Finishing our off grid Water system

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A Thousand Generations Offgrid Homestead

Ай бұрын

We finally get our massive water system up and running. At this phase we are pumping water from our shallow well and using that water to fill our 4 - 1700 gallon buried storage tanks. Up until now the water just sat there but today we will plumb the water from the cistern to the rest of the property.
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@Kudzu-Kid Ай бұрын

1. make a tool for the cistern valve 2. use this tool... no getting stuck in the manhole 3. just kidding.... you are doing swell...keep up the great work

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

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@lmicetic Ай бұрын

Looks awesome brother. Property looks amazing

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad to have you following along

@user-ei3ml8jo1s Ай бұрын

One suggestion. When I put our well water filtration in I installed two banks of filters in parallel. That way when servicing filters on Bank A there is still water delivered through Bank B. When servicing Bank B there is still water delivered through Bank A. Your water system will be down whenever you have to service filter cartridges and/or UV bulbs.

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

That’s a good point. I decided to use the Culligan filter housing which allows water to bypass the filter while servicing. During that time I would have only one filter operating but they are both 5 microns each so I figured I’d be ok

@dianetuttle6817 Ай бұрын

Jim. And I are enjoying your videos

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad you are able to find time to watch in your busy schedule

@rkeantube Ай бұрын

the output/input of the UV, check if there are any UV light coming out of it, you may need to add some metal tubing to those ports, so the UV does not degrade the PEX

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

Good catch, we did that on the shop set up but didn't have the correct parts when we went to install the main system. It is on our list to fix that as soon as we can.

@rkeantube Ай бұрын

@@1KGoffgridhomestead you may want to add a flow switch for the UV light, help extend the bulb life, having the UV only on when water is being used. if you don't want to add a flow switch you can use a Automatic Vacuum Switch that turn on the UV when the pump is turned on.

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

@@rkeantube thanks! I thought about that however, the instructions say that the bulb needs 3 to 5 minutes to warm up before any water should pass by it.

@rkeantube Ай бұрын

@@1KGoffgridhomestead def go with the instructions, hope all are doing well, and i really like yalls videos

@Forest_Actual Ай бұрын

Can't you lower Amy into the cistern by her ankles????LOL

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

We tried that but she couldn't reach it. 😜

@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 Ай бұрын

Great video ! That's a lot of $$ all that piping & pumps you must live where it don't get to cold ? I have a 15f well with tons of water i just used a sand point it works well, I don't have a big farm or use as much as you but you built a pretty awesome system 👍

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

Oh, it does get cold. The shallow well pump will be winterized once the well drys up and the cistern pump is in a heated insulated room and no pipe in the wall. Thank you for watching

@joannabowers1358 Ай бұрын

Do you use the blue tape because you’re using the plumber’s putty instead of just the white tape? Also, it’s incredible to have just a 13 foot well and be able to use the water. The ground water pollution is so bad around here in east Texas due to oil and natural gas wells that we had to go 360 feet to hit potable water. Our shallow 60’ well was condemned.

@1KGoffgridhomestead Ай бұрын

The blue teflon tape is just a higher quality than the white tape and we add a liquid teflon to the threads as an added insurance against leaks. Sorry to hear about your well. We thankfully do not have anything above us that could contaminate our ground water except for the occasional moose, but we will still test our water periodically.