gravity feed water system

from the stream / spring to your tap.

[@John.strong]

Good to see someone that speaks my language
Good tip for the hills lab place because I was just about to get my water tested and I didn't want people questioning it
We run off a mean spring and have done for years but my new place has a spring that no one has ever tapped into the house so this video helps heeps to remind me how we setup it all

[@jamesponder872]

Perfect man love that tip at the end !

[@BikeAndFish1]

06:22 AAAAHHHH... I kept watching the dripping tap, you did that weird distraction on purpose kkkkk.. Subbed dude. Love the content.

[@wiseone8749]

This vlog was solid bro ... I gotta buy 400 meters of hose an a tank... our spring is way up by our maunga..
What's the name best hose to buy ?

[@offgridnative9437]

I got mine in a 200m length at 20mm If you use a 50mm pipe you can reduce it and have mean pressure or use it for a water wheel. Free power. Ngā mihi

[@coachmarco1on1]

Great video! Any advice for a stream that has a ton of mud that clogs the pipe when the rainy season kicks in?

[@cr555-g8x]

What kind of filter are you using? Mesh size? Brand?

[@michaeldonovan6076]

How do i take the water gravity fed from creek to service point .

[@murphywang5216]

Great stuff

[@offgridnative9437]

Glad you found it useful

[@dougwallace1138]

I have a gravity feed system from a tank..the only thing I'm trying to run is a toilet but can't seem to get the water to come up through the float..what do I do

[@infosec8247]

You the man mybro mean

[@eliguaso22]

My hose/pipe is getting airlocked... I cannot get water where I want it... Idk what to do. Any tips?

[@offgridnative9437]

Good question Pablo .
How long is your length of hose from the water to your water outlet? Any time your intake comes out of the water completely then there will be a airlock.
If you have a air lock you need to ( bleed the line) it may be easier for me to do a video to explain this.
Let's say your water line is 100m all running down hill. I would go to the out take and suck on the pipe you are trying the start the siphon the moment of water down hill. ( May take a while) if this does not work. I would cut the water line at the 20m or 50m from the intake. This will be easier to start the siphon when it starts running I will couch and splatter that is the air keep running untill it runs smooth. Connect the water line. Then go to the out take and let the water keep running until the airlock is out of the other section then it is gone.
If it has no filter it may be sediment in the water line and that is different.
Ngā Manaakitanga

[@eliguaso22]

@@offgridnative9437 Ngã Thank you for your reply. I'm amazed that you took the time to answer me that fast, you earn a subscriber. Now, back to the point. I'm trying to get water out of a creek. The hose that I'm using has 100 meters long but it will need to be around 150 for my needs. The point that I choose to put the hose to get the water is in a small waterfall of around 6 to 8 meters high and I'm trying to get water to a small flat terrain further down (the hose go down over that slope and go up like 2 meters to the flat). I'm running the hose down using the borderline of the creek, the only part inside the water is like 5 meters before the first dropdown. The thing is that I cannot go in a straight line down (because of the terrain), so, the hose has a lot of ups and down curves. The hose will catch the water but in the first dropdown it will have an airlock, I know that's the case because it will weigh a lot and after that point break I'll feel it empty. I've been reading a lot today after this huge failure and supposedly the first thing I need to address are all those ups and downs and make the hose go down smoothly but is easier to say than do. I was considering something similar to your idea of cutting the hose in parts but I wasn't quite sure it will work as intended. Someone said to me I should put a valve at the bottom and open and closed the valve in intervals to get all the air down and out... but I don't know if that's a good idea or not, I'm new to this and I'm just experimenting at this point :( Again, thank you for taking the time to give me a thoughtful answer.

[@offgridnative9437]

@@eliguaso22 Are getting the water from the top of a 8 meter waterfall?
And there are alot of ups and down because of terrain, then goes to a flat?
At a guess from waterfall to where you want the hose what is the drop in meters?
Can you run a rope/ cable from the top of the waterfall over the rough terrain to a low point so the terrain becomes a consistent down hill straight line? cable tie the house to the wire/ rope. If you get a good consistent drop that will give you momentum. Break at the bottom of that. Try not to break to many times just a good point to get the air lock out.
Get that first 8 m drop and that momentum will push out your air lock. And that 2m raise won't be a problem.