Rainwater Collection System! Installing Supply Lines & Jet Pump

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@user-hg2tk3xj9y 4 ай бұрын

If that water pump vibrates loudish you can cut some old tires and put them around those anchors between the pump and the concrete.

@JWTX Жыл бұрын

Adding the upright for priming us a great idea. Hope you got some rain today to sttart filling it.. We got a little out my way. I have 8 275 gallon food grade IBC tites for my system. Wish I could afford the large tanks as you have. Still haven't got it installed yet. Hopefully I'll be able to get a lot done this off season. I do lawncare.. Another great video appreciate them....... Jeff

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff. Hopefully you can get yours set up soon.

@AutoTechElectronic Жыл бұрын

Eric, good morning. I believe you will need a 1 way flow valve right before the inlet of the pump. And you should install a P trap on the overflow to keep critters out and use a larger mesh as it may clog too frequently.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Yep. I forgot the check valve.

@dangoras9152 Жыл бұрын

Brother on ur tanks the man hole has a hole in the center of the lid make sure u stuff a piece of foam in the ends bugs can get in just helping u out good video...

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Our manhole has a cap on the center hole so no need to worry about the bugs.

@FireDude13 Жыл бұрын

It is looking great! I'd like to set up some rain catchment for the garden as our well water is soooo high in iron. Getting some good pointers. Thanks for sharing with us! 🤠

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Hope all the tips helped.

@Doc1855 4 ай бұрын

Eric, May I ask why you don’t have a tank set up for the overflow of your storage tanks? After all, it’s an easy way for store more water, rather than loosing it in the ground

@CountryLivingExperience 4 ай бұрын

Essentially you will always have a tank in the end of the string of tanks. You need a relieve overflow or it will back up into your collection gutter.

@Doc1855 Жыл бұрын

Great video Eric, Thanks

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Doc

@Doc1855 4 ай бұрын

All of our exterior piping has to be at least 1’ underground because of our cold winter temperatures

@CountryLivingExperience 4 ай бұрын

Same here

@kenjones5403 Жыл бұрын

Unions are your friend. Found out the hard way.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

You’re right. I should have thrown some in.

@kcmgfarm2389 5 ай бұрын

When you were planning out the water system, did you consider gravity fed? Im a couple years out from buying my homestead, (getting out of debt now)but I am thinking gravity fed might be the way to go for when I'm older. I'd be interested in your thoughts. Kate

@CountryLivingExperience 5 ай бұрын

I don't have enough elevation for gravity fed. If you put it on some sort of platform to get elevation, you will still need a cistern at the bottom to hold the catch water and a pump to get the water up to the tank.

@offgridliving4128 Жыл бұрын

I maybe wrong but I think you just hooked your incoming water pipe to the the outlet side of the pump. I have a similar pump from Amazon. Mine is configured inlet at the end outlet at the top. I am building a similar system. I buried the tanks 2’ in the ground so as they won’t freeze the lines. I am also using Polly line I may suggest two hose clamps at each connectors. I have seen them fail and seep water.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

You’re correct. Don’t know why I switched them.

@chasmarischen4459 Жыл бұрын

Good video... Pump is bolted direct to the concrete without a 'rubber-shock/vibration-absorber'???

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Thanks. No shock absorber.

@gowest5145 Жыл бұрын

We bought a tank that can be put underground, that way it doesn't freeze in the winter. I'm in a part of the country that at times doesn't have much water. So I really needed something to have some extra water for the winter. The underground tanks cost more. Have you figured out a way to keep your tanks full during the winter time without freezing?

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

We don't have enough days below freezing to freeze the water in the tanks. There may be a little surface ice on the top but nothing significant.

@jamiebryson3826 Жыл бұрын

I saw two large tanks like these and they had them insulated by a professional Foam Spraying company, that might work for you depending on your Temps, I believe that you can get different R-values by adding a thicker layer of the foam (it also serves as a vapor barrier) good luck 😊

@dorarolfzen4132 Жыл бұрын

🕊 God❤ ✝ Bless

@pervysage3604 Жыл бұрын

Have you thought about putting in an artisan well / hand pump? Not sure how the water level is in your area. Shallow wells work good here, between 5 and 20 feet gives good amounts of water. (I'll be doing an artisan well myself in the future, just low on the priority list.)

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

I will probably add a backup hand pump to my main well. We cannot really do a shallow well here.

@pervysage3604 Жыл бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience Ouch that sucks. When I was first getting to work on clearing my land out, I ended up digging this large hole to get a stump out and it was abnout 4 foot deep, and it had water fill up over night and then stayed mostly full on water for almost 4 month. Hope the hand pump will work as a backup for you, it's so important to have more than 1 way to get things done anymore.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

@@pervysage3604 Backup and redundancy is key for sure.