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 11 месяцев назад

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

@Americaisarefugeecamp 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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

@LierinEdana 11 месяцев назад

@@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 11 месяцев назад

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

@LierinEdana 11 месяцев назад

@@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 11 месяцев назад

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

@black_dragon-carpentry 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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.

@Rabbit-v4b 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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

@jamescecchini9355 7 месяцев назад

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

@rickdougherty1371 7 месяцев назад

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 6 месяцев назад

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

@M33f3r 11 месяцев назад

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

@nicolawatkins3049 11 месяцев назад

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 ❤

@PreparednessPro 5 дней назад

Preparedness Pro says NICELY DONE! Bravo! I'm sharing this to my group!

@glennelhardt6884 11 месяцев назад

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.

@theimperfectpantry5936 11 месяцев назад

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

@deedieducati2272 11 месяцев назад

I agree, and explained very well too! Thanks Kris

@mrx2817 11 месяцев назад

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

@marymorgan285 11 месяцев назад

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

@lspthrattan 11 месяцев назад

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.

@petenelson8136 11 месяцев назад

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.

@oneperson5760 11 месяцев назад

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.

@glennelhardt6884 11 месяцев назад

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

@kenhollandjr1251 17 дней назад

Your video is the best one yet, as it is straightforward, and it seems to be fairly simple to put together. I think you would have to be fairly ignorant to not know how to do what you have just shown. Thank you for your time.

@debbiecurtis4021 11 месяцев назад

It would be good to try this out before SHTF

@margaret2222 11 месяцев назад

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.

@zenyeti3076 11 месяцев назад

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

@robharrop8929 11 месяцев назад

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"). 🤣🤣

@nevertolatetoprepare2802 11 месяцев назад

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

@cherylwatkins5760 11 месяцев назад

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

@TheLMC323 11 месяцев назад

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

@montereynotjapan 11 месяцев назад

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!

@bethwhite2857 11 месяцев назад

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

@Iamhome365 11 месяцев назад

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

@robertgibbs4401 11 месяцев назад

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.

@SimpleLivingForever 11 месяцев назад

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

@miamivice1149 11 месяцев назад

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.

@mattthie9993 11 месяцев назад

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?

@bc2259 11 месяцев назад

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.

@jdlflagstone6980 5 месяцев назад

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

@earlshaner4441 11 месяцев назад

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

@kriptotj6702 11 месяцев назад

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

@maxmeister747 11 месяцев назад

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.

@bjoburn7821 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for Best Survival Info

@arnoldreiter435 11 месяцев назад

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......

@honeysmokedham 11 месяцев назад

Very interesting information!

@stevestancil2885 11 месяцев назад

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.

@fasttrack9395 4 месяца назад

I'm constructing a water collection and treatment system. I set up a mixed sand and pea gravel test column where I mixed both together in various ratios instead of layering them so that the filtration rate is not determined by the slowest sand layer alone. I'm timing the flow through rate of different ratios to find an optimum mix.

@mouthboehm 11 месяцев назад

Awesome video! I love this kind of content.

@vitofish961 6 месяцев назад

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.

@stan4d1969 6 месяцев назад

Really nice video - high production quality!

@heatherebel2955 11 месяцев назад

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

@esthersdaughterlong8149 11 месяцев назад

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

@americusgill403 6 дней назад

That’s amazing! Thank you for sharing this information

@RazorM97 2 месяца назад

Chloramine (mostly found in pools), Tetraethyl lead, lead (found in oceans, tap water) , dissolved inorganic compounds filters are quite necessary in today's day and age. An activated carbon/activated charcoal filter will filter chloramine using a special catalytic carbon coating. But it won't be enough to filter lead. A reverse osmosis filter would be very hard to procure and a ceramic filter won't filter some of these chemicals either. It won't be enough to filter radiation contaminated water. Another downside to using a charcoal filter would be the contamination of the filter with biofilm. The usage of activated charcoal is straightforward like in the video. Filtering is done through adsorption to the porous surface of the coal. Making process (additional read) : An activated carbon filter needs to be treated with phosphoric acid and potassium hydroxide, heated at low probably using steam (450-900 C°) and then activated at (700-1200 C°)

@nevertolatetoprepare2802 11 месяцев назад

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

@stevesuter3201 11 месяцев назад

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

@LisaSeer 2 месяца назад

You could even put a silver coin or silver bar in the clean water bucket.

@drjonbear7517 11 месяцев назад

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

@robertblaser9899 11 месяцев назад

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 😂

@FractalNinja 4 месяца назад

Searching activated charcoal online would probably get you best results. There is methods of making it yourself but it requires hitting it with a propane torch in a non oxygenated environment, though it could be pricey. But activated charcoal has micro holes in it that helps it capture more. Hope this helps!

@karensmith1832 5 месяцев назад

Question Do you Solica Sand or is play sand ok to use??? What kind of sand do you recommend? 🤔

@d2w173 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for simplifying the process.

@weirdalpaca2511 11 месяцев назад

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?

@sneakysquirrel1990 11 месяцев назад

one thing ive always wondered is how long are these filters good for before they can't filter the contaminates any more? and also is it possible to clean or sanitize these types of filters to prolong their use or must another filter be made again. edit* thanks for clarifying at the end this method is good for about a month

@peggyjones7254 11 месяцев назад

Kris, I understand this type of filter has a limited life expectancy, but would also like to know if the sand and rock layers can be cleaned for reuse, perhaps with bleach and sun exposure. The plant layer may not be available to replace year-round, so what do you do? Is the charcoal still beneficial in the garden soil after using it in a water filter? Can the water be stored for later use (like off-season) once it is filtered? How and for how long?

@aliciaschultz309 11 месяцев назад

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.

@jacquelinejohnson7541 11 месяцев назад

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

@brendag2891 11 месяцев назад

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)

@cecilieluse5289 11 месяцев назад

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

@rosannacline4781 11 месяцев назад

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

@FamilyofSeedsCee 11 месяцев назад

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

@ssiiggyy1980 11 месяцев назад

Great "at home" filter with instructions.

@TerranceSTL 11 месяцев назад

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

@SgtSkrog 11 месяцев назад

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.

@carauch1970 11 месяцев назад

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.

@typolive8663 11 месяцев назад

Outstanding instructional video. Thank you!

@ravenlorans 2 месяца назад

I have had Filters that say they can Filter 1,000 Gallons or More and Get Plugged Up after Less than 100 just from Clear Rain Water... Usually a layer of Green Fungi grows over the filter. And these are Filters MEANT for Filtering Clear Rain Water.... All Water in NON-See-Threw Buckets.

@terrym5786 11 месяцев назад

So important. Thank you.

@BenRivered 11 месяцев назад

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

@andresl8139 11 месяцев назад

Awesome thanks for this info. So helpful

@Sergejoncas 11 месяцев назад

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

@Its_like_the_T-Rex 11 месяцев назад

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

@MichaelR58 11 месяцев назад

Good informational video, thanks for sharing, God bless !

@christopherleubner6633 Месяц назад

If you want to make this filter grab radioactive contamination after a fallout event add a layer of crushed dolomite limestone mixed with gypsum and weathered gramite. Fine sand is the right consistency. It will remove all of the 90Sr and most of the 137Cs from the water ❤

@lorriewatson7423 11 месяцев назад

Awesome good information! Thank you!

@dlighted8861 11 месяцев назад

I wonder if charcoal used for aquarium filters would work.🤔 Tnx I like the similar system using ceramic filters but the filters are very expensive.

@keithrobicheux4749 11 месяцев назад

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

@Barry-S 11 месяцев назад

P&G sells packets, at a loss, to developing countries that appear to be not much more than Ferric Chloride, Poly Aluminum Chloride, some bentonite clay, and some pool shock to produce clean water. It flocs out everything so you could conceivably drink it out of a clean bucket. Ferric Chloride, PAC, bentonite clay are common products used in water treatment. I'd buy some, but I don't need a few tons, which seems to be a typical min. I would imagine a mason jar of the coagulants would last multiple life times. Pair with some pool shock that you replace every few years, and you have pretreated your water to eliminate most things that would cause turbidity and provide a slight residual chlorine boost to the end product. Put that through your filter..

@kathy3715 11 месяцев назад

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.

@ChrisWV1969 11 месяцев назад

Great information! Very important information!

@ferebeefamily 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Kris for the video.

@Hankyjane 11 месяцев назад

Why make things so hard?? (Unless there maybe serious chemical or metal contamination) I would filter several times. Boil for 10-15 minutes,,,to be sure. Let it cool a bit. Then filter and drink.

@tommyk6349 11 месяцев назад

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

@zanneizzo8113 11 месяцев назад

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

@lisaosterbauer1565 11 месяцев назад

Love the use of a bar! Lol

@lilmissprepper 11 месяцев назад

You mentioned the plant matter, can this be dumped out only once a month, or is there a chance of decay of the plant matter?

@Yorumcu63 Месяц назад

Great video

@mitmont4251 11 месяцев назад

What about the use of a silver coin for purification?

@36janders 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

Use dark barrels, keep the sun away.

@olmcmonnie7445 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this!

@wesleturgez 5 месяцев назад

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

@rebeccasanford8607 11 месяцев назад

Fabulous video! Thank you so much

@ShineDredd 11 месяцев назад

Well. Adding plant layer before charcoal can limit its lifetime in my opinion. After all, charcoal absorbs anything it can, with no distiction between bad and good contents of the water. So, it will absord some of the mentioned plant oils, terpens and whatnot. if I were to use plant layer I'd probably place it after the charcoal. If I am wrong, please correct me. It is a very important thing to be able to produce your own charcaol, no doubt about it. But, commercially produced charcoal, like for example, one used in gas mask filters, is many many times more effective. That is due to its much larger absorption area, which is achieved in production process with injection water under high pressure, if I recall correctly. Such charcoal will of course be more expensive, but should last for much longer. Your water will have high pH, due to sodium or potassium oxide present in the charcoal. After it is washed several times, it should become lower. Wood ash present on the domestically produced charcoal, was in the past used to produce alkali needed for soap manufacturing. Also, I'd probably use sun UV purification before filtering, and skip the one after. I'd boil filetered water anyway. Great video, like all others you create. Thank you.