DIY homemade WATER FILTER

DIY Survival water filter for every home. I designed this filter, especially for Ukraine. This means that the water filter does not need electricity to operate and is completely off the grid. Such a filter can be used to clean water from rivers, lakes, rainwater, and ponds. We replace the charcoal with a new one every three months and clean the sand and gravel only if the filter becomes clogged.
It takes about one to two hours to filter one bucket of water, the water flows very slowly through the filter and this is good because we are filtering the water.
The filter must not be frozen.
For the first month of using the water filter, it would be appropriate to boil the water before using it for food. The filter will be in full operation after one and a half to two months, during which time the microorganisms will be in full operation inside the filter.
Such a filter cleans water mechanically and biologically.
My experience with building natural filters is:
For about five years I have been building, testing, and designing my natural filters for natural pools, natural ponds, and natural treatment plants. I had a company in the construction of natural swimming pools and natural water treatment plants.

Filter material
-120 liter barrel
- one bucket of gravel
- 100 kilograms of sand
- 5 kilograms of charcoal
- filter fabric
- 70 centimeters of garden hose

Вибачте, я не володію УКРАЇНСЬКОЮ, перекладав гугл транслейт

Фільтр для води Survival своїми руками для кожного дому. Я розробив цей фільтр спеціально для України. Це означає, що водяний фільтр не потребує електроенергії для роботи та повністю відключений від мережі. Такий фільтр можна використовувати для очищення води з річок, озер, дощової води, ставків. Ми замінюємо деревне вугілля на нове кожні три місяці, а пісок і гравій очищаємо тільки в тому випадку, якщо фільтр забився.
Щоб відфільтрувати одне відро води, потрібно приблизно одну-дві години, вода дуже повільно тече через фільтр, і це добре, тому що ми фільтруємо воду.
Фільтр не повинен замерзати.
Перший місяць використання фільтра для води доцільно кип'ятити воду перед використанням в їжу. Фільтр буде працювати на повну через півтора-два місяці, за цей час мікроорганізми будуть повністю працювати всередині фільтра.
Такий фільтр очищає воду механічно і біологічно.
Мій досвід створення природних фільтрів:
Близько п’яти років я створював, тестував і проектував свої природні фільтри для природних басейнів, природних ставків і природних очисних споруд. У мене була компанія з будівництва природних басейнів і очисних споруд природної води.

Фільтруючий матеріал
- Бочка 120 літрів
- одне відро гравію
- 100 кг піску
- 5 кілограм деревного вугілля
- фільтруюча тканина
- 70 сантиметрів садового шланга

0:00 introduction
0:03 plan
0:22 filter material
0:40 assembling an off-grid water filter
2:41 installation of 15-30 mm gravel
3:30 filter fabric
4:42 sand installation 100kg
6:43 filter fabric
6:59 charcoal installation 5kg
8:16 installation of 15-30 mm gravel
9:02 installation of an important pipe
10:30 filling the filter with water
11:00 the pipe is leaking
11:41 explains
13:05 donations

Related video:

Want To help my channel grow so I can make more videos like this, I'm accepting donations. when you donate your contribution helps fund future Videos it would be greatly appreciated link below:

You can also donate with Super Thanks.
Thank you very much for your comments and donations

Uploaded to this channel are not how-to videos.
All work is done in a personal and self-responsible manner.

[rayamundson]

I get free blue barrels at my work. The charcoal i can make myself. The sand i can get for free at a local beach i fish at. The larger rock i can get out of the mississippi river i live next to. I use 2 500 gallon barrels to fill with rainwater or river water. I use 3rd barrel to clean it. Wonderful. I use my 5 gallon jug with spicket to fill and use as my drinking water. Easy cool set up. Charcoal MUST be a fine powder for maximum effect.

[triedzidono]

Something much of the audience might miss, but many who follow will agree.
That, this man already has a filter, but made another one for the benefit of others.
With a special focus on it being gravity fed for those who are without power in these trying times.
10/10

[msamour]

If you use charcoal in North America, do not use regular barbeque charcoal because it's full of chemicals. You will want to make your own.

[roberthanley]

Great job on this video! I was a certified water treatment operator before retirement. This was a fabulous inexpensive and easy to build a slow sand filter.

2 things i noticed with his materials #1 if u use a shirt make sure to use synthetic material as cotton and other natural materials will rot i would prefer to use a food grade synthetic filter material wich are fairly cheep.. #2 when perchasing sand make sure to use coarse plain sand if u see a redish dusty like material with the sand it more likely contains clay wich contain vering amounts of lead this will be toxic to u... this gravity techniqe is a very good inexpensive way to clean water if done correctly with quality materials ..thank you sr for this important lesson..

[angelawilson]

You could wash sand and activated charcoal before you add it to the barrel. Then you can use it sooner.

[timhardyk]

You are a Mighty Man, and you have saved lives, and will save lives, by taking the time to make this video. We all thank you sir!

[lawrencemoir]

I helped make this filter in Dembi Dollo, Ethiopia in Spring 2011 with an engineering professor from Loren’s SC as an experiment. It was designed by his students.The water pumped up from the river required boiling and filtering. We used varying sizes of and and gravel in a similar sized barrel. We were using a commercially available filter, but experimented with this one and it worked very well.

[Tipledan]

Thank you for providing this. Also, you did a great job with the language. As a certified and licensed water worker, its good for anyone to understand the cleansing of the water supply for use in such conditions. For the prepared water in the bucket it is a good idea to also keep some bleach near just as a precaution. Lastly, I'd recommend crushing the charcoal and maybe pre-washing the sand. Go Ukraine! Your efforts are much appreciated.

[edmarklucas]

Found what I'm looking for!! And also learned something from reading comments, some experts and DIY makers ideas is a big help. This is a fantastic and informative content. Thank you Sir!!

[timberrocks]

Teaching others is a gift thank you, so much for taking the time to teach this potential life saving method of filtering water May God bless you.

[jojogomez]

Wow! Never thought of leaving extra fabirc to switch out the charcoal! Thank you for the t shirt suggestion as well. Thanks for explaining of the micro organisms cleaning the water.

[BeeLady]

Hi, thank you so much for describing how to make this filter. I have now made my own for my off-grid land and am so pleased that it works so beautifully. Your explanation is just exactly what I needed to know in order to understand how to do it. Thank you so much. You have helped me so much. Best of luck to you and all in Ukraine.

[BeeLady]

This is both the easiest and best off grid water filter I've viewed on YouTube. Thank you very much. I'm a Prepper and have several shop bought water filters. They're great, but I have worried about losing them or them breaking as I didn't understand how to make one or why things are done in a certain way. I started trying to build one recently and I think your design will suit my circumstances very well. Thank you so much for making this video. By the way, your English is excellent, and very clear and easy to understand.

[keithbrookshire]

Excellent instructions! When you replace the charcoal cruse it down to small pieces so the water has more contact area when it passes through. This will provide a better end result.

[ANickerson]

Use the basics that mother earth supplies us and forget about technology. Make it simple, Simon. AWESOME!!!

[OP-fdlh]

What is important for many of us to understand is that the charcoal you are using has no pre added lighter fluid.
I really thank you for sharing this with us sir.

[ivonalivalot]

Thank you kind sir, I am watching from upper northern California, USA - I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with all of us, no matter our location we should all be prepared to get along on our own and not rely on our governments for survival.

[chefboyxrp]

Thank you so much for teaching me this. I just moved to the mountains with my children and I’m trying to learn how to be self sufficient so my children will know what to do as well. This is a really big help🙏🏼.

[lisalowe]

A great and simple water filter for an off grid situation. Thank you for your effort.