by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Example: The water source for the property is a well with a maximum static water level of 20 feet (Solution #1 ), 85 feet (Solution #2), 200 feet (Solutions #3 & #4), 300 feet (Solution #5), and 600 feet (Solution #6). Probably the most common water source one...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Example: This example covers what to do with any of the previous situations when it is not possible to have a cistern above your building site. This applies to all the previous examples, with the exception of wells. Refer to Water System Example #5 for that. Solution...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
Example: There is a spring present on the property that is less than 40 vertical feet above the building site, level with it, or perhaps even below it. There is also a creek with at least 5-10 (bare minimum) gallons per minute flow that falls at least 3-5 vertical...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
My Personal Experience Even before I moved into my current temporary home, one of the early issues encountered was water. The submersible pump was quite undersized and could hardly pump water to the surface, let alone pressurize the water system. So I needed to make...
by Nick Meissner | Off Grid Water
One of the most multi-purpose tools on the homestead is a wood cook stove. Ours not only cooks the food and keeps the house toasty warm; it also heats our hot water. The two main components, aside from the wood cook stove, are a water coil (#6 & #7 on the...
