Trying to see for myself if these Clay Pot Water Filters really work ? Watch and find out
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@rubygrooms137 Жыл бұрын
You need a two quart size non glazed terra cotta pott Pottery must be soaked first in water to open so that the water can pass more easily. You put the nitrate after soaking .the best way is to use a pot with no hole in the bottom
@cagedraptor6 ай бұрын
thanks much, may try this again later. Will use everyone's suggestions to help the project.
@J..U..19 күн бұрын
How long should it be soaked ?
@dansw0rkshop Жыл бұрын
Plug the hole with silicone, so you're not getting molygrubs through the hole. Also, put an extension on the top, so you can fill it higher, so there is a bit of "head pressure". And yes, the small pots have less media so they will be slower.
@cagedraptor6 ай бұрын
thanks for the help
@conniesrawsomekitchen2 жыл бұрын
that isn't mud that's the pot you never washed after sanding. and u need a larger pot
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
Not sure whether this is a comedy comment or your being serious? If your being serious, if you watch the video you see me dump the dirt in there first off. and need a larger pot? what does that have to do with seeing if the water will absorb through the pot and make a water filter? If your just being funny I guess ignore the comment .
@ramonbezerra33343 ай бұрын
To prevent this, the clay cup should be upside down. Here in Brazil we've been using those for more than 110 years now. Just look it up: Brazilian clay filters. The idea is quite simple and works perfectly, even for improvised filters and not the ones we actually use at home.
@cagedraptor2 ай бұрын
I l'll have to look that up
@bella-bee4 ай бұрын
Italian terracotta, thought to not contain heavy metals or some such contaminants. It’s the best . This is not a thick ceramic filter and I can’t believe it’s enough. Certainly a good idea to pre filter water through straw then gravel then sand and best of all, charcoal in that order if you’re wanting a back to nature approach.
@infoplus97336 ай бұрын
Clay pots should be sanded inside and out and it took me no longer than 5 minutes, and it works when you get a 5 gal good grade bucket about $6 Lowes with a large pot sits on top $14 because its gravity fed it needs a larger volume to be more heavy and it works great. I have horrible Florida well water which it makes wonderful.
@cagedraptor6 ай бұрын
I sanded this one and it still didn't work. Thanks for the suggestion. This first attempt was just a bust.
@moonbee03Ай бұрын
What do you mean by “sanded”?
@moonbee03Ай бұрын
I believe those pots don’t work because the clay they are made of does not have sand or rice husks added before the firing. Those pots are dense precisely to avoid the water seeping out when you water your plants. The terracota pots you need are specially made to a have filtrating capability.
@cagedraptorАй бұрын
thanks much.
@lerkkweed Жыл бұрын
Thank you. That was a useful experiment.
@cagedraptor6 ай бұрын
I think it was useful as well. From comments I'd say the video could have been how to not make a clay pot filter.
@RobCardIV4 ай бұрын
woosh. those deduction skills are impressive.
@qhazwel8 ай бұрын
I was noticing the slightly larger ones at the 99 stores is made in the USA. I plug the hole with some cork that I bought on Ebay.
@cagedraptor6 ай бұрын
sounds great.
@hermitcrab492 жыл бұрын
I watched another video which suggests you need to remove glaze both inside and out?
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
good suggestion. I will give that a try. Thanks much for the info
@hermitcrab492 жыл бұрын
@@cagedraptor please do let us know if that makes a difference as it's something I've wanted to try. Thanks.
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
@@hermitcrab49 Spending most of my time in the dojo but I hope to find some time to get to that attempt.
@hermitcrab492 жыл бұрын
I tried sanding a small pot both inside and out. Didn't make a blind bit of difference! Less success than you had. Guessing it may be composition of clay? Watched a video which described using a wire brush. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9eRppCQyMm7hnk.html
@Healthliving1967 Жыл бұрын
It doesn't work! I tried that even on an unglazed terracotta pot and its just too slow! Waste of money and time.
@SaudaraLink Жыл бұрын
Is it terra cotta? Your water could be coming through your cork or around it. I saw an academic paper on using a clay pot along with copper wire mesh. The wire mesh kills bacteria. I'd imagine one could throw some activated charcoal in the water, too, if the terra cotta filters it.
@cagedraptor Жыл бұрын
It came from the dollar tree, terra cotta, not sure.
@shannonbrown4601 Жыл бұрын
You're using the wrong pot. Any claypot is not correct. The pot has to be porous, which is done during the molding process. The pots u used were made with the INTENTION to HOLD water, therefore ineffective at filtering. But a porous pot is made with intention to seep. You can talk to a potter and ask if they make any porous pots. If they don't know what that is, go somewhere else
@cagedraptor Жыл бұрын
thanks, that would explain the issues.
@carriedbyJesus2 жыл бұрын
That vid you're talking about didn't use a cork but a wooden bung. So I believe it strained water through that. Unless it's in the sun, the bacteria may still remain 😔 I tried charcoal for aquariums and it made the water more filthy. 😬
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
Yes, lining it with a silver nitrate works on bacteria but, right now, I'm more interested in it filtering in the first place. The water won't seep through the clay. No need to worry about bacteria until I can get it to seep out in the first place.
@privateprivate92852 жыл бұрын
Pot is not big enough nor the collecting vessel. You need a couple of days to do run through, so once the clay has been saturated it all speed ahead.
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
sounds great. I want to give it a go with a larger one, one day.
@marion76616 ай бұрын
Yea,the mud clocked the hole in the bottom...
@cagedraptor6 ай бұрын
the whole thing failed, should have sweat from the sides as well but didn't. Been told it was the type of pot I got.
@carlospiedra308 Жыл бұрын
It's a gravity based filter put it on a high shelf.
@rclewis01 Жыл бұрын
Lol 😅
@davidbentley145 Жыл бұрын
Does clay thickness of the pot affect the flow rate...how thin can you make it and still get the job done...Hmmm
@cagedraptor Жыл бұрын
HMMMMMMM, I'm sure that thickness would affect it but this one just didn't work.
@Healthliving1967 Жыл бұрын
Well the terracotta pots we get here in Australia must be different from the ones available in other countries, ive tried 2 terracotta pots and the water doesn't come through the pores of the pots quick enough even after sanding the inside and outsides! Waste of 50 bucks! Ive bought a factory made ceramic 8 stage water filter for under $150.00 that i know will work! 1000 litres before the cartridge is changed out and if its town water its 2000 litres,cartridges are $45.00 each. Will last our family many many months.
@cagedraptor Жыл бұрын
Reliability is the utmost importance. I really wanted to try these cheap dollar tree pots, which didn't really work well for me.
@Healthliving1967 Жыл бұрын
@@cagedraptor yeah mate unfortunately the terracotta clay thats used to make these cheap pots isnt suitable for making gravity water filters.
@angelahottel50132 жыл бұрын
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@JohnDought2 жыл бұрын
I've heart that is won't filter out viruses.
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
It won't, unless you line it with a silver nitrate coating. But I haven't gotten it to filter water let alone anything else. So far, I haven't found one that works for me yet.
@JohnDought2 жыл бұрын
@@cagedraptor van you give more infot about this silver nitrate coating
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnDought I can not. All I know is it is a coating that is made of Silver nitrate that kills micro virus. Apparently they can not live when they come in contact with it. I never really did much research about it, I couldn't get the pots to work so I never needed to do any more research. I'm sure if you do a search you could find the info. you want.
@christinemeldrum96982 жыл бұрын
It’s the same process for well water. It passes through the clay in the ground and filters it. Do you disinfect well water? NO
@ladyblindwolf14902 жыл бұрын
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@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
thanks for the hearts
@colleengarren14622 жыл бұрын
I’m thinking that a way bigger pot will work much better with the increased surface area.
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
very possible, most of the ones I see people use are much bigger versions. I have thought about trying a larger pot, just have so much other stuff to do and try it kind of has went on the back burner.
@puidemare23372 жыл бұрын
Where is the pot made from? Unless it's made it Italy, there's most like other materials and toxins in the clay. Some terra cotta pots are cement, painted with terra cotta coloring, Frankly, I wouldn't trust anything from the dollar tree to be of high quality.
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
sure it isn't of any real quality.
@fishingboy5672 жыл бұрын
Glad you tried. Now we know. 😀
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
thanks much. I think this is a big no go for me.
@shawnmariep Жыл бұрын
You used too much dirt.
@cagedraptor Жыл бұрын
I do not think the amount of dirt had anything to do with it, it just wasn't filtering the water.