I may be wrong posting this here but am happy to transfer it to another part of the forum anyhow, let me know by all means
basically the idea has just occurred about those large 50 gallon water butts many of us have, mine are thirty gallon I think. any how, one idea I have is to make one or more of them into water filters using charcoal sand and gravel. there is no reason why a water spout from a roof cannot run into one of these and then the barrel is loaded with layers of the three filtering materials. how you do this is up to you, but basically you need a raised part of the barrel I would say about six inches or more above the level of the spigot. then build your layers. Put the whole thing on a stillage first. By using aluminum or brass gauze as a separation means, proceed to layer the barrel with charcoal gravel and sand, using horticultural grade material as this has no poisons in it.
now the idea is this will always be working when it rains and thus water is always being filtered.
now, another idea is to have a hosepipe run from the spigot of the barrel to yet another clean container where it an be collected the next stage if course is t run the water through a big berkey water filter with ceramic elements. now in reply to another persons comments as to what is a big berkey, first big berkey is not a cattle rancher from Texas!!! the stainless steel container is made by British Berkefield, and the ceramic filters inside are made by Royal Doulton. hence big berkey.
I will give some links maybe tomorrow where these filters can be bought in the states.
PS
make sure there is a bit of bleach on the secondary storage barrel or whatever container you use. But don't put water with bleach in it through a big berkey, after maybe.
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actually, Byron I am just formulating in my mind a plan for a solar evaporation still, so, see what appears in the morning!!!!!!!
and it should work.........
what is it they say about idle minds????? one thought, I hope I am not channeling these ideas,!!!!!!!
it is not so easy keeping these to oneself though, but the reason I came back, is simply to share the few ideas I do have, one cannot ignore the fact that others will benefit by them maybe sooner than we think, and it is nice to share things. and I have learned a great deal in the process.
GOOD IDEA