I worked my entire career as a professional in drinking water and wastewater treatment. I myself would rather use two buckets and a set of Doulton ceramic filters in the first bucket and filter to the second bucket. Do not use alcohol to sterilize plastic buckets as it can start a deterioration of the materials and actually increase the dissolved plastics and nano-plastics. Just use a little hydrogen peroxide and wipe it out. I would not rely on an unknown material in a flower pot for my health and safety nor the little test strips as they are notorious for false positives and false negatives. We had a full scale lab and it was amazing how many people always thought their test strips were safe. They actually should be taken off the market.
I caught that alcohol instantly, and it makes the rest suspect in my opinion. If someone can get such a small thing so wrong, what else is wrong? TY for clearing it up. ✌🏼🫶🏼🖖🏼
I wonder if sterilizing with peroxide is better. Of course, me myself, I would be searching for metal buckets of some sort to avoid plastic altogether. I have found terra cotta without any drain holes, but will water just seep out? There must be a way to avoid plastics at all costs
I have worked extensively with this type of water filtration in primitive conditions. A couple of things. It is a filter and, as such, will clog eventually, and the more junk in the water, the faster it will do so. Pre-filter the water as much as you can, starting with tight cloth, etc, in layers in a funnel into a first bucket, then to this last finest filter. Even coffee filters can be put to use in the process, but the idea is to get finer and finer filtration. Even with that, the ceramic filter will eventually clog, and throughput will go down. You might be able to keep it going for quite a while by washing the inside off to physically remove the largest particles clogging it, but eventually, it will need to be replaced. Some factors need to be monitored. For example, it is a damp environment, and moulds and bacteria/viruses can build up in there. Some users heat the pot periodically to kill the bad bugs, which works, but it's easier to replace the pot for the cost. Also, if you run it in a wet/dry cycle, minerals in the drying water can drop out and clog the filter. Adding water in the next cycle can dissolve them again, but some are resistant to that and add to the clogging factor. The filters I see most often used are based on the "slow sand filter" process, which can be a purely physical filter but is used to the best outcome as a combination of physical filter and biological treatment where the upper layers of the filter are also a home of beneficial biology (naturally occurring) that eats bad biology and serves as an initial treatment layer as the water passes slowly through the progressively finer layers of sand. Way too much info to post here but plenty of info online. Even with moulds and scum etc, in the pot, bad stuff might not come through - anyone who drank water from a well or cistern and thought it was great has probably never seen what's down there. lol For most people, this simple pot filter will probably clean their water well enough to be drinkable, but without proper testing, you never really know. If you have the opportunity to test a water source BEFORE it becomes an emergency, that can really help. The idea that if things go bad, the back pond has water that can be used is great, but on the day you need it, it would be helpful to know what you might be dealing with.
@@elijahsanders3547 Yes, that is along the lines of a slow sand filter. Several ways to configure and lots of info online. The charcoal can help capture some things but has a lifespan as it gets loaded with the things it captures. Some use the simple slow sand system as a filter and that's it. Others set it up so that a biological layer builds up in the upper courser layers, and that biolayer is managed to help kill bad biology. Periodic backwashing and stirring of the upper layer to keep the system permeable but not disturbing the graduated layers, of course, to fine. Depends on what you have to clean out of the water. For many, in an emergency, this pot idea is way better than nothing and would serve as an expedient thing, though I would be tempted to still disinfect for safety if I had the capability. Otherwise, in an emergency, you do your best with what you have.
I have a native American (I believe Navajo) clay water jug, used to filter the water by it's seeping through the bottom of the jug. This is a very time tested method.
they understood what no electricity looked like. im grateful they left some knowledge that could actually keep you alive and is useful..and to those that share their wisdom. thank you.
I grew up in San Luis Obispo County on a ranch that bordered the Huero Huero. We had a 350' well drilled out by Miller Drilling in the 1970s. We pumped the water up and into a water tank. The water from that well was the sweetest, most delicious water I've ever tasted. I have been unable to enjoy any water since. Everything tastes like dirt to me. I wish I could find water that tasted that good, or know how to make water that tasted that good. I live out of state now. Everything there is different. The river is now labeled a creek, and the water table has dropped because of all the people that moved there and built fancy wineries on the ranch lands we grew up on. But I will never forget that water.
This is my first time seeing this sort of system, so I appreciate you introducing us to it, and like you suggested I did read into it a bit further. I know the terracotta will filter debris, small particles and even some bacteria, but I would advise to still boil the water for a minute before consuming it.
Completely agree with Oldclunker, although in a pinch when no other plans have been made your solution is better then nothing, or relying on only GAC filtering. There are many easy methods to get or make healthy water even in good times. We and all the other animals have begen doing this for a very long time. Learning to be a Desert Survival expert while growing up in SW Arizona I learned where safe water resides and how to find it. That is good subject matter for some smart UA-camr. I too have spent many years in Water and Wastewater Treament, mostly as a Instrumentation Tech and Electrician, yet I've been a 'Chem Head' since grade school so I understand the Chemistry involved in good water. Also, being I'm a bona fide Chlorine Treatment expert, owing to job experience and a personal friendship with George Clifford White, I'm here to tell you that water is easy to clean up if you know how. George gracioiusly gave me his personal home phone number in San Francisco, and we had many conversations over the years before we lost him. Great and wise man. RIP George...:(
We've used this general application for 4 generations, but we put charcoal dust, then charcoal in the bottom 25% of the clay pot. We also made a top to prevent dust & insects from entering the pre-fitlered water.
I appreciate learning how your family applied the carbon treatment. Did you buy the carbon powder, then used carbon of any type for the 25%? Would love learning this wonderful method. Please, share.
Thank you for sharing your experience ❤ I used the 4 ceramic dome filters , I think 0.2 microns definitely recommend it for filtering water, easy to setup 4 holes in the bottom of bucket install filters inside and you can connect all's to the one pipe and connect to the water tank or same way you done top of the another bucket 😊 I used Portable Water Container 5L with rechargeable pump on top ❤ love your channel❤ wishing you all the best ❤be healthy and happy ❤
Fantastic information!! Thank you! I wish i had seen this several weeks ago. I live in the mountains of NC. We are okay but had to get water from the creek behind the house. For 11 or 12 days.
Yes was so sorry to hear about whats happening to those flood victims. Have been contributing to Samaritan's Purse for you people. Praying a lot too. God bless you & glad you made it.
I’m so sorry for what y’all have been through! I’m glad you’re okay but in case you haven’t seen or heard anything about this, I’d like to bring it to your attention. There have been reports of contamination in the newly formed river & the sludge from the water. Cadaver dogs have become sick & some have passed away just from walking through the mud. I’m trying to be vague so my comment isn’t deleted but it’s bad what has been found. I understand many people have wells on the mountain, idk what other types of water are available but many of the wells have been tested & were contaminated. There’s a UA-cam channel that has been doing work helping out there & just sent some samples to be lab tested, I’ll link the channel below. This may not even relate to you but if it does, please be careful & have your water tested! Much love to y’all, from Alabama, so many people are praying for you & thinking of you! 🥰
@michelletennyson8535 yes thanks we are aware. Where our house is it wasn't too bad. None of the trees that fell, hit our house. We mostly had roads wash out. But because we live 20 minutes away from anything we keep the house stocked with food & water for at least a week. And we will be more careful to collect more rain water after this.
Digging a hole near the creek bank might be useful to begin the filter process. Wait for the water to seep through the natural filtering of the materials in the soil and extract from there. Sanitize and or boil if available.
Excellent video! Thank you! Two suggestions: A) there is no link to the water test strips in the description (I checked several times) and B) use ethyl alcohol (Everclear) versus isopropyl alcohol to disinfect. I know that isopropyl alcohol is accepted and widely used as a disinfectant. However, ethol alcohol will also disinfect surfaces and ethol alcohol can be safely consumed (within limits of course) while isopropyl alcohol cannot be ingested or consumed.
In the food service industry, a small amount of bleach is acceptable with the health department for sanitizing. Believe it or not! I used to run restaurants and became friends with our health department official (he REALLY took his job seriously). He told me no inspector eats in the restaurants they inspect. He brought his family to my restaurants all the time. The greatest compliment one can get!
Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) CAN be drink safe so long as it's not denatured alcohol. Ethyl alcohol (unless it's vodka or everclear from a liquor store) in rubbing alcohol is often denatured. That means it's adulterated with methanol. I suppose they could add something else (like some isopropyl alcohol) with the idea to keep it disinfectant safe but non portable.
You answered my question about the clay itself having heavy metals in it. Glad to know that Italian made pots are limited to just iron ( which gives the orange color). Thanks!
In Laos they're selling the pots for remote villages to have clean drinking h2o. Many people around the world have to walk miles to get clean drinking h2o. We're blessed in the U.S.
Thank you so much for all your information on this water filtration. I live off grid collect my own rainwater I will be setting one of these up very near future!
We have ppl out the road here (Alaska town) that have big water cisterns with in house water pumps, in house water filters. I spend HOURS looking at videos one night - dumped my Berkey. They lied about the fluoride filters & their reg ones doubled in price! At the store? ZERO - can not believe the price and efficacy!
@tinasprocket2812 there is a homestead Roots & refuge her husband sells them on his channel I don't remember the channel her husband. But I know they do sell the filters on their channel I'm not sure how much roots and refuge
This is a awesome genius Investion,. i have been having water problems every water i drink bother me, i am constantly buying water and have throat irritation and other problems when i drink these water, Thank you for this information
If you're watching this and wanting to try it... don't even waste your time cleaning the bucket before drilling into it and adding all fixtures on it...
Distilled water is not recommended for hydration because it's missing electrolytes and such. Filtering keeps the dissolved minerals, such as calcium and magnesium, that you need in the water
I have seen videos of people making these and treating them with colloidal silver. A colloidal silver impregnated clay filter, also known as a ceramic water filter (CWF) or ceramic silver-impregnated pot (CSF), is a simple, low-tech, and low-cost household water treatment device that uses colloidal silver to kill bacteria and other germs: [1, 2, 3] How it works The filter is made of a porous ceramic material, such as clay, that's coated with colloidal silver. Dirty water is poured into the filter, which then filters down through the clay's microscopic pores. The colloidal silver inactivates bacteria and other germs. [1, 2] How it's used The filter is placed in a clay or plastic receptacle that stores the treated water and protects the filter from damage. [1] What it removes CWF removes pathogens and turbidity from drinking water, including bacteria like E-Coli and vibrio-cholera, as well as giardia, streptococcus, total coliforms, and cryptosporidium. [1, 2] How it's made The clay is mixed with sawdust or rice husk to create porosity, and then impregnated with colloidal silver. [4] Who developed it Dr. Fernando Mazariegos of the Central American Industrial Research Institute in Guatemala developed the concept of the CWF in 1981. [1, 3] Who promotes it The USA-based nonprofit organization Potters for Peace promotes the CWF. Other organizations that distribute the CWF include the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, Plan International, Project Concern International, Oxfam, and USAID. [3] What to look for When buying a CWF, make sure the colloidal silver is pure, elemental silver, not silver salts. [5] Generative AI is experimental. [1] www.potterswithoutborders.com/faqs/ [2] sswm.info/sswm-solutions-bop-markets/affordable-wash-services-and-products/affordable-water-supply/colloidal-silver-filter [3] www.engineeringforchange.org/solutions/product/silver-filter/ [4] iwaponline.com/jwh/article/19/5/750/83377/Performance-evaluation-of-ceramic-pot-filters [5] www.echocommunity.org/resources/74f6d04b-e4c5-4aa4-8bae-9ae5943ac60e
Senior here as well...for your 60.00/mo. bill on bottled water , you could invest in 2 Pro-One filters that (in my opinion) would be much safer for you. You could put one 9" filter in the top of a bucket (easy to drill a hole up there for your filter and hardware to fit. Let it drip into a bottom bucket. (I have a Berkey, so the plastic buckets folks are talking about (being dangerous) is not a concern for me.) The Pro-One filters fit in my Berkey just fine. I have well water and filter it before drinking. The Berkey filters are not available at present but I'm thankful that the Pro-One filters fit my Berkey. I picked up two filters for 145.00 . They are supposed to last about 6 months (So, for 145.00 you could get two filters and save 60.00 month x 12 months = 720.00 or 720.00 minus minus 145.00 = a savings of 575.00 for the year. Just a suggestion.
Just an FYI, there's no such thing as "food safe plastic". All plastic is made of chemicals that leach into your food and water, especially at warmer temperatures. I keep glass bottles in my house to transfer foods bought in plastic. It's almost impossible to not buy stuff in plastic, but you can check the dates on the container to make sure it hasn't been sitting on the shelf, then transfer to glass soon as you get home. Time and room temperatures will leach chemicals into your food.
@@Arkie407 I look for items that come in glass bottles when I buy food, peanut butter, pickles, salsa, etc. When empty, I clean the jars really well then sterilize in the oven @ 230f for about 15-20 min. Great for storing stuff. Anything that will sit in my cupboard or pantry for a while. The less plastic you consume the better. There's a reason cancer is on the rise.
I tried this with terracotta pots available in Australia- none of them had the porosity/permeability to work, so I just used a manufactured ceramic "candle" filter (Ultra Ceram) with buckets, etc. to filter rainwater into a 100l tank.
Yeah, I saw that in my research (when pots failed). They set-up micro-“factories” in the third world where they produce specific poetry that has rice bran added to the clay that burns off to allows for the permeability to have an effective flow rate. I can’t find them, so I just pay for the ones (candle/filtes) produced in the UK - you get a great flow rate and you really can use them maybe 10x the proscribed length (as long as the water you filter isnt swamp water- rainwater is good)
(Glazed) That’s obvious. But some look almost terracotta but have a coating- I didn’t bother with those. I tried all the actual terracotta without treatment and the flow rate is so glacial it’s not noticeable. Most had no seepage at all even after weeks- (with Australian stock, and we get them from Italy too). Just saying my experience, it doesn’t work (in Australia) if any Australians can tell me where to buy pot that work, great, but I have the issue solved.
If you make your own pots from your own clay you can use charcoal as temper it actually fairly common to do so for items that are going to experience high thermal stress i think rhis would be more effective
Thanks for the great info. Just thought I"d add a little info that won't make a difference but for clarification. What your doing to clean the buckets is excellent but it's not sterilization. Your sanitizing the buckets. Sterilization requires an autoclave, as used to clean surgical instruments. Requires steam and pressure.
I disagree. Had to disenfect properties during and we used a listed product applied for the recommended time. Re: the autoclave, that’s why dentists are going to single use tools. My VA dermatologist used a single use scalpel to biopsy a lesion on my arm. Those pathogens are hardy.
How many gallons of water can be filtered with one clay pot. Dont they collect contaminates over time, which might eventually leach into the water? Like the concept, and would like to try this
Thank you for this video... This is a great example to have a way to clean water in a emergencia situation. ❤ I am trying it to filters Rain water and see if I can use that water for laundry.
Actually most people probably drink too much water! There's no animal on Earth that drinks pints and pints of water every day like humans do. Whether they're herbivores or meat eaters they all go to the watering hole once a day and the stomach can only hold about a litre. Most dogs and cats not fed on stupid dried food, only drink a pint a day max. The stupid media lie about drinking 2.4 litres a day is total BS, your kidneys are being overworked and the bottled water companies are laughing all the way to the bank.
(2:10) Position the drilled hole high enough that the bottom edge of the hole is above the rounded fiillet between the inside wall and floor of the bucket. This will improve the chances of the spigot not leaking. It also means the off-the-shelf bucket cannot be completely drained with the spigot, but such is life. A Forstner bit would do a better job of making a clean hole instead of a spade bit. Instead of using a utility knife to deburr the hole, use a debarring tool made for the job, if you have one.
I also like boiling for two reasons, sterilization and erases old memories in the water, as water does hold structure. (proven just search youtube, and I make structure water sprays so I know from experience and demo with many customers). Also I like to add a little concentrace brand minerals after to enrich the trace minerals and make the water taste like bottle water. Thank you for this video, I may switch to this, currently have a Berkey.
I dumped my Berkey - they lied about their fluoride filters & even their regular filters have doubled in price. Did some research -INEXPENSIVE ZERO WATER FILTERS FROM WALMART!!! Take out fluoride! Please tell me where you get your trace minerals besides buying massive amounts of bottles of them individually from iherb or something ?
I use large, Italian terra cotta pots. I don't use anything to clean them that I wouldn't drink. I make a solution of vinegar, lemon, antiviral herbs like rosemary, pine needles, etc. I prefer to use giant stainless steel cook pots rather than plastic buckets. I have brass spigots, but I can't avoid plastic completely because I need a gasket that keeps the water from leaking out. I use a layered combination of washed sand, pebbles, organic coconut charcoal, and a mixture of antibiotic herbs, and I put a cotton linen barrier between the layers. I run only the cleanest water I can through them. Before filtering, I boil the water and use an aqua tab and after filtering, if I'm going to drink it or cook with it, I may distill it. I need to get some water testing kits.
I recommend using microfiber towels for wiping down the sterilized surfaces. They will remove a lot of micro particles, look into how effective they are for sanitation
I just wrote a novel on some rude comments lol saying the same thing lol I mean geez this man is trying to help others and he is being critiqued on the placement of the cork. If war breaks out and you survive I bet that plastic bucket will be easier to find that a metal one & btw the plastic stuff is in everybody and people are going to town over plastic bucket when I read how somebody puts all their bottle water prom plastic in glass jars I thought well you only transfer plastic I think that’s why our nation is divided and has changed is everybody is an expert on everything & forgot how to be nice and show others respect.
Sterilize with white vinegar. Also they do make food grade hydrogen peroxide. But white vinegar is my go to for cleaning - especially when dealing w.eating or drinking. Works great on cleaning the coffee pot too!
neat variation on a theme. Be interesting to see a water test - here in NZ we have a lot of pastoral run off (water is high in nitrates - which cause bowel cancer in high enough doses) + muppets reintroduced & mandated Fluoride - now I suspect this won't be able to filter than out.... cheers for the test strip link!
You need to use a garden hose to rinse out all the dust and plastic particles from the drilling. Wiping them with paper towels gonna leave micro-particles in the bucket n the pot. Not even sure if this will filter out bacteria, toxin, or heavy metal as the video claims.
Looks like a great idea and probably works well. However when filtering salty bore water or water with a level of lime in it; it may clog the terracotta pot: but I just don't know as I am just speculating. Hopefully the pot will just need a good `scrub out'. I would still pass this water through my water filter jugs also though; and then as you suggest test it.
I didn't see the bit about how it will last a lifetime. Doesn't the filter eventually get clogged? Does it need to be cleaned out every so often or will it literally work for ever?
If you don't want to buy the bucket, go to your local supermarket and ask for the cake icing buckets they emptied out. They are food grade and free. I've done so many times. You have to clean them out of course because there will be remaining icing they didn't remove inside.
You could put the pot in the bucket and get some charcoal put it in the pot then put another pot to fill your water then you'll have a good bacterial protection too
If you're storing it in plastic buckets, then you're getting micro plastics in your water, regardless of how many times you wipe it down with alcohol. In fact, the alcohol will make it break down even easier.
I worked my entire career as a professional in drinking water and wastewater treatment. I myself would rather use two buckets and a set of Doulton ceramic filters in the first bucket and filter to the second bucket. Do not use alcohol to sterilize plastic buckets as it can start a deterioration of the materials and actually increase the dissolved plastics and nano-plastics. Just use a little hydrogen peroxide and wipe it out. I would not rely on an unknown material in a flower pot for my health and safety nor the little test strips as they are notorious for false positives and false negatives. We had a full scale lab and it was amazing how many people always thought their test strips were safe. They actually should be taken off the market.
Great info! Amy life expectancy (volume) for the doulton ceramic filters? (First hearing of them by the way!)
The ones I have make 14 gallons of water a day. The filters last 6 to 9 months and can filter 2,000 liters of water depending on dirty the water is.
I caught that alcohol instantly, and it makes the rest suspect in my opinion. If someone can get such a small thing so wrong, what else is wrong? TY for clearing it up. ✌🏼🫶🏼🖖🏼
What is the final parts per million. I want particulates removed not just things that color the water.
I wonder if sterilizing with peroxide is better. Of course, me myself, I would be searching for metal buckets of some sort to avoid plastic altogether. I have found terra cotta without any drain holes, but will water just seep out? There must be a way to avoid plastics at all costs
I have worked extensively with this type of water filtration in primitive conditions. A couple of things. It is a filter and, as such, will clog eventually, and the more junk in the water, the faster it will do so. Pre-filter the water as much as you can, starting with tight cloth, etc, in layers in a funnel into a first bucket, then to this last finest filter. Even coffee filters can be put to use in the process, but the idea is to get finer and finer filtration. Even with that, the ceramic filter will eventually clog, and throughput will go down. You might be able to keep it going for quite a while by washing the inside off to physically remove the largest particles clogging it, but eventually, it will need to be replaced.
Some factors need to be monitored. For example, it is a damp environment, and moulds and bacteria/viruses can build up in there. Some users heat the pot periodically to kill the bad bugs, which works, but it's easier to replace the pot for the cost. Also, if you run it in a wet/dry cycle, minerals in the drying water can drop out and clog the filter. Adding water in the next cycle can dissolve them again, but some are resistant to that and add to the clogging factor.
The filters I see most often used are based on the "slow sand filter" process, which can be a purely physical filter but is used to the best outcome as a combination of physical filter and biological treatment where the upper layers of the filter are also a home of beneficial biology (naturally occurring) that eats bad biology and serves as an initial treatment layer as the water passes slowly through the progressively finer layers of sand. Way too much info to post here but plenty of info online.
Even with moulds and scum etc, in the pot, bad stuff might not come through - anyone who drank water from a well or cistern and thought it was great has probably never seen what's down there. lol
For most people, this simple pot filter will probably clean their water well enough to be drinkable, but without proper testing, you never really know. If you have the opportunity to test a water source BEFORE it becomes an emergency, that can really help. The idea that if things go bad, the back pond has water that can be used is great, but on the day you need it, it would be helpful to know what you might be dealing with.
Write a book then.
@@blahblah5603@blahblah5603 Your name suits you. Be careful; reading informed content might cause you to learn something.
Perhaps gravel to sand, sand to charcoal powder, and then the clay pot?
@@elijahsanders3547 Yes, that is along the lines of a slow sand filter. Several ways to configure and lots of info online. The charcoal can help capture some things but has a lifespan as it gets loaded with the things it captures. Some use the simple slow sand system as a filter and that's it. Others set it up so that a biological layer builds up in the upper courser layers, and that biolayer is managed to help kill bad biology. Periodic backwashing and stirring of the upper layer to keep the system permeable but not disturbing the graduated layers, of course, to fine. Depends on what you have to clean out of the water. For many, in an emergency, this pot idea is way better than nothing and would serve as an expedient thing, though I would be tempted to still disinfect for safety if I had the capability. Otherwise, in an emergency, you do your best with what you have.
@@elijahsanders3547clay to copper..
I have a native American (I believe Navajo) clay water jug, used to filter the water by it's seeping through the bottom of the jug. This is a very time tested method.
But slow.
they understood what no electricity looked like. im grateful they left some knowledge that could actually keep you alive and is useful..and to those that share their wisdom. thank you.
@@kellikelli4413"time tested" lol
Now away are pots lead free??
Lead is only bad in California...
I grew up in San Luis Obispo County on a ranch that bordered the Huero Huero. We had a 350' well drilled out by Miller Drilling in the 1970s. We pumped the water up and into a water tank.
The water from that well was the sweetest, most delicious water I've ever tasted. I have been unable to enjoy any water since. Everything tastes like dirt to me. I wish I could find water that tasted that good, or know how to make water that tasted that good.
I live out of state now. Everything there is different. The river is now labeled a creek, and the water table has dropped because of all the people that moved there and built fancy wineries on the ranch lands we grew up on. But I will never forget that water.
Sounds like it had good minerals.
Nobody talks about the nice bonsais on the shelfs?
I watch many of these water videos and this is the best one yet. Thank you, 🙏
This is my first time seeing this sort of system, so I appreciate you introducing us to it, and like you suggested I did read into it a bit further. I know the terracotta will filter debris, small particles and even some bacteria, but I would advise to still boil the water for a minute before consuming it.
We were advised to boil minimum of 3 mins at rolling boil. Then filter twice.
Thank you. Great great video. No nonsense blabbering, to the point and concise. Worthy of anybody's time.
Appreciate you watching!
Completely agree with Oldclunker, although in a pinch when no other plans have been made your solution is better then nothing, or relying on only GAC filtering. There are many easy methods to get or make healthy water even in good times. We and all the other animals have begen doing this for a very long time. Learning to be a Desert Survival expert while growing up in SW Arizona I learned where safe water resides and how to find it. That is good subject matter for some smart UA-camr.
I too have spent many years in Water and Wastewater Treament, mostly as a Instrumentation Tech and Electrician, yet I've been a 'Chem Head' since grade school so I understand the Chemistry involved in good water. Also, being I'm a bona fide Chlorine Treatment expert, owing to job experience and a personal friendship with George Clifford White, I'm here to tell you that water is easy to clean up if you know how. George gracioiusly gave me his personal home phone number in San Francisco, and we had many conversations over the years before we lost him. Great and wise man. RIP George...:(
This was an absolutely beautiful video. Merry Christmas and blessings to you and yours.
We've used this general application for 4 generations, but we put charcoal dust, then charcoal in the bottom 25% of the clay pot. We also made a top to prevent dust & insects from entering the pre-fitlered water.
I appreciate learning how your family applied the carbon treatment. Did you buy the carbon powder, then used carbon of any type for the 25%? Would love learning this wonderful method. Please, share.
Brilliant!!!! Much gratitude ❤️ I will be relying on this, thank you so much
Thank you for sharing your experience ❤ I used the 4 ceramic dome filters , I think 0.2 microns definitely recommend it for filtering water, easy to setup 4 holes in the bottom of bucket install filters inside and you can connect all's to the one pipe and connect to the water tank or same way you done top of the another bucket 😊 I used Portable Water Container 5L with rechargeable pump on top ❤ love your channel❤ wishing you all the best ❤be healthy and happy ❤
Fantastic information!!
Thank you!
I wish i had seen this several weeks ago.
I live in the mountains of NC. We are okay but had to get water from the creek behind the house. For 11 or 12 days.
I'm glad you're okay. It's just awful, what has happened after the storm. Sending strength and love to you and yours. ~ from Canada x
Yes was so sorry to hear about whats happening to those flood victims.
Have been contributing to Samaritan's Purse for you people.
Praying a lot too.
God bless you & glad you made it.
I’m so sorry for what y’all have been through! I’m glad you’re okay but in case you haven’t seen or heard anything about this, I’d like to bring it to your attention. There have been reports of contamination in the newly formed river & the sludge from the water. Cadaver dogs have become sick & some have passed away just from walking through the mud. I’m trying to be vague so my comment isn’t deleted but it’s bad what has been found. I understand many people have wells on the mountain, idk what other types of water are available but many of the wells have been tested & were contaminated. There’s a UA-cam channel that has been doing work helping out there & just sent some samples to be lab tested, I’ll link the channel below. This may not even relate to you but if it does, please be careful & have your water tested! Much love to y’all, from Alabama, so many people are praying for you & thinking of you! 🥰
ua-cam.com/users/livetKO_wmPvknU?si=bdQ6w4s70R1aMhXh
@michelletennyson8535 yes thanks we are aware.
Where our house is it wasn't too bad. None of the trees that fell, hit our house.
We mostly had roads wash out. But because we live 20 minutes away from anything we keep the house stocked with food & water for at least a week. And we will be more careful to collect more rain water after this.
Thanks man...im lookin into this.
I have some land that’s right by a creek… this is great
Digging a hole near the creek bank might be useful to begin the filter process. Wait for the water to seep through the natural filtering of the materials in the soil and extract from there. Sanitize and or boil if available.
Excellent video!
Thank you!
Two suggestions: A) there is no link to the water test strips in the description (I checked several times) and B) use ethyl alcohol (Everclear) versus isopropyl alcohol to disinfect. I know that isopropyl alcohol is accepted and widely used as a disinfectant. However, ethol alcohol will also disinfect surfaces and ethol alcohol can be safely consumed (within limits of course) while isopropyl alcohol cannot be ingested or consumed.
Excellent. Regular alcohol is very bad....doctors say limit the use of alcohol on the skin...so very bad.
In the food service industry, a small amount of bleach is acceptable with the health department for sanitizing. Believe it or not! I used to run restaurants and became friends with our health department official (he REALLY took his job seriously). He told me no inspector eats in the restaurants they inspect. He brought his family to my restaurants all the time. The greatest compliment one can get!
Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) CAN be drink safe so long as it's not denatured alcohol. Ethyl alcohol (unless it's vodka or everclear from a liquor store) in rubbing alcohol is often denatured. That means it's adulterated with methanol. I suppose they could add something else (like some isopropyl alcohol) with the idea to keep it disinfectant safe but non portable.
@@H4me7215
That means next Plandemic?
DO NOT COMPLY
I live in Alabama on the Coosa river and our water is questionable at best, I will be building a couple of these before the sun goes down!
A simple, inexpensive, and effective way to have clean water. I can see a tarp draining rain water into that pot even.
awesome idea!
Or an umbrella if you're stuck in a building when tshf
Thank you! I am in the beginning stages of creating a test kitchen and this information is paramount!🎉❤🎉😂
This video is excellently explained.
You answered my question about the clay itself having heavy metals in it. Glad to know that Italian made pots are limited to just iron ( which gives the orange color). Thanks!
In Laos they're selling the pots for remote villages to have clean drinking h2o. Many people around the world have to walk miles to get clean drinking h2o.
We're blessed in the U.S.
Blessed as ours only has a very dangerous neurotoxin called fluoride in it.
Thank you so much for all your information on this water filtration. I live off grid collect my own rainwater I will be setting one of these up very near future!
We have ppl out the road here (Alaska town) that have big water cisterns with in house water pumps, in house water filters. I spend HOURS looking at videos one night - dumped my Berkey. They lied about the fluoride filters & their reg ones doubled in price! At the store? ZERO - can not believe the price and efficacy!
@tinasprocket2812 there is a homestead Roots & refuge her husband sells them on his channel I don't remember the channel her husband. But I know they do sell the filters on their channel I'm not sure how much roots and refuge
@@ZonaEastham thank you!
@tinasprocket2812 and thank you! May you all get what you need for the year 2025 better than what we could imagine!!
This is a awesome genius Investion,. i have been having water problems every water i drink bother me, i am constantly buying water and have throat irritation and other problems when i drink these water,
Thank you for this information
Try making distilled water - videos are on YT
Works with 2 stainless steel pots and ceramic filter
If you're watching this and wanting to try it... don't even waste your time cleaning the bucket before drilling into it and adding all fixtures on it...
Why?
Because you'll end up cleaning it twice , instead of just once .
But it's not that big of a deal to clean it twice lol@@FraktalPriest
you seem lazy.or entitled.your not afraid of the dark...are you?
I saw that too and I agree why clean it if you're going to work on it and clean it again
@stevenetram
Such a shitty thing to say to someone.
55.00 got me a water distiller on Amazon and I prefer that.
Doesn’t it take electricity? Mine does
Distilled water is not recommended for hydration because it's missing electrolytes and such. Filtering keeps the dissolved minerals, such as calcium and magnesium, that you need in the water
I have seen videos of people making these and treating them with colloidal silver.
A colloidal silver impregnated clay filter, also known as a ceramic water filter (CWF) or ceramic silver-impregnated pot (CSF), is a simple, low-tech, and low-cost household water treatment device that uses colloidal silver to kill bacteria and other germs: [1, 2, 3]
How it works
The filter is made of a porous ceramic material, such as clay, that's coated with colloidal silver. Dirty water is poured into the filter, which then filters down through the clay's microscopic pores. The colloidal silver inactivates bacteria and other germs. [1, 2]
How it's used
The filter is placed in a clay or plastic receptacle that stores the treated water and protects the filter from damage. [1]
What it removes
CWF removes pathogens and turbidity from drinking water, including bacteria like E-Coli and vibrio-cholera, as well as giardia, streptococcus, total coliforms, and cryptosporidium. [1, 2]
How it's made
The clay is mixed with sawdust or rice husk to create porosity, and then impregnated with colloidal silver. [4]
Who developed it
Dr. Fernando Mazariegos of the Central American Industrial Research Institute in Guatemala developed the concept of the CWF in 1981. [1, 3]
Who promotes it
The USA-based nonprofit organization Potters for Peace promotes the CWF. Other organizations that distribute the CWF include the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, Plan International, Project Concern International, Oxfam, and USAID. [3]
What to look for
When buying a CWF, make sure the colloidal silver is pure, elemental silver, not silver salts. [5]
Generative AI is experimental.
[1] www.potterswithoutborders.com/faqs/
[2] sswm.info/sswm-solutions-bop-markets/affordable-wash-services-and-products/affordable-water-supply/colloidal-silver-filter
[3] www.engineeringforchange.org/solutions/product/silver-filter/
[4] iwaponline.com/jwh/article/19/5/750/83377/Performance-evaluation-of-ceramic-pot-filters
[5] www.echocommunity.org/resources/74f6d04b-e4c5-4aa4-8bae-9ae5943ac60e
Excellent response and resources provided. Thank you
A Kiwi on YT used a pine/Conifer branch/twgi to block the hole, it served as a filter, as the water passed through the twig.
I"m going to do this! Senior on a very tight budget, spending $60,00 a month on bottled water There will always be party poopers.
Senior here as well...for your 60.00/mo. bill on bottled water , you could invest in 2 Pro-One filters that (in my opinion) would be much safer for you. You could put one 9" filter in the top of a bucket (easy to drill a hole up there for your filter and hardware to fit. Let it drip into a bottom bucket. (I have a Berkey, so the plastic buckets folks are talking about (being dangerous) is not a concern for me.) The Pro-One filters fit in my Berkey just fine. I have well water and filter it before drinking. The Berkey filters are not available at present but I'm thankful that the Pro-One filters fit my Berkey. I picked up two filters for 145.00 . They are supposed to last about 6 months (So, for 145.00 you could get two filters and save 60.00 month x 12 months = 720.00 or 720.00 minus minus 145.00 = a savings of 575.00 for the year. Just a suggestion.
@lisagoff369
$60,000 dollars? a month? or perhaps you meant $60.00 dollars?..
Walmart usually has 32 packs for $3-4
Fantastic information. Thank you, sir!
Just an FYI, there's no such thing as "food safe plastic". All plastic is made of chemicals that leach into your food and water, especially at warmer temperatures. I keep glass bottles in my house to transfer foods bought in plastic. It's almost impossible to not buy stuff in plastic, but you can check the dates on the container to make sure it hasn't been sitting on the shelf, then transfer to glass soon as you get home. Time and room temperatures will leach chemicals into your food.
thanks for this!
Yes even water bottles are made of "food safe Plastic" but we all know that they leach microplastics into the water.
Stainless steel food grade containers are so EX$PENSIVE, but a viable option.
@@Arkie407 I look for items that come in glass bottles when I buy food, peanut butter, pickles, salsa, etc. When empty, I clean the jars really well then sterilize in the oven @ 230f for about 15-20 min. Great for storing stuff. Anything that will sit in my cupboard or pantry for a while. The less plastic you consume the better. There's a reason cancer is on the rise.
Don't lecture us man.
I tried this with terracotta pots available in Australia- none of them had the porosity/permeability to work, so I just used a manufactured ceramic "candle" filter (Ultra Ceram) with buckets, etc. to filter rainwater into a 100l tank.
It's hard to find the right ones made to be filters. They are more available in less development countries. Many are silver impregnated too.
Yeah, I saw that in my research (when pots failed). They set-up micro-“factories” in the third world where they produce specific poetry that has rice bran added to the clay that burns off to allows for the permeability to have an effective flow rate. I can’t find them, so I just pay for the ones (candle/filtes) produced in the UK - you get a great flow rate and you really can use them maybe 10x the proscribed length (as long as the water you filter isnt swamp water- rainwater is good)
Some terracotta pots are glazed. You have to find the non glazed ones.
(Glazed) That’s obvious. But some look almost terracotta but have a coating- I didn’t bother with those. I tried all the actual terracotta without treatment and the flow rate is so glacial it’s not noticeable. Most had no seepage at all even after weeks- (with Australian stock, and we get them from Italy too). Just saying my experience, it doesn’t work (in Australia) if any Australians can tell me where to buy pot that work, great, but I have the issue solved.
If you make your own pots from your own clay you can use charcoal as temper it actually fairly common to do so for items that are going to experience high thermal stress i think rhis would be more effective
Seems very simple and easy to do. Thank you.
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks for the great info. Just thought I"d add a little info that won't make a difference but for clarification. What your doing to clean the buckets is excellent but it's not sterilization. Your sanitizing the buckets. Sterilization requires an autoclave, as used to clean surgical instruments. Requires steam and pressure.
I disagree. Had to disenfect properties during and we used a listed product applied for the recommended time. Re: the autoclave, that’s why dentists are going to single use tools. My VA dermatologist used a single use scalpel to biopsy a lesion on my arm. Those pathogens are hardy.
LOVE IT...ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO
How many gallons of water can be filtered with one clay pot. Dont they collect contaminates over time, which might eventually leach into the water? Like the concept, and would like to try this
good thinkin'!
That's my question, will you be able to re-sanitize the Terra cott a pot? How many uses before it collects contaminates?
I've been wondering the same thing. But y'all are not getting an answer.
Thank you for this video... This is a great example to have a way to clean water in a emergencia situation. ❤
I am trying it to filters Rain water and see if I can use that water for laundry.
Great video - thanks
It's acid/alkaline balance mostly. Baking Soda helps alkalize the body. And most people don't drink enough water.
Actually most people probably drink too much water! There's no animal on Earth that drinks pints and pints of water every day like humans do. Whether they're herbivores or meat eaters they all go to the watering hole once a day and the stomach can only hold about a litre. Most dogs and cats not fed on stupid dried food, only drink a pint a day max. The stupid media lie about drinking 2.4 litres a day is total BS, your kidneys are being overworked and the bottled water companies are laughing all the way to the bank.
Fluoride calcifies your pineal gland and chlorine ruins your digestive system.
Thanks for the info and idea
nice idea, would homemade charcoal work by adding a bit over the cork?
You should use drinking alcohol not rubbing alcohol.
Let him get drunk his way dude.
Or rubbed maybe it's called.
Lol
It evaporates, plus he's wiping it off. Alcohol doesn't change its properties just because it doesn't say Crown Royal or Jagermeister on the bottle.
Everclear
Great idea thanks a lot.
If you put the cork in from the inside, gravity will help the cork stay in the hole. Thanks for the vid!
(2:10) Position the drilled hole high enough that the bottom edge of the hole is above the rounded fiillet between the inside wall and floor of the bucket. This will improve the chances of the spigot not leaking. It also means the off-the-shelf bucket cannot be completely drained with the spigot, but such is life. A Forstner bit would do a better job of making a clean hole instead of a spade bit. Instead of using a utility knife to deburr the hole, use a debarring tool made for the job, if you have one.
Excellent. Thank you.
I also like boiling for two reasons, sterilization and erases old memories in the water, as water does hold structure. (proven just search youtube, and I make structure water sprays so I know from experience and demo with many customers). Also I like to add a little concentrace brand minerals after to enrich the trace minerals and make the water taste like bottle water. Thank you for this video, I may switch to this, currently have a Berkey.
I dumped my Berkey - they lied about their fluoride filters
& even their regular filters have doubled in price.
Did some research -INEXPENSIVE ZERO WATER FILTERS FROM WALMART!!!
Take out fluoride!
Please tell me where you get your trace minerals besides buying massive amounts of bottles of them individually from iherb or something ?
@@tinasprocket2812Hi thank you. I like a product called ConcenTrace Trace Mineral Drops sold at heath food stores and online
Proverbs 16:32 says, "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city"
Great info.
Will share with my homesteading community
Thanks! Cheers!
Thanks 👍
Great info! 👍
Thank you so much. This was very useful
Thanks for your help
I use large, Italian terra cotta pots. I don't use anything to clean them that I wouldn't drink. I make a solution of vinegar, lemon, antiviral herbs like rosemary, pine needles, etc. I prefer to use giant stainless steel cook pots rather than plastic buckets. I have brass spigots, but I can't avoid plastic completely because I need a gasket that keeps the water from leaking out. I use a layered combination of washed sand, pebbles, organic coconut charcoal, and a mixture of antibiotic herbs, and I put a cotton linen barrier between the layers. I run only the cleanest water I can through them. Before filtering, I boil the water and use an aqua tab and after filtering, if I'm going to drink it or cook with it, I may distill it. I need to get some water testing kits.
That sounds like a great filtration system!
You’re like the perfect neighbor. Remind your neighbors how lucky they are.
Hello, where can I get the Italian made terracotta pots you mentioned?
I recommend using microfiber towels for wiping down the sterilized surfaces. They will remove a lot of micro particles, look into how effective they are for sanitation
Does it kill e-coli?
I would use thos for garden water.
The best part of this video is the countless experts in the comments... it turns out most people are experts on water treatment...who knew!
Could it be that knowledgeable people gravitate towards content dealing with subjects they're knowledgeable in?
@@sotoo9645
Bingo!!
I just wrote a novel on some rude comments lol saying the same thing lol I mean geez this man is trying to help others and he is being critiqued on the placement of the cork. If war breaks out and you survive I bet that plastic bucket will be easier to find that a metal one & btw the plastic stuff is in everybody and people are going to town over plastic bucket when I read how somebody puts all their bottle water prom plastic in glass jars I thought well you only transfer plastic I think that’s why our nation is divided and has changed is everybody is an expert on everything & forgot how to be nice and show others respect.
Sterilize with white vinegar. Also they do make food grade hydrogen peroxide. But white vinegar is my go to for cleaning - especially when dealing w.eating or drinking. Works great on cleaning the coffee pot too!
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for your information. Great to know about the Terracotta pots being best out of Italy. Any ideas where to purchase the pots?
neat variation on a theme. Be interesting to see a water test - here in NZ we have a lot of pastoral run off (water is high in nitrates - which cause bowel cancer in high enough doses) + muppets reintroduced & mandated Fluoride - now I suspect this won't be able to filter than out.... cheers for the test strip link!
Good and through. The question about the lifetime thing. And does it ever gets clogged up, and do you have to replace it, and how often?
Abrasive scrubbing to clean it…
Cork does not work on PFAS or Fluoride
You need to use a garden hose to rinse out all the dust and plastic particles from the drilling. Wiping them with paper towels gonna leave micro-particles in the bucket n the pot. Not even sure if this will filter out bacteria, toxin, or heavy metal as the video claims.
Use a garden hose? Really!
@paulvanhouts3365 garden hose = water from a garden hose. American language usage. Don't read it "literally."
Great tutorial. Thank you for shafing
This is great info. But how well would a leather liner help with the pot?
Looks like a great idea and probably works well. However when filtering salty bore water or water with a level of lime in it; it may clog the terracotta pot: but I just don't know as I am just speculating. Hopefully the pot will just need a good `scrub out'. I would still pass this water through my water filter jugs also though; and then as you suggest test it.
Can put activated charcoal in the pot as well???
I don't see why not as we know carbon helps remove chemicals. I would rinse the carbon really well first having it primed and ready.
Remember that will also pull out any metals like iron from the water.
Bleach water to sanitize, hydrogen peroxide to sanitize. Alcohol is to sterilize the tools we use.
As a doctor of general medicine and integrative medicine,chem eng.
I use hydrogen peroxide at controlled levels as IV.
Should you regularly wipe out the inside of the clay pot?
Where does the yick build up?
Great video. How long will the pot work and last? Any idea?
Till you drop it on the floor.
Be sure to build a solid crate around it and fix it to your countertop.
Hydrogen peroxide is a great disinfectant too.
At what volume
Regular store bought H.P. has unlisted preservatives in it.
Is this the best method to filter out flouride and chlorine?
How long will the clay last before it can no longer purify? Great video and much appreciated!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥳🙏🏻💫
Can you show testing the water before and after please 👍
I didn't see the bit about how it will last a lifetime. Doesn't the filter eventually get clogged? Does it need to be cleaned out every so often or will it literally work for ever?
What is the lifespan use of the the terracotta pot.for filtering water before needing to be replaced?
I would use the testing kit I mentioned to get an exact life. Although the quality of the pot can vary greatly by country of origin.
@ MrOldclu. Please will you explain how I set up the Doulton filters to the buckets as I am a learner. Thank you.
Where do you get the Italian pots?
If you find out, let me know as well. Thanks
Thanks will this work with salty bore water?
Where can we get our hands on Italian terracotta pots?
If you don't want to buy the bucket, go to your local supermarket and ask for the cake icing buckets they emptied out. They are food grade and free. I've done so many times. You have to clean them out of course because there will be remaining icing they didn't remove inside.
You could put the pot in the bucket and get some charcoal put it in the pot then put another pot to fill your water then you'll have a good bacterial protection too
Do you need to sterilize the pot after each use? How many times can you filter before replacing the pot? Thanks.
Can also fill the ceramic pot with sand
You could add a silver coin in front of terra-cotta or charcoal
Copper is good also
If you're storing it in plastic buckets, then you're getting micro plastics in your water, regardless of how many times you wipe it down with alcohol. In fact, the alcohol will make it break down even easier.
Any suggestions on filtering well water with high levels of arsenic, boron, and florid?
4:13 wouldn't it have been a good idea to remove that burr to keep it from damaging the gasket?
Does this ceramic pot filter cope with purposely distilled spits or does it remove the alcohol from the filtration process
Crushed moringa seeds will help a lot
i have subscribed. good idea. can you add sand and charcoal to the bucket ??
Yes it would add to the purification process.
Have you thought of colloidal silver in the purifier? Would this help?
Im curious about the hard water calcium that builds up on terracotta. Here in AZ it lines the outside of the pots quickly when watering plants