I once wrote an article about a purchased filtration system that i had to put together myself that wasn t that hard to do.
Bucket water filtration systems.
The big name water filter systems are expensive but there is a way to make a gravity fed water filter system for yourself for a fraction of the cost.
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You ll be able to filter up to 170 gallons of fresh clean water per day.
To make this possible we need to make a path for the water to pass from one bucket to the next.
Also the more media you have the longer the filter will remain effective.
The more media the water passes through the better job it does filtering.
Great for purifying even the dirtiest water.
That s all there is to it really simple and effective.
This water filter works something like this.
How to make an effective charcoal and sand water filter using two buckets.
Then hang the filter onto the side of the bucket with the included hanger.
Two five gallon buckets.
However it is important to note that simply filtering the water would not rid it of all.
The difference is how well it will filter.
So using the electric drill and the 1 hole saw drill a hole in the bottom of three of the buckets.
Electric drill with 1 2 inch and 1 1 4 inch drill bits.
Water filtration systems are expensive there s no doubt about that.
All gravity fed water filters work the same regardless.
Relatively easy to make with the step.
The top bucket contains the aforementioned state of the art ceramic filters.
It is amazing how these four materials can turn ordinary five gallon sized buckets into a portable and reliable homemade water filtration system that definitely works.
To start water flowing simply lower the filter down below the opening on the bucket and let gravity do the work.
So three 5 gallon buckets is large enough to do a good job filtering your water and it will last some time as well.
One five gallon bucket lid.
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