I have a question for you: I just got new rabbits, a male and a female, not spayed and neutered because I wanted to breed them. Right now they are living in the same hutch..is that ok? The female doesn't seem to like it very much. And if I can keep them in the same cage for now, should they be separated for sure once I know she's pregnant?
Also releases carcinogens........you can also use Schedule 80 to make it last longer. Still not great for us or the environment. But, hard to find alternatives
I am familiar with those systems as we used them for green houses a lot. Rainwater is one of the best ways to feed plants of any kind that use water for its growing. Great little video
I’m so interested. I have a broken gutter and last time it rained I had the inclination to stick and old garbage can under it, I was amazed how fast that can filled up, that I told me husband we are doing it all wrong! Even in suburban NY. IDK what our rain harvesting laws are but if they are non existent I wanna start harvesting some dang water!!!
So the 25000-gallon tank we are getting is perhaps a little too much? :D lol too dry here in Australia not to maximise every drop and collect it all to ensure we make it through summer. THe place is shaping up nicely.
Thank you. I just recently bought two as well. Unfortunately, the pros aren't available to install gutters, let alone a rwhs. But before I do that, I have to raise a 1200g. cistern that is half buried to be about 3' above grade ( to be at same elevation as the jet pump in the house). I'll have to dig that one out, transfer its water into a different tank, remove the cistern, backfill, then build something(?) sturdy enough to hold and insulate the 1200g water tank. Then I can get back to where I left off with the RWHS. Big help here.
You could still install gutters yourself, you just may not be able to get seamless type. How do plan to raise your cistern?!! And what's this cistern made of?!
@@reneepuvvada I did install my own gutters. The only ones I could find had stickers about toxins. The rooflines were anything but straight and level to start with. The hangers were difficult to deal with. The end results were less than appealing. My ladder sunk into the soil but I wasn’t injured. But - I got enough of it done and it does work. My polypropylene storage tank does collect some of the water that falls on my rooftops. 🥳 I have my main tank on a layer of cinder blocks layer on their side for maximum surface are.
@@rojerww Omg what a journey. Makes you think twice about what we take for granted! Glad you're safe. Did you buy the gutters from Home Depot or Lowe's?
Well, shingled roof is usually not the best. Because it does break apart over time and you’ll get shingle particles in your tank. So you have to filter and really focus on keeping the tanks clean. Which is why a metal roof is preferred for rainwater harvesting.
Olá meu nome é Fernando tenho 16 anos e sou do Brasil meu sonho é morar nos USA .Gosto muito deste estilo de vida ser alto suficiente .é muito importante se preparar para tempos difíceis. A sociedade é muito frágil, colapso social, desastres climáticos e ETC. Ser um preparador é fundamental para garantir a nossa existência. Logo logo estarei aí para fazer parte dos tão famigerados PREPARER .
Wow y'all r so smart I have a shed to home also,it's not finished yet . I lost the love of my life in 2018 . He knows how to do all this stuff I'm disabled in a wheelchair and I can't do this I have no water in the bathroom I have a septic tank . I use a bedside toilet and empty it into
Curious, I don't see a vent on this system. Have yall had any issues with the tank drawing a vacuum at all yet? I also noticed with the first flush design yall need to empty it every time it rains, has that been a problem yet?
We haven’t had any problems. We do mulch our beds. So if there were an issue with clogging, I assume the mulch would help prevent any mud building up at the drips sites.
Surprisingly well. We were in below freezing temps for just about a week. Our only casualty was a connection between the two tanks. If someone were to wrap that section, they should have no problem.
Oooooooo, nope. So so sorry. 😞 But unfortunately I can no longer recommend Texas for affordable land. All of California and China are coming in and buying up the land. No joke! It’s not bad for people that already own land, but for those that need to buy…… it is overpriced. I probably would be looking at Florida and Tennessee. But Florida is expensive now also.
I'm always puzzled why anyone would forego half their potential roof collection area or most of it's potential since that mini tank is far below what that huge roof area could service.
We aren’t foregoing it. Just haven’t fully finished the design. Our back porch is way more catchment than we need for the 5000 gallons. When we decide to expand, we’ll go ahead and connect some of the front.
Well, too costly for both money AND TIME. With out a huge benefit really. We measure projects based off of ROI. Return On Investment. The return of “more water” wasn’t worth it because all of that water was going to be sent out in the overflow anyway. The ROI would be greater IF: 1) we were using the water for indoor use. 2) we had an extra 5000 gallons.
Watched this entire video on YT then to get materials list i have to go to some website and see the same video all over again and to top it off you cannot speed past all the stuff we have already seen. Less complex would be best!
The voiceover felt less personal than your usual videos. I think I prefer the vlog style and getting to see you guys talking to the camera off the cuff, instead of reading off a script. Good information though.
Get the Materials List HERE: bettertogetherlife.com/rainwater/
Thanks!!
I have a question for you: I just got new rabbits, a male and a female, not spayed and neutered because I wanted to breed them. Right now they are living in the same hutch..is that ok? The female doesn't seem to like it very much. And if I can keep them in the same cage for now, should they be separated for sure once I know she's pregnant?
Great idea. Just a tip, white PVC is not UV stable and will crack in ten years, to extend the life spray paint it and it will last much longer!
Also releases carcinogens........you can also use Schedule 80 to make it last longer. Still not great for us or the environment. But, hard to find alternatives
That narrator’s voice never gets old!!!
Nope! That’s why I keep hiring her!! 😉
Ps, there is nothing cooler than having your best friends watch your RUclips channel. Love you guys!!
That's super. Your videos are really improving.
Pretty stinking awesome. Y'all did a great job.
Thank you!!
I am familiar with those systems as we used them for green houses a lot. Rainwater is one of the best ways to feed plants of any kind that use water for its growing. Great little video
Absolutely! Thank you!!
WOW!!! What great progress you made in the last year on your homestead. Great job! Happy for you two and your family. :)
Thank you so much Mr Cleo!!!!!!! Hope you’re doing great!!
I’m so interested. I have a broken gutter and last time it rained I had the inclination to stick and old garbage can under it, I was amazed how fast that can filled up, that I told me husband we are doing it all wrong! Even in suburban NY. IDK what our rain harvesting laws are but if they are non existent I wanna start harvesting some dang water!!!
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Thank you so much!!!
So the 25000-gallon tank we are getting is perhaps a little too much? :D lol too dry here in Australia not to maximise every drop and collect it all to ensure we make it through summer. THe place is shaping up nicely.
Great vlog, thank you for sharing. We also live in South Central Texas, and this is one thing I would really love to do.
You bet!! And yes, you gotta do it!
This was an awesome video guys. I’ve never seen Beau so tanked before. It’s amazing to see how far y’all have come from the burbs…
Yo!! Thank you Joshua!!!! 😁
@@BetterTogetherLife we are loving Texas, it’s always felt like home for me every time I came down. We are planning on doing a barndo.
Thank you. I just recently bought two as well.
Unfortunately, the pros aren't available to install gutters, let alone a rwhs.
But before I do that, I have to raise a 1200g. cistern that is half buried to be about 3' above grade ( to be at same elevation as the jet pump in the house).
I'll have to dig that one out, transfer its water into a different tank, remove the cistern, backfill, then build something(?) sturdy enough to hold and insulate the 1200g water tank.
Then I can get back to where I left off with the RWHS.
Big help here.
Oh wow, yes that’s a lot!
You could still install gutters yourself, you just may not be able to get seamless type. How do plan to raise your cistern?!! And what's this cistern made of?!
@@reneepuvvada I did install my own gutters. The only ones I could find had stickers about toxins. The rooflines were anything but straight and level to start with. The hangers were difficult to deal with. The end results were less than appealing. My ladder sunk into the soil but I wasn’t injured. But - I got enough of it done and it does work. My polypropylene storage tank does collect some of the water that falls on my rooftops. 🥳
I have my main tank on a layer of cinder blocks layer on their side for maximum surface are.
@@rojerww Omg what a journey. Makes you think twice about what we take for granted! Glad you're safe. Did you buy the gutters from Home Depot or Lowe's?
@@reneepuvvada HD - yes.
Very cool. Thank you for sharing this awesome lifestyle!
Oh thank you! You are very welcome, We love it!
I loved this, thanks for the breakdown of the process!
You bet!!!
Awesome setup!
THANK YOU STEPHANIE!!
Life goals!!!
Your 1st flush Y fitting is installed upside down. trash entering down from the roof can go straight to the tank.
Oddly satisfying. Thanks for posting.
Great video y'all! What are your thoughts on doing this on a shingled roof?
Well, shingled roof is usually not the best. Because it does break apart over time and you’ll get shingle particles in your tank. So you have to filter and really focus on keeping the tanks clean.
Which is why a metal roof is preferred for rainwater harvesting.
Olá meu nome é Fernando tenho 16 anos e sou do Brasil meu sonho é morar nos USA .Gosto muito deste estilo de vida ser alto suficiente .é muito importante se preparar para tempos difíceis. A sociedade é muito frágil, colapso social, desastres climáticos e ETC. Ser um preparador é fundamental para garantir a nossa existência. Logo logo estarei aí para fazer parte dos tão famigerados PREPARER .
Are you doing anything to protect the pipe not only from sunlight but from freezing temperatures?
Yes……. 🙁 We do need to paint it!!!! Yikes we do!!
Wow y'all r so smart I have a shed to home also,it's not finished yet . I lost the love of my life in 2018 . He knows how to do all this stuff I'm disabled in a wheelchair and I can't do this I have no water in the bathroom I have a septic tank . I use a bedside toilet and empty it into
I love it
Thank you!!!!! 😁😁
Curious, I don't see a vent on this system. Have yall had any issues with the tank drawing a vacuum at all yet? I also noticed with the first flush design yall need to empty it every time it rains, has that been a problem yet?
Should have used union betweens barrels. 1) you can take it apart. 2) easier to clean
I might be going a bit daft but I cannot find your materials list guys. Help please 🙏
Sorry!! Here it is: www.bettertogetherlife.com/rainwater/
Are there any additional filters installed on this before it can be used for drinking?
How often does the drip irrigation malfunction? Get clogged? I need to consider it for my large garden.
We haven’t had any problems. We do mulch our beds. So if there were an issue with clogging, I assume the mulch would help prevent any mud building up at the drips sites.
@@BetterTogetherLife Thank you!
How did this system hold up during our epic winter freeze 🥶 last year ?
Surprisingly well. We were in below freezing temps for just about a week. Our only casualty was a connection between the two tanks. If someone were to wrap that section, they should have no problem.
you did the choker ring wrong but quite good work for amateurs
How would this system work in the winter months up north?
My thought is it would not work. You’d just drain the lines and let it rest for the winter.
But of course, we are central Texas. So I am not sure.
Can you do one on how to buy cheap land in TX?
Oooooooo, nope. So so sorry. 😞
But unfortunately I can no longer recommend Texas for affordable land. All of California and China are coming in and buying up the land. No joke!
It’s not bad for people that already own land, but for those that need to buy…… it is overpriced.
I probably would be looking at Florida and Tennessee. But Florida is expensive now also.
Where exactly in central Texas are y’all? We’re in Southwest Oklahoma, Duncan to be exact.
I'm always puzzled why anyone would forego half their potential roof collection area or most of it's potential since that mini tank is far below what that huge roof area could service.
We aren’t foregoing it. Just haven’t fully finished the design.
Our back porch is way more catchment than we need for the 5000 gallons.
When we decide to expand, we’ll go ahead and connect some of the front.
@@BetterTogetherLife I guess the extra PVC piping to connect both roof halves to your big tanks must have been too costly.
Well, too costly for both money AND TIME. With out a huge benefit really. We measure projects based off of ROI. Return On Investment.
The return of “more water” wasn’t worth it because all of that water was going to be sent out in the overflow anyway.
The ROI would be greater IF:
1) we were using the water for indoor use.
2) we had an extra 5000 gallons.
@@BetterTogetherLife I hope your gamble continues to work out well enough for all your needs.
Watched this entire video on YT then to get materials list i have to go to some website and see the same video all over again and to top it off you cannot speed past all the stuff we have already seen. Less complex would be best!
No, you just need to put your email in at the bottom and it’ll automatically give you the materials list.
That’s it. Super simple.
Can you keep these full of water in the winter?
In our area, our weather rarely goes into freezing temps for long. So yes, it’s not a problem for us to keep them with water in the winter.
The voiceover felt less personal than your usual videos. I think I prefer the vlog style and getting to see you guys talking to the camera off the cuff, instead of reading off a script. Good information though.
Thank you for the input! We will probably do both styles off and on.
But I do REALLY appreciate the feedback, it always helps! 😁😁
where is the material list?
Sorry!! Here it is: www.bettertogetherlife.com/rainwater/
Tell us about your pets in a video
Why you don't upload every week, and even not in proper schedule
Sorry, we try but then life gets in the way. I would love to improve on consistency in the future! :)