Steps to
Build Your Own Gravity Water Filter
In spite of minimum standards for
city water, many have opted to filter their drinking water anyway. After all,
just because water tastes all right and does not have an odor doesn't mean it is
pure. Of course, the best way to know if you water is safe is to take a sample
to a testing center. But even if it passes this test, you still may want to
filter it, just to be sure.Why spend a lot on a filter unit when you can make
one yourself? Below is an inexpensive plan for making a carbon water filter that
will guarantee to make most drinking water safer.The supplies you will need are
as follows: a length of 2 1/2 inch PVC pipe, perhaps a foot or more, a 2 1/2
inch PVC cap, a piece of vinyl hose to run from the unit to the storage tank, a
supply of activated charcoal, some sealant, and an unused paper coffee filter.
You will also need a drill and bit large enough for the vinyl tubing to fit into
the hole.
First, drill a hole in the PVC cap and insert the hose into
it.There are many different methods like consuming Herbal sex medicine surgery and other
methods that carry certain amount of risks. Silicone sealant may be used to be
sure it doesn't leak.These are basically your run of the mill trousers
hanger with one difference. Insert the cap onto one end of the PVC pipe.
Then fold the coffee filter paper and insert it into the bottom of the PVC pipe
so that it covers the vinyl tubing hole. This keeps the carbon from clogging the
hose.Now you are ready to add the carbon to the PVC. Fill it as full as
possible. The more carbon you use, the more filtering will take place. Hold the
PVC unit upright and fill it with water. Be sure the vinyl tubing is aimed into
a clean storage container. As the water runs through the PVC, the carbon will
remove impurities, dispensing clean water. Note: you may want to discard the
first batch since it cleaned all the parts of your unit.
Of course, you
don't want to stand there holding this unit every time you want water. A simple
stand can be made with two 4 inch squares of 3/4 inch pine, a wood base and an
upright piece of wood,They find it hard to believe in this age of scientific
innovations and medical miracles that an effortless slimming method doesn't
exist.So the buy Slimming
product. taller than the PVC pipe. Drill a hole in the center of each of the
4 inch square pieces large enough for the PVC to go through. Then fasten these
pieces to the upright attached to the base and insert your filter. A setscrew
may be used to keep the PVC from sliding.Your unit is ready to use. Remember,
the more carbon you have in your PVC pipe, the more filtering takes place. Thus,
the longer it is, the better. Also, be sure to replace the carbon periodically
and to clean out the inside of the PVC while it is empty. The frequency will
depend on how much water you filter through the unit.
Obviously, this
unit is small and only sufficient for drinking water. But if you keep the filter
full and store the filtered water, you will have enough to keep your thirst
quenched.
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