DIY water filter. How to make FILTHY WATER drinkable

5 minute DIY water filter. 3 gallon-12 litre capacity. $10 us total cost . Activated Nano Colliodal Silver Bacteria protection.

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[davestorm]

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).

[markcocks]

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.

In Brazil, such filters are the norm. Every household has one ceramic water filter, even for clean water.

[Max_Chooch]

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.

[fCauneau]

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 !!!

[howardmaryon]

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.

[thomasjehnkins]

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!

[claudiazetune]

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.

[ColoradoKrone]

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.

[NikLyons]

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!

[DS-nvbi]

i vote for stainless steal or glass for the holding tank. great information

[BaguaDude]

This is awesome, finding the proper terracotta is the key here. Did you know a regular <$200 home dehumidifier will pull a few gallons of water out of the air into your pot over a day, it’s almost enough to live on alone. It’s so ridiculous that everyone don’t just drink the free air water. just a minor improvement in a dehumidifier built for another purpose is all it would take, the whole world free drinking water forever for like a one time charge of $100 each. The system never had your best interests in mind, if we are ever to receive inventions and products that help us we have to do it ourselves open-source. Thx again.

[madisonnanda]

This is how you change the world, one genius idea at a time. Thank you Sir, we are grateful 🙏🙏🙏

[wildgeese]

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!

[brigidlaffey]

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. 🌻

[Peacetothepeople]

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.

[annagaloustian]

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!!!

[sethbrown]

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!

[CanadianPrepper]

Thanks for the shout! And great design btw

[DeannaMullally]

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!