Alexander Michael Where did you get that information? I’m not trying to sound rude but if that were true, pumping water from the ground would be just as bad. But that’s not the case. Calcium carbonate neutralizes acid. Calcium carbonate doesn’t come out of a scientist lab, it comes from natural sediments found in stone, fossils, limestone etc. this type of system works perfect for balancing the ph levels of the water. We have been using a two large concrete cistern system with essentially the same materials since 1993. Our public health inspector claims our water is cleaner than city water
@@davidmuffoletto3853 it's old info.from the 70s, Aircraft and their pollutants,fossil fuels car emissions,etc, go into our atmosphere,and stay there for a very long time,when it rains,study shows,a cocktail of pollutants,that are acidic,this,acid falls on the earth,and on us,hence acid rain,scientists have known of it for years,but it's now,Brushed under the carpet and from public attention.
this is great little over engineered from others i have seen on youtube . but thats awesome cause it cleans the water better . and i agree with you brad but what i would really like to see is this kind of thinking along the river ways that are already dammed up . sure it would cost a little bit and there would be three or four levels of dam walls but the out come would be cleaner water at a very great level . cleaner streams and water ways . humans destroyed our water ways with sewage and toxic waste its up to us to clean up our mess . the only way that will happen is stricter laws against water waste and mass water filtration plants . it would be alot easier then trying to send people to mars for god sake .
I had a aquaculture business in Florida growing salt water LiveRock. Corals,pink coralline algae etc... each rock had over 500 species of life on it. We built reefs out of a100% calcium carbonate rock in the Atlantic Ocean & the Gulf of Mexico. We used a lot of charcoal in our filtration system of about 3,000 gallons. We use to recycle the charcoal by cooking it on cookie sheets in the oven at a preset heat and time. It was then sterile again for reuse. We hardly ever added new charcoal except over time from what spilled or turned to dust. We did this at least a dozen times and never replaced it with new. We kept extra charcoal only to replace very small amount lost charcoal from handling. It never went bad. Don’t remember the temperature or time length of heated oven. But I’m sure you can google it. Hope this may help. Great video, and love & compassion for human life. If everyone that watched this did something to make two other people’s life better, and those two did two more and so on..???? “What a Wonderful World it would be”. Right..??? just saying? Mahalo, & Aloha: Ron
I love y’all. My kinda folks. There is no better feeling than sharing with others and seeing the joy in their eyes. Man… that’s some gooood stuff there. Wish y’all were close enough to share some of these homegrown green tomatoes I just fermented. Onion powder, garlic, smoked paprika and pickling salt. 5 days. 😮 so gooood!!!
Hi Jon! We found this video several months ago and built the water filter based on your instruction to solve our clean water issue in our small town in Bolivia. We also made a video about it! Just wanted to say THANK YOU! To you and Josh Kearn. Amazing work. Life changing. Keep up the wonderful videos.
@@timisaac8121 we did get it working but are doing some upgrades including putting coiled copper wire and looking to put a uv light in the top of the last tank. We will post up any additional learnings. Pea gravel is pea sized stones. We also removed the mesh from the top of the third tank as there was an accumulation of algae there. Probably caused by some organic matter (grass) in the charcoal. We scooped out any charcoal that floated
@@Kaiwaipermaculturebolivia TY for kind reply! Yes, to UV light- My friend use that and completely gives them peace of mind. Very interesting of your success- Perhaps you will upgrade more as you expand. It is a very worthy project.
@@MrMadalien we cut a whole in the lid large enough to house a pipe that in turn could house the light. Sealed it all. Using town electricity. 5 minutes every morning.
This is so wonderful and brilliant, thank God for Freedom. Im a trained Chemical Engineer and Molecular Biochemist this is just good Science. Thank You from the USA.
Question: how does it filters/eliminates bacteria, virus, protozoa, chemicals? If it can't filter/eliminate the ones above, can we consider it safe or practical?
Frank Smith if you watched the video properly, Professor John Kern developed this “primitive” system for his graduate thesis. He spent years testing it in various labs including Bangkok and Colorado. He essentially developed and improved this system in university. He needed post “college” education to do this properly and efficiently. And by the way, quoted words are the ones you misspelled in your comment. You’re welcome.
To make your charcoal change easier, you could use the screen netting to make bags to hold the charcoal. When it comes time to change the charcoal, just take the bags out, empty them and refill with fresh char, and put them back in tank 3.
@@whyistheworldsowicked there are videos here on RUclips, just search charcoal making. There are methods for making small to large batches using different methods. Good luck to you👍
Clean and edible water is a big business. By doing your method I'm sure the big company will close down. We are been fools by them by buying their product in order for them to survive and be rich... Thanks a million to you by sharing this value knowledge...
it's always great that knowledge like this is shared, but the rest of you statement is really naive - 1. not all people could make this 2. not all places have frequent rainfall 3. rain is seasonal 4. not all people could maintain systems like this 5. business will just turn into selling drums/pipes
Faruk, what is wrong with providing a service or product people want, like bottled drinking water? If they don't want to buy it they can make it themselves. Nobody forces anybody to buy bottled water. But many, many people are too lazy to learn a method like this and construct a water purification system on their own. So they prefer to buy bottled water. Does that make the companies providing the bottled water evil?
@@digitalian99 Dig down 13 ft or until you hit water. That is how we do it in the USA. We dig wells too. A deep well doesn't need to be filtered. All the ground it goes under filters it. Clean of chemicals too.
Farzuk Rahmad I saw a documentary once with Penn & Teller the comedians/magicians and the topic was drinking water, they showed how some companies were literally filling the bottled water they were selling from a tap. Just imagine people were actually paying for tap water that was being bottled and resold, lol.
This is such an ingenious setup. Very precise step-by-step instructions ... Given to the world for free ... I wish with all my heart that I could come meet you all. There is just so much here to be thankful for. You are all a gift to the world. My deepest respect and gratitude for your wonderful videos! I cannot, not for the first moment, imagine why anyone would touch the 'thumbs down' button. I just don't understand that. There is just SO MUCH here to be grateful for¡
Nice! i am a licence civil engineer and master plumber as well, still, i am amazed of the complete details of this video. I will be also doing this one! Thanks for the infos, More power and more videos to share!
Do you think a smaller version of the system could be built? Like with 60 litre barrels perhaps? If so would we need to change some specs? Unfortunately I am not a handy or techy at all, your engineering and plumbing skills appreciated in advance for a response. Thanks
@@atharkhan8190 I have seen systems similar to this in 1 barrel, and in 3, stacked 5-gallon buckets. Also many other variations. This 4 barrel system is more thorough in cleaning the water.
First time here.This is one very intelligent men.I learn something great.A lot of poverty countries in Africa need too use this method in those villages.I enjoy the knowledgeable resources you teach us Sir.Salute Too you Thank You.👍🏾🙏🏾
Everywhere in Africa doesn’t have clean,and you call clean water,because we have billion dollar sewerage ,& water boards system.Energy efficiency is very weak in Africa.It’s big difference ma men.Most of Africa’s gully’s are infected with garbage everywhere because people don’t care and neither their governments.
I'm happier listening in English, thanks for your consideration to educate us all those that follow you from English speaking countries, will continue sharing your contents 🙏👌
Great tips I love it, thank you so much for sharing this, it is very educational and I hope many people will watch this great video that will be very useful and full of benefits 😀
This kind of filter is very similar to the kinds of filters used for aquariums. The basic principles are the same, it's only the materials that vary slightly. For anyone trying to replicate this, I recommend looking into what's being done in the aquarium hobby to get some inspiration
honestly after viewing it, i am now installing my own water filtration system using this simple technology. im almost 70% complete ready. structure is being built and materials have been procured.. will post soon after i have installed it.
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I was searching for idea to reuse my house wasted water and I found my solution into thia video, definitely i will work on this system and will feed back to you... Thx for idea and easy setup. Most of people should reuse there house waste water instead of running waste water to sewage... I want to spread this easy setup to our society.... In India this will really help. If someone not want to drink this water at least they can use for bathroom floor cleaning plants etc
Grateful for having shared the great idea put into action and helping people around the world to be able to get their own clean drinking water for only a few cents per month. Thank you again
Love from DR..🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴 2nd time I watched it lost the cideo 2 years ago finally found it and saved it tto my playlist... Humble man God bless you...
Here in Africa, a similar build will soon be used on a rain-water collection system. People take clean water for granted, but sure miss it when it's scarce.
Hi in Westren Europe most people take clean drinking water for granted. Many years ago they asked an old woman on tv what was the thing she would choose if she just could keep one modernity's that had come into common peoples household lives during her lifetime; she answered ''running water'.
The earth need more someone like you. May God Bless You More Sir Jon! We are so grateful for this very helpful and informative knowledge you've shared... 🥰🥰🥰 MORE VIDEOS Please...
A simple, effective and cheap way to treat water. I live in Spain away from mains water supply, so a solution like this will be essential in our summer months as we filter water from a borehole with high sulphur content. Thanks for the video and greetings from Aragon, Spain!
Amazing content brother!! This will help a lot of people out! This make you wonder why it’s illegal to do this here in the United States. They want us relying on the government for our food and water supply But regardless of that I am still going to do this!
We used to practice this Rocks, Gravel, Sand and Charcoal technique in NE India, it works quite well. The Way he build his Filter is so professional and I bet you can use it for ages without any major problem. Good job👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
God bless you Jon your team aseell ad for educating , l'm in Africa the continent with luck of pure drinking water so l hope this gonna be best and easy methods of treating water, thanks
Can you illustrate it in a detailed drawing which drums are the sands, stones,gravel , charcoal and how are the drums connected properly, from inlet to outlet of water
This is really great! Love the idea of proper natural water filtration. Moving away from buying plastic bottled waters and I feel MUCH better then tap water.. I don’t believe we are meant to be drinking unnatural tap water with chemicals like Chlorine and fluoride and any other unknown chemicals the government puts in tap water. But one thing I really don’t like… (but toldally understand why it’s used and how difficult it would be with out it) is… PLASTIC… I hate the use of so much plastic.. Plastic barrels, pipe fittings, gaskets etc. I am trying to move away completely from using plastics to drinking water. As of right now I am Bottling my own drinking water from a local spring I know here in Northern California In only glass bottles and jugs no plastics. my personal favorite of use is vintage freshly Cleaned glass jugs and bottles that I ether found out on my adventures or was given. I use corks aswell no plastic tops or anything.
Of all plastics High density poly ethylene is quite stable and that's what drums and water tanks are often made of. It is heating plastics that releases toxicities. Your concern of exposure to HDPE plastics I feel is unwarranted but each to there own.
@@hopefilledsinner3911 Polypropylene is also very safe. PVC, on the other hand, is one of the most dangerous plastics to use with anything you eat or drink, due to its vinyl chlorides that make up the plastic -- terribly ironic that it's so common in moving around water.
We are surrounded by so many unhealthy diets and food that "chlorine "is a drop in the ocean. In Cyprus the water from dams after is cleaned and chlorinated ,is driven to houses. This is what I drink.
your way is the same as my parents' era. we used charcoal, sand, palm fiber, gravel or pumice stone. this method is used from generation to generation in Indonesia in areas with poor water quality. now rarely use it. water availability is better than before.
Yes, my father assembled this type of water filter, when was a kid. You describe the materials...it brought back the memory of it. I have been searching for this and final I found this clip with very details information on how to. 👍
What an amazingly simple setup I live off grid so would have to modify it to gravity feed or install 12V pump.Again great upload I see a few comments below picking the idea to pieces I wonder if they have ever built anything so useful and simple that could provide clear water to a village of people that need it.
I've Seen dozens and dozens of diy water filter videos over the years. And this is probably the first one I've seen that recommended washing and cleaning the sand/gravel before placing in the filter. (Though, admittedly, many will just put the materials in a container of their choice and flush water through until it's clear anyways). I prefer this hands on assurance. Great vid!
What an amazing video and it was so clearly explained. I am amazed that you only have to change the charcoal once every two to three years!! That is amazing. Thanks for the video. I may do this in the Bahamas.
Thank you so much brutha, you are very humble man not looking for attention or glory, you only want to share and help, Yahweh bless you and your family
this is a gift to a Kenyan. I have a borehole, 4 tanks, charcoal, sand, gravel, land....and I buy drinking water!!!!! I will start this filteration system and post!
This is what I followed. My water source had too much dissolved materials which when came in contact with air after 1st tank became brown. It settled as a layer over sand filter tank clogging it quickly. I improvised the original design by introducing airator to the pumpset output (input to tank with float valve is airated) and adding a second tank between the tank with float valve and sand filter tank. This new tank has a bottom water intake and top outlet. New tank should have a valve for drainage at the bottom like that of the tank with float valve. It contains bottom layer of pebbles to a level that covers the inlet and drain, next metal chips almost 1' to 1.5', followed by sand. Each layer separated by green net. I now just have to open the drainage valves of the first two tanks at regular intervals to avoid clogging.
hi.It would be very helpful if you say whats your tank size and motor speed? your tank get full in how many minutes? I'm thinking about making the same thing for my home cause Iron remove plant is so costly in my country. And my tank is 1000 litres which get full by 30 minutes { and i need 4 tank each day} so would this types of container can bear the water speed, like won't spill out!
Thank you for sharing this free DIY making a water filter. This can help us a lot because everyday we need potable water for cooking ang drinking. God bless...
There is a HUGE difference between filtered water and purified water. I harvest rain water in Puerto Rico. It goes through a filtration system before I distilled it. Then I use UV WATER STERILIZERS for my water storage tanks. Been doing this for several years now. My reason for this is due to my health issues with my kidneys and the Municipal Water Supply which has caused significant damage to my kidney.
Love the design, and the step by step assembly of the system. My only reservation for this setup was the centre tube for free movement of the set floated valve. It felt like an unintended bypass for the water which could reduce the filters effectiveness (Though I guess the reduced effectiveness would be minimal). I saw your concrete design which did address this issue with a separate float area from the filter. Maybe a larger diameter pipe for the float to sit inside and the top of the pipe could reach above the water line to simulate it's concrete counterparts method. Other than that I want to make one. Can just see my wife rolling her eye's at me.
I came across this video by chance while shopping for a water filtration system as an end-user. Although it is not my domain, I couldn't but be touched by how simple techniques (vs. advanced technologies) can be put for the service of humanity - here in rural/remote areas. It is a beautiful example of how humans can help add real value to own and each other's lives, in simple ways and without complicating an already complex existence.
I have seen several videos about biosand filters, this one spreads the layers over different barrels. Great idea and highly informative. I see 28.000-ish likes, 1.200.000-ish views at a 46.200 subscribers´ channel. Great job and it is positive that people watch this too. :-)
Jon thank you for sharing your knowledge to get free safe clean filtered water. May many come to know and enjoy the most basic and essential necessity of Life.
Thank you Sir for having this video on utube, hope I can replicate them in time because nowadays life is getting harder for living,and thank you of your humble presentation in details... "Mabuhay" 🇵🇭
If you add a module to remove nitrates, sulfate and phosphate by using transparent pipes uses sunlight, since you have ample space, then send it to inlet, it will be real good. Already, whatever you are doing is just great. I wish you all the best.
One of the Absolute BEST VIDEOS ON yt THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND SHOWING SO IMPORTANT ONLY THING MORE IMPORTANT WOULD BE KNOWING THAT ALMIGHTY GOD WANTS US TO KNOW AND RECEIVE HIS SON JESUS CHRIST WHO IS LIVING WATER
This is a very informative video. Can you tell us that it also removes the yellowness and smell of water and we request you to tell us step by step what to put in the first tank and what to put in the second tank. And what is in the third tank and also the order of water, from which tank the water should go
Wow this is very informative video, one of the best videos in youtube ever. Thanks for uploading this ..it will help plenty of communities around the world specially those in remote areas to have sustainable clean and safe dringking water. Again so much THANKS and please up-load more videos of similar importance.God Bless.
Fantastic. Thank you very much for your time and help with this. I have been wanting a good filtration system like this. I have the totes but just have not started. This was extremely helpful!!
I remember back in 1993 when on duty in Cambodia we had a system like this built for a local that was working with us. Works slick. Used huge clay pots instead of plastic drums.
@Sheep dog .. You said exactly what I was thinking... Clay-->good. Plastic-->problem. Such big containers could be difficult in clay. Maybe stainless steel would be better. I attended a talk years ago with a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. She mentioned that (at that time) there were ca. 80,000 kinds of patented material coming from petroleum. 4,000 of them had been tested and found to produce carcinogenic substances. I do not trust plastic water containers at all.
@@Suthrngal We used clay pots because they were abundant and easy to manufacture in Cambodia in 1993. The pots also held quite a bit more water than these plastic drums. They were huge. Back then there was no push for the reduction in petroleum-based products like there s today. That in itself makes them superior would you not agree.
Simple and clean approach and a precise to the point video. Superb! This should become common practise, people use RO water without realising its actually harmful, it brings down TDS to extremely low level and is slightly acidic, both not a good thing, use rain water with these kinds of filters or just use build rainwater after collecting it in an underground tank (u can use a similar filter system like in the video) and boil and drink it, voila!!
Thank you for having this on video. I’d been thinking about this water filter but don’t know how the layers would be. We have plenty of rain water that just go to waste. This will be a big help. Thank you again.
Very interesting. Our water source is " free flowing water" but oftentimes is dirty with very fine sand. I made a simple water filter also with charcoal and did not removed the fine dust, it resulted to choke the water. So, I remove the dust, and water continuesly flowing. Thank you for this video, i will make it 4 barrels and follow your system. Thank you very much
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this extremely important matter and specially now when clean water shortage is wreaking havoc all over the world. Blessings to you and may you live a long, happy life.
this water system have learned by student of Indonesia such as me, when we was study at elementary school, at 1982-1988. thanks for remembering me. love it...
This is just a suggestion, but if the water source have lots of contaminants, I think it's better to put vortex filter first before the rest. It will makes cleaning the filter easier and prevent the filter from being 'clogged' by contaminants. I think some Koi hobbyists also done the same with their pond filter, though they usually don't put active carbon (because it's too pricey and need to be replaced regularly) and use zeolite instead.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. We live in Botswana which is 75% Kalahari dessert. I assume this method also works for cleaning rainwater. Your are very much appreciated! Chris
My next project, enough of the plastic bottled water. Thank you for the info. It's back to basic, the materials are easy to find or purchase. The instruction is clear.
This system was used in ancient India, the difference is 5 brass pots were used for the system. All the pots were place on top of each other with very tiny holes on each portion except the bottom pot. It was a potable system. Some people still use the system
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I live off-grid and rely on rainwater. this filter system is just what I need. I plan on spreading this information to more people. Many thanks!
Does rain water also need to be filtered this way? Isn't rain water already "clean"?
Your playing a game with your long term health.
@@synchr0nic0 Rubbish,you cannot filter Acid,one needs specialist equipment from a lab.
Alexander Michael Where did you get that information? I’m not trying to sound rude but if that were true, pumping water from the ground would be just as bad. But that’s not the case. Calcium carbonate neutralizes acid. Calcium carbonate doesn’t come out of a scientist lab, it comes from natural sediments found in stone, fossils, limestone etc. this type of system works perfect for balancing the ph levels of the water. We have been using a two large concrete cistern system with essentially the same materials since 1993. Our public health inspector claims our water is cleaner than city water
@@davidmuffoletto3853 it's old info.from the 70s, Aircraft and their pollutants,fossil fuels car emissions,etc, go into our atmosphere,and stay there for a very long time,when it rains,study shows,a cocktail of pollutants,that are acidic,this,acid falls on the earth,and on us,hence acid rain,scientists have known of it for years,but it's now,Brushed under the carpet and from public attention.
Thank you Jon! I am an environmental geoscientist in Canada and I very much enjoyed your video. The world needs more solutions like this
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this is great little over engineered from others i have seen on youtube . but thats awesome cause it cleans the water better . and i agree with you brad but what i would really like to see is this kind of thinking along the river ways that are already dammed up . sure it would cost a little bit and there would be three or four levels of dam walls but the out come would be cleaner water at a very great level . cleaner streams and water ways . humans destroyed our water ways with sewage and toxic waste its up to us to clean up our mess . the only way that will happen is stricter laws against water waste and mass water filtration plants . it would be alot easier then trying to send people to mars for god sake .
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@@servicingiq possible to show how it works any RUclips reference?
Hey Brad, Will mineral charcoal work?
I had a aquaculture business in Florida growing salt water LiveRock. Corals,pink coralline algae etc... each rock had over 500 species of life on it. We built reefs out of a100% calcium carbonate rock in the Atlantic Ocean & the Gulf of Mexico. We used a lot of charcoal in our filtration system of about 3,000 gallons. We use to recycle the charcoal by cooking it on cookie sheets in the oven at a preset heat and time. It was then sterile again for reuse. We hardly ever added new charcoal except over time from what spilled or turned to dust. We did this at least a dozen times and never replaced it with new. We kept extra charcoal only to replace very small amount lost charcoal from handling. It never went bad. Don’t remember the temperature or time length of heated oven. But I’m sure you can google it. Hope this may help. Great video, and love & compassion for human life. If everyone that watched this did something to make two other people’s life better, and those two did two more and so on..???? “What a Wonderful World it would be”. Right..??? just saying?
Mahalo, & Aloha: Ron
is this also ok for Filter Unit for Aquaponics Fish Farming
Thank u. U answer my question about charcoal. It good comments are here
People say you can heat charcoal and use it again. Is that really true? I'm sure it won't be 100% But maybe 70%?
I love y’all. My kinda folks. There is no better feeling than sharing with others and seeing the joy in their eyes. Man… that’s some gooood stuff there. Wish y’all were close enough to share some of these homegrown green tomatoes I just fermented. Onion powder, garlic, smoked paprika and pickling salt. 5 days. 😮 so gooood!!!
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Timestamps to steps:
Intro Jon 0:12
Prof. Josh Kern 2:25
Simple(e.coli) test kits 3:10
Steps 1- Platform 3:33
Requirements 3:48
Step 2 - Rinsing 7:25
Tools- 7:44
Plumbing 1st Tank 8:04
Plumbing 2nd, 3rd, 4th Tanks 10:13
Preparation 1st Tank 10:33
Prep 2nd tank 12:12
Prep 3rd tank 13:13
Water flow, and filtration steps 14:42
Important notes: 16:04
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What is the platform for? Is it necessary?
Hi Jon! We found this video several months ago and built the water filter based on your instruction to solve our clean water issue in our small town in Bolivia. We also made a video about it! Just wanted to say THANK YOU! To you and Josh Kearn. Amazing work. Life changing. Keep up the wonderful videos.
did you get it going? Did it work? I'm just struggling to write down all the parts- What the heck is "pea gravel"? Sigh. Hope it works at your place!!
@@timisaac8121 we did get it working but are doing some upgrades including putting coiled copper wire and looking to put a uv light in the top of the last tank. We will post up any additional learnings. Pea gravel is pea sized stones. We also removed the mesh from the top of the third tank as there was an accumulation of algae there. Probably caused by some organic matter (grass) in the charcoal. We scooped out any charcoal that floated
@@Kaiwaipermaculturebolivia TY for kind reply! Yes, to UV light- My friend use that and completely gives them peace of mind. Very interesting of your success- Perhaps you will upgrade more as you expand. It is a very worthy project.
@@Kaiwaipermaculturebolivia How did you go about putting in a UV light? What is the power source of the light and how often is it turned on/off?
@@MrMadalien we cut a whole in the lid large enough to house a pipe that in turn could house the light. Sealed it all. Using town electricity. 5 minutes every morning.
This is so wonderful and brilliant, thank God for Freedom. Im a trained Chemical Engineer and Molecular Biochemist this is just good Science. Thank You from the USA.
Good stuff.
Some education
@Being Human 🤣🤣🤣That's good. You make my day with this reply. Thank you
Question: how does it filters/eliminates bacteria, virus, protozoa, chemicals?
If it can't filter/eliminate the ones above, can we consider it safe or practical?
Frank Smith if you watched the video properly, Professor John Kern developed this “primitive” system for his graduate thesis. He spent years testing it in various labs including Bangkok and Colorado. He essentially developed and improved this system in university. He needed post “college” education to do this properly and efficiently. And by the way, quoted words are the ones you misspelled in your comment. You’re welcome.
Thank you very much for sharing, I managed to build this system in Kenya! Water purity is really good. God bless you abundantly.
Amazing video. Fantastic English, Great presentation skills, Perfect educator skills. A+++ video
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I have seen this type of filter done with two 5-gallon buckets but never on this scale. You did an excellent job explaining the process. Thank you.
Professor Flecher3913, ash this water Guro How hell removed used petroleum Oil from water to test his expertise????
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Brilliantly simple. And the information is given freely. This is how we should work.
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WOW! Just WOW! I am definitely doing this when I am able to purchase my land and start self sufficiency. Thank you sooooo much for the knowledge.
To make your charcoal change easier, you could use the screen netting to make bags to hold the charcoal.
When it comes time to change the charcoal, just take the bags out, empty them and refill with fresh char, and put them back in tank 3.
Thanks for that upgrade suggestion👍.
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Thanks Robert. But please do you know how they made those charcoal please details please.
@@whyistheworldsowicked there are videos here on RUclips, just search charcoal making.
There are methods for making small to large batches using different methods.
Good luck to you👍
Clean and edible water is a big business. By doing your method I'm sure the big company will close down. We are been fools by them by buying their product in order for them to survive and be rich...
Thanks a million to you by sharing this value knowledge...
it's always great that knowledge like this is shared, but the rest of you statement is really naive - 1. not all people could make this 2. not all places have frequent rainfall 3. rain is seasonal 4. not all people could maintain systems like this 5. business will just turn into selling drums/pipes
Faruk, what is wrong with providing a service or product people want, like bottled drinking water? If they don't want to buy it they can make it themselves. Nobody forces anybody to buy bottled water. But many, many people are too lazy to learn a method like this and construct a water purification system on their own. So they prefer to buy bottled water. Does that make the companies providing the bottled water evil?
I mean water isn't edible lol it's drinkable ... (it wasn't ice)
@@digitalian99 Dig down 13 ft or until you hit water. That is how we do it in the USA. We dig wells too. A deep well doesn't need to be filtered. All the ground it goes under filters it. Clean of chemicals too.
Farzuk Rahmad I saw a documentary once with Penn & Teller the comedians/magicians and the topic was drinking water, they showed how some companies were literally filling the bottled water they were selling from a tap. Just imagine people were actually paying for tap water that was being bottled and resold, lol.
I am speechless! Thank you sir for your invaluable contribution in the most helpful and humble way.
This is such an ingenious setup. Very precise step-by-step instructions ... Given to the world for free ... I wish with all my heart that I could come meet you all. There is just so much here to be thankful for. You are all a gift to the world. My deepest respect and gratitude for your wonderful videos!
I cannot, not for the first moment, imagine why anyone would touch the 'thumbs down' button. I just don't understand that. There is just SO MUCH here to be grateful for¡
Nice! i am a licence civil engineer and master plumber as well, still, i am amazed of the complete details of this video. I will be also doing this one! Thanks for the infos, More power and more videos to share!
Do you think a smaller version of the system could be built? Like with 60 litre barrels perhaps? If so would we need to change some specs?
Unfortunately I am not a handy or techy at all, your engineering and plumbing skills appreciated in advance for a response. Thanks
Very possible even with a water bottle. All you need do is scale down on all the materials used. Best wishes.
@@atharkhan8190 I have seen systems similar to this in 1 barrel, and in 3, stacked 5-gallon buckets. Also many other variations. This 4 barrel system is more thorough in cleaning the water.
You cannot filter the saline water,
First time here.This is one very intelligent men.I learn something great.A lot of poverty countries in Africa need too use this method in those villages.I enjoy the knowledgeable resources you teach us Sir.Salute Too you Thank You.👍🏾🙏🏾
Which part of Africa are you talking about, am in Africa and we have clean piped water
Everywhere in Africa doesn’t have clean,and you call clean water,because we have billion dollar sewerage ,& water boards system.Energy efficiency is very weak in Africa.It’s big difference ma men.Most of Africa’s gully’s are infected with garbage everywhere because people don’t care and neither their governments.
I'm happier listening in English, thanks for your consideration to educate us all those that follow you from English speaking countries, will continue sharing your contents 🙏👌
Great tips I love it, thank you so much for sharing this, it is very educational and I hope many people will watch this great video that will be very useful and full of benefits 😀
@@realtorresidentialycommerc2614 yes yes yes amen
This kind of filter is very similar to the kinds of filters used for aquariums. The basic principles are the same, it's only the materials that vary slightly. For anyone trying to replicate this, I recommend looking into what's being done in the aquarium hobby to get some inspiration
Exactly. I have many aquariums. And I'm thinking it's the same principles. Pretty cool.
Honestly how i ended up here. Fish need healthy water just like we do.
This is really the same principle used by water companies taken from rivers and just added chlorine.
Is it a good idea to use 1" pipes instead of 1/2"?
honestly after viewing it, i am now installing my own water filtration system using this simple technology. im almost 70% complete ready. structure is being built and materials have been procured.. will post soon after i have installed it.
That is great and I am happy for you. Share it with us for us to know how it cameup.
So how's it going
That comment was 4 months ago. Did you build your system? If so how is it working for you? Update please🙂
@@solomonktl6 I asked the commentor same question; NO RESPONSE
@@beneiseoleinmheart5614 Let's just hope and pray that Dats is healthy and alive... it's such a challenging time we're going through, isn't it?
This man is a legend....love from Jamaica fam 💚🇯🇲👁️
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but he say Josh kern is the mvp
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I was searching for idea to reuse my house wasted water and I found my solution into thia video, definitely i will work on this system and will feed back to you... Thx for idea and easy setup. Most of people should reuse there house waste water instead of running waste water to sewage... I want to spread this easy setup to our society.... In India this will really help. If someone not want to drink this water at least they can use for bathroom floor cleaning plants etc
Mr. Jon I'am from the Philippines but now living in Thailand your videos are so informative. Thanks a lot sir.
Grateful for having shared the great idea put into action and helping people around the world to be able to get their own clean drinking water for only a few cents per month. Thank you again
Love from DR..🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴 2nd time I watched it lost the cideo 2 years ago finally found it and saved it tto my playlist... Humble man God bless you...
Here in Africa, a similar build will soon be used on a rain-water collection system. People take clean water for granted, but sure miss it when it's scarce.
Hi in Westren Europe most people take clean drinking water for granted. Many years ago they asked an old woman on tv what was the thing she would choose if she just could keep one modernity's that had come into common peoples household lives during her lifetime; she answered ''running water'.
That’s very innovative.I will surely use this technology at my rural home in Embu -Kenya🇰🇪
Good luck 👍
Nice
@nicholas mwaniki ulijaribu
This is awesome! I appreciate all who researched and worked on this project. Thank you for sharing this with us!
The earth need more someone like you. May God Bless You More Sir Jon! We are so grateful for this very helpful and informative knowledge you've shared... 🥰🥰🥰 MORE VIDEOS Please...
Thanks, I'm familiar with this type of filter but this was an excellent demonstration of how it was built.
Nobody should ever have to buy plastic water bottles just to drink. That whole industry is just an environmental train wreck.
I saw this in Thai language could not understand much. Thanks for making in English.Great job. Good for rain harvesting.
A simple, effective and cheap way to treat water. I live in Spain away from mains water supply, so a solution like this will be essential in our summer months as we filter water from a borehole with high sulphur content. Thanks for the video and greetings from Aragon, Spain!
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Amazing content brother!! This will help a lot of people out! This make you wonder why it’s illegal to do this here in the United States. They want us relying on the government for our food and water supply But regardless of that I am still going to do this!
I like the idea sir.. thank you and the transparency you never ask for like or subscribe looking for more good idea from you sir.
Yes sister
MAN OF WISDOM
We used to practice this Rocks, Gravel, Sand and Charcoal technique in NE India, it works quite well. The Way he build his Filter is so professional and I bet you can use it for ages without any major problem. Good job👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
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Ok. But where the wayerccome from ? Rain ?
@@Buch_77 Coming from your pee, where else these ail nonsense. "little learning is a dangerous thing"
Where r you from in ne india
@What saith the scripture? Its from well
Thank you kindly sir. Blessings from New Zealand. I'm going to be using this system when I go off grid.
Thank you so much my Thai Brother, much Respect and Thankful from Philippines 🇵🇭
Bless you for this easy&simple purification system.I passed it on to my Namibian brothers&sisters.
Who is Namibian ? 😀
One of if not the BEST VIDEOs on YT or anywhere. Well done sir! TY.
May The Most High Bless You and your Family Sir.
Amen!
Amen
Snoop? I mean amen..
Kan ach
Shalamwam
Amen!!!!!!
I am so PROUD of both of you for your contributions to keeping the world safely hydrated!!!❤️❤️
God bless you Jon your team aseell ad for educating , l'm in Africa the continent with luck of pure drinking water so l hope this gonna be best and easy methods of treating water, thanks
Can you illustrate it in a detailed drawing which drums are the sands, stones,gravel , charcoal and how are the drums connected properly, from inlet to outlet of water
@@angelinoquiachon9676 , there is a instruction manual at www.aqsolutions.org
This is really great! Love the idea of proper natural water filtration. Moving away from buying plastic bottled waters and I feel MUCH better then tap water.. I don’t believe we are meant to be drinking unnatural tap water with chemicals like Chlorine and fluoride and any other unknown chemicals the government puts in tap water. But one thing I really don’t like… (but toldally understand why it’s used and how difficult it would be with out it) is… PLASTIC… I hate the use of so much plastic.. Plastic barrels, pipe fittings, gaskets etc. I am trying to move away completely from using plastics to drinking water. As of right now I am Bottling my own drinking water from a local spring I know here in Northern California In only glass bottles and jugs no plastics. my personal favorite of use is vintage freshly Cleaned glass jugs and bottles that I ether found out on my adventures or was given. I use corks aswell no plastic tops or anything.
Of all plastics High density poly ethylene is quite stable and that's what drums and water tanks are often made of. It is heating plastics that releases toxicities. Your concern of exposure to HDPE plastics I feel is unwarranted but each to there own.
It would help if you had a clue of what you are talking about. Flouride is NOT used for water purification.
Or you happen to live in a country that doesn't use chlorine for cleaning.
@@hopefilledsinner3911 Polypropylene is also very safe. PVC, on the other hand, is one of the most dangerous plastics to use with anything you eat or drink, due to its vinyl chlorides that make up the plastic -- terribly ironic that it's so common in moving around water.
We are surrounded by so many unhealthy diets and food that "chlorine "is a drop in the ocean. In Cyprus the water from dams after is cleaned and chlorinated ,is driven to houses. This is what I drink.
High respect for you. Hope there are more people like you in this world.
your way is the same as my parents' era. we used charcoal, sand, palm fiber, gravel or pumice stone. this method is used from generation to generation in Indonesia in areas with poor water quality. now rarely use it. water availability is better than before.
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Yes, my father assembled this type of water filter, when was a kid. You describe the materials...it brought back the memory of it. I have been searching for this and final I found this clip with very details information on how to. 👍
What an amazingly simple setup I live off grid so would have to modify it to gravity feed or install 12V pump.Again great upload I see a few comments below picking the idea to pieces I wonder if they have ever built anything so useful and simple that could provide clear water to a village of people that need it.
I have a pressure tank. Which is much better. I will do this water cleaning before or after my pressure tank?
Excellent system, thank you, and may I compliment you on your English, well done.
I remember learning this in school but seeing it in practice is very helpful. Thank you so much.
Very clever to push the water upward through the first stage that has space for iron sediment to settle for simple back flushing. Nice work.
I've Seen dozens and dozens of diy water filter videos over the years. And this is probably the first one I've seen that recommended washing and cleaning the sand/gravel before placing in the filter. (Though, admittedly, many will just put the materials in a container of their choice and flush water through until it's clear anyways). I prefer this hands on assurance. Great vid!
yeah why would anyone start their filter with dirty materials...takes just an extra step
What an amazing video and it was so clearly explained. I am amazed that you only have to change the charcoal once every two to three years!! That is amazing. Thanks for the video. I may do this in the Bahamas.
Wow, very impressive. I didn't expect it to be so low maintenance & for the charcoal to last so long. Bravo!
This reminds me of a natural spring water with all the rocks and sand the water is filtered through
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Structured water is what nature is best at doing!🤔
Thank you, I built two smaller filters like this for my blue barrel aqua fur rain fed garden. This gave me more ideas on how to build a larger filter.
Great video, clear easy steps with detailed explanations for troubleshooting. God bless you!
Thank you so much brutha, you are very humble man not looking for attention or glory, you only want to share and help, Yahweh bless you and your family
this is a gift to a Kenyan. I have a borehole, 4 tanks, charcoal, sand, gravel, land....and I buy drinking water!!!!! I will start this filteration system and post!
Did you do it?
@@wendym5086 soon....will update you
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This guy is on the path. Grateful for you sir. Much love
This is what I followed. My water source had too much dissolved materials which when came in contact with air after 1st tank became brown. It settled as a layer over sand filter tank clogging it quickly.
I improvised the original design by introducing airator to the pumpset output (input to tank with float valve is airated) and adding a second tank between the tank with float valve and sand filter tank. This new tank has a bottom water intake and top outlet. New tank should have a valve for drainage at the bottom like that of the tank with float valve. It contains bottom layer of pebbles to a level that covers the inlet and drain, next metal chips almost 1' to 1.5', followed by sand. Each layer separated by green net.
I now just have to open the drainage valves of the first two tanks at regular intervals to avoid clogging.
hi.It would be very helpful if you say whats your tank size and motor speed? your tank get full in how many minutes? I'm thinking about making the same thing for my home cause Iron remove plant is so costly in my country. And my tank is 1000 litres which get full by 30 minutes { and i need 4 tank each day} so would this types of container can bear the water speed, like won't spill out!
Metal chips? Can you explain what exactly you used?
Thank you for sharing this free DIY making a water filter. This can help us a lot because everyday we need potable water for cooking ang drinking. God bless...
There is a HUGE difference between filtered water and purified water.
I harvest rain water in Puerto Rico. It goes through a filtration system before I distilled it. Then I use UV WATER STERILIZERS for my water storage tanks. Been doing this for several years now.
My reason for this is due to my health issues with my kidneys and the Municipal Water Supply which has caused significant damage to my kidney.
i do have a solution for you
@@jorgecol18 For the filtration/purification or for his kidneys? Will you please share your solution?
Love the design, and the step by step assembly of the system. My only reservation for this setup was the centre tube for free movement of the set floated valve. It felt like an unintended bypass for the water which could reduce the filters effectiveness (Though I guess the reduced effectiveness would be minimal). I saw your concrete design which did address this issue with a separate float area from the filter. Maybe a larger diameter pipe for the float to sit inside and the top of the pipe could reach above the water line to simulate it's concrete counterparts method. Other than that I want to make one. Can just see my wife rolling her eye's at me.
Thank you, your video was most informative, very well done.
Did you build one
I came across this video by chance while shopping for a water filtration system as an end-user. Although it is not my domain, I couldn't but be touched by how simple techniques (vs. advanced technologies) can be put for the service of humanity - here in rural/remote areas. It is a beautiful example of how humans can help add real value to own and each other's lives, in simple ways and without complicating an already complex existence.
I have seen several videos about biosand filters, this one spreads the layers over different barrels. Great idea and highly informative. I see 28.000-ish likes, 1.200.000-ish views at a 46.200 subscribers´ channel. Great job and it is positive that people watch this too. :-)
Jon thank you for sharing your knowledge to get free safe clean filtered water. May many come to know and enjoy the most basic and essential necessity of Life.
Thank you Sir for having this video on utube, hope I can replicate them in time because nowadays life is getting harder for living,and thank you of your humble presentation in details... "Mabuhay" 🇵🇭
Wonderful system. Just combine this with a rain collection system and you are good to go! Thanks for sharing.
I am proud of you and i appreciate you for being generosity sharing your knowledge to all people for their own good
Can't thank you enough. Digging my bore at my yard and was wondering how to clean water. Thank you again
If you add a module to remove nitrates, sulfate and phosphate by using transparent pipes uses sunlight, since you have ample space, then send it to inlet, it will be real good. Already, whatever you are doing is just great. I wish you all the best.
Adding a biofilter works also to control enterobacters and E.coli. www.bioremediate.com - Eutro-Clear (5x bacillus sp.) for startups
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SO IMPORTANT
ONLY THING MORE IMPORTANT WOULD BE
KNOWING THAT ALMIGHTY GOD WANTS US TO KNOW AND RECEIVE HIS SON JESUS CHRIST WHO IS LIVING WATER
hey, I made this, work perfectly. Thanks for sharing an awesome idea
This is a very informative video. Can you tell us that it also removes the yellowness and smell of water and we request you to tell us step by step what to put in the first tank and what to put in the second tank. And what is in the third tank and also the order of water, from which tank the water should go
This filter can turn hard water into soft water ?
Wow this is very informative video, one of the best videos in youtube ever. Thanks for uploading this ..it will help plenty of communities around the world specially those in remote areas to have sustainable clean and safe dringking water. Again so much THANKS and please up-load more videos of similar importance.God Bless.
Man you are a true Prof. This innovation is excellent. Kudos.
Fantastic. Thank you very much for your time and help with this. I have been wanting a good filtration system like this. I have the totes but just have not started. This was extremely helpful!!
I remember back in 1993 when on duty in Cambodia we had a system like this built for a local that was working with us. Works slick. Used huge clay pots instead of plastic drums.
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@Sheep dog .. You said exactly what I was thinking... Clay-->good. Plastic-->problem.
Such big containers could be difficult in clay. Maybe stainless steel would be better.
I attended a talk years ago with a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. She mentioned that (at that time) there were ca. 80,000 kinds of patented material coming from petroleum. 4,000 of them had been tested and found to produce carcinogenic substances.
I do not trust plastic water containers at all.
yup. clay pots are better than plastic drums
@@Suthrngal We used clay pots because they were abundant and easy to manufacture in Cambodia in 1993. The pots also held quite a bit more water than these plastic drums. They were huge. Back then there was no push for the reduction in petroleum-based products like there s today. That in itself makes them superior would you not agree.
as a born refugee that came back to Cambodia at the age of 2 in 1991 I just want to say thank you for your service on behalf of our people.
Great project Dr. Kern and great presentation Jon Jandai.
Simple and clean approach and a precise to the point video. Superb! This should become common practise, people use RO water without realising its actually harmful, it brings down TDS to extremely low level and is slightly acidic, both not a good thing, use rain water with these kinds of filters or just use build rainwater after collecting it in an underground tank (u can use a similar filter system like in the video) and boil and drink it, voila!!
Thank you for having this on video. I’d been thinking about this water filter but don’t know how the layers would be. We have plenty of rain water that just go to waste. This will be a big help. Thank you again.
Thank you so much for passing on this valuable knowledge. This is exactly what I am looking to do on my property. It is greatly appreciated
thankyou from Texas..this was very comforting and gentle..very nice in contrast to the big egos down here . I appreciate you!
you explain it well even your english is a pleasure to listen to
Very interesting. Our water source is " free flowing water" but oftentimes is dirty with very fine sand. I made a simple water filter also with charcoal and did not removed the fine dust, it resulted to choke the water. So, I remove the dust, and water continuesly flowing. Thank you for this video, i will make it 4 barrels and follow your system. Thank you very much
Very interesting . Sir , I highly Salute you. This is a life saver water.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this extremely important matter and specially now when clean water shortage is wreaking havoc all over the world. Blessings to you and may you live a long, happy life.
Thanks so much. I have a plan but your system seems simple and very efficient and your English is good. Thank you
I subscribed, this guy is genuine, the world needs more of this
I think that the charcoal should be in fine particles size to increase its absorption capacity by increasing the surface area
this water system have learned by student of Indonesia such as me, when we was study at elementary school, at 1982-1988. thanks for remembering me. love it...
History will return
Nice
I have watched this almost enough times to remember the whole process. Excellent information
244 dislikes from chemical & plastic water bottle corporation CEO's .
yup
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Pls do we have a block diagram of this so we can see the tank interconnection
@@enjanih He already mentioned the website of professor, he can look n get from there
Nirmal you mean this website: aqsolution.org
This is just a suggestion, but if the water source have lots of contaminants, I think it's better to put vortex filter first before the rest.
It will makes cleaning the filter easier and prevent the filter from being 'clogged' by contaminants.
I think some Koi hobbyists also done the same with their pond filter, though they usually don't put active carbon (because it's too pricey and need to be replaced regularly) and use zeolite instead.
Problem even salt in brine. This cannot filter the sodium size.
@@GarGlingT What? This is a water filter, not a softener.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. We live in Botswana which is 75% Kalahari dessert. I assume this method also works for cleaning rainwater. Your are very much appreciated!
Chris
My next project, enough of the plastic bottled water. Thank you for the info. It's back to basic, the materials are easy to find or purchase. The instruction is clear.
This system was used in ancient India, the difference is 5 brass pots were used for the system.
All the pots were place on top of each other with very tiny holes on each portion except the bottom pot.
It was a potable system.
Some people still use the system
True.
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@Bikash Sahoo Sorry Bikash no response 😁
It's still used today in a grander scale in most municipalities. The difference is that they also agitate and oxygenate the water too.
Is any information about it in hindi
One of the best water purification tutelage videos I've seen. Great Job Jon!
I'm proud of you.This earth require more people like you.you deserve billion subscribers
Good demonstration. Thank you for the information. Such an intelligent man.