Appreciate you editing out all the painstaking manual labour with taking the pipe up the hillside. That must have been horrendous 😩 As you’ve already identified, some form of strainer will be required. Perhaps an upside down cone where debris brushes off? Re the river flow rate. I seem to remember a physics lesson some years back where a stream/river flows fastest at the surface as it’s less turbulent. Whereas on the river bed itself, the friction of the stones etc, causes a resistance. Not saying I’m correct, just a comment. And…. Whoop whoop to you opening the valve and there being water. Congrats 👏👌👍👍
When I saw the pipe and grid system, I thought it was a good idea but I can see the sediment collecting in the bottom of the collection pipe being a problem as I can see it going down your pipe and blocking the main water pipe which you would not know it had happened until it did, so yes I would get a screen over the top of the grid to help with this. Yes I know you will be going up and cleaning it out but as this is a new system you don't know how many times you are going to need to do that to stop a potential problem.
Reach out to Kris Harbour about the inlet screen, you’ve probably seen him already on UA-cam. From what I remember, he built an amazing screen on a 3d printer which works perfectly
Thanks! yea I have seen his stuff and love the other projects he has done. It was a coanda screen he 3d printed and I think I will be having a go at that at a later stage as it will work far better
Hi - thanks for the video. I am planning my own similar setup over here in Snowdonia. I like the low cost/simple nature of the intake. How has it performed over the past few months? And did it survive Storm Isha? 😅
Hi, yea it has done amazingly! survived the heavy storms and everything else. Had someone else comment saying they had done the same and they also have had no problems. Every month or so I go by and just pop off the front cap and it just flushes any sediment that built up through so it is also easy to clean
Do you have any springs on your property? There is an old technology called a hydraulic ram pump, ram pump, or hydram which uses a head of water to "pump" water for free. There are lots of great videos on UA-cam about them and how to make one. There is a special variation of the ram pump called a Compound Ram, which uses a high volume of impure water, which you seem to have an abundance, to pump the pure spring water to a collection tank at your home. You could put it in your barn and let the water gravity feed down into the caravan.
Not exactly the whole glen is sort of a bog so its all very wet. Or at least I havent yet found a spring. I have considered Ram pums though as they are amazing bits of kit. I haddnt heard of a compound ram though I will have a look into them.
Why do you need pumps when you have pressure from the head of water. You just need barrels you can pressurise to use as your filters or position them up the hill? Second hand barrels with lids held on with clamps are available.
I wouldn't have needed pumps if I took the barrels up the hill too as the media we are filling it with will stop the pressure. I didn't fancy lugging up all the sand and rocks I need to fill them with so this is the solution for now. Although you are absolutely right I wouldn't need the pump if I did it the other way and that was what I planned initially.
Ok , an aside I have a little experience with a straw bale house, you will have problems with supply of bales in the west plus quality control and storage will trip you up. Most likely you will have to get them made for you. Personally Hemp Crete would be my route.@@beyondtheworkbench
these people moaning about using mdpe tape XD if it works and hasnt leaked then no big deal at all, i say well done you . just run a few 25mm filters threw out the pipe line if you dont plan to bury and just clean em every so many week, im sure the system yourve set up will work great , be enough pressure too so no need for pumps
I'd jus bite the bullet and build a dam, that way your sediment won't be an issue and the coander screen will be more efficient, plus they make a great habitat for all sorts of life both aquatic and airborn...
Appreciate you editing out all the painstaking manual labour with taking the pipe up the hillside. That must have been horrendous 😩 As you’ve already identified, some form of strainer will be required. Perhaps an upside down cone where debris brushes off? Re the river flow rate. I seem to remember a physics lesson some years back where a stream/river flows fastest at the surface as it’s less turbulent. Whereas on the river bed itself, the friction of the stones etc, causes a resistance. Not saying I’m correct, just a comment. And…. Whoop whoop to you opening the valve and there being water. Congrats 👏👌👍👍
Hi! yes it took ages. Aha yes that sounds right about the river flowing, I will take that into consideration when we get to the wheel.
When I saw the pipe and grid system, I thought it was a good idea but I can see the sediment collecting in the bottom of the collection pipe being a problem as I can see it going down your pipe and blocking the main water pipe which you would not know it had happened until it did, so yes I would get a screen over the top of the grid to help with this. Yes I know you will be going up and cleaning it out but as this is a new system you don't know how many times you are going to need to do that to stop a potential problem.
Thanks! I agree I am not really sure how this will perform and In the early days I may well discover it doesn't like you mention
Reach out to Kris Harbour about the inlet screen, you’ve probably seen him already on UA-cam. From what I remember, he built an amazing screen on a 3d printer which works perfectly
Thanks! yea I have seen his stuff and love the other projects he has done. It was a coanda screen he 3d printed and I think I will be having a go at that at a later stage as it will work far better
Hi - thanks for the video. I am planning my own similar setup over here in Snowdonia. I like the low cost/simple nature of the intake. How has it performed over the past few months? And did it survive Storm Isha? 😅
Hi, yea it has done amazingly! survived the heavy storms and everything else. Had someone else comment saying they had done the same and they also have had no problems. Every month or so I go by and just pop off the front cap and it just flushes any sediment that built up through so it is also easy to clean
Do you have any springs on your property? There is an old technology called a hydraulic ram pump, ram pump, or hydram which uses a head of water to "pump" water for free. There are lots of great videos on UA-cam about them and how to make one. There is a special variation of the ram pump called a Compound Ram, which uses a high volume of impure water, which you seem to have an abundance, to pump the pure spring water to a collection tank at your home. You could put it in your barn and let the water gravity feed down into the caravan.
Not exactly the whole glen is sort of a bog so its all very wet. Or at least I havent yet found a spring. I have considered Ram pums though as they are amazing bits of kit. I haddnt heard of a compound ram though I will have a look into them.
Why do you need pumps when you have pressure from the head of water. You just need barrels you can pressurise to use as your filters or position them up the hill? Second hand barrels with lids held on with clamps are available.
I wouldn't have needed pumps if I took the barrels up the hill too as the media we are filling it with will stop the pressure. I didn't fancy lugging up all the sand and rocks I need to fill them with so this is the solution for now. Although you are absolutely right I wouldn't need the pump if I did it the other way and that was what I planned initially.
Ok , an aside I have a little experience with a straw bale house, you will have problems with supply of bales in the west plus quality control and storage will trip you up. Most likely you will have to get them made for you. Personally Hemp Crete would be my route.@@beyondtheworkbench
Thank you very much for the tip I will look into Hempcrete@@dudleysdad
sustainandbuild on UA-cam Is an old site but has a lot of relevant info. @@beyondtheworkbench
would it not have been easier taking the pipe up the hill and rolling it down?
Yes it would you are right. Wish I had thought of that!
these people moaning about using mdpe tape XD if it works and hasnt leaked then no big deal at all, i say well done you . just run a few 25mm filters threw out the pipe line if you dont plan to bury and just clean em every so many week, im sure the system yourve set up will work great , be enough pressure too so no need for pumps
Thanks thats a good suggestion it will save the headach of blockages in the future
I'd jus bite the bullet and build a dam, that way your sediment won't be an issue and the coander screen will be more efficient, plus they make a great habitat for all sorts of life both aquatic and airborn...
I will be revisiting this project in the comming year or two so I might just end up doing that