3 Way To Make Rainwater Drinkable

Did you know you can drink your rainwater?

In this video, I show you 3 different ways to filter your rainwater so that you can drink it.

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UV water filtration
Quantum Disinfection
Berkey Water Filters
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[hydrolink]

I'm participating in a school project about getting clean water from the sea, icde, snow, and rain! This video helped me a lot! Thank you!

[dtustotten]

Live in New England.. have been playing around with rain water for a couple years. Couldn't do anything about my asphalt roof but have protected gutters. They flow into rain barrels and over flow totes. We collect the water and purify through a Zero water system. Then that product goes into a distiller to kill all pathogens. So far.. so good. My distiller has never looked cleaner LOL. Thanks for sharing!

[solangecossette]

Hey - public health inspector here with 21 yrs experience with private and public systems. Your video hit the nail on the head - there are many places in the world where rainwater collection is the only way that safe drinkeable water is available; such as parts of Juneau, Alaska - where the hard rock doesn't allow for wells, and the proximity to the Ocean means you can't use that for drinking.

A few comments: For a good UV system, you can get UV lights that you can take out and clean / scrape off calcium deposits. Some have sensors that either trigger an alarm or run a bypass valve if the bulb doesn't produce enough light. For those worried about high tech: many of these bulbs are like your typical fluorescent tubes you'd see in schools back in the 60's - only they don't have a UV coating on them. If you are worried about it failing during a catasyrophe - just buy a few spares beforehand.

The biggest problem with UV systems tends to be either systems that don't have good pre-filtration to get rid of sediments. If you have a 3-filter system, one that filters 20 microns, the 5 microns, then 1 micron (absolute), you have a system that will allow barely any 'junk' from gumming up the UV light.

The other advantage of using rainwater, is that it being free of sediments means you don't have to worry about hard water - iron deposits, calcium, sulphur, etc... gumming up your fixtures or hot water tanks.

The "only" thing to be careful, is that if you collect treated rainwater for drinking, *know* that the water can be corrosive, and it WILL eat away at your fixtures or your copper piping. If your plumbing is before 1980's, you probably have lead solder joints, so lead can leech into the water. Also, some fixtures and faucets (manufactured overseas) may contain high levels of lead in them. If this is the case, letting the water run for about 5 mins helps to keep this down.

You only *really* get concerns about pathogenic bacteria if you get a lot of birds that crap on your roof - which a good UV system will take care of.

[Red-Red-Red-Red]

I just collected extremely heavy rain water directly from the sky today in a massive pot which almost filled to the top, then boiled it, let it cool and then used a soft unused fabric carrier bag to filter out all visible particles into a jar. I also made a reading of 28 TDS making the water significantly softer than the soft tap water. Tastes delicious

[Honey-glgv]

I collect rain water for my chickens in 50 gallon barrels sitting under the edge of a gutter

But for drinking I cover my patio table with plastic, chock up the legs on one side and it runs into sterilized totes.

I then would boil it or put a homemade bleach (no preservatives) and then run it through a life straw gravity bag setup.

Thanks for the tips!

[michaelullman]

Just moved to BI - sold our house on Oahu and bought a house in Hawaiian Acres. Your channel has been a terrific resource. Thanks!

[PooPoo-uc]

Thank you so much for this very informative video! It helped me a lot on my science project of creating a sustainable home!

[Mnrkbudz]

My greenhouse has gutters and I have a water tank connected to it I just used black fly netting in the pipe that comes from the gutter and then have 6 layers of netting where the water enters the tank works spot on

[lutongbahaynielma]

Wow ! Nice sharing my friend very informative video. Big thumbs up👍!

[truthalwayswinsonewayorano]

In Australia we collect from roof (corrugated iron) then we drink it.

[ChristopherJones]

The best way to filter drinking water without electricity would be a four stage bio-sand filter. Let gravity do the work for the water flow, and the rocks, gravel, pebbles, bio-sand, and charcoal, do the filtering. The only drawback is you can only use it for drinking unless you set it up high enough to flow water into your homes pipes for showering, and dishes. Could use a manual pump. Or rig up a device with weights and magnets that spins a wheel that constantly pumps the the water. Bio-Sand filter is what I would go with though. Its proven and many third world countries use this method to clean their water. The organisms in the bio-layer in the sand eat the other organisms that get caught on the top layer of sand.. they usually dont make it to the bottom of the sand layer and if they somehow dead they would die because it has no light or oxygen. Then after that it flows through the carbon-charcoal layer getting everything. You can boil it afterwards to be certain its good to drink. Theres a great video on here about it being used in a Thailand village utilizing four blue 55 gallon drums.

[swatson]

I have a 120 ft well. Technically it is rain water. It is filtered through the stone and soil. We drink it straight from the tap. I have done this for the last 52 years. No technology needed.

[Milo]

You could install a voltage/current meter on your UV light when it needs to be replaced you'll probably see a voltage drop :)

[journeyman]

Really ? What happened to simply boiling water as a backup ? Too easy ? You can also use charcoal, sand , a fine weave cloth and a short piece of pipe to make a decent filter instead of running into town to buy $600 of equipment [ if you can find what you want ] . Don't depend on the supply chain to provide you with clean water, depend on yourself.

[RBFR]

I have been collecting rain water for 26 years and Iv'e been drinking it and I'm perfectly fine.

[j_.eye._]

What are your thoughts on the best material for gutters?

[javacup]

I grew up with chicken pens, so love the chickens and rooster sounds. Great vidoo.

[ericwitt]

I have two pic totes for my off grid cabin water catches I have a settlement filter and a 3 micron screen from that to the fill bucket and I also use pool shock and before it leaves the tank to the pump I got a 3 micron screen and I use a sawyer sqeese on all of the faucets and the shower too also I boil any water I wash dishes in the tankless water heater I have a pre filter too it works fine for me

[itshunnidtv]

Bless you for the information, I’m fully tapped in with you gang 💪🏾 🌊

[katoeho]

Thanks for sharing what you have learned. Is there any concerns about the water having no trace minerals in it? Anything you folks do to add minerals back to the water? Mahalos my Braddah! PS. I live Oahu and dream of doing all the stuff you got going on there. I’m doing some already.