How to Make a Water Filter With Available Items (Enhanced Microbial Removal)

How to Make a Water Filter With Available Items (Enhanced Microbial Removal) - DIY

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In this video, I'll take you through each step to create your own survival water filter with items you can readily obtain. Download the Start Preparing! Survival Guide here: cityprepping.tv/38C5Ftt - start your preparedness journey: cityprepping.tv/3lbc0P9
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@CityPrepping 7 ай бұрын

Download the Start Preparing! Survival Guide here: cityprepping.tv/38C5Ftt - start your preparedness journey: cityprepping.tv/3lbc0P9

@Americaisarefugeecamp 7 ай бұрын

YOU'RE AN ARIZONA BOY? HMMM KOOL your almost right when it comes to indigineous water sourcing.. You can dig for water in the dessert if you know where to dig .

@Dave-zo7ks 7 ай бұрын

As a desert dweller, sourcing clean water in an extended emergency has always been my biggest prepping concern. This is great info! I wish I could give it two likes.

@LierinEdana 7 ай бұрын

This works far better with a three bucket system having a nozzle on the bottom bucket. Adding one medium to each allows you to rinse both the gravel and sand, and only replace the charcoal as necessary. Placing all of it into a single bucket means you need to replace all of it on average once a month (more often depending on how much water you are filtering). Once a month works for a family of four filtering water for cooking, drinking, and rinsing dishes. If you are filtering for bathing as well you will need to change that charcoal more often. Also, adding the plant matter in a three bucket system you should add the plant material on top of the gravel where it is easy to replace. Fill each bucket (we use 5 gallon buckets) at least 3/4 full, place cloth at the bottom of each, and fix a tap nozzle two inches from the base of your charcoal bucket. It's worth it to buy the stainless steel version made for Berkey filters.

@Troys-reviews 7 ай бұрын

He only used a small amount of pebbles on top to weigh the greens down

@LierinEdana 7 ай бұрын

@@Troys-reviews I know. The typical system is actually a three bucket system with (from top to bottom) gravel, sand, and charcoal in each bucket. A faucet/drain is placed on the charcoal bucket so you can drain the clear water into containers. I've tested (and had tested) the water from this setup and it is safe. I use activated charcoal in ours. We store the charcoal and extra sand as well as home test kits. I'm not knocking the setup shown, just pointing out that for long term use an actual three bucket system is better provided you store extra charcoal and sand. Making your own is absolutely acceptable as far as charcoal goes, and sterilizing both your sand and gravel is advised. Adding the two extra buckets and separating the medium layers makes it much easier to rinse/re-sterilize both the sand and gravel for any long term issue.

@Troys-reviews 7 ай бұрын

@@LierinEdana I totally agree with the 3 bucket design it makes more sense to me especially with a large group

@LierinEdana 7 ай бұрын

@@Troys-reviews I know it would be my preferred option as long as I had the supplies. Some people may not, and others may have to either leave theirs or make do until they get home if they are away for any reason. It's always good to have options so knowing how to put any sort of water purification system together is a plus. Like you said, for a large group/family, or if you have pets/livestock, a permanent three bucket system is better.

@kenkozak6428 7 ай бұрын

Wonderfully done! Im making a couple extras for....well, you know, there are going to be more people that need them!

@black_dragon-carpentry 7 ай бұрын

Just 2 side notes. Aloe vera is a very easy plant to grow in most human habitable areas. It requires very low light and water usage. It is very very antimicrobial and healthy for you as well. Secondly. If you have a pressure canner you can convert it into a still for water. The process for use is to heat the water up to around 14 ( or as just under your canners max psi safe operating pressure ) for about 30 to 40 minutes ( sterilization times ) then vent as you would a pressure cooking recipie . After pressure hits 0 wait until it cools off enough for no steam coming out of vent. Reheat until a steady whispy stream of steam comes out. Then attach your copper coil to vent .... Use as much copper tube as you can use a bucket or two or three to cool the coils with. You can let it drip into copper pipe or pot or any other collection pot bucket. ( Raw copper preferred due to health benefits) And that's it. Pure h20

@melissacrawley2854 7 ай бұрын

I've never seen a filter made with plants but antimicrobial definitely makes sense . Always learning something new on this channel! Some of those plants serve multiple purposes too so great to have on hand, grow, or have near by.

@user-el8zw8iq5f 7 ай бұрын

Shouldn't the sequence be ( top to bottom) 1. Plant material, 2. Pebbles, 3 sand and lastly 4. Charcoal. You want the water to filter through the plants first, then pebbles, then the remaining small particles in the sand and finally chemicals in the remaining water (which implies the order i suggested)?

@paulc7783 7 ай бұрын

That was my first thought too. Pebbles at the top for first stage filtering. Charcoal at the bottom for last stage fine/impurity/chemical filtering

@Junzar56 7 ай бұрын

You would want the plant material on top because you can change it easier before it decays

@jamescecchini9355 3 ай бұрын

You can put the plant material in a filter bag . It would be easier to remove and clean.

@rickdougherty1371 3 ай бұрын

My thoughts as well, as with fuels, the larger media filters first, finer in the end. Please explain why not use 1-plant, 2-gravel, 3-sand, 4-charcoal as this makes the most sense.

@crawkn Ай бұрын

Very odd error considering he has explained the purpose of the pebbles as being to pre-filter and prevent clogging of finer filtering media.

@bc2259 7 ай бұрын

I found out that many young soldiers in the Vietnam War died early from drinking "sanitized" water by adding bleach tablets to their canteens. Apparently the high levels of chlorine scarred their arteries and thus plaque build up. Even today we shower, bathe, and drink municipal water with chlorine and the deadly fluoride and also consume artery scarring Homogenized dairy products. H202 would be my first choice to treat water.

@glennelhardt6884 7 ай бұрын

If the water is too cloudy some aluminum sulphate. (alum) can be added. This will cause the small particles to clump together and precipitate to the bottom. This is known as flocculation and is a process all municipal treatment uses. This is harmless if used in the proper amount and is often used when making pickles. Also investigate the process of charcoal activation with calcium chloride to make activated charcoal which is much more effective than plain charcoal.

@M33f3r 7 ай бұрын

This is SO good. I’m hoping to compile things like this for use in a disaster scenario.

@theimperfectpantry5936 7 ай бұрын

Best diy water filter video I’ve seen. Thank you.

@deedieducati2272 7 ай бұрын

I agree, and explained very well too! Thanks Kris

@robharrop8929 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Be careful with bleach dosage. We put about 1 1/4 cups of bleach per 1000 gallons of water (on the ships up in the Arctic), then put water through activated charcoal (powdered charcoal will do) to make potable water. Rule of thumb dosage is about 2 drops per quart of water. Buy some pool shock to have a shelf-stable source of chlorine- bleach has a short shelf life. Iodine drops are effective as well (same chemical family). Any higher dosage and you get explosive diarrhea- then you will become a member of a club of certain world leaders. And that is a nasty club to belong to. The SHART club (acronym of two four-letter words, the first starting with "SH" and the second with an "F"). 🤣🤣

@oneperson5760 7 ай бұрын

I used to have a 5 gallon bucket size filter, but found it too small for the amount of water I wanted to filter. I made a rubbermade trash can sized filter and put a spigot in the bottom. Works great! I plan to solarize the water after filtration as well, to save on having to boil it, because firewood is valuable and smoke makes a signal for people to see. So cool that you did a PH strip test! Great video! Now I gotta go watch the one on making charcoal.

@debbiecurtis4021 7 ай бұрын

It would be good to try this out before SHTF

@nevertolatetoprepare2802 7 ай бұрын

If you ever break a sun tea jar, be sure and keep the spigot for making a water filter.

@mrx2817 7 ай бұрын

Tuning in from Nova Scotia, Canada! Always enjoy the great tips for DIY Chris! Thanks again, and stay safe!

@marymorgan285 7 ай бұрын

Hello Nova Scotia Canada from your Southern neighbor. Stay safe and take care!😄

@petenelson8136 7 ай бұрын

Very informative, and easily built and put away so that it's ready if you ever need it. I would also suggest putting the instructions on how it was built in side the lid. That way if/when you need it you understand how long its good for, the type of water to use (rain water if possible), and how to build another one if that time elapses and you need to build another one. I'd recommend the same procedure = putting instruction under the lid, of a can of charcoal so you know how to make your own if/when you need it.

@lspthrattan 7 ай бұрын

Good tutorial on this. I think I'd rinse, boil, and sun-dry the sand and rocks (separately of course) to make sure they start out super clean. I've often wondered why other tutorials didn't use cloth between the layers; glad to see you using it. Was wondering if I was missing something 😂 Also, the additional plant materials are ingenious but let's all sharpen our plant identification skills first. Thanks for the really useful information.

@nicolawatkins3049 6 ай бұрын

Was looking for a filtration system that I could handle making myself as i’m fairly new to SHTF prepping ….and WOW I’m quite blown away by the importance of knowing this information and teaching the skill. What a life saver ..! Thank you ❤

@zenyeti3076 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Kris- love the way you broke the steps down, Best video on this kind of filtering I’ve seen! ☮️

@glennelhardt6884 7 ай бұрын

I'll give you another easy option here to purify water. A clay flower pot can be easily adapted. This has been done for centuries in parts of the world. There are several videos on you tube showing this

@cherylwatkins5760 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, this is really great! Would love to see printable instructions for when we no longer have access to the internet.

@margaret2222 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this type of great information. I appreciate that you put things in plain words and explain & show how to do things. I have heard about these types of filters but always felt I would mess it up and get sick. Now I know I can do this with your instructions. Thank you again.

@nevertolatetoprepare2802 7 ай бұрын

I greatly appreciated the information on adding the conifers. Great information.

@mattthie9993 7 ай бұрын

Why are the pebbles (which filter the largest debris) on the bottom, followed by the sand (which filters smaller debris), followed by the charcoal (which filters the smallest debris)? Won't the charcoal filter out all the debris before it reaches the sand and pebbles, thus rendering them kind of pointless and causing the charcoal to need to be replaced sooner?

@TheLMC323 7 ай бұрын

Thank you friend. God bless all of you out there, in the world. Stay strong

@stan4d1969 Ай бұрын

Really nice video - high production quality!

@d2w173 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for simplifying the process.

@robertgibbs4401 7 ай бұрын

Great content, great presentation. This is an achievable goal in a time when we have very little control of what is happening around us. Thanks to you and your team.

@maxmeister747 7 ай бұрын

You should do a video on wood gas. It allows you to run petrol powered engines without much modification and is a by-product of making charcoal.

@montereynotjapan 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I would love to see a supplemental video demonstrating its use from start to finish. Maybe test the water for microbes and what not before or show us the water under a microscope and after just to see the results as well as PH strips. Maybe show results issuing different water sources and test the water before and after sun exposure and what not. Would be fascinating and super informative. Thanks for all you do!

@FamilyofSeedsCee 7 ай бұрын

I'm going to try this! Thanks, Chris.

@bethwhite2857 7 ай бұрын

Like the idea of pre making this filter and just add plant layer when you need to use it 👍🤠

@SimpleLivingForever 6 ай бұрын

Hi Kris, I’ve been waiting for this type of video for a long time and thank you for it. I’ll heading to the Home Depot in the morning for the materials like gravel and 5 gallons buckets. I still have sands and firewoods at the house. This is time to do it, no more put it a side. Thank you again sir! Dino from Anaheim

@typolive8663 7 ай бұрын

Outstanding instructional video. Thank you!

@miamivice1149 7 ай бұрын

Great video on my weakest link. Collecting water is my MOST difficult. I did purchase 2 Water Drop filters and 2 food grade 5 Gal buckets but this extra step is a great backup.

@theirishcailin333 7 ай бұрын

Something that I definitely want to try and learn how to do!

@bjoburn7821 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for Best Survival Info

@earlshaner4441 7 ай бұрын

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother thank you for sharing this information

@robertblaser9899 7 ай бұрын

Any tips on where to buy "ready to go", good quality charcoal in bulk (like 5 gallons worth)? I know I can make my own...but would prefer to just buy some while I can. I'll save making my own for when I have no other choice 😂

@ferebeefamily 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Kris for the video.

@honeysmokedham 7 ай бұрын

Very interesting information!

@mouthboehm 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I love this kind of content.

@drjonbear7517 7 ай бұрын

Shouldn't the bucket be large medium on top down to the charcoal? Not the other way round as you built it?

@jacquelinejohnson7541 7 ай бұрын

Fabulous kris thank u for step by step what to do amazing 👍🤗🇬🇧

@terrym5786 7 ай бұрын

So important. Thank you.

@stevesuter3201 7 ай бұрын

really appreciate this video of instruction! great way to set up filtration for safe drinking water!

@lorriewatson7423 7 ай бұрын

Awesome good information! Thank you!

@cathyd.williamssaltlight5373 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, amazing video!❤

@rosannacline4781 7 ай бұрын

Thank you kris this information was very important and something I need to know ..stay safe

@rebeccasanford8607 7 ай бұрын

Fabulous video! Thank you so much

@TerranceSTL 7 ай бұрын

Great video Kris I think I'm make one this weekend

@andresl8139 7 ай бұрын

Awesome thanks for this info. So helpful

@Marcus_TAZ_Davis 16 күн бұрын

Great info to have just in case

@BenRivered 7 ай бұрын

I love your videos. Thanks for all the useful information. 👍

@ChrisWV1969 7 ай бұрын

Great information! Very important information!

@kriptotj6702 7 ай бұрын

Love it ❤ and thank you…. Question: will filter the radiation from a fall out? There’s some studies on zero water filters about this similar principle thanks

@heatherebel2955 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information very helpful and i grow holy basil and rosemary in my medicinal garden

@olmcmonnie7445 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this!

@BrokenBeliever_3.16 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Great video. 👍

@ramanb 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks so much!

@vitofish961 Ай бұрын

Good information. I won't any fresh or dry plant materials because in the wet and dry periods between use mold will form and jam up the filter elements.

@Stkrrook123 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! Shared it! 😀

@ssiiggyy1980 7 ай бұрын

Great "at home" filter with instructions.

@MichaelR58 7 ай бұрын

Good informational video, thanks for sharing, God bless !

@anchorageprepper9008 7 ай бұрын

Nice job 👍

@patriciatinkey2677 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Kris! I saved it .

@Its_like_the_T-Rex 7 ай бұрын

I finally invested in a table top water filter lol. But anything consumable needs to be replaced.

@jautele49 7 ай бұрын

Great info!

@stevestancil2885 7 ай бұрын

I’ve got mine going through denim, sand, charcoal, then a Sawyer Tap on the bottom bucket spigot. If it’s real bad water, I’ll do the pool shock bleach trick to treat it either before or after the filtering.

@zanneizzo8113 7 ай бұрын

What about play sand that you can buy for a sandbox? Would that work?

@lisaosterbauer1565 7 ай бұрын

Love the use of a bar! Lol

@larrymessier2196 7 ай бұрын

Thank you ,,, I really like this,,, 👍

@carauch1970 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this awesome video. I have been thinking about about how to pre-filter waterMy thought is use the system you made to pre-filter and them run the water through my Berkey.

@arnoldreiter435 7 ай бұрын

this is a great skill to have. dont wait till it is your only option as there is a steep learning curve in building such a device. learn how to do this now when you can afford to make mistakes......

@sielorstout1213 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@cwatterson88 7 ай бұрын

Great info

@glencampbell5422 7 ай бұрын

Thanks

@gregooify 3 ай бұрын

thank you

@wesleturgez Ай бұрын

Totally left the sticker on the bottom of the bucket at 9:10😂

@jdlflagstone6980 12 күн бұрын

Charcoal does not clean the water.. the charcoal needs to be activated, which you can do at home. The reason activated charcoal is effective is because each particle has a lot of surface area due to rhe shape/structure of the molecules

@michaelturner7313 7 ай бұрын

this is important info

@Kitty-zq8sx 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@AzazelCain 7 ай бұрын

Good stuff

@SgtSkrog 7 ай бұрын

I have a 16x30 foot above-ground pool I am going to try this with. I only use safe chemicals in it in case I have to drink it.

@tommyk6349 7 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on a distillation device/process?

@preplife4me 7 ай бұрын

Thank you,

@kathy3715 7 ай бұрын

In a pinch could you use clear marbles or small colored glass that has smooth edges (ornamental) for the pebbles. Trying to see what I have without using more money.

@aliciaschultz309 7 ай бұрын

I have a ceramic dome filter thing, but I never used it. This sounds safer and more reliable, considering I have all the stuff. Ceramic..lol guess I need to look that sucker up. God bless and keep safe.

@cecilieluse5289 7 ай бұрын

I made this same set up. And I u watched how to make my own charcoal

@esthersdaughterlong8149 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Kris. Best water filtration system I've ever seen. Can we use plain bleach to sanitize the water?

@kdingo6596 7 ай бұрын

Would Kingsford Edge Grill charcoal work? Or sand bought in a bag for play sand?

@jasonpendergraft4511 7 ай бұрын

That will be something I will have to buy and store. There’s no way I’m making that and not poisoning everyone.😂

@36janders 7 ай бұрын

How do you keep the water in your rain barrel from getting algae? I’m struggling with that. I will be building this filtration system as added back up.

@liznyp6209 7 ай бұрын

Piece of copper pipe. I use it in chicken waterers. Might have to use a large piece depending on how large your rain barrel is.

@jamesharmon3827 6 ай бұрын

Use dark barrels, keep the sun away.

@thebandplayedon..6145 7 ай бұрын

What are you doing @7:25 ? Mixing something greenish paste looking stuff in a bowl but never used it to make the filter.

@LindaCBMediaGroup 7 ай бұрын

For the charcoal layer, could I use activated charcoal, like for the fish tank filter systems?

@weirdalpaca2511 6 ай бұрын

Definitely gonna write this down, do you have to boil the rocks before doing this or is that just if you have a lot of water available?

@Sergejoncas 7 ай бұрын

i watch this channel all the time yet i dont live in a city i live in a forest of new brunswick in canada but all good advise my water comes from underground spring

@brendag2891 7 ай бұрын

Perfect! I had been looking for this type of DIY filter for a couple of years. I live near the middle of North America by the freshwater Great Lakes, so all of this applies. What about people on this planet who live near only salt water? (Israel uses desalinated water, and Gaza is in need currently)

@keithrobicheux4749 7 ай бұрын

I live by a river, so I'm going to build a pre-filter bucket to run water through before my regular filters. I hope that'll clean it up, and that i don't get sniped pulling a cart full of water