Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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We have a one room cabin on our farm that isn't equipped with a deep well or rural water supply. We buried a 300 gallon tank and have always hauled in water 150 gallons at a time. Its only about 75 cents for 150 gallons, plus the expense of hauling it a couple miles which isn't much. However, the local water district just changed their policy to where you now have to schedule an appointment to come get water at their supply house, which is a big inconvenience since I live two hours from our farm.
We have a small pond located about 30 yards from the cabin. I'm considering installing some kind of reverse osmosis water filtration system and pulling water directly from the pond. It would just be for showers, toilet, and washing dishes. We use bottled water for drinking. On average we only use about 75 gallons per month.
Has anyone installed something similar? I'm looking for info on a reputable system and costs? The pond sits about 10' to 15' below the elevation of the cabin so I know I'd need a pretty strong pump to get it uphill.
The cost of a deep well or extending public water would be $15k +/-. I can't justify that for just 75 gallons a month.
Any help would be appreciated!
ol'dad
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Re: Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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08/02/19 11:47 AM
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danny clifton
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you cant siphon up hill. the end of the drain hose has to be lower than the water supply end. water wont run uphill. you can get a siphon to run uphill because of pressure disparity only when the drain is lower. so it can go over a hump but not to an elevation higher than the supply. If you could siphon up hill there would be no need for pumps.
Dishes and showers means exposure to potentially harmful bacteria and virus. With a fifty gallon plastic barrel you can build a primary filter. Put gravel in the top, sand in the middle and charcoal on the bottom. Install a drain in the bottom that empties into a second barrel. The water should be clear coming out of the barrel filter. Filter that water through a ceramic filter. It will be biologically safe to drink. If your pond doesn't collect pesticides herbicides and fertilizer you will have better drinking water than most bottled water. It will be safe for showers and dishes regardless.
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Re: Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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08/02/19 11:50 AM
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danny clifton
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P.S. you will need to periodically back flush the ceramic filter and change out the gravel sand and charcoal
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Re: Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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M.Magis have you ever noticed that the UV system would heat the water and you would get hot water out cold side of the faucet? I was inspecting a house that was unoccupied for some time and I was doing the exterior of the house first and turned on the hose bib and scalding hot water came out for a while and then ran cold. The UV light had heated the water sitting there in the canister. I’m not sure if it was just that brand or a older model that caused it to happen. I recommend checking with the manufacturer about it and be cautious about turning on the cold water after extended non use. If a child had turned that hose bib on it could have gotten a severe burn!
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Re: Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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I put together a ro system this past year to help with reducing the boiling time while making maple syrup. What you would need would be a couple 50 gallon tanks. The first would be where your pump would fill (instead of your pressure tank). From there you would run through your ro system into the second 50 gallon tank. From that tank you would run into your pressure tank. You would need to run a hose to a drain for your "waste" water. I didn't go into details about the ro system since there are plenty pictures on line.
Not sure how you plan to get the water from the pond to the holding tank. I would put filters on at the pond and before the tank to keep the big stuff out.
Time is more precious than gold if you know how to spend it .... but what do I know, I'm just a dumb farmer.~My Dad NRA LIFE MEMBER, Endowment Member
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Re: Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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M.Magis have you ever noticed that the UV system would heat the water and you would get hot water out cold side of the faucet? I was inspecting a house that was unoccupied for some time and I was doing the exterior of the house first and turned on the hose bib and scalding hot water came out for a while and then ran cold. The UV light had heated the water sitting there in the canister. I’m not sure if it was just that brand or a older model that caused it to happen. I recommend checking with the manufacturer about it and be cautious about turning on the cold water after extended non use. If a child had turned that hose bib on it could have gotten a severe burn! Yes, it does heat the water, though not nearly that much. When I brush my teeth in the morning it's luke warm. Never hot though.
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Re: Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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How much land you got?Any where you could dig a shallow well?I would have a well digger check it out for you.I would witch it for you but your a tad far away.
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Re: Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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danny clifton
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making an honest mistake is not being full of crap. everybody has done it and will do it again
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Who's familiar with home water filtration systems?
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Sand point may work for you.
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