by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Whatever your water source, it's important to know how pure it is. And if the water quality is not acceptable, you'll need to sanitize it before using as drinking water, cooking water, etc. In this article, we'll look at non-electric options for purifying your...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Water is so critical! You simply can't live without it. Yet the typical country homestead is totally dependent on utility companies for water. With an asset of such vital importance, it is only wise to set up your homestead in such a way that will enable you to have...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Example
: There is a spring, creek, or any usable water source at least 40 feet in elevation above the building site (2nd story of house if plumbing is there). Yield is at least 15 gallons per hour (.25 gal/min) during the driest time of the year. Click here for more...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Example: The water source is 5 - 40 feet in elevation above your building site and produces at least 15 gallons per hour (.25 gal./min.) during the driest time of the year. Solution: The situation described above and the solution we are about to suggest are identical...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Example: There is a water source with at least 5 gallons per minute (could be less, depending on the situation.)of flow. But this water source is below the building site (not further than 150-200 feet of elevation—possibly even further). The water source also has at...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Example: This situation is identical to Example #3 except the water source does not have at least 5 feet of fall. However there are two different solutions for this example. Solution 1: Unfortunately, there is no energy-free method of working with this situation. But...
