Pressurizing a water tote, Farming, MacGyver, IBC container, Offgrid Homestead in the woods.

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This technique could be used in a variety of situations. You could run plumbing at a camp house or anywhere that needed running water. The small air compressor I used had a limit cut off, I set it at 60psi although it never got above 30.
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@mojo7586 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thank you! I had the same idea just didn't know if I was wasting my time or not but I went ahead and searched the internet and found your video.

@wheelersway 4 жыл бұрын

If you have an in line water pump it is better. I did this to rig it up when I had little options or $. MacGyvered.

@n2h2o2 7 ай бұрын

I know this is a few years old and hopefully you have your well...But for others who are looking at a similar setup.. The goal is to transfer water quickly. More pressure in a small hose is not the solution, More volume is. Simply replace your garden hose with the largest hose you can find...Open the cap to allow it to vent...The bigger the hose, the quicker it will transfer the water tank to tank...

@wheelersway 7 ай бұрын

I was working with the materials I had. 2" hoses are $$$

@KevinFrancis556 9 жыл бұрын

It is great to see what you've got going!

@chantalgardner3157 6 жыл бұрын

This was a delightful video find as I am just becoming a large enough farm to need water transported. Thx bunches

@wheelersway 6 жыл бұрын

Chantal Gardner I used this in a pinch. Many comments on here offer better options if you have time to plan.

@wheelersway 9 жыл бұрын

I used the cap that came with the tank. Tapped it to fit hose bib and used a double male coupling.

@queentishay85 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the upload

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@johnfitbyfaithnet 6 ай бұрын

Neat idea

@wheelersway 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@r.llynch4124 6 жыл бұрын

yep just fit a tee with 1" dia barbs and run 2 large plastic flexable tubing hoses (usually see thru) from home depot. that will solve the slow drain issues.

@adrianpierce3047 3 жыл бұрын

hi, the way that may be most efficient, is large diameter, fire hose

@wheelersway 3 жыл бұрын

Larger hose can help. The best way is to have an inline water pump. This was a MacGyver type video where I made do with what I had.

@bhh54 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful , I was considering doing something very similar but you gave me a better idea putting the valve stem in the cap.

@xzibit8614 3 жыл бұрын

Way faster and energy efficient to get a 12volt pump....

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

If you have a pump or larger hose, it is better. I rigged what I had. Thank you for watching and commenting.

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

If you have a pump or larger hose, it is better. I rigged what I had. Thank you for watching and commenting.

@jennifergrimes5163 6 жыл бұрын

Does it help better to pull the big top cap off any

@fredio54 2 ай бұрын

Hilarious :-D

@wheelersway 2 ай бұрын

@fredio54 2 ай бұрын

@@wheelersway a word that in both English and American means very funny. The whole thing. Bulging thumbnail, vacuum forming, long running tiny compressor, etc. All of it, hilarious. Thanks :-)

@MickTattersall 7 жыл бұрын

Great idea and nice vid. Another way would be to use the hose as you were and have a few hoses syphoning through the top hole. Wouldn't use any power and limited resources. keep up the good work mate.

@jimportrr8380 4 жыл бұрын

You can also use an inch line off of a tank PVC and then reduce it to the hose and that will give you more pressure

@wheelersway 4 жыл бұрын

That would work if I had it to use. This was a MacGyver, I used what I had.

@martintopp1399 Жыл бұрын

HI there from NZ. I need this tip. I am really glad you shared this video! P.S. I subscribed also.

@wheelersway Жыл бұрын

If you have access, a bilge pump works best. I was just working with what I had

@JimLahey21 4 жыл бұрын

A pump...... your compressor will use more power than a water pump, and I think the ibc tanks have a pressure relief valve in the cap

@wheelersway 4 жыл бұрын

I fixed the pressure release. Pump is definitely the way to go, if I had it to use. This was a MacGyver, I used what I had.

@journeyfree8206 10 ай бұрын

If you put a 2" instead of 3/4 water line, like used for semi trash pumps, you'll empty the tank in no time.

@wheelersway 10 ай бұрын

How much does a 2" hose cost?

@journeyfree8206 10 ай бұрын

@wheelersway harbor freight has 25ft ones around $40. I think Amazon had 100ft for around $70. Im sure theres cheaper ones

@normansuenaga6741 6 жыл бұрын

or you should use a pump to suck the water from the tank to tank transfer. you can use a 12v RV PUMP..

@dallasklarenbach2674 9 жыл бұрын

excellent video. I just need to know where to find the connections for to hook up a water hose to the valve .

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting.

@Stevennickel 5 ай бұрын

Dude just take the lid off and put a filter. The water escaping the tank is creating vacuum pressure trying to collapse the tank. Install an air filter. The compressor isn't a bad idea but will take a long time to compress the air in that tank unless it's almost full.

@wheelersway 5 ай бұрын

No, I did what I did, 10 years ago... Still a working system. Highest pressure I could achieve with what I had.

@FatherOfTheParty Жыл бұрын

Those little compressors are high pressure, low volume so pressurizing that tote (if it's not almost full) is a huge job. Those totes are not built to withstand significant internal pressure. 30 psi is something like a 70 foot water column.

@wheelersway Жыл бұрын

All true. I would let it build up on the way

@staziakviking3388 2 жыл бұрын

I use 2” discharge pipe. Empties faster than I can use it.

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

It was Macgyvered, just using what I had.

@user-hz9we9kk4q Жыл бұрын

Something went wrong with this video. I can’t even watch it full of ads. Bummer. I really wanted to see this. I need some information how to pressurize my tank.

@wheelersway Жыл бұрын

Try watching it again

@kolilagephart3766 5 жыл бұрын

Get a out of date 20lb propane tank and put in 120 lbs. of pressure in. then use a propane regulator to control psi to the tank, no motors to worry about.

@wheelersway 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds really cool

@jaimestone3835 2 жыл бұрын

Dude get a 12v bilge pump and connect that with a suction hose from tractor supply or wherever to the tote. Don’t bother with garden hose because it collapses with suction. Way safer and faster and the pump is doing what is designed to do

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

That is the way. I was using only what I had available

@trungson 8 жыл бұрын

Have you tried using a pump inside the 1st tank instead?

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting.

@AgaveroCaliforniano 5 жыл бұрын

Dude a m18 milwuakee pump can empty that bad boy in 30 mins & cordless 🤙🏽

@wheelersway 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, so many ways and pumps to do it better. This was me navigating in a pinch. Extra $50 was a big deal during that adventure.

@coreyschmitter8673 Жыл бұрын

Hook up 2 inch hose to it and you will drin at like 25 gallons a minute

@wheelersway Жыл бұрын

Yep, but this was a macgyver, just using what I had

@chatter15005 Жыл бұрын

U need to open the lid ur creating a vacuum inside which cause the slowness

@wheelersway Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ericmatt2368 5 жыл бұрын

do a video on your truck

@wheelersway 5 жыл бұрын

Ok,😊

@Shade-mc9we 7 жыл бұрын

What is taking you so long is your flow rate. Your flow is going to increase if you use a larger hose. If you use a 2" hose it should take you no time at all to drain the tank.

@TheTwistedStone 4 жыл бұрын

Larger diameter hose but also remove that screw on lid. Checkout this ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fd5znpeJz9bSdI0.html

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely true, just using what I had.

@chatter15005 Жыл бұрын

U shouldnt need pump just take off lid or put a vent on top decent size or take cap off

@wheelersway Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@QUIX4U 4 жыл бұрын

A little info goes a long long way - and so - here's a little info. If you HALVE the ID size of your pipe & add that to the original size (ie use a pipe 150% larger ID) Then - that triples the flow-through rate of the original 100% 1/2" pipe ie: a 1/2 " garden hose is designed to be fed with urban water pressures in the region of 40psi (town supplies) From that tap beside your house supply point - you use a 20M hose and get a nice steady low pressure flow of water out the end (enough to run one or two garden sprinklers with). Use a 3/4" HOSE AT 20m LONG -connected off that same tap - and you'll discover you get THREE times the volume of water - PLUS it's end of pipe pressure will probably be around double that of the 1/2" pipe. Use the 2" outlet sized pipe - that fits the IBC's 2" outlet valve - and that tote should gravity drain very rapidly - but from what WE are (only) allowed to see - is the tote and the last few feet of your (how long is your hose ? As that dribble even with the tote pressurised - looks like you MAY be using a long pipe such as 50M or 100M or more).

@bmjjjja 4 жыл бұрын

Can you explain that again? We just bought an IBC tote and are trying to figure out how to get better flow. Are you saying that the 2" drain valve should be connected with a 3" (150%) pipe? And if so, where along the way, do you connect to your hose?

@danbell3827 3 жыл бұрын

@@bmjjjja A bit late, but he's saying for every 50% increase in hose size, you triple the flow rate. I did the math once for the difference in cross section area between a 3/4" pipe and a 1" pipe. The 1" pipe has double the area of the 3/4". so in theory should flow twice as fast. That's with a 33% increase in size, so a 50% size jump for 200% sounds about right. As for getting a better flow, use the largest hose you can make work, up to the size of the tank valve. Using a 3" hose on a 2" valve isn't going to work any better than a 2" hose, really.

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

Used what I had. Thank you for watching and commenting.

@perpetual4958 Жыл бұрын

Use a 50mm/2" hose instead, it will empty quickly by gravity.

@wheelersway Жыл бұрын

What does that cost?

@RIDERSONLINEORG 2 жыл бұрын

Why not just buy a $65 12 volt RV style water pump? 3 to 5 gallons a minute at 45-60 PSI. Almost like having city water coming off the back of your truck. Going to eventually wreck that tote.

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely the way if you have access. This was a "Mcguyver", working with what I had on hand.

@James-ld7ju 3 жыл бұрын

Here is a question that I don't know the answer to: Instead of a valve stem going into the tank, what if your valve stem was still attached to an inner-tube inside the tank, like a bladder inside of a water well pressure tank? Possibly no difference.

@wheelersway 3 жыл бұрын

That is the bases of most well tanks. I not sure how big the tube would have to be to be effective

@alexnavarro1381 4 жыл бұрын

How many gallons are those totes?

@wheelersway 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen the as small as 100 gal and as big as 400 gal. I think the one in this video was 250.

@noneyour2461 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know what you are doing wrong, I lossen my top lid open the ball valve on bottom and mine drain in minutes

@wheelersway 6 жыл бұрын

I was going kind of up hill.

@garagekeys 6 жыл бұрын

12v bilge pump would have done it fast

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

For sure, I was using what I had. Thank you for watching and commenting.

@darylogle6696 3 жыл бұрын

Why not rain water Catchment

@wheelersway 2 жыл бұрын

We absolutely use them, sometimes that just isn't enough. Thank you for watching and commenting.

@lindawilson5937 3 жыл бұрын

has anyone how to put water heater in water totes 275 gallon

@wheelersway 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you are asking

@lindawilson5937 3 жыл бұрын

how to put a water tank heater in one to keep from feezeing

@wheelersway 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure about that one, I live in the south, so I don't navigate freeze conditions much.

@danbell3827 3 жыл бұрын

We have several water tanks we use on construction sites. Our shop just cut a small hole in the lid, and put a livestock tank heater in the tote with the cord through the lid. Not a perfect seal, but it works. If you wanted a better seal, you could drill a smaller hole the size of the cord, cut the plug off of the heater, and then put a replacement plug on once it was through the lid. Then silicone around the cord, or use a rubber grommet.

@danbell3827 3 жыл бұрын

You can also get watertight fittings for running wire into weathertight electrical boxes. You could most likely find one of these that would work the same way, pass the cord through it, and then reattach the end of the cord. Something like this www.rona.ca/en/iberville-1-2-in-cord-connector-sl13-04-m1-0320277?viewStore=66550&cm_mmc=organic_search-_-google-_-gmb-_-instore&

@andrewmunchkin7212 8 ай бұрын

1000 psi right?

@wheelersway 8 ай бұрын

Maybe 10

@andrewmunchkin7212 8 ай бұрын

@@wheelersway thank you

@celiherrera9728 Жыл бұрын

Why did it take 10 months

@wheelersway Жыл бұрын

Permitting for electricity, well permitting and finding an available, willing driller. Plus the fact it was a 3rd party property situation, I developed that farm for someone else. I'm on a new place now. Check out our more recent videos.