DIY water filter. How to make FILTHY WATER drinkable
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If you're not sure of the quality of the clay pot material, I would strongly advise to pre treat it twice with hot cleaning vinegar (fill it to the top), then run another 2-4 times (cycles) with hot plain water (could take a day). The reason for this is the acetate ions will bind to most heavy metals that may be in the clay. All acetates are water soluble (or most - if memory serves correctly) and the most toxic metals will form acetates, so this would take care of free floating microscopic metal bits, for the most part. The main thing is to try to leach out all the lead in the clay (most clay around the world has some lead in it).
I'm absolutely no expert, but I was thinking the same thing: lead, other heavy metals, etc.
Do you need to wash the clay pot after each use? Or how often? Where do the toxins and the heavy metals go? Do they stay in the clay pot?
@@MaxandMe The idea is that any free particles of lead would be pulled out of the pot with an acidic solution. Anything left over would remain and shouldn't be an issue. Because the pH of water is close to neutral, it shouldn't be leaching anything else out of the pot, so it would be safe. I suggested multiple passthroughs of the cleaning vinegar only to get every last bit out, following by running water through it a couple of times (to neutralize everything again and clean out any residues).
Once the pot is treated, it shouldn't require re-treating (unless of course the incoming water is highly contaminated with heavy metals) for a long time. If well water is used, I'd re-treat the pot every few months. If rainwater is used and you're close to an incinerator (specifically a coal plant without a scrubber), you may want to treat the pot more often (mercury vapor from coal burning is a problem, though stack scrubbers are pretty darn good at removing it completely, it really depends on whether the plant operators are doing their job correctly).
@@Nclk619 It really depends on the species of arsenic present. I would use a weak acid first (acetic acid) for the inorganic species, then a weak base (ammonia) for the organic species.
The reason for these acid/alkali choices is really safety and maintaining the integrity of the fired clay.
To be extra safe, activated carbon could be used to catch any nasties before they become embedded in the pores. Better yet, if you have more $$$, ion exchange resin (nuclear grade/purity) would be even better.
The resin would also absorb fluoride completely.
In the UK there are many centuries old houses formerly owned by the Lords of the Manor, but now open as museums. In the kitchen of one house I saw a centuries old water filter similar to this made from un-glazed pottery, so this is a centuries old technology. Thank you for your video.
that is really interesting! thanks for the share :)
That makes perfect sense. 👍
Great! That's for your sharing your enthusiasm. Keep that way! I will cont. attending.
Mark- I’ve also seen this old tech. My great grandparents cabin had a large rectangle unglazed terracotta tub (it resembled the now popular vintage ‘farm sink’). It was sitting on a solid built in self near the roof. It’s water was supplied by a drum outside that was naturally filled by rain water run-off collected from the roof gutters.
The odd thing was that despite not being refrigerated, the water from the terracotta tub was, while not cold, it was definitely cool.
I was a kid back then so not completely aware of the entire filtration process. But the gutters had screens, the drum water exited above the bottom (meaning the drum needed draining and cleaning yearly as the bottom collected sediments), then there was a system of pipe to bring the water to the tub (but I never participated in cleaning/maintaining that).
I just know I drank that water during the summers (it was the only water the cabin had. Other than a rain barrel that was fed from the shed roof, but that wasn’t filtered, it was for laundry, dishes, and plants).
A long clay pipe upright can apply water pressure to force the water through the walls. If you have electric power, you can add a pump to increase pressure.
In Brazil, such filters are the norm. Every household has one ceramic water filter, even for clean water.
Agua limpa com gosto de barro ahahaha ja não tenho faz um tempo ... mas o foda é fazer com dois vazos e um pedaço de madeira... sei não ...ele ainda usa agua da chuva... o negocio é dar uma fervida antes de jogar no filtro so pra garantir ahaahahahahah
Wow didn't know this. Thanks ✊🏾 🇯🇲🇬🇧
Look at the water quality in brazil
I spent years in Brazil and didn't see anything like this at all and hardly any house hold water filters, they all used tap. Penso que esta errado.
@@RedBeardDevelopment dude is right... It is an old costume... Every grandmother house has one...I had one till few years ago... I don't know where you were but it's getting less common in big cities... But yeah that it's a thing in Brazil
Your idea has saved me 160.00 dollars, as that is what it would have cost me to buy a filter for my current water reservoir.
In the US, they use to say that an engineer is not a people who makes extraordinary things, it's a people who makes for a cent what everybody makes for a dollar. This is a clever engineer job. Congratulations !!!
Very similar to my Geotechnic (soil mechanics ) lecturer said when I studied Civil engineering. 'An good engineer can do what anyone else csn do, but within a budget '. Great content, liked, subscribed and shared, many thanks.
A person, not a people
I live in an old cottage farm. Building in rural Hampshire, England. The property has its own well, close to the house, and a big iron water butt being fed by the roof gutters. When clearing the overgrown weeds and brambles around the outbuildings, I found a weird vase shaped thing with a tap on it. I cleaned it up and voila! it is a victorian water filter using layers of fine sand. I asked the old lady who had previously lived there and she told me that it was in the kitchen when they moved in, in 1946, and the family used it every day until they got mains water in 1968.
That's really cool. Awesome!! Lucky too! 😉
Fascinating ❤
Thank you for your info how interesting
sad they went on mains water though,.......
You can also put a large silver coin in the bottom to keep the water clear/fresh & it WORKS!!! Romans/sailors used silver coins in water tanks to keep the water fresh.. I keep a silver coin in my water pitcher and my glass & it doesn't get slimy anymore!
Also place copper coins to help kill bacteria…good suggestion on the silver.
Yes silver is an antibacterial substance. However you shouldn't ingest it in any large quantities it could harm or be fatal.
Do you mean real silver coin ? Coins are no longer made of silver. They stopped making them in 1978.
@@ochun57 you can buy solid silver coins through a reputable silver dealer, or even a pawn shop or estate sales. It doesn't even have to be a coin. It can be a 6" length of silver wire
Copper does exactly the same thing....
This is awesome, finding the proper terracotta is the key here. Did you know a regular
I'd be interested in this...
Could you share more on this? Very interested!
buy a nice clap pot from a local ceramicist and keep local artisans alive they will know composition of their materials if they are any good.
Had you been in Brazil? We have this kind of filter since many decades. It's a pity that it's not spread around the whole world. Congratulations for doing that.
No carbon, no priming, 25 dollars, clean water. Sounds too good to be true. I didn't realize water would drip through the pores like that but I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks for the great idea!
My thought exactly
The water is mostly coming through the wood bung, it's acting as the filter
You said it. Everyone always says “I’ll see you … “, and I always think “No, No You won’t “see” me”. People so often fail to think about the words they are speaking. I like you. You’re cool. And thanks for the fantastic video. Those darn water fillers are outrageous!
Thank You Deanna It was two years ago and a bit cringe but People are watching it lots now. Dont drink town water Deanna.
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Thank you very much for your videos. We have homestead in Ontario, Canada , rain and sources of water are plenty but water has to be cleaned for drinking. Our teenagers are inspired and very motivated to try your projects. It is amazing how people can help each other across the world. Thank you for helping us stay positive and prepared!!!
If you put some charcoal in the container it would freshen up the water 🎉😅
Do you know of a method that can test the water for its purity? I’m definitely going to try this but not sure how to verify that the water is clean. Many thanks 🙏🏻
Wow! I am so impressed. Subscribed. I live in the American desert southwest. We use these principals to water our gardens. We have terra cotta unglazed pots called ollas. We bury them in our garden soil and plant seeds next to the pots. Fill the pot with water, cover and your garden is slowly watered with no waste. American Indians have used this technique for thousands of years. No water waste, slow irrigation of plants. Brilliant.
Do you know were affordable quality Ollas can be purchased? The ones I have found online in the past seem too expensive. $50 for a small one seems a bit much when you have allot of plants.
Use milk jugs with pinholes in them, or 2 litre pop bottles.
@@serenakoleno9338 Nice idea but won't the weather elements over time degrade the plastic and release toxins that would otherwise be sealed in the plastic? It's food grade in ideal conditions, not sure degradation and 110 degree summer heat would change the quality of the plastic food grade jug?
Tell me you're "regreening the desert"!
Are you using permaculture techniques yet?
@@lafytaffy1220 are there any Mexican more than a taqueria stores around where you live? I found some really nice handmade terracotta pots at the one here for just a couple of dollars a piece.
If you go to the pet store, they sell small satchels of activated carbon back in the fish section. It comes in little pouches made of PP, and you can literally just toss them in the pot. It will help quite a bit. They're for the big fish tank filters. Rather reasonably priced as well.
Thank you!
I don’t think those little charcoal satchels will do very much at all, unless you can persuade the water to run through it rather than just sitting it it
Pack carbon bags around internal outlet, so it always flows through.
NB carbon is messy stuff and needs a lot of rinsing before using in any water system for humans or fish!
What is the purpose of the packet? Does the contents of the packet float around in the water while it’s in the purification chamber or in the filtered water pot? Sorry for sounding stupid but I’m really trying to figure this out because one morning the tap isn’t going to work anymore. Many thanks 🙏🏻
@@grannyjanesfudge5519when it comes to carbon filters they gotta always have water passing through so it's not something you dissolve like instant coffee but more like the coffee with paper filter where the water drips through. But just laying them on the top pot doesn't work well since that would be more of a tank with tea bags. Like another comment said, it might be better to put them behind the spout to make sure water always gets filtered.
Thank you for your video!
I remember seeing something like this in our national museum here in Trinidad. It was 3 large "pots" made out of coral stone in a stand held one above the other so that the water trickled through from the top to the bottom.
I also want to congratulate you on your distinct style of speaking. You speak in a measured way, pausing to let your words sink in. That is excellent since it gives the viewer a short pause to think about what you have said. It makes your video doubly informative. Well done!
For those concerned about all the plastic we ingest (and who have the right tools) I bet you could upgrade this for a few bucks more to get a metal spigot and a tall stainless steel stockpot! Great idea!
I did use food grade buckets
That's what I was thinking!
not really worried, been drinking from hoses for 60 years
That plastic trashcan is not food safe and will leach unwanted chemicals, especially coming from a dollar store (China). Good idea just not the safest receptacle to drink water from.
Unless authentic steel and not a sandwich of cheaper metals. I drilled out a drain in a large restaurant sized ss bowl and the hole immediately rusted.
This is how you change the world, one genius idea at a time. Thank you Sir, we are grateful 🙏🙏🙏
Clean heat the pot on stove regularly.
yeah exactly .. the chemtrails . aluminium , barium etc :(
Hi what does clean heat mean? How do,you do that? Thanks
@@janebrannan717simply burn the pot
Indians do this and sell these.
Thanks for the shout! And great design btw
Any time! You do great work.
Greetings from America! Glad people from other countries are thinking the same way. Great water filter! Thank you!
Yours looks so much prettier than mine. I bought the berkey filters, but I couldnt afford the unit. So I made my own from two food grade buckets, with the filters between them to gravity filter. I even just put a cheap spigot on the bottom, and we always have 5 gallons water for cooking, feeding, etc. The buckets cost me $20, the pretty Berkey unit was over $400 at the time that I built it. Its been hands down the best water I've ever had at my home.
It would be interesting to have your cleverly filtered water tested for its elements, and micro/nano particle contents…I know it would probably be expensive…just musing. And thinking how one could add an extra element of filtration, should one so choose, by rigging up a very fine mesh of some description filled with Activated Charcoal. You can buy a cheaper version of the food-grade ‘Activated Charcoal’ by using that which, surprise, surprise, is designed for filtering water by food producers. [And for any would-be questioners - “no, I can’t remember, off hand, without digging through my files, exactly whom I bought it from. But you can find it exactly the way I did - I found it on-line, here, in good ol’ NZ 😊 No doubt you can do the same from wherever you are located 😊 ].
Our charming Host here has taken an original idea and enhanced it. And all praise to him. It assists those with limited resources. Follow his example and work within your own budget to further enhance an idea, or not. 🌻
Good day, I live in Canada and us a Berkeley. I’ve recently discovered if you use an air compressor, I purchased a small one almost fits in my hand, you can blow out the filters to clean them never have to buy another filter genius.
Basically reverse washing with pressure using air.
The only side effect of that is that it can increase the pores size.
please what type of air compressor do you use? Do you have a link?
I'd also like to know more details please!!
I will say this, you are unintentionally contaminating your drinking water, typically in north America and I believe other countries as well air compressors use pneumatic oil, even oil less ones have a small amount in them to prevent corrosion. Even if you can't see it it's there! A better option would be to use CO2 or nitrogen if you have access! Not trying to be a Debbie downer here just trying to inform is all, have an excellent day!
thank you! The work was more than making the filter or filming: you included other information, shared links and experience. Also I note from your own comment [which you pinned] that you have taken the time to respond in a calm and clear manner to comments, providing even more resources. Thank you for sharing for free and enabling those of us without such creative, engineering brains to have a chance to make an important vessel for our homes on a tiny budget. I appreciate you.
What a lovely comment. And i fully agree! ❤❤❤
@@hexxan007thank you
Ingenious! Because I’m lazy, and because I’m not handy with tools, I’m going to make it even easier for myself. I’m going to use the largest glass pitcher I can find, rather than a plastic can that would require modification. It will be easy to watch the entire process, then, remove the clay pot and pour water straight from the pitcher!
Have you tried thr glass picture idea you mentioned?
@@AJ-ku9jz Nope Duh, he/she is lazy, have not had the time.
Well done! This Canadian very impressed... tickled to hear mention of Canadian Prepper right of the bat, as well. Cheers! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I was surprised to hear him mention Canadian Prepper. Good to know Nate has reached the other side of the globe.💕🇨🇦
Dear Sir, I have no clue why your video showed up in my feeds, but I have been watching and have enjoyed every minute of it. You have given me some idea's, thank you! 😊
Same here
@@DJRenee 👍
Well done. The Berkey is brilliant. The US Government is making it nearly impossible to buy this water purification filter. That speaks volumes in my book. The water is sensational once filtered using the Berkey Filters. Absolutely no regrets buying this item.
We have a berkey and a distiller. This looks like a wonderful idea, cheap, and easy to make, thanks!
In a way, this drama we're facing in America will FORCE many of us to get off our butts and become inventive again ( instead of looking at technology all the time). Lessens dependency. This is my kind of filter. I love this Sir!!
In Brazil we use similar ones made of clay and in the center a porous stone that does the filtration. But your idea with the cypress is sensational.
I just read a study that a 1/4 inch slice of cypress or pine ( bark removed) can filter 99.9% of bacteria out. The only problem is the cells close up and the water drainage slows down after a few days but it lasts a lot longer with clean water ( no dust or sand) you just put a new slice in when it gets too slow.
I love when people like you --- show the rest of us how to do things. THANK YOU!!!!
I suggest replacing the plastic container with an inexpensive stainless steel container. ~ cooking pot.
They are available at large box stores ~ walmart
and online
and thrift stores
In the US, old guys like me would absolutely label you as a "crafty fellow." I have completed ten years & counting in the Philippines and fully understand your frustration with not being able to find the many small parts so often needed to complete a project. Sure, we can buy nails, nuts & bolts etc at every hardware store. Attempting to purchase more specialized items, certain kinds of fasteners, stainless steel hardware commonly available in the US and Canada is a challenge here. Thank goodness for on-line shopping for those must have items. I do have to add that the situation is improving since I first relocated, many new & very large home-center stores are opening. While many sell items not exactly considered hardware (furniture for example) the selection of specialized items I use has vastly improved.
You are absolutely on the correct path with the use of silver. Many years ago, I purchased a ten foot length of heavy gauge .999 fine silver wire from a jewelry crafter for generating colloidal silver. I have yet to "wear out" my first two six inch pieces that were cut from the roll. Anecdotally, we read how our ancestors would drop a silver coin in the water barrels lashed to their wagons to "keep the water sweet" as they made their way west. I have read these accounts in so many different places I believe it is true. Silver compounds are still listed at the Pharmacy and it was only a few years ago that colloid of silver was removed from the pharmacopeia.
Ever heard of "Being born with a silver spoon in your mouth"? that was a medieval saying because they noticed that those who ate from silver tableware enjoyed much better heath. watch that 'Nano Silver' video that I posted the link to- they are taking it to another level which is good to see. Ive been making and using Colloidal Silver for decades now. I sanitise chopping boards razors cutlery with it I add a few drops to milk to stop it turning in warm weather when I had no fridge. Its great on burns and grazes. mouth ulcers- very refreshing if sprayed into tired eyes.
@@t.h.o.r. that is very interesting. So you are saying it stops milk from turning in warm weather. I will have to research more about silver. I knew some things about it.
@@t.h.o.r. colloidal yes, nano size metal particle is poison. For serious info look at work of another canadian:
Tony Pantelleresco.
Here in Brasil this type of filter is very popular and cheap. It's all made with ceramic, no plastic. They cost about 30 dollars today. I have one myself.
Wht wood do you use in Brazil?
@@relaxingyourinnerfriend799 There is no wood in that hole. In the hole is connected a proper water filter, so the water doesn't pass through the ceramic basket, but on the right place, the filter. You can use the water from the tap e fill the top part of the water dispenser... in few minutes/hours, you will have filtered and fresh water in the bottom part.
Do you have a link for this type of filter in Brazil?
Hello from Russia. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your brilliant idea. We live in unprecedented times and we might need things like this water filter. I really enjoyed your video. Thank you very much!
Good to hear from Russia. We are all being manipulated by globalist elites whose fond dream is a one-world government ran by -- surprise -- their own worthy selves. Yes, these are unprecedented times and we all need to be as prepared as possible. Best wishes from USA.
Hello dear Fatima. May there be peace ,soon.
MANY, many Americans are getting very nervous and very angry about the bad things happening - and we blame our American and/or western governments.
Greetings from England to Russia. The intelligent amongst us know the real truth about Ukraine and many of us secretly support Rusdia and Vladimir Putin too! Its very good to actually speak to people from Russia instead of simply hearing about you from other people , but our Tyrannical Government are always trying very hard to suppress us and make us all believe a pack of lies as usual so it can be dificult. We are being brainwashed constantly through the television and media but many of us are still staying strong and fearless too. Please let us know how we can see your own points as well please when you can. Kind Regards to you and yours !
@@ritualworship yes! Western media is lying and playing evil games/tricks. All world citizens need to communicate with each other so that we can more of the truth.
When the digital ID passes, we all will be forced to login with it, so there will be no more free speech. Estonia already logins with it, India already uses a thumb print to pay...
Communicate _NOW_ before it is too late! Agenda 2030 means the end of freedom. The clock is ticking, so we are running out of time.
Water filtration is a subject I've been quite interested in. Great video!
I feel like this lifestyle needs to be applied to every homeowner even if you're on-grid or have a big house. local autonomy is key
This is brilliant, love how you inexpensively made a superior water filtration system! Like you said, no expensive replacement parts to buy either. Nicely done!
Great point Sherilyn!
Wish I'd seen this a few years ago when I paid a lot of my Berkey water filter system. I will though when my filters life runs out perhaps buy an unglazed pot to put in the top part, keep my bottom with the spout as I have it already. Instead of buying more filters, this is a good idea. My question is though. Since I'm not sure where to find the piece of wood you have, what other material would you suggest to plug that terracotta pot hole?
@@helend3245 you could use a cork from a wine bottle and cut it to size carefully with a Stanley knife if needed
WHat is brilliant ..? Showing centuries old technic on youtube ?
@@davidniquot6423@davidniquot6423 yes! There's great wisdom in appreciating the brilliance of our ancestors with a modern twist and then sharing that brilliance with the rest of the world that has lost touch with their ways is fantastic! Sharing knowledge is one way to immortality - a part of you will live on in what you teach others. An teaching others how to cheaply filter their water, such a basic, yet absolute necessity, is a great thing, indeed!
Thank you from South Africa
Will definitely try making this water filter
Love it! I think you deserve a award or something
You were fortunate that you were able to find a flowerpot and bottom container that fit each other so well. That's really cool, Thanks
You mentioned cleaning the inside with colloidal silver. I would also clean the outside of the filtering pot with colloidal silver. And I like the idea of the silver coin in the pot too.
That's a good idea! someone else suggested cleaning it with vodka- that started a whole new conversation!
@@t.h.o.r. Do you spray it every time you fill the pot, or just the first time?
What an ingenious idea. I only wish I could buy one from you since I am a 72 year old disabled female who will never be able to make one or know of someone that would be willing to make me one. How clever because the store bought ones costs far too much for Social Security recipients. God bless you.💗🙏🏼
I think you can do it
I am 79 in the UK. I have the parts for a 2 bucket water filter but not yet assembled. Just hoping I won't need it but will have a go if and when. 2 food grade plastic buckets, a filter and a tap. Quite cheap. Saw it on a US lady pepper site. Good luck.
@@cynthiastogden7000 I have one of those. Two food grade buckets, two black Berkey filters and a spigot. It cost me 1/3 of what the actual Berkey was at the time.
i vote for stainless steal or glass for the holding tank. great information
yes, easy enough to find!!!
Do not STEAL it's a crime. Stainless Steel is what you're looking for
@@markylon😂😂😂😂😂
I don’t believe any plastic is safe for drinking.
@@markylon that's what my mom said
Clay filters like this have been employed for decades to produce clean water from a mud puddle. There are a lot of biochar vids out there, combining these two techniques could give a far superior product than arrives at most taps from a municipal water source.
@@WilliamHelstad you don't need to activate the biochar, it will have plenty of adsorption capacity already without steam activation.
@@WilliamHelstad The reality is tap water is nearly always better for you , Unless well maintained most if not all filters will re release or worse harbour a host of micro organisms , not all good . Any plastic will slightly contaminate water . You can use grey water for watering plants , fecal matter must be composted separately . pee around trees .
but is the trash can food grade...did he just re contaminate the water??
@@CarbonConscious one scientist proves that crushed heated charcoal wasn't nearly as good as activated charcoal, but said and proved it was often _good enough_ . Does municipal water filter out all of the meds Americans use? I think it doesn't.
@@WilliamHelstad I eat seaweed to get my micro-minerals, but a high fiber diet also helps gut microbiota process minerals better. If you're living on white flour with too little plant fibers, you r body can't use minerals from any source well enough.
It's totally normal for rural Aussies to collect rainwater off their roof in large 22500 litre tanks and drink it unfiltered. I really don't know what the fuss is about filtering it. I've been drinking unfiltered rain water from my tank, off my roof since 1996 and I have never been sick from it. Ditto all my neighbours. 🇦🇺
A former home turned museum in San Diego, California used a large sort of funnel made from a solid piece of rock. Rain water in, let it work it’s way through the rock, boom, you have drinking water.
Mind you, this is still a great idea.
I use rainwater for all types of things, but especially washing my hair. It makes my hair soft. After filtering and boiling my rainwater, I add cold filtered water to get the temp I like. I place the water in a camp shower bag ( Walmart, Amazon- several sizes 5, 10, and 20 gal) with a hose and spigot included, then open the tap and wash my hair. I fill 2. 5 gal bags. Keep extra water nearby and a funnel to refill the bag if needed.
I found this video to be very useful, and plan to make several for friends and family. Thank you so much.
"what we are doing here is drinking water from a rubbish bin." That struck as so way out but spoken in such a believable monotone I can't stop laughing!! Great vid! Thank you TinyHouse
I would love to see a lab report on the water from your filter. I recently saw a report that microscopic plastic is raining down in rain water. All filters eventually become clogged and need to be cleaned or replaced. Another lab report on the terracotta pot would be good to see just how much they are filtering over time.
Dennis Kenney - I was thinking the same thing. There's also other stuff/chemicals, etc. in the rain/skies that are coming down on us.
I'm interested in the lab report on the clay pots. Garden pots can contain heavy metals, including lead, and are not meant to be in contact with food. Or are these clay pots from food-grade clay?
Let the first 10 minutes of a downpour pass, the water from the sky is clean after that
why not do layers starting with sand, pebbles, charcoal? charcoal has the ability to absorb chemicals..
just put it into your oven at 500 fair and it will be renewed just remember to have it in oven when preheating and then just turn off over to ensure no thermal shock
I made a similar system. I used a 3 gallon stainless steel stock pot and on top I put a terracotta round bowl plant pot. I soaked a cork in colloidal silver and sprayed the interior and exterior of the terracotta bowl with it as well. For the lid, I just used the stock pot lid that came with it, It was almost a perfect fit and sits slightly inside the terracotta pot. I drilled a hole towards the bottom of the stock pot and inserted a stainless steel spigot. Total cost for all of it was around $35 U.S. I've had it for 4 years and so far it works perfectly. Where I live they don't add fluoride to the water system yet. But they are planning too. By then I hope to be on our property with a well and a creek and doing my own rain harvesting.
Great idea! 👍 What a genius 👏.
You might want to add the part in print to the film how you wash the pot every couple of months with the colloidal silver.Adding a silver coin like the Roman's did to kill germs is a good suggestion that was made as well.
I made a similar filter when I lived in Japan because we get a lot of typhoons. When the weather got bad, you just fill the bathtub up (no rainwater because of our high rise building) and with the gravity filter there was plenty of water for cooking and drinking plus you can still flush the toilet.
Hello Yamato, i live in the carribeans and hurricanes are a great problem here too, do you know if it can filter sea water?
Sea water has to be handled by distillation. Maybe alternatives could be rain barrels, location nearby freshwater, lakes, ponds, streams, etc. the issue with emergency water is parasites, bacteria, which these types of filters can remove. Desalination is generally energy intensive
I would much rather drink straight rain water than water that has been sitting in a bathtub! ;-)
Lol! You’ll have nothing to flush with when you get the shits 😂😂😂
How do you clean the terra? Eventually it would be clogged. I am thinking you can bake it to burn out the pores?
Thank you, I do appreciate your time to share your great idea. I'm from Brazil we do have the best water filter in the planet made of clay and 2 cylinder candles that needs to be washed with brown sugar to take the dirty out the clay.
When i was visiting Arizona i met a Native American man on the side of the road selling jewelry. I started talking to him about his culture and he told me how ancient natives would filter their water with clay. So it makes total sense that a terracotta pot would work. Thank you!
I think that a stainless steel canister like ice tea is served from in restaurants could be used, just add the clay pot and put the stopper in the hole. If you can't find that wood to make a stopper a rubber cork could probably be found at a restaurant supplier or a supplier for home brewing.
Good idea👍
Thanks for the rubber cork idea.
@@flowerchild777 thats what I was going to say...
Why not a natural cork cork, as he suggested? Like from a wine bottle??
Why not a natural cork cork, as he suggested? Like from a wine bottle??
Hello man, just watched you from France. It is a great idea ! I usually need ceramic filters for a water spring in my garden but also in my kitchen because the public water distribution system in my village is made of Asbestos pipes.....
So I thank you for sharing this fantastic idea.
Thanks for the video. The only ting I would change is the plastic. The only independent study done on plastic and liquids (done in the U.K.) showed that ALL plastic - regardless of the type - leaks plastic (BPAs) into water within 24 hours. All other so-called 'tests' were done by the manufacturers.
were the measurements significantly enough to cause harm? Because all of our food and ingredients have had at some point been in contact with plastic, metals, people, farts in the air, animals, insects, other chemicals.
@@danielvillegasgranado I find that to be the most ridiculous question anyone has ever asked me. Are you saying that because it's everywhere it's therefore safe? You look up the research, look up what petroleum plastics can do to your body, and decide for yourself what you want to do about it. I'm doing you a favor by warning you but I don't even know you, so I'm not here to make your decisions for you or spoonfeed you.
Worth spending money on the vessel. Glass ?
PP does not contain any BPA; but yeah personally id use something like a glazed ceramic or glazed steel pot as a collector, for aesthetics alone.
@@eelcohoogendoorn8044 You need to check your facts from someplace other than the manufacturers of PP. That's letting the fox guard the hen house.
Hello 🖐1st Time watcher from USA 🇺🇸and I love your ingenious water filter and esp the Colloidal Silver wash you gave it . Great idea !🥳 Going to make one . Thank you so very much 🙋♀️
Welcome aboard!
The problem is that ceramic doesn't filter out that many chemicals. Putting some activated carbon in there would help a lot with that. Some ion exchange material would help even further. Between the 3 filter mediums, you would filter out a fair amount. The colloidal wash is interesting, but if you have any scrap silver, you can just throw that in the water and it will help and just occasionally clean off the tarnish to refresh it.
Berkey admits to activated carbon and around 1oz of silver PER cylinder
He said he was using rain water, not tap water. Rain water has less chemicals in it. Unless you have you have those planes that spray chemicals in the sky, in your area. 😕
@@Momma_Tomma '..those planes that spray chemicals in the sky, in your area'.. i.e. the world!
@@Momma_Tomma
...if you are referring to chemtrails, those chemicals have a rather easy to remember name.
Water.
You may be confusing chemtrails with contrails
A BIG THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO .THIS IS JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS RIGHT NOW.
Just ran across your channel for the first time. Thanks for showing how to do this. I had wondered about a sustainable water filter and now I see how it can be done.
Glad I could help!
It's very common here in Brazil. Almost every house used to keep at least 1, but many swaped their old "filtro de barro" for a smaller plastic unit or a small water refrigerator. The filtering is still the same kind though (ceramic+activated charcoal+coloidal silver), which can be found in shops from every brazilian city. Funny thing is the "filtro de barro" (or clay filter, which is just a large clay pot to assemble all the parts mentioned in the video) is still better, cuz it provides high PH water and very cold temperature in a clean/atoxic enviroment and 0 energy cost. I got a 16 liters here in my house, but I just need to fill it once a day for all my family
Cool concept. Firstly, I want to say that if municiple water sources went to crap and became unavailable or unreliable I'd rely on this ASAP because it's simple, uses common parts and would likely be better than unfiltered water from any source available reliably. I would be actively sourcing a replacement, however.
That said, a couple things to note: 1. unglazed terra cotta should be sterilized before use and typically contain wildly varying pore sizes which may not prevent most waterborn pathogens from getting through. 2. plastic containers not designed for food prep and storage are usually made with binders and separaters that they absorb which can leach into the water the container stores; most of these compounds are aggressive carcinogens or can do significant damage to the liver and kidneys.
How would you sterilise the terra cotta?
@@honeybeeblossom5846 possibly h202 (hydrogen peroxide). Or colidol silver
Could you put it in boiling water to sterilize? Like 15 min?
Agreed. First thing I thought (after, brilliant!) was, but I’m not using plastic to catch it, especially not a trash bin. Ceramic and glass containers with spouts already on them are common at our thrift stores, so. Sterilizing the pot first also a stellar idea.
I was wondering if we could even make this more like a Berkey by adding layers in the pot, such as activated charcoal, clean sand, etc.
To those talking pathogens, we can always boil the water as well, before or after.
@@honeybeeblossom5846 oven
Thanks for your videos helping aware people prepare for difficult times ahead.
Thank you from across the ditch. 🙏
Thank you so much for this wonderful easy and clear tutorial. I used to have one of these filters in glazed ceramic with a stone in the middle, but after several moving it was broken 😔: Now with this instruction you gave us, we will be, for sure, able to have this wonderful kind of filter again.
Please receive my gratitude and blessings from Venezuela. 🥰
I wonder if the stone in the middle was clay. I saw one years ago. clay is the best at filtering everything big and microscopic out.
I kept waiting to see what filtering material went into the terra-cotta pot, like charcoal or whatever. Now i realize the terra-cotta itself IS the filtering material - I'm amazed and astonished, and a little bit frustrated that this isn't common knowledge - THANK YOU!
the colloidal silver is an excellent addition, you could also use a bigger pot for more capacity, i've seen some a couple feet across, & for water less pure then that what comes from the sky you could add a screen tray of activated carbon underneath the filter pot.
Top comment buddy! Thanks so much for contributing
Excellent. Ive been a prep-per for 40 years, have a off grid simple home in Michigan. Im currently in Canberra enjoying a stay in this hemisphere. I plan to build my water system from your design. Thank You!
Thanks for your instructional video. To make your hole at the bottom of the plastic bin use scissors, slowly increasing the spread of the blades until you have a hole just the right diameter. Used that process to make a hole in my outdoor water butt.
Good stuff! We purchased an AlexaPure (similar to a Berkey) last year and the improvement in our drinking water quality was immediate. Will never go back to straight tap water. This design looks very useful for fly-away or emergency uses, or a more permanent installation for a cabin.
Ive always lived rural and always been responsible for my own water. where I am now has town supply but I dont use it
Wonderful idea! Although, here in Arizona, we would die of thirst long before enough water fell from the sky to supply our needs. I think this would be a great way to filter out the calcium carbonate from our water and leave it tasting less like wall plaster ;-) Thank you!
@J.D. Ricks Have you ever seen a terra cotta flower pot with whitish 'stains' on outside? Chances are, that stain IS calcium leeched from the soil in the pot... it passes THROUGH the pot. That means the pot will be less effective at filtering calcium carbonate. The problem with this method of water filtering is, in general, there is no standard for 'pore size', filtering capability, nor heavy metal contamination for clay pots... there are the random safety recalls when a contaminated batch is discovered, but that is generally done AFTER significant human exposure occurs (clay pot manufacturers in the States are supposed to monitor this, but it is a
Basically, I will not trust a clay pot unless a decent chemical scan is done on it.
To assume this material is ONLY filtering-out is unwise. The exact makeup of the clay WILL VARY BY LOCALE, and can contain impurities. These impurities can leech out over time, and the process of water filtration can speed up this process.
For background, you can read about the problems encountered in ceramics made specifically for the storage of foods (which is supposed to be more highly regulated), then extrapolate the potential to the less-regulated flower pot industry :
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov / pmc / articles / PMC3127121
Bottom line is: the ceramic filters that are used in safe water-filtration devices are tested extensively for contaminants, and the ceramic pot clays are not. The pore size and filtration characteristics of actual water filters are well-defined, controlled, and verified. This is not the case for flower pots. It might be ok for a true emergency, but I would not want to drink from it on a regular basis unless I could personally inspect that specific clay's mineral/organic compound analysis.
Thats what I do at home, Your idea is so great, with ceramic it filters everything. Thank you for sharing that idea! We use ceramic filter at home. I have two. First one filter water from tap, the second one final filter a very clean water to drink and water for my coffee.
Omg. I’m so glad I found your channel.
I’m watching NZ from Israel in horror (we’re all in the same-ish boat, but still…).
Thank you for teaching us these amazing skills and stay free. ❤️🇮🇱
Welcome aboard, don't worry- you got this !
@@t.h.o.r. I made this water filtering system and the clay pot has been full of water for two days and nothing is seeping through the clay to the holding tank below. Do you know why this happened? It seems like my clay pot is not porous enough to allow the water to pass through. Is there anything I can do to promote seepage in this clay pot?
@@wharkins7773 is it unglazed?
I appreciate this video instruction.
The plastic bin is still plastic and I don’t trust it. Why can’t we use a glazed on the inside ceramic pot to hold the water and put a spigot in that? Also, in the USA I’m told that all clay pots and ceramic pots must not contain lead. Many of them are imported from places like Vietnam and Cambodia, South America, and other places, but they can’t be sold here if they contain lead. If that’s really being held as a rule, that’s great.but be sure to check what your rules are in your country because we don’t want lead poisoning.
I agree with the person who said to use glass or stainless steel for the holding tank. I think that’s wise.
Thank you for this video. You device looks like a simple, inexpensive answer to the question of questionable water.
I recall seeing something similar made by doulton Lambeth ceramic factory, it stood on counter top made of salt glassed ceramic and cleaned water like purification... Made circa 1880... Sold for £20 at auction ...around 1998 / 99......if you goggle it there's abundance of info on them... This is modern version.. very interesting.,. Thanks
. Thom in Scotland.
Actually, Berkeys are upgraded Doultons... Doulton filters were designed in England for the military... In 1972, a very smart fellow got the idea to license the doulton filter and add a few touches, and the Berkey was born ( the stainless steel has always been their containers) Sometime in 1990s; Berkey was sold to a "group" out of Arizona ( they were origionally from
Berkley, Calif) and that's who makes and sells them now (although, they are probably made in china; I don't know)
THANK YOU💖 I thought there was something similar already. Blessings
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
Doulton are still making ceramic water filters - a bit more sophisticated than this, & a bit more expensive. But excellent! (This is what I use myself - the Berkey is not the only option for a gravity fed water purification system.)
Just check it for lead because it's only recently that lead is tested for.
Your video came up on my feed and sprung hope in my wee Scottish heart. ❤🤣🤣 because no way can I afford to buy those water filters either. Thanks so much. Liked & subbed. I'll enjoy working my way through your other podcasts and gaining knowledge I didn't have. With the filter I can work things into my tight state pension budget. Those plant pots you have I already have at home. 😊👍
Tiny house and off grid resources: if you put a ceramic pot underneath that instead of plastic, the water will stay cold. This is technology that tribal cultures and South America have been using for centuries at least.
I’m glad to know your hack. I’ve been thinking about throwing my own pottery water reservoir fitted with a terra-cotta insert for the top for the express purpose of filtering water and keeping it cold, and lid. I considered using commercially-available terra-cotta pots, but couldn’t be sure that locally-available pots didn’t contain toxins, as they’re not locally made. As a potter, I know that some clays can have ingredients in them which renders their finished product unsafe for use with food and beverages. But the fact that you’re doing this means you’ve probably thought this through already and had it checked. Perhaps I don’t need to wait until I’ve got time to make my own set from Clay. This would be a great time saver.
Thank you for sharing this fantastic idea!
Hi there, most of the time it is the type of glaze that makes the pots toxic (like in Tjechoslowakia). Perhaps using the hand of salt methode to glaze (making it shiny blue :) They do this in Holland,
Thank you for your honest facts about toxins in terra-cotta planters.
@@yliberal6355 : I wish to be clear. I’m not saying that I know of a certainty that there are toxins in the clay that is used in locally-available pots; rather, that I am concerned that there could be toxins in the clay. After all, they are not made locally, so it is difficult to check out the clay body that has used, coupled with fact that the manufacturers of these pots made them specifically to hold plants as opposed to coming into direct contact with a water supply for human consumption.
I have not had these wares tested, although I know of a certainty that there are both clays and glazes that are not recommended for use in the manufacture of wares that will come in contact with food or beverages, particularly acidic ones. I think before I use this idea, it would be smart to look into it just a little further, to be certain. :)
Where have you been all my life? I was looking at those Berky filter on Amazon but where the heck would I get 300 us dollars plus duties to import that. Those swayer squeeze and other look like jokes to me. But this is so easy. Thank you for the info. You just earn a subscriber.
Sawyer is actually a pretty good company. I've hiked all up and down the US west coast using a sawyer mini to filter pretty much everything from rainwater off my tarp to dirty runoff downriver from a city and never had any issues other than my girlfriend not liking that it's not a carbon filter and insisting on bringing flavorants when we go on weeklong fishing trips in the mountains.
@@mtnbkr5478 Sawyer will filter everything but chemicals to a manageable level, two thumbs up on this idea.
Perfect video. Thank goodness I found your clip B4 I actually ordered those ceramic filters from Amazon.
Have been searching for food grade buckets.
You've saved me so much effort.
Great ideas‼ thanks much‼
The bakeries throw away food grade buckets that contained icing and batter; And the oil at fast food places are food grade. Just ask them to save for you. Home Depot and Lowes sell them, but the're pricey.
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” Charles Dickens
In warm, dry climates you can use ceramics like terra cotta to get evaporative cooling of the water in addition to the filtration. Great video! Well done. As an environmental engineer I approve. However, if you want to remove organics you will also need an activated (charcoal) carbon filtration bed as well. But since you are using rain water, organics would be of minimal concern. Thank you for sharing.
How's he collecting all that rain water? Off the roof, birds, moss , what's it made of?
Excuse the ignorant here, what do you mean organics? Viruses? I know Brita filters don't catch these because they're too small, I guess very few filters catch these, that's probably why we use chemicals? But I don't understand what this method filters and doesn't filter, and why it matters. Thanks!
Organic chemicals are a class of chemicals that contain carbon atoms bound to other atoms of varying elements through covalent bonds, such as the cells in your body or chemicals like gasoline or benzene. A lot of these organic liquids have molecule sizes that are close to or smaller than water, such that they will permeate any barrier that water permeates. Activated carbon (charcoal) has a unique property in that it has a very high surface area to weight ratio (950 to 2000 square meters of surface area per gram of activated carbon). This allows activated carbon to absorb various organic compounds and remove them from the air or water. This is why gas masks designed to remove organic vapors use activated carbon as part of the filter.@@pierrex3226
@pierrex3226 organics are soluble organic large molecules from breakdown of plant and animal matter, look at water from peaty soil, its sort of brown, that stuff. They react with chlorine making THMs (trihalomethanes) , feed bacteria in biofilms, can taste (eg geosmin) funny at tiny concentrations. It's difficult to measure define , total organic carbon TOC , DOC (dissolved organic carbon). If you really lucky than you could have BTEX (benzene toluene ethylbenzene xylene) from oil field, coal deposits , petrol tank leaks, dumping waste.
Finally! Somebody said “Actually, you’ll be seeing me! 😂 I’m always saying “No you won’t see me, I will see you” LOL!
All kidding aside, I just wanted to say thank you and God bless you for sharing this information! When you’re on SSDI and it’s hard to justify buying all this bottled water every month (at least I’m keeping the bottles and turning them in for cash so they can be recycled) because I can’t drink the tapwater in the apartment and I can’t afford a Berkey water filtration filtration system and even a knock off I’ve seen with 5 gallon buckets is costly for me as well Because he still have to buy the Berkey filter’s which are expensive! But THIS I can afford! Thank you from the bottom of my heart ♥️ from Idaho USA!
Berkey doesnt clean the water. Not even 20%. Zero water is 39.00 u.s. and cleans 100% or 99.99 for lawyers.
Yes and another person commented to keep a piece of silver in the bottom of the container that makes a lot of sense too.
Absolutely Super! I love it. I've been looking at how to make my own water filter and also how to make water from moisture / air for the simple reason, just as you said 'of the dark times we are living in and what's to come in the near future'.. Your invention is the best and so simple and inexpensive. For this reason I have just subscribed and downloaded this video. I'm definitely going to look into your other videos now. Thank you so very much. Be blessed in your work!!
I just came across his channel as well and can't wait to check out his other content, also just subscribed.🤗 I'll be making one of these too
Me, too!! Friends have a Berkee-it’s great, but I can’t afford it!!-this is in line w/that🙌🏼
@@christinelangin7209 .. I bought one before I watched this video, what a waste of money. Now I'll tell my family, friends, and acquaintances "not to buy it" for it's not only very expensive but the spigot is always leaking and a lot of filtered water is wasted which means I have to get another good spigot plus I had a lot of other problems so watched YT to check out on this "Berkey System" - what a crock" - most people have so many different problems with it. I truly regretted buying it. However, I am thankful I found this video and bless this man for sharing his wonderful idea. Yes, I'm going to make this W/Filter, I have a deep HDPE new bucket but need that flower pot to fit in well. I also need that pc of cypress wood and hope this gentleman can sell it to me.
@8Truth Seeking .. Thank you but I like this gentleman's idea and I'll go with it. The HDPE buckets I bought are about 7yrs ago for food storage, good quality made in Canada so I don't believe there is gra ph ene in it. I am researching and learning to go all-natural.
Air is as TOXIC as WATER !
This is a really brilliant design. One of the best I’ve seen so far. However, there is no accounting for chemicals. All desolved solids and chemicals like heavy metals will go right through the pores of the ceramic that’s why you need some type of carbon block filtering. In an emergency tho….
Yep, Arsenic Pb Cd .....carbon also may not remove. That's why they add chemicals to convert soluble metals to insoluble OZONE ,permanganate, then aluminium ferric to absorb
That said ceramic membranes are the next big thing look them up
@@yesihavereadit I have been using the carbon block and arsenic/lead after filters in my Berkey. (City water five miles away tested over EPA standards for arsenic, but I’m in a different sand) I haven’t tested my water yet, but that’s next.
What's a good way to source charcoal suitable for water filtration? I've been using Brita filters but that's largely out of sheer ignorance.
@@pierrex3226 making decent activated carbon from biomass is pretty easy
Spot on awesome, we're repurposing folks in north america, I'm super jazzed to copy your water system! Right down to the cypress bung. Brilliant!
I like your use of a colloidal silver wash on the inside of the filter pot. Have you ever seen the food cooler/refrigerator made by placing a metal or glazed pot inside a much larger terracotta unglazed pot tat has been filled with wet sand/sawdust mux and topped with a Styrofoam lid? It works by transpirational cooling and can keep even lettuce fresh
I was just thinking about that concept when I read your comment
Hi. I just found your channel and find it very useful. Due to the rising inflation, I am sure we will need these ideas to be applied in Europe.
I myself live in a tiny apartment als all ideas I find somewhere else are just for people with acres of land or giant houses.
Thank you so much for your ideas for tiny homes. Best regards, Lior
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for taking your time out to make these videos. I've learned many things that i would never have known how to do if it weren't for you & your videos!! I love being just a little more self reliant & a little less reliant on anyone else. You rock!!
Glad to help Liz 😊
Berkey hasn't had the black folter available for 2 years. I am happy to see this video! Thanks.
I use the same terracotta pots for heating, with candles underneath. My grandads concoction his used in the green house to stop it freezing over. 👍
Thank you for sharing this. I live in Germany where everyone seems to not trust tap water and instead buy expensive bottled water or use a Brita system. I personally found the Brita seemed to be gather bacteria in the canister which had me quickly abandoning the system. I was bracing myself to invest in the expensive tower system you mentioned but had also been wondering if there wasn’t a cheaper alternative. RUclips algorithm was paying attention.
Hi, Nice video, and it may work for filtering the clean rainwater, but if you want to filter tab water, you would have a problem with filtration of the solved chemicals in the water if there is any:
Your clay pot water filter only can absorb some particles from the water, but not the solved chemicals of the water!
In order to absorb some of the solved chemicals from the water, you should at least use active charcoal for the filtration too!
Also porous of the clay pot will be clogged after a while and you need to replace the pot with a new one every few months!
If you use the active charcoal, it also has to be replaced with the new active charcoal every few months.
The frequency of replacing the clay pot and the active charcoal depends on the volume of the water filtration and the pollution of the water.
I agree. This doesnt show that even this clay pot as a filter will still need replacing. Pours in these pot will stop filtering after several months of heavy use even with clean water
It's still a very good idea. The charcoal is an added plus and a uvc light attached to the inside of the cover for micrograms and viruses if there ever were a contamination.
God bless you.
Very good and easy to make idea. Another simplistic natural water filter could be built by layering sand, gravel, rock in that order from botton to top, each about 10cm deep. And as the water goes through each level it gets filtered. This will last longer. Also add more layers of natural material, like activated char coal, different varieties of stones of varying thickness.
One must boil or sanitize all those ingredients prior to assembly.
Hello from Australia. Absolutely brilliant idea and design. So simple. Would be interesting to build a test rig version to see how effective the system is, and if any other filtration media such as silver, charcoal, or even sand needed to be added or not. In these trying times it's hard to know if you can trust the rain from the sky. I'm using a blue barrel off the carport with a $40 caravan inline to filter the water. Just can't drink the town water makes me feel dehydrated and taste like a swimming pool.
Yes! I tell my daugher that coffee at her place tastes like spa pool water!- I cant get it closer to my face than about two feet. It stinks!
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Nice video but it's better to use pottery to hold the water, which is very common in Bangladesh.
This video seriously made my day! Everything about it! Great knowledge to pass on. I'm forever thankful 🙏🏻💯
Personally I would add a layer of activated charcoal to remove many chemical compounds that may be dissolved in the water. Perhaps nesting two clay pots with the layer of activated charcoal between them may filter out particulate materials and dissolve chemicals before drinking. Colloidal silver is an effective disinfect but too much can cause physical problems.
That amount of silver won't harm anyone, even if it was the size that could, which it won't be if you know what you're doing.
Health issues from the little CS he used? Hardly. (1) The amount required to coat the inside of his device should be very small - much smaller than the volume *regularly* consumed by CS health advocates. (2) Ceramic water filters, like the one he described, filter stuff down to at least 5 microns, sometimes to 0.2 microns or smaller (look it up).
(3) Claims by colloidal silver retailers of tiny particle size are very biased - greatly exaggerated because they want to sell more product. Independent lab testing shows that *actual* particle size of *most* colloidal silver products are significantly larger than advertised - from 9 times up to 1000 times. It depends on the product. But certain popular products consisted of particles that are mostly 6 microns or larger.
(4) The warnings and adverse effects of CS published by journals and government sources are suspect because they're biased. Short of outlawing it, they've been doing everything they can for decades to discourage use. Even the most ardent supporters of the medical industry *has to acknowledge* the huge amount of lobbying done by the pharmaceutical industry and the money and influence they have. The cynics say it like it is: collusion, if not corruption.
I haven't been able to buy any Colloidal Silver lately, Walmart isn't selling it neither is Walgreen's.
Thank you Ozzy! From Pommy Johnny! You are a genius! That's SO delightful in its simplicity.
I heard that if one puts ash from a fire into a plastic tub and leaves that in the sun it will kill off germs in even the dirtiest water? But, how nice one can give it an extra filter with a ceramic plant pot just to be sure it doesn't have any nasty bits in!
Super informative other comments! Leaching out acetates and lead in the clay is so uber! And, obrigado to Jose and Claudia in Brazil, so fascinating to learn that you beautiful savvy folk use these techniques as norm! Fantasti-fabulosa! Fantabulous! :)
You could also add activated charoal between two coffee filters inside pot.does it filter out radon and arsenic?
wow- thanks for that
This is complicated. Simply passing water through a bit of activated charcoal is not enough. In order for filters to work, they do one of two primary things: 1. Physically block bad things from getting through but allowing the water through or chemically bonding bad things in the water onto, typically carbon, in the filter. In order for the bonding action to take place, the water has to come into contact with the carbon, which means there needs to be some dwell time and distance. This is why so many cheap filters do not remove much. A good compressed charcoal block is necessary in many cases. The problem with loose activated charcoal between coffee filters is that there can be water channels that develop between the charcoal which will allow the water through unfiltered. I saw one analysis of charcoal filters and it determined that with loose charcoal, the water would have to travel through 6 feet of charcoal in order to adequately filter the water. So, if you are going to do this, and I recommend it, you would want to create a tube that has the coffee filter(or similar) at each end and a pretty significant amount of activated charcoal in between. The exact length depends on a few things but for a loose media filter you can likely get by with about 10" if it is not too coarse. Powdered would likely only require 4 inches or so. Again, many variables.
Activated charcoal is OK against Organic pollutants but probably not against metallic and anorganic components…
Would all of the water have to actually flow through the tube or would it be enough for the the tube to simply be placed into the water in center of the pot?
@@Goody2shzToo Flow through. If want any reasonable chance of filtering the particles have to come in contact with the carbon so they can bond. Just sticking it in the pot would takes weeks to have the same effect a good filter with water flowing through it would do in minutes.