Water filtration systems are expensive there s no doubt about that.
Bucket water filtration systems.
This water filter works something like this.
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.
All gravity fed water filters work the same regardless.
So using the electric drill and the 1 hole saw drill a hole in the bottom of three of the buckets.
The more media the water passes through the better job it does filtering.
You are going to stack the three buckets up with each of them taking on one part of the filtration process.
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To make this possible we need to make a path for the water to pass from one bucket to the next.
The water leaves the top bucket gets filtered through the filters and then it drains into the lower bucket.
I once wrote an article about a purchased filtration system that i had to put together myself that wasn t that hard to do.
One five gallon bucket lid.
Two five gallon buckets.
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Great for purifying even the dirtiest water.
Also the more media you have the longer the filter will remain effective.
To start water flowing simply lower the filter down below the opening on the bucket and let gravity do the work.
However it is important to note that simply filtering the water would not rid it of all.
So three 5 gallon buckets is large enough to do a good job filtering your water and it will last some time as well.
How to make an effective charcoal and sand water filter using two buckets.
Electric drill with 1 2 inch and 1 1 4 inch drill bits.
Fill the bucket with lake stream river well borehole tap or rain water.
Relatively easy to make with the step.
You ll be able to filter up to 170 gallons of fresh clean water per day.
Then hang the filter onto the side of the bucket with the included hanger.
That s all there is to it really simple and effective.