SEO Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 without pump,wich kind of water filter can be used to clean raining water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEO Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 any recomandation for a filter,every idea will be welcome,thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick ZepTepi Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 To make drinking water?Sent from my BND-L21 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pond Life Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I use a Britta filter jug, tastes great. I live out in the countryside, I wouldn't do it in the city. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEO Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 no,it's not for drinking water,just shower.I've been using this well and the raining water for longtime ,just with sand filter,no problems.But I need to rent my house and people ask for filter.I'd like something out of chemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trujillo Posted July 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2018 What would you filter out of rain water that you think might be harmful for showering? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 6 hours ago, Trujillo said: What would you filter out of rain water that you think might be harmful for showering? asbestos if it is collected off an old roof 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I doubt there's much in the rain water that would cause issues to anyone showering (or, in reality, drinking). With no pump you're not going to get much of a shower and any decent filter will need a pump to get sensible flow, time to buy a small pump. To give peace of mind to your renters I would install one of the blue in-line filters with a ceramic filter element (they usually come with a polypropylene element so you buy the ceramic one separately) between the pump and the house. Retain your sand filter as well. One of these:- https://www.homepro.co.th/product/56513 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEO Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 ok thanks for the recomandation,but do you think it will slow down the flow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 You are going to have problems if you are installing for tenants, doubt they will look after the filters and change them when required,which could be often if using well water and using it for showering. regards worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEO Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 yes,you're right,but what can I do?they will take care if they want cleaner water thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 7:29 AM, SEO said: ok thanks for the recomandation,but do you think it will slow down the flow? All filters will reduce the flow somewhat. What is the height above ground of your tank, does it provide sufficient flow/pressure to shower, do you have a water heater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEO Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 yes the tanks are approximately 10m above,maybe a bit more(hill). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 5:07 AM, Dante99 said: asbestos if it is collected off an old roof the chance are if your collecting rain water for showering the chances are the OP has an old roof cos it seems to me he ant got a pot to pee in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPDEHSOI Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 7/31/2018 at 3:46 AM, Pond Life said: I use a Britta filter jug, tastes great. I live out in the countryside, I wouldn't do it in the city. In 2014 the NATURAL NEWS FORENSIC FOOD LAB tested a bunch of filters. Brita came out the worst. It only removed about 12% of arsenic, 14% of lead...and it actually ADDED about 34% aluminum to the water. It's been well known all over the western world for some time just how poor the Brita filter is, and that it adds aluminum to the water. Just sayin'. I don't know if they have improved the filter in the last little while or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rozand Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 i let it rain a bit first to clean out any particles, than catch it from my shades, filter it through a cotton cloth and that is it. I use that, i am still alive thank you, and great for making coffee and bread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peperobi Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I collect the raining water and I used for the shower, garden and toilet, so is it not necessary to filter it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 2 hours ago, catman20 said: the chance are if your collecting rain water for showering the chances are the OP has an old roof cos it seems to me he ant got a pot to pee in. Rubbish! I used rainwater for years and drank it. Not because I didn't have 'pot to piss in' but because we didn't have mains water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 18 hours ago, SEO said: yes the tanks are approximately 10m above,maybe a bit more(hill). With no pump you will have a flow loss. It's 10m up , so it means you have a pressure of just 1 bar. You already have a sandfilter (is it in the water supply towards the tank?), adding an additional filter (filter from tank to house?) will cost you flow. Additional aswell the level in the tank influences the flow. The less higher the level is the less flow and then with filters inline your flow is going down. The filters have a drop loss and is influenced by the material you use and the holes (how much micron the filter is) in the filter. Ofcourse depending on how dirty your water is and on how big particles you want to filter, the filter will get dirty fast or not, depending on particle pollutants. Thats with filters inline from the tank. I dont know how water is getting into the tank , otherwise it would be wise to filter it before getting into the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Bit paranoid to filter rain water for showering me thinks. Asbestos in the water is basically harmless It is dry particles in the air you don't want to breath as well as the kind used here (yes, still used here) is nowhere as dangerous as in Australia (One is white , one is grey but cannot remember which way around I double filter my town supply for drinking .3 & then .1 micron. Tastes good & no one ever got sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I have 2 tanks for collecting rain water for the past 8 years....use for everything except drinking. Never occurred to me to filter it....why would one need to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujayujay Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Use a 4 Way Filter System and its drinking Water. Filtering for shower really is not necessary. Edited August 3, 2018 by ujayujay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryasimight Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 In Thailand we use bore water for showering etc and buy water for drinking. MIL use rainwater for cooking. In OZ we use rainwater for everything except toilet. That is on bore water. Amazing how water a toilet uses. For the rainwater we have s first flush diverted. It's a pvc pipe with a plastic ball in it. When it rains the water goes into the pvc pipe and slowly drains out. At the same time the ball floats on the water in the pipe until it rises against a seat and blocks the flow. The water then overflows to the tanks. This allows all the accumulated crap from the roof to go to waste and not into the tank. When it stops eating the pipe slowly drains and the ball ends up at the bottom eventually..... waiting for the next rain. I've been drinking this water for twenty years - no filters or anything fancy at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitker Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 5 hours ago, rozand said: i let it rain a bit first to clean out any particles, than catch it from my shades, filter it through a cotton cloth and that is it. I use that, i am still alive thank you, and great for making coffee and bread. Same for me for several years. Only that I don't drink it. Tank is 5M higher and despite filtering the pressure is sufficient for shower (including heater mechanical switch) and laundry machine valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitker Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 2 hours ago, dotpoom said: I have 2 tanks for collecting rain water for the past 8 years....use for everything except drinking. Never occurred to me to filter it....why would one need to? I filter it again debris (dead insects, lizards or snails, leaves residues..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Gandtee said: Rubbish! I used rainwater for years and drank it. Not because I didn't have 'pot to piss in' but because we didn't have mains water. well if u had a pot to piss in u would not live in the jungle where there is no mains water. your be telling me next u have candles for lighting. sounds like i hit a nerve. Edited August 3, 2018 by catman20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Use the late King's three pot gravity gravel/sand system? Edited August 3, 2018 by VocalNeal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 3 hours ago, catman20 said: well if u had a pot to piss in u would not live in the jungle where there is no mains water. your be telling me next u have candles for lighting. sounds like i hit a nerve. I have many pots to piss in and prefer to live where there is no mains water. Both in Thailand and in Canada. It's called country living. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 6 hours ago, whaleboneman said: I have many pots to piss in and prefer to live where there is no mains water. Both in Thailand and in Canada. It's called country living. id call it desperate living Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 46 minutes ago, catman20 said: id call it desperate living Catman? Or should it be Pratman? A wind up merchant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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