you have designed. I am working with some folks in the US Virgin Islands on rainwater harvesting as there are a few of those islands that have no useable fresh water sources. Thank you for sharing your wonderful video and I am currently living in south Texas as well.
Thanks for commenting. I appreciate your support, especially given your background. Thanks for being a part of this!
Your welcome and if you have any water treatment questions or concerns in the future, please reach out to me.@@suburbanbiology
I'm glad someone is doing that. It's absurd that a country that gets that kind of rain would not have access to fresh water.
I am the 100th like
This is amazing thanks for showing us how to do stuff like this.❤
Fun fact before WW2 my Dad told me they used rain water in Holland for all their needs. South side of roof with sun and UV rays was for human drinking. North side that had some moss (slate roofs) was for animals, garden and other uses. cisterns under house had to be cleaned every few years.
Yup. Used to be you built cisterns before the house! SW US hot-dry climates.
My grandmother was still making her tea with rain water, and all other water what she boiled before use, like cooking potato's, until she died at age 97 around 3 years ago
I have a friend here in the Dayton Ohio area who rents a 120 year old house, it still has cisterns in the ground below the kitchen window. The lid is busted on one so its slightly open and i have peed in there multiple times. It is kinda sketchy standing on the lids though, so i dont do it often
@@guatf1 Go Granny-she Rocked It! Glad you had a long time with her!
Fun fact. My grandpa got captured by the japanese during world war 2. He was put in jail without food and water for weeks and only drank water from the rain pouring at the canals near the windows
I am a hydrological engineer, specializing in filtration systems, and i see so many problems and difrent levels of eficiency. And its great you are doing this. I am sure you have changed and learned from most of the issues I see... Keep improving and redo the vid in 2 years with all your updates and changes please... sorry for the typeO's. Also, become a Ham radio operator , we need smart and free thinking men such as yourself.
I am planing a couple follow up videos. Stay tuned. Thanks for your support!
Bro your knowledge on the logic where the water is dirty and clean part led me to subs to you. You knowledge is important for those who are looking into this idea. Thank you.
Its crazy that in some places collecting RAIN WATER is illegal.
In Australia it’s illegal not to collect rain water.
What absolute drivel! @@danatkins8240
Because it can mess up the local water table.
Remember water runs in a cycle, by collecting it you are removing it from that cycle. Collecting thousands of gallons of water and just holding it can cause damage to the surrounding ecosystem.
@@sgt.doughnut5918 That is the crux of the issue. Do you owe the rest of the community any of the water that falls on your land?
Personally I say that water on your land is yours, but like anything the state has a right to tax some of it. Even a high tax percentage like 50% or half the sq footage of your property must drain to the ground would still mean most rooftop setups would be perfectly fine.
Which also implies you should get a tax credit if you don't collect rainwater. After all far more rain falls on a person's property then what they actually use depending on the area. After thinking about it a bit that would be kind of complicated to implement though. You would need separate tabs for water usage, and utility (collection, filtering, pumping) usage. Someone who collects rainwater would still contribute some water to the water table, but would use none of the utilities, so the city would have to cut them a check for the water collected. Problem is there is no way to measure how much water actually made it to the water table. It's just a guesstimate based on uncollected square footage and amount of rainfall. So many other factors play into that it would never be good enough to satisfy any accountants sensibilities.
@sgt.doughnut5918 That isn't true or logical. This water would still be used by his household. It would just be stored with the public reserve.
"It's that easy" that looked insanely hard!!
and insanely expensive. Nothing "free" about this water.
@@thierryfaquet7405 definitely cheaper in the long run lol
Yes but you dont have such large water container @@thierryfaquet7405
1) buy suitable land
2) construct this tank so it's underground
3) build something over the top of it, planters/ grow house/ storage/ garage or living space with solar on top if possible
Not only you made the great video and project, but you also well explained the importance of resources, the story behind it and how one be prepared for times like this.
Wow, thank you! I’m honored that you enjoyed and appreciated it. Thanks for commenting and for subscribing!
I love how everyone in the comments adds tips to help make sure all bases are covered for your water tanks longevity. You guys are awesome😊
En France ils ont voté une loi qui interdit l'utilisation et la collecte des eau de pluie
it was cool but the exterior is a straight eyesore
@@codybersicc7939 it's not so bad imo, i feel as though if it was spruced up any more than it is now it'd create some problems with the structure itself as well as the filtration
I would install one of these, but im scared somone would steal the tank during the night.
Don't forget to bring a towel! Towlie - RIP
Gotta love high quality work when you see it. Excellent job to you and the team.
This is amazing. The discussions bring light to how much I know!
1.3M views in 5 days shows there is a serious interest in this and that's a promising sign that people are waking up and realizing that we can't count on anyone but ourselves when things go wrong. This is a beautiful system that anyone would be proud of.
Or it could be people apreciating the comedy aspect of a delusional individual.
@@bikerfirefarter7280 You're the only negative comment I've seen scrolling down so far, so I doubt it.
$16000 + regular maintenance seems like a big investment. How many years of water bills could you pay with that money? Of course, more independence is awesome, but it sure comes at a steep price.
we dont have problems like you do in the u.s.. get rid of biden.. ausie..
@@lynth this would only pay off after like 30 years lol
This is my second time uploading this video due to a technical error on my part. I published it in low def accidentally on Friday. I apologize to anyone getting alerted to this for the second time. I'm still learning. Thanks for watching..... again.... if you did.
Would you be able to post the water filter you are using?
@@SurenCao mm km 'll
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Great video. Glad I moved to Texas. I had the same issues from that storm. However our grid is better than most. I lived in California and NY. It is amazing when their grid fails. It is blame on everyone other than the government. I was happy last season with the storm we had, noting happened. I was more prepared. Unlike what happens each year in NY and CA.
So how much did it cost you to build this?
I never saw you report that...
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I like how you say ZERO water bill at the first of the video and making a ZERO with your fingers ,
But in Reality you spent $30,000 dollars or more to build that didn't you ?
I just found out about your channel from my older brother and i'm loving it! You've got my subscription all the way from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia(east Africa). cheers 👍
Oh look it is free!
"After 30-40 years" in the small print.
When you're 6 feet under it starts to save you money lol oh wait you gotta pay off that tractor loan
You don't need a tractor to do what he did. You don't even need to do it how he did either. The compactor itself can be rented from home depot or Lowes for like 100 dollars.
Smh, Haters gonna hate.
I live next door. I drilled a hole at the bottom of the tank and hooked up a hose, and ran it into my yard. I'm saving a lot on my water bill. I water all my plants, and my kids get the hose and have water fights. This is a great product, and I highly recommend it.
WHy would you steal your neighbours water, and then admit to doing it on youtube???
lol@@poopybutthole5294
@@poopybutthole5294 joke went so far over your head i'm pretty sure that the u.s government thought it was a ufo
@@poopybutthole5294 It's a joke
It's a joke, that they are near the original poster and stealing their water.
Only a small tip. Put a flush valve on the city water. That pipe will have stand still water and create ligionella bacteria. If you ever would need the city water you can flush the deadwater before you tap it into your house.
Keep up the good work.
Good tip. I'm curious about legionella in standing water. I scarcely recall hearing about it when copper pipes were the standard for plumbing. It may be totally unrelated or even poor observation on my part. But it seems there have been increased instances of the problem since copper pipe became less common and plastic pipe became the standard. I understand standing water being an issue and copper being somewhat antimicrobial. To me it seems plausible that the more budget friendly option may come with harder to calculate health hazards.
Town supply water is exorbitantly priced and tastes horrible. I'm lead to believe much of what it is treated with is more about protecting the delivery infrastructure than it is about the quality of water or people's well being.
Maybe he wants legionnaires disease
The underground pipe has a drain at the low point. I'm thinking of hooking up a pump do the drain port so I can pump the water into the tank if it seems a drought is coming. That way the pipe sits empty rather than full.
Prevent is better then cured.
Legionnaires' (LEE-juh-nares) disease is a serious type of pneumonia (lung infection) caused by Legionella (LEE-juh-nell-a) bacteria. People can get sick when they breathe in small droplets of water or accidently swallow water containing Legionella into the lungs.
So a flush valve of 2$ is worth?
@@suburbanbiology He means the city water between the mains pipe and the first valve you have on your city water line will become stagnant
I liked when he mentioned the idea, subed when he mentioned the zombie apocalypse
Super grateful to also be a south Texas native in a rural area as well. Great advice in this
THIS! This is what RUclips was all about and supposed to be all about. What a wonderful video. The passion for the project, the passion for the videomaking, and the passion you have towards craftin is absolutely exceptional. I loved every single second of this video. Cannot wait to see more from you!
RUclips was supposed to beabout dating
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yall was glazing
how much you pay for a water bill tho, price of his project covers 35-40 years of city water supply in my town
@@a420dro Not to mention premium land space. It's really just a rich boy's project rather than being practical.
It's good as a yt video tho'.
Several notes from a water resources engineer:
18" of water column for a 4" pipe does not appear to be enough to scour grit from the buried pipe. You're going to loose capacity by running the pipe in surcharge over time. cleanouts should be located at each end of the underground section so that you can have it jetted when it inevitably gets clogged.
Also, the above ground portions of your pvc need to be painted to prevent UV embrittlement.
As the owner of a water storage tank company I second @alexanderx33. Guy knows what he’s talking about!
he just wasted his money on a water system,water is cheaper then electricty or gas :)))if he was a farmer and your farm is close to a dessert maybe great idea...
@@rembrandrembrand its a survivalist thing. how many people will ever need an air raid shelter built under their house in america? almost no one, some people will still demand them for the ease of mind though
@@rembrandrembrand He had clearly mentioned the reason in the video which its not Money or taxes but the scarcity of water which his family went through.
@@rembrandrembrandtell me you're a clown who judges other people's financial decisions as if they are your own, without actually telling me you're a clown who likes to judge other people's financial decisions as if they're your own.
Man love your project. Kudos for your courage to do something like this.
An amazingly detailed and interesting video, it was definitely a joy to watch and learn. Hat's off to you, my man.
This knowledge alone is a business idea. I would pay good money to have this guy consult in a water tank installation.
yea and then he makes a mistake, people get sick and sue the crap out of him. He is no water resources engineer, not a chemist... and these big water reservoirs need constant control of many chemical and bacteriological aspects to run smooth. Not talking of the costs of the material, working hours, spare parts and so on.
Awesome! I'm in South Africa and I can not understand how a government can tell you that collecting RAIN water is illegal. Dude., good luck even trying to tell people that here. I'm glad it's not illegal where you are. I, and many, many other South Africans have water tanks and/or borehole water setups. For obvious reasons.
Here in America, if the government cant tax you for it, it's illegal
@@mysticdre321 That's so bizarre, in this case especially. They've done nothing to create or provide that water, they can't; it's rain. How TF can they want to charge citizens for that? Something they had no hand in creating or supplying whatsoever
Also, If you create your own electricity, i.e., solar, the law states that you have to be on the grid. That way, they can charge you for being on the grid.
The real reason is the threat of it becoming a mosquito breeding ground. Most people don't realize this but if it's made improperly that can be a pretty big obvious problem for not just you but nearby people lol
The other reason is the potential for it to disrupt the natural cycle of rain if that makes sense. Essentially if everyone in a region where it rains *a lot* starts collecting rain water there's a potential to cause even less rain in neighboring regions with little to no rain.
Regions like South Africa however have no valid argument to not collecting rain water however. I've seen *plenty* of reason for people there to have water tanks properly installed :( it's honestly kinda sad. I still remember seeing a video about people having to take a single jug or 2 to a local pump in a *city* to collect their daily ration of water.
In otherwords if your region is dry and arid or no rainfall hardly etc In America you'd be more than allowed even encouraged or incentivized to collect rain water with tanks put together such as the one in this video.
@@mysticdre321 They're supposed to pay you if you generate enough power that it's sending more back than you're consuming. If they're charging you just for being there I'd look more into that it sounds sort of illegal.
I admire the dedication it took to make the video and the project itself... I just got my own bit of land and was thinking about doing something like this. Great work! I hope this video takes off!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and for your support. Good luck with your land!!
You are a true American man, and I admire your will to take lead when the well is dry
Thank you 🙏🏼
Very nice, but might want to install “First Flush” Chambers off the gutters before they get to the primary inlet tubes to your tank.
If you had installed the tank underground, you could also use the tank as a geothermal heat sink where you would use the cooler underground water to cool your house and circulate it back to the tank. In the cooler season, the tank would hopefully be warmer than outside air and allow you to preheat outside air coming into the house so you could save on the heating bill as well as the cooling bill. :)
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that would be neat!
sounds logical
Maintenance though. Also pumping water from underground requires a lot more energy
Solar panel and some batteries costly but could work@@timofeifilippov9558
I can't help but compliment your video editing skills and music taste! Adds a lot to an already great video.
Glad you enjoy it!
I do a lot of things DIY, but your level of skill is so much higher than mine, and something I aspire to. You are awesome
Thank you for saying so 🙏🏼 I appreciate the praise from a fellow DIY-er. Thanks for your support and for subscribing!
From Brazil, I congratulate your attitude and determination in building this large rainwater reservoir, because water is life and having it in abundance in a place where it rains only a few months a year is very prudent...may this attitude be multiplied each time more🙌🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thank you for your support! I agree with your philosophy on water. 🙏🏼
Es fehlt dadurch allerdings den Pflanzen und Tieren vor Ort
@@benitoscheck7484nein, es wird nur das vom dach gesammelt im video
@@benitoscheck7484 so ein Blödsinn! Das hab ich oben schon einmal auf Englisch erklärt. Er sammelt das Wasser, das sonst auf sein Dach fallen und im Abfluss verschwinden würde. Noch dazu verbraucht er das Wasser und nachdem er es genutzt hat, kommt es wieder in den von euch ach so geschätzten "natürlichen" Kreislauf, der durch eine solche Anlage garantiert nicht unterbrochen wird.
Wenn wir mal bei einem Landbesitzer angekommen sind, der Hektarweise Wasserkollektoren aufstellt wie hierzulande die Bauern ihre Felder mit Photovoltaikzellen zugepflastert haben als die Subventionen hoch genug waren, DANN aber erst DANN können wir von schädlicher Wirkung auf das regionale Ökosystem reden.
Can we talk about how capable this man is? 😮...
Hundreds of years to enjoy your handwork. Best !!!
Love it! Luckily I live in the UK where it always rains, also by the sea etc. So if it's sunny, you get your water by evaporating seawater, if it's raining, you can throw up a tarp and collect + filter.
Absolutely brilliant my Texas brother. We never lost power during that February freeze and our stock tanks (ponds) allowed us to flush toilets as our water coop cut off all water. I have mad respect for you and I appreciate your filming/editing/posting skills.
Thank you for saying. I appreciate your support! That was a crazy couple days. Next time will be different.
@@suburbanbiologywe lost power for a few days in NW Houston. Luckily our in-laws were a few miles away and had power. Curious observation.... you mentioned the number of gallons collected per inch of rainfall per some fixed amount of roof area. Is there any reason that you omitted the discussion of your local annual rainfall versus your household's average water consumption? This would be helpful to mention as it is the primary driver behind the overall viability of a project like this. Excellent video ! Thanks ! Also, get those gutters onto the tank roof itself, and also add the first flush bypass system that others mentioned. Later man
18 years old here, im starting medschool next year but seeing these videos inspire me.
I like the idea of having my own private space to build and have my own place which shouts who I am.
Thankyou for being inspiring
doctors are needed everywhere, so you'll be able to live wherever other humans are. :)
Sorry to spoil it for you, but sooner or later you will realize that medical profession has been long hijacked by the greedy pharma cartel which now controls all med schools, so instead of teaching how to cure and reverse disease, they indoctrinate med students and train them to push synthetic drugs, which, in turn, are designed to keep patients perpetually sick and medicated. If you are truly called to help people, conventional medical training is NOT going to teach you that. Look into alternative medicine, especially pay close attention to alternative methods that are viciously attacked by mainstream medical cartel. Homeopathy is one of those modalities. I highly encourage you to look into it and study the real history of medicine (not the Rockefeller’s version of it). Hope you will make the right choice. Good luck to you!
First things first, get a good grip on reality.
Woah! Medschool @ 18?!
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Love the ambient sounds acompaniying the great montage, wonderfull video. Thank you for sharing!
Yes I can see everything is making sense well-done good job
WARNING: Water collection like this has some restrictions depending on the state you live in so make sure you check for any before diving in. Most states do not have restrictions, but that may change in the coming years as the Colorado River dries up and water shortages become more common around the world. Cool idea though, love seeing custom jobs like this.
yeah, because they don't want you to be self sufficient.
@@gshepherd6141 I would agree with the premise that people should be able to be self sufficient and hold their own water. I would still probably go for some regulated middle ground though where you can't have Nestle opening up huge water collection systems in Nevada or something to catch millions of gallons of rain water to divert to their own use. I'm not sure the practicality of that, but I know something similar happens in Australia.
good point@@teamcoltra
Land of the free.
Ducking insane to see that, as an Australian
Hey there. Interesting Project.
I'm a municipal engineer where we use SDR 35 PVC all the time for things. One thing I thought I'd mention is the fact it's susceptible to UV degradation. (sunlight). Being in Texas, I'm sure you get quite a bit of that ol' sunshine. You may want to cover the exposed PVC with something to keep the sunlight off it and prolong the life of the system.
Hi thanks for weighing in. I didn’t show it but all of the vertical pipes got a coat of paint to match either the house or the workshop. Hopefully that extends their life. Thanks for your support and for subscribing!
Thanks for the ideas. Going to need them soon. However I prefer going for several smaller tanks than one big one.
Back in the early part of last century my grand parents lived on a farm. Only water was from tanks. Only power was a small generator for lights. Cooking was on a wood stove, and it gave hot water, and heating in winter. Toilet was a hole in the ground with a seat above. AKA long drop or out house.
In town we had electricity and town water. But most houses still had tanks. Sewage was put in about 1968. Prior to that we had a pan and a council truck came once a week and changed the pan. They were in many ways the good old days.
Nice work ! We live on an island in the Caribbean and collect water from our roofs and pipe it undergroiund to above ground concrete cisterns. Clean, safe water is going to become VERY important as the years fly by. You have done a stellar job with your system !
Thank you for your kind words and appreciation. And thanks for subscribing!
How do you ensure it's safe and clean?
This would be my preference over rain barrels and tanks. A cistern, because it's underground and you keep the top space for anything.
@@SirD1 The family has been using our cistern water for 15 years and we are 'fairly' normal. The drinking water is processed through reverse osmosis and the rest is just 5 micron whole house filter system. We used to drink out of the creek on the farm with no ill effects so I am really sure our cistern stored rain water will not harm us.
@@SirD1 You start with gutter guards to keep coarse debris out of your gutters and a first flush diverter to divert finer dust and soluble air pollution away from your tank. Then if you have someone in your household with an immune disorder or other specific health concerns, you can add further filtration and UV sanitising - but Aussies have been living on rainwater tanks for generations without even the gutter guards and first flush diverters, and we didn't get sick from it. It's a lot cleaner than creek water, and humans lived on creek water for a hundred thousand years before we started building permanent dwellings.
If freeze should become a problem, installing a water circulation pump, preferably downstream of the filters, should give you extra buffering. The one thing missing is a quality test rig, which could be useful if ever any environmental event (Popacatapetl blowing volcanic ash your way, or a neighbour crop-dusting your roof by accident, for example) were to happen.
My worry is not the build/construction or pumps, my worry is the plans that are coming from the people in Davos. They are the reason why this is happening to the world. In their vision, the western world needs to be reset because the financial system is imploding. They want a CBDC and in order to do that, they will have to demolish everything the western world has to offer. Hens the flooding o Europe and the US with illegals, the raising of taxes, wars and the climate change agenda. The weather is being manipulated and part of the great reset that will happen before 2030 (agenda 2030) By that time you to own nothing and be happy. Everything you build in order to sustain yourself during a future crisis will be taken from you before 2030
People in Europe and the UK are waking up to this fact and finally start to realize this isn't a conspiracy theory anymore. They fight the camera's and barriers intended for cordoning off cities/districts, also known as 15 minutes cities. They want to scare us with climate change in order to trick us into giving away rights and possessions in order to "be saved" by the very people that invented the climate hoax. Around the 1500's the small "ice age" started, during the next few centuries the temperatures decreased with about 2 degrees Celsius, since the 1900's we are returning to our normal temperature (+2 degrees) this is what they like to call global warming. It's not global warming, it's a natural cyclus.
So are we (the world population) the problem?
Get this: All the people that are currently on this earth (8,045,311,447) fit inside New York City with room left for 500.000.000 more. Please go to Google and type in New York City . . . go to the map, now zoom out until you see the entire goble, you see that tiny spec, that's the space the entire world population takes up, our "carbon footprint". You still believe that the world population is the problem?
We have to stop the great reset and then we don't need water tanks anymore.
or chem-trails
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Just isolate the walls so it doesnt freeze and in order to prevent from algy and viruses use oxygen tablets and a circulation pump.
@@skybiz4520 what are you talking about? Just curious.
seems like an incredible amount of work
just came across this right now. im supporting 🙏🏾 lets gooo !
I am impressed. I am a licensed plumber and know a bit about this type of system. The fact that you pulled this off is amazing. Hopefully all the views helps you on your journey. Keep it up man!
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How is it being a plumber? I’m a young guy and was looking into it
This is a common occurrence in Hawaii. I grew up with catchment water my entire childhood. Easily filtered and cleaned with a reverse osmosis system and a network of filters, including UV (you don't want to risk water born illnesses). I can't imagine having to pay for water... I've spent my entire life not worrying about that as a utility expense.
Most cities don't allow this and still bill you if you use no water..
I’ve spent my entire life turning on a two and having potable water. I can’t imagine having to collect and filter it.
@@patty109109 sounds like a you problem. You won't survive.
@@thedbcooperforumyea where i live they do. Even if you don’t use any electricity still you get a bill every month. Most countries are just like the mafia
@@patty109109 just so you do not care doesn't mean others do not care as well, Patts.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE these kinds of videos! It shows we can learn no matter how much one think he or she knows! thank you so much for this exquisite journey you allowed us to take with you.
I’m honored that you enjoyed it. Thank you for commenting and for subscribing!
Great video info. You are a good Man hope your family can see it with what you have done.
This whole project is AMAZING !!!
Very well thought out system. Appreciate the info on filter specs as I may need that if I ever plan to use my water for home drinking use.
I retired a few years back, and am a Chemical engineer, quite capable to design a system, but the accumulated info you give here is MUCH appreciated. My tank is coming to around 37,000 gallons when full. It is not nearly as complex as your system but it is not meant to completely replace my normal water source, at least not yet. My home is in a very remote island in the Philippines, and almost NOTHING is easily obtained if we cannot make it ourselves. Hence, our tank is concrete structured as we can get the blocks and cement easily here.
We have around 4000 square feet of roof draining into the tank, via two 4" PVC drains. Because our weather here has actually suffered a rather deep drought about 5 years back, we built this system as an emergency supply for times when we need to have water. Local springs, approximately 125 feet above the level of home helps when water flows naturally here, but we still require to pump it up to our home as it is about 60 feet below our house at the allowed tapping point according to the local supply folks with our local semi government administrators... It is complicated here, as is most everything.
I do fluid flow designs and system start ups on refining plants and power facilities on occasion, but am 90% retired.
Really liked the way you got the elevations set and functional. Not many folks can do that. Kudos for getting it right. We have the "upstream" end of the El Niño phenomena and it is supposed to be possible to be on the drought side this year. Hoping for the best. I will build my own filter system if it comes down to it.
Thanks for the encouragement... OH... and if you can pick your favorite fruit tree species and put the overflow pipe with a small line to near this fruit tree, it will grow at around double or triple the rate automatically without any help. Here we use it to grow up our Mahogany trees.
Being the CE you are, you do not see any long term (50 year+) issues with using Poly Vinyl Chloride for your potable water conduit?
@@MR-backup Well, actually no, not worried at all. One of the plants I ran was a plant that made EDC, the precursor to Vinyl Chloride, and shipped it across the street to a PVC production plant. There are things far more likely to be an issue than PVC. It is a very long chain polymer, that has essentially NO solubility in water. And the bad parts of PVC you have likely read about are the remnants of the VCM Vinyl Chloride. In the PVC and the way it is processed, no Vinyl is left, it is "over reacted" intentionally in the process.
Been exposed to VCM and EDC both, Arguably worse as EDC than VCM as it is more "in your face" at the plant because it is similar to gasoline as a liquid not a gas.
This was insane. Thank you for documenting and showing us.
In bermuda, all roofs are collecting water and all houses have water tanks, a lot of them under the house. When it does not rain, they can get water delivered to fill the tank but I think there is no municipal water per say. Pretty cool system!
I can't say I fully understand everything but I found it very fascinating!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’ve seen many tanks of similar size and larger here in Australia with a gutter around the tank as extra catchment from the tank lid.😊
"entertaining" to do the curved gutter, but, yes, I've seen that too.
I'm catching from 2 roofs appx 1600 sq ft each. Expected potential per year 54,000 gallons. I can't afford that much tank space.
That's so clever
The gutter system is stupid because it fills with leaves like your gutter, that debris then rots and rusts your tanks side wall. Its why only 1 company does it, the entire rest of the industry uses a roof mounted rain catchment devices.
That tank has a bigger catchment area than my off grid cabin here in Victoria 🙄
What a great thing you did there. I sent to build a 10k gallon rain water tank for my mom's house in Guatemala, it only helps for about 6 months because that's what a rainy season lasts. Other countries in the world all they have is rain water, here in the us we take for granted everything that we have.
People always seem to forget the leadership wants you to take these things for granted. If you don't you're a lot harder to control and point to narratives etc. And they also ignore there are other countries that cant thrive because those same governments/western countries won't let them unless it's under their discretion.. Other instances activists show up, build the thing, get praise for it and then leave without ever teaching the people how to maintain it, because if they do maintain it these people cant play savior, cant ask for donations for such a cause. Its really sick how selfish everything is for a few people ruling over thousands, millions and billions
The fact that it is illegal to collect water that falls from the sky is insane.
It's usually cited as illegal because of "safety concerns".
All that goes out the window though, if you install and store the water correctly.
Obama Administration made it legal the Supreme Court recently reversed that legislation.
Great video. I would like to do this on our land in Pierce Co, WA, but was told by the local dept it was not allowed for residential use. I may install a smaller system for garden irrigation. I have done this on other land with a 6 stage filtration systems and it was a great success.
As some other comments already mentioned, it's one thing to have your own water supply for, technically free, but then you also have to do all the treatment and making sure the water stays clean and usable on your own as well, you have to regularly check for legionella and other stuffs, so that you don't just die from it.
Also that big of a tank is basically the average european single family home backyards size.
This is only worth if you have zero access to clean water.
the reverse osmosis final stage ensures his water is cleaner and purer than the vast majority of bottled water on the market. sad to see people dismiss this truly excellent idea/setup.. our being this dependent on systems that could fail at any moment isn't a natural or healthy thing
@@fishy2939 "Reverse osmosis is a water purification process that uses a semi-permeable membrane to separate water molecules from other substances. RO applies pressure to overcome osmotic pressure that favors even distributions. RO can remove dissolved or suspended chemical species as well as biological substances, and is used in industrial processes and the production of potable water."
@@jmedlin81 this is written by someone who's never actually had to use reverse osmosis machine in a technical setting. ignoring the cost of buying a RO machine for treating that much water, RO will cause him to burn through a ton of the water just using the machine, causing him to reduce the water he actually has to ~1/5th of what he has total. also, I would prob not recommend drinking straight RO water, as because it actually does purify really well, that's sort of the issue. you'll remove a ton of ions than are usually present in drinking water, and since he didn't have a remineralization machine, he might have to take some supplements or make some dietary changes.
most people in europe live in apartments and flats so its not and option here, unless you have money and buy house, that cost 200k or more depending on country and city
the amount of work u put in shows through ur video views man, this is content everybody young and old needs to see. thank u for this
Wow. You are so instructional and your voice is soothing. Nice job, fellow Texan!
I’m glad you appreciate the content. Thanks for commenting and for subscribing. I hope your part of Texas gets more rain than mine :)
@@suburbanbiology No sir. I'm in the dust bowl of West Texas. Thinking heavily of relocation due to the lack of precipitation in these parts......and your welcome. Again, awesome work!
Incredible! I love this water holding device🌿💚! Great video!
You are amazing and a very good tractor operator... everything from the design to laying the foundation and the metal work you did by yourself 😮💯...very inspiring sir 💯
There was a time when guys had a subscription to Popular Mechanics magazine.
this is fascinating because I thought that they would deliver it and just dump it on your location, but to custom build every tank is actually quite cool to watch, especially when it's done (I assume) correctly
I love this, very similar to a person having a pond and that might be a loophole in local laws. You can pump, filter and treat water from a pond
Used to be many home were built with underground cisterns. Now digging up your land is costly but if you were already building a house with a basement then adding a cistern during the process was easy, hardly an inconvenience. Depending on were you live that old house of yours may have a defunct cistern already. Just when people converted to city water they sealed them up but never removed them.
Living off rainwater is very common here in Australia. We live on 40 acres and have nearly 250,000 litres (66,000 US Gallons) of tank storage. But many small suburban homes also collect, store and use rainwater. Ours passes through replaceable filter cartridge before it gets to the house supply.
Yeah and you farmers have iron guts. Knew a bloke that filled his water bottle everyday out of his tank and it started tasting funny and got worse after about a week he had a dead rat in it LOL.
seconded - aussie here, blows my mind a little that this is such a "revolutionary" idea lol. The local school bubblers even runs off a gravity fed water tank. On the farm we relied on rain water - and everyone around the farm in houses with land lives off their rain water tanks.
In my suburban home i have 30,000 liters solely for watering, and washing and toilets and in the event of some disaster i have water i can clean on the property if need be. Reading all the people fretting about how "bad" this idea is is hilarious.
Must have a filtering system for rain water as there are many toxins contained in rain water!!
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Ditto here - my family and my cows all drinking rainwater. If the rain falling through your air isn't fit to drink, the air isn't fit to breathe either.
Thanks for doing this channel, man. You've inspired me to take a stronger approach to truly owning my property and tackling some projects in the far reaches of my ability/comfort zone. I appreciate the content!
I’m honored to have had an influence in motivating you. That is the aim of this channel. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us all.
I've always dreamed to do this if I ever get a big house.... that water is not regular... I hope it will be a source of fresher and health to you and your family.
Holy moly. What a bit project
Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank YOU for watching. And for subscribing!
I typically don't watch much construction videos but this was hella impressive especially explaining how the water will flow cos I had no idea how it would flow from your roof, underground then back to a tank. Very awesome. Subscribed
Amazing video, your handyman skills are unbelievable. With what your capable of doing, I could never see you being out of work. Am in the UK, we never have any problems like you in Texas. But I have to say it again, impressive work.
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You know. I was excited to watch your video untill you mentioned the LeftWinger conspiracy theory about climate change.
Give me all your money so i can change the climate.
makes me wonder if your a transplant from California.
Super obvious you were talking about how its illegal to collect rain water in California. Wich is a major complaint there.
Dont get me wrong, the topic is interesting but keep that AOC/ Gretta Thunburg fear mongering to your self. @suburbanbiology
This is a great video. More people should do this. I cant as the state doesnt allow us to do this.
Luckily I live near the ocean and know how to extract high quality H20 from it
Amazes me how much free stuff costs these days .
Costs about as much as a huge steel tank, which is not cheap.
I want you to know, you are an epitome of humanity at its purest level. Thank you for building this and sharing. I hope you continue to make all sorts of innovations, or improvements to whats out there~ We need more people willing to share their creativity and inspire others, but just keep going, You're doing great!~
Thank you so much. I am honored by your kind words and I will try to live up to them. Thanks for your support and for being a part of this whole thing!
Those air vents between the tank and the pump house should be closed with expanding foam or pieces of insulation you would otherwise throw out, this gives better chances for the water inside the pipes to not freeze. Great video, also you should know water in motion is harder to freeze, so a return to the tank for unused water should be considered.
do u mean - keep the water flowing at all times? not very feasible unless u have unlimited pump power. just saying. but the extra insulation idea is good to me. jmho would you perhaps be telling us how they do it in siberia or greenland, or those areas around the artic?
@@dcs4555 in the areas with low temperatures pipes are laid under the frost line (how deep the ground freezes). In Texas it is 5", however in arctic regions, it can be up to and more than 100", in those regions pipes are either buried deeper with a lot of insulation, or run insulated above ground and heated.
In areas where there's extreme cold, people are advised to keep the water running to prevent the water main from bursting. With 1 or 2 freezes a year, it seems worth it to least exhaust all options to avoid replacing pipes every time there's a freeze, which will happen more frequently and be more severe when they happen, because of global warming.
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I hope that your Tank Reserve is STILL ON
Man you are a legend. Hope alot will subscribe and support you! Get it brother
Thanks for your support! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. 🙏🏼
Projects like these are a much needed and pleasant break from the fast-paced world that we live in. Sometimes it's nice to slow down and to appreciate the small things in life - like water.
I agree with almost everything you said, except - water is no small thing. I guess we often take it for granted if all we have to do is turn on a tap to get good drinking water...(I live in the driest state on the driest continent in the world) ;)
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I just completed an underground cistern project for my barn, so I would have water for animal use, and also a bathroom. Burried 800 gallon tank, and use roof water for filling. Used submersible 110 volt pump, and pressure tank. Sock type filter on gutter pipe catches debri. Works great.
What a great lesson from your video! Thank you!
Such important information. Thank you 🙏
I have been on rain water for 11 years now, in regional Queensland in Australia. Water collated from the roof goes though the many filter systems. The last filter has a cartridge, which purifies water to the quality of bottled water from the shop. To avoid problem of water standing in pipes, all gutters around the roof have a small angle to allow for the flow. It is the same for the pipes which go into the main tank and then to spare tanks below the property. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for sharing your system summary. Sounds like a well designed setup. Australia is definitely ahead of the curve from the comments I’ve seen.
Its more iasy if you dril a wáter driler hole the sub soil wáter its more clen
@@zedinislourenco most place has very small water capability. you woudnt be able to feed the whole house with them. also it can be too deep to reach the water. most very high pressure pump only works 30meter deep. some place have the water table 200meter down.
@@Francois_Dupont the price drill a wáter hole mai be the same price of recolect a wáter Rain you are wrong the wáter pomps Consum 1100w to 2500w of electricity this sistem have electricity consum
Great job ! I was very impressed with everything you did !
"Free" - Very generous use of this word
Definitely NOT easy, but worth it! Thanks for sharing your process.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it 🙏🏼 and for subscribing!!