Ready-made household cleaners, as a rule, have low impact and require frequent replacement of cartridges. To prevent prices from constantly twisting your arms, we offer a manufacturing option on our own. The most primitive, but effective filter for water purification can be a home-made device.
Water purification can be done using two primitive vessels in the form of a can, bottle or other outdated metal can. A multi-layer rag or gauze is placed at the bottom, and fine-grained but clean sand is poured. At the bottom of the dish, several holes of a very small cross-section are first made. The original liquid is poured into the upper container and it is observed that clean liquid soon drips into the lower bottle. It can be drunk and eaten. If sand is mixed with crushed coal, you can get cleaner water. This option is perfect for tourists and people with less scrupulous stomachs.
You can also use natural ones. To do this, near a body of water, for example, on the bank of a river, approximately a half-meter deepening is made. The dishes are placed and after a short time you can see how “tears” of pure moisture seep out. Options like this are a dime a dozen. But even a person who is not concerned about his health will definitely think about boiling this water before drinking.
Instructions for making a simple filter for water purification with your own hands
A step-by-step guide to making such a simple device begins with a plastic bottle with a volume of 1.5; 2.0; 5.0 liters or more, depending on the need. You will also need some available materials, such as charcoal (preferably from hardwood), gauze or wide bandage. It won't hurt to have a small amount of clean river sand, fine gravel and a piece of canvas fabric. Having retreated 2-3 cm from the bottom of, for example, a 2-liter bottle, the bottom is cut off and several pads of fabric are placed in the neck from the inside tightly to the wall. Pre-crushed coal is placed on a cloth and several layers of gauze material are applied on top. By the way, coal is sold in bags and one such package will last for several years. On top of the gauze, it is advisable to place a small silver coin or several small pieces of silver. This will help clean the water from bacteria. Next, clean, homogeneous sand is poured, followed by gravel.
The filter layer, especially the coal mass, is compacted by gentle impacts with a heavy object. This procedure is best performed after laying the gauze layer. The thickness of each backfill should be no more than 5-6 cm, so as not to increase the cost of your own creation. By inserting the neck of the bottle into the circular hole of the lid of a bucket or glass container, you can begin cleaning by first filling source water into a homemade filter.
A piece of cotton wool tightly inserted into the neck of a plastic bottle will not be superfluous.
“Your pride” can be attached to a faucet with a continuous flow. In this case, it should be ensured that its pressure does not exceed the throughput of the purifier.
The principle of manufacturing homemade filters is structurally the same, but the cleaning technology differs only in the loading elements. Such purifiers may differ in the volume of clean and drinking water produced.
You can’t count the number of different inventions for water purifiers. But they perform easy cleaning from large mechanical particles and suspensions. It should be remembered that the amount of charcoal poured in must be calculated based on the condition that one tablet of activated carbon cleans, approximately one liter. And you should not use such a device for longer than expected.
Video on how to make a water filter with your own hands
Video on how to make a water filter in the field
Currently, the issue of water purification is very acute. Every year one can observe a situation of increasing demand for treatment equipment. In particular, we are talking about household water filters. Moreover, if previously only city residents needed this, today urban-type settlements and villages are also forced to use such equipment. Let's talk about how to make water filters with your own hands.
Why is filtration necessary?
Hardly necessary once again talk about the water that comes from central water supply does not have any special quality. A large number of various inclusions, mechanical insoluble compounds, etc. have a harmful effect on our body. Someone may say that it is not needed for a well, and they will be completely wrong. The fact is that water from a well or well is also not perfectly clean. Nitrates, pathogens, impurities that worsen taste qualities, - all this may be present to one degree or another.
For example, pesticides used by farmers seep into the soil and underground rivers. As a result, such water ends up in our well. Corrosion on metal or wells contributes to the appearance of water. In any case, it is desirable to have at least a filter for coarse water purification.
Overview of suitable materials
As noted above, you can make water filters with your own hands, and sometimes you need to do it. So, paper, gauze or cotton filters are suitable as a temporary option. They are very effective, but since they are not very durable, they need to be changed often.
As for regular use, the best option- charcoal. You can either buy it or get it by pyrolysis at home. But by itself it is useless. It is advisable to lay it in layers, alternating it with sand, gravel or grass.
It would seem that a regular household filter would be suitable for rough water purification. For the city - yes, it is good decision. But using it in the countryside is not always advisable. This is due to the fact that for its normal operation a certain pressure of water is required. Let's see how to make simple water filters with your own hands. For this we need a minimum of time and effort.
Plastic bottle filter
If you don’t want to constantly change cartridges, then a homemade filter is ideal for you. To make it we need a plastic bottle. The bottom needs to be cut off. After this, take a regular plastic bucket with a lid. We cut out a corresponding hole on it for the neck of the bottle. After this, the bottle is inserted with the lid down into a pre-prepared hole and filled with a filter element. In our case, this is charcoal and the most ordinary paper napkins.
In general, such a design can be modified indefinitely. Nobody forbids increasing the volume of containers. For example, instead of a bucket, take a 20-liter container and attach a faucet at its bottom through which purified water will be released. In general, making water filters with your own hands is very simple and you don’t need to buy anything. Now let's delve into this topic in more detail.
Homemade carbon filter
It is charcoal that is most often used as the main filter element. Something like birch is ideal for making a filter. The main thing is not to use conifers. The process of making charcoal is quite simple. We take the workpiece and place it in a metal container, which is closed with a lid. Heat it red hot for some time and voila, the charcoal is ready. In principle, you can also use black coals from under the fire that have burned to the end. They should be medium in size, 1-3 cm.
After cooling, take the charcoal and wrap it tightly in gauze. Carefully place it in the funnel of the container into which the water will be poured, so that all the liquid gets onto the surface of the filter. This is the simplest and fastest option that can be made in field conditions, being far from civilization. But a water filter for your home should be somewhat more reliable and practical. Let's talk about this now.
Reliable water filter for the garden and home
We will use the same charcoal as the main filter element. But this time you will have to work a little more. We take a 20-liter container and cut out a small hole at the bottom for the faucet, then put a seal and glue the whole thing. This container will be used as a receiver of purified water. A smaller container must be inserted into the neck of the receiver to contain the filter.
For these purposes, a 10-liter container or even less is suitable. In the very simple version You can take a 5-10 liter eggplant. In principle, the water filter for the home is almost ready, all that remains is to decide on the filter element. It is best to make a homemade filter cartridge. To do this, take a small piece plastic pipe suitable diameter. It should be placed at the junction of two containers, preferably with an interference fit, if necessary, it can be fixed. A piece of pipe is stuffed with crushed coal and covered with gauze, possibly with cotton wool.
About filter performance
Once all the design elements have been prepared, you can proceed directly to testing. To do this, fill in the first batch of water. You will probably notice that it will contain tiny particles of coal. But it's not scary at all. You can confidently drink such liquid, but if you don’t want to do this, then simply drain it. As for how productive such a water filter will be for a garden or home, this largely depends directly on the cartridge.
The thicker and longer it is, the longer it will take water to pass through it, therefore the productivity will be lower, but the quality of cleaning will be higher. The optimal figure is 2-3 liters per hour. We can say that this is quite enough to get a large family drunk. Moreover, under the filter you will have a 20-liter container installed, which will fill up over time.
Carbon filters for water purification: reviews
It is worth noting that this kind of construction, which we have considered, has been used for quite a long time. During this time, homemade filters have become extremely popular and in demand. They are cheap and yet just as effective as store-bought ones. The whole point is that the purchased cleaning element has the same filter material. Sometimes, of course, coconut shells that have undergone pyrolysis are used, but this does not change the essence.
Those who use carbon filters every day write that they allow you to effectively purify water from various impurities. In addition, the material for them can be made independently, so there is no need to spend your own money. Of course, productivity is not always pleasing, but within reasonable limits it can be increased. Carbon filters for water purification, reviews of which we have just reviewed, are effective and convenient.
Water filter
It is possible to make a full-fledged three-flask filter for cold water supplied by water supply under a certain pressure. To do this, we will need to purchase three identical flasks. They must be connected in series using a ¼-inch adapter nipple. Each nipple has a corresponding designation (In/out), which indicates the direction of movement of the carrier. These designations must be adhered to. To avoid leaks, it is advisable to additionally seal the joints. Using a straight adapter, the outermost holes of the flasks are connected to a ¼-inch tube.
Filter for tap water such a plan should be connected to the system with a tee. As for which flasks are filled, it can be used in a wide variety of ways. A carbon filter is suitable to protect heating equipment from scale.
A few important details
It is worth paying attention to the fact that the design of the water filter may differ depending on the installation location. For example, it is not recommended to connect low-performance filters to well pumps. If this is done, then their performance must be consistent with the productivity. Only there can the efficient and harmonious operation of the equipment be achieved.
If the water flows by gravity, then it is better to use a homemade multilayer filter. The idea is that crushed charcoal is laid, then a thin layer of sand, again charcoal, etc. But you need to understand that with each new layer the permeability of water worsens to the point that it will barely drip. This is why any cold water filter must be done wisely.
Conclusion
Expensive filter units from renowned companies in many cases do not make any sense. Of course, this does not mean that they are of no use. The point here is rather that there is nothing special about them. A standard filter element is used with only a few modifications. If you have no desire to do something yourself and, most importantly, if you are not sure about the effectiveness of homemade filters, then it is better to buy one. But it is unlikely that such an acquisition, especially a high-performance and really good one, will cost you cheap. In general, for a dacha or country house You can make a homemade filter. You will always find materials for it at hand. At the same time, you will definitely be satisfied with the quality of the water and its purity. But for this you need to strictly follow the instructions.
If you wish, you can make a high-quality water filter with your own hands; in terms of its cleaning capabilities, it will not differ in any way from expensive purchased products.
In order for the human body to resist various diseases well, we must drink several liters of water every day. Moreover, it must be as clean as possible. Unfortunately, the liquid that flows from the taps of our apartments is not particularly pure. It contains dangerous microorganisms, and pathogenic bacteria, and unsafe impurities.
It is clear that such water cannot be consumed. We have two options. Either constantly purchase bottled liquid for drinking in stores, or order filters made in the factory specifically for water purification. Such purchases require considerable funds. In addition, we are not always sold high-quality water, and not all filtering devices sold in stores provide a sufficient level of purification. A reasonable alternative to such purchases is to make a homemade filter at home.
Store-bought filters for water purification
We'll talk about how to make it from scrap materials. But first, let's figure out what a regular filter is. It is understood as a simple product with a special filler. The latter just purifies the water. Lutrasil, grass, gauze, cotton wool, coal, and sand are used as fillers. All fabric filters (made of cotton wool, gauze) provide quite adequate purification of drinking liquids. But they are very short-lived. They can only be used as temporary filter materials.
But products filled with lutrasil (polypropylene synthetic fiber) and charcoal are suitable for long-term and effective purification of hard water contaminated with various impurities. Lutrasil can be bought. You can also use homemade charcoal. It’s not difficult to make: put pieces of wood in a metal container and heat them well. Then let the charcoal cool. Then put it in gauze. Homemade carbon filter is ready!
Note! Coniferous wood For self-made coal cannot be used.
Commercial pitcher filtration devices purify water very slowly. It is not always convenient to use them. You have to wait a long time for the liquid to clear. This option is unacceptable, especially when you are going to nature (for example, to a dacha), where you may immediately need a fairly large volume of clean water for preparing food for a large company or for drinking.
Jug filtration device
The way out of this situation is to make an excellent camping filter yourself from a bucket with a lid and an ordinary 3-5 liter plastic bottle. The manufacturing scheme of the filter device is as follows:
- Cut off the bottom plastic bottle.
- Make a hole of a suitable diameter in the lid of the bucket.
- Place the cut bottle neck down into the bucket. It is advisable to treat the junction of the plastic container with the bucket sandpaper and place a thick rubber gasket between them.
- Fill a plastic bottle with filler (you can use a homemade charcoal composition).
The mobile water purification device is ready for use.
The principle of self-manufacturing a simple filter described above, which is suitable for softening hard water and high-quality purification of impurities, can be used to create a more capacious filter installation. The scheme is like this:
- Take a tank or plastic canister with a capacity of 18–20 liters. This container will serve as a water receiving container.
- Cut a hole in the bottom of the tank. Its cross-section should be such that you can tightly insert a small tap into the container (the purified liquid will flow out through it).
- Find a small segment (diameter - 4 cm). Fill it with charcoal.
- Now take a 10 liter plastic bottle, make a hole in its bottom (this is where you will pour untreated water). Then attach a pipe with filter media to the neck of the container (a standard 10 liter bottle has a neck with a diameter of 4 cm).
- Connect the pipe coming from the 10-liter container (it will be on top of the structure) to the receiving tank.
Making a simple filter from a canister
You can immediately pour about 9 liters of water into this installation for cleaning. A homemade carbon filter will make this volume of liquid drinkable in literally 90–120 minutes. Advice - bottom and top polypropylene pipe, in which you will place the charcoal, it is advisable to cover it with pieces of plastic with holes (perforated products) and attach them using any hot-melt adhesive. In this case, coal pieces will not float or spill into the purified water tank.
Stationary filter device consisting of three flasks
Now let's figure out how to make an effective filter yourself to connect it directly to the system. For these purposes, we will need three flasks with the same geometric parameters into which we need to place the filler.
From containers prepared in this way, we will make a productive stationary filter for purifying tap water, guided by the following diagram:
- Take two 1/4 inch adapter nipples. Use them to connect all three flasks into one structure.
- Seal the joints of the nipples (their threads) with fluoroplastic sealing tape (the so-called FUM material).
- Using straight adapters, connect the 1/4-inch holes of the two outer flasks to the tube.
- Cut the prepared filter into the pipeline (you will need a half-inch connector and a tee).
- Connect a regular water tap to the filter outlet tube.
Take advantage of an effective filter device connected directly to your water supply for your health!
A water purification system is a necessary thing in everyday life. After boiling, water does not get rid of all contaminants; it remains hazardous to health. Not everyone can afford to buy a filter; prices are sometimes steep. There is no need to despair. You can make a water filter with your own hands; it will be no worse in efficiency than store-bought units.
Advantages of self-made filters:
- structures effectively cope with large impurities (iron, rust, silt, sand);
- filter eliminates bad smell, taste of water;
- economical systems;
- You can make a filter even while on a hike, with a minimum amount of materials.
There is only one drawback of the designs - they do not remove bacteria and microbes from the water. It turns out that the liquid will pose a danger to human health. After filtering water through such a device, it must be boiled.
Home filter
Use high-quality, tasty, healthy water every person wants. If it is not possible to purchase a cleaning structure, you can make it yourself. Such a filter will cope perfectly with impurities of rust and sand, make the water “softer”, and get rid of pathogenic bacteria.
For the "recipe" simplest design need to prepare:
- regular charcoal;
- cotton fabric;
- plastic bottle (the cap must be screw-on).
Initially, charcoal is “activated”. It is crushed so that the diameter is no more than 5 mm. Next, the product is poured into a pan, poured cold water. The coal is brought to a boil (boil for 5-7 minutes). The water is drained and the product is left in the container until it cools completely. To make a water filter with your own hands, you need enough charcoal to cover 30% of the bottle’s capacity.
System assembly process
- A hole with a maximum diameter of 3.5 mm is carefully made in the bottle cap.
- The bottom needs to be cut off.
- A piece of prepared fabric is carefully placed in the neck, then coal is poured.
Life time homemade system water purification is great. If over time the liquid becomes unpleasant in taste, the filter is made again. It is recommended to “update” it once every 30-40 days.
Homemade cleaning structure for a well
If you have a well in your dacha, you need to take care of filtering the liquid. Pesticides, nitrates, and other harmful impurities seep through the ground. They enter the consumed water and then into the human body. Well cleaning systems are expensive, for small dacha Making a bottom water filter with your own hands is more reliable.
Prepare for work:
- ordinary river pebbles;
- crushed stone (it is strictly forbidden to use construction stone);
- shungite;
- zeolite (effective against viruses, bacteria);
- gravel.
A shield for the well is made from boards, wrapped in geotextile, then lowered to the very bottom. Large stones are also placed there at the first stage. After this, you can proceed to making a filter (reverse, direct).
If the bottom of a country well “sparkles” with soft clay, a direct filter is needed. First the faction is laid down larger diameter, then smaller. Must be adhered to optimal thickness each layer. The average is 15-20 cm. Minimal amount layers - 3. First, crushed stone is laid, then small pebbles, and lastly, thoroughly washed river sand.
Suitable for a country well with a sandy bottom reverse system. Initially the small fraction is laid, then the larger one. It is necessary to adhere to the same layer rules as in the previous case.
Over time, the filter will become clogged with sand, clay particles, and other impurities. It must be “updated” annually. The sand is replaced, the stones are washed well, and then laid back.
How to make your own cleaning structure for a well
How to make a water filter with your own hands for a well? The cleaning system is simpler than it might seem.
Getting ready following materials, tools:
- durable plastic pipe;
- wood plug;
- mesh with the smallest holes (cells), preferably brass;
- drill, drill.
Important! The length of the pipe is calculated individually based on the depth of the well. The diameter is taken less than the diameter of the well.
How to make a water filter: process description
- Initially, the total length of the sump is measured.
- At an angle of up to 60 degrees (minimum 35), it is necessary to drill small holes in a checkerboard pattern, leaving a minimum distance of 2 cm between them.
- The pipe is thoroughly cleaned of any remaining chips, the area “with holes” (25% of the total length) is wrapped and secured with rivets.
- A plug (plug) is installed.
Passing through the mesh, small particles of dirt and sand will be retained. Larger impurities settle in the settling tank. Water that has undergone such filtration must be additionally boiled before use, since the purification system does not remove harmful substances (germs, bacteria).
A quick filter on the go
It often happens that during a hike a person is catastrophically short of drinking water. There is no well, much less a grocery store nearby. It is much easier to find a natural reservoir. The liquid in it is dirty and not suitable for drinking. Homemade filter for water it is a real salvation. It can be easily made from scrap materials.
Method 1
When going on a hike, you always take activated carbon, cotton wool, and a bandage. Plastic regular bottle there will be one too.
- The bottom of the bottle is carefully cut off and the container is turned over.
- A layer of cotton wool (2-3 cm) is placed in the neck.
- The bandage is folded into 4-5 layers and placed on top of the cotton wool.
- The next layer is crushed activated carbon.
- Next - another layer of cotton wool and bandage. The “quickly” cleaning structure is ready.
Method 2
If you don’t have a first aid kit with you, don’t despair. To make a water filter you can use:
- plastic bottle;
- coal from the fire (small);
Initially, holes are made in the lid (2-3 large ones), a piece of fabric, previously folded 3-4 times, is placed in it. Now the bottom of the bottle is cut off and the cap is screwed into place. The resulting container is filled with moss in layers, then with coal. The more such layers there are, the cleaner water will be the output. The last layer is definitely moss.
A homemade water filter on a hike is an indispensable thing. It must be remembered that the cleaning system only removes turbidity, large particles of dirt from the liquid. The water will contain pathogenic microbes and dangerous bacteria. If you can boil additional liquid, that’s very good.
Filters for water purification in homes and dachas are sometimes unaffordable. If you wish, it is not difficult to make the system on your own. The main thing is to strictly follow the sequence and use the “right” materials.
How to make a water filter with your own hands? The operating principle of water purifying filters at home is almost the same. They use charcoal as a cleaning agent. So we will use it in our homemade filters. Wood, store-bought or homemade, activated – it doesn’t matter. The main thing is that it is an excellent filter medium.
Filters for home
You once purchased a water filter such as “Aquaphor”, “Barrier”, etc., but the cartridge has served its purpose. You need to buy a new one. Is it possible to restore it? Can.
For this we need:
- Housing of the used filter element.
- Charcoal or activated carbon.
- Cotton pad.
Operating procedure
- Carefully cut out the top part; we won’t need it anymore. We leave only the upper pressure ring (in different systems it can be with or without mesh).
- We remove the spent contents of the filter and rinse the housing with water.
- Divide the cotton pad in half and place one half on the bottom of the case.
- Fill the body with coal. (The coal should be finely ground, but not to a powder state).
- Cover with the other half of the cotton pad and secure with a ring.
In some cartridges, the pressure ring does not lock into the housing. Then it can be secured with a few drops of sealant. The main thing is that the sealant is waterproof and non-toxic.
Another simple one home option DIY filter.
Required:
- Plastic bottle with screw cap.
- A piece of cotton fabric.
- Charcoal.
First regular wood carbon needs to be activated. To do this, grind it into grains with a diameter of 4–6 mm (We take the amount of coal so that it fills the bottle by two-thirds.) Then pour it into a saucepan with water, bring to a boil and leave to simmer over low heat for another 5 minutes. Next, through a colander or metal sieve you need to drain hot water. Important! Coal must be drained when it is hot. Let it cool down.
Assembling the filter
You can put another layer of fabric on top, but this is not necessary.
This filter lasts for quite a long time. If you feel that over time the water has changed its taste, or any impurities began to be felt, then no need to make a new filter. It is enough to rinse the used coal, boil it again, replace the cloth and continue to use the filter.
DIY filters for wells and wells
In a country house or in a village, it is also necessary to filter water, even if it is water from a well or clean well water. "For what?" - you ask. The fact is that nitrates, pesticides used in gardening work, seep into the ground and together with groundwater fall into wells and boreholes.
For filtering well water when digging a well or scheduled cleaning bottom filter installed for water from natural materials. How to do it yourself?
To begin with, we define what is the bottom of the well:
- Dense clay bottom with gushing springs. In such wells, it is better to install coarse water filtration into the water intake system. A bottom filter can only do harm by blocking the outlet of spring water.
- It is better to lay a 15-20 centimeter layer of coarse crushed stone at the bottom of a soft clay well, which is washed away by water.
- A sandy bottom with calmly seeping water requires a bottom filter. Otherwise, when the bucket hits the water or the bottom, the sand will be washed away and the water will be cloudy. It is impractical to install a pump in such wells, because it instantly becomes clogged with sand and fails.
- At the bottom there is floating sand, that is, sand highly saturated with groundwater. It can be recognized by periodic emissions at the bottom of a well or by muddy streams of water. In this case, in addition to the bottom filter, it is necessary to protect the bottom with a wooden shield from erosion.
Materials used for the bottom filter
Coarse-grained quartz sand has grains up to 1 millimeter in size; it must be washed before placing it in the well.
river pebbles- round stones of different colors and sizes.
Gravel is a porous, loose sedimentary rock; the size of gravel grains can range from a few millimeters to 2–3 centimeters.
Crushed stones different sizes, irregular shape from various minerals. They get it mechanically. For the bottom filter, it is necessary to take crushed stone made from neutral minerals, such as jadeite. Granite or construction crushed stone not suitable for this.
Shungite– petrified oil. In alternative medicine, this mineral is used very widely. It effectively purifies water from harmful substances, radicals and dioxides. It is a unique bactericidal agent.
Zeolite. This mineral is also often used in water purification. All known bacteria, microbes and viruses are powerless against it.
Installing the filter
If a shield is needed for a well, then to make it we take a hardwood tree: aspen, oak, which can remain in water for a long time.
- We knock together a shield from the boards, cut it to the size of the well trunk, drill holes 1–1.5 mm in size, wrap it in geotextile, and lower it to the bottom.
- We lay a layer of large stone on top of the shield.
Next, the filter itself is installed directly. It can be of two types: direct or reverse. If there is soft clay at the bottom of the well or a bottom shield against floaters, a straight line is used, that is, we lay it from the larger fraction to the finer one. The thickness of each layer is 15–20 cm. There must be at least three layers: the first - stones of at least 5–6 cm in size or crushed stone, the second - small river pebbles, shungite or gravel up to 1 cm in size, the third - a layer of washed river sand.
The return filter is used in wells with a sandy bottom and quiet filling and has a dual purpose- does not allow small grains of sand to rise up and protects the bottom of the well from large debris. We install such a filter in the reverse order: first the small fraction, then the medium one, and the large one on top. The thickness of the layers is the same.
During use, the filter becomes clogged with small particles of clay, silt, and sand. Therefore, it must be cleaned every year. The sand is completely replaced, and the stones are taken out and washed running water. Then the filter is put back in the same sequence.
Well filter
Filters are also used to purify water in wells. The most favorite and popular among owners of private houses and summer residents is the perforated perforated system. The device is simple and effective.
For the manufacture of a cleaning system we will need:
Stages of work:
- We measure the length of the sump. Depending on the depth of the well, it will be approximately 1–1.5 meters.
- Next, we drill holes at an angle of 35 to 60°, directing them from bottom to top. We arrange them in a checkerboard pattern, making the distance between the holes about 2 cm.
- We clear the pipe of chips and wrap the perforated area (it should be at least 25% of the pipe length) with mesh. We secure it with rivets.
- We close the pipe on the side of the sump with a plug.
Water passing through the mesh and holes is cleared of fine sand, silt, and clay. Larger particles that enter the pipe settle in the sump.
Thanks to such filters, the water is personal plot and in a private house will be clean and transparent, but will not be cleared of the harmful substances it contains. Therefore, it is recommended to boil such water or additionally pass it through carbon filters.
Homemade filter on a hike
It often happens that when going on a hike, we stock up on drinking water in insufficient quantities. There are no shops or wells in the area, but there are plenty of natural reservoirs, puddles, etc. How to do it dirty water Drinkable?
Method one
When packing a first aid kit, we always put several packages activated carbon, bandage and cotton wool. We will need all this and a plastic bottle for the filter.
- Cut off the bottom of a plastic bottle and turn it over.
- Place a layer of cotton wool in the neck.
- We fold the bandage strip into several layers (the more the better) and place it on top of the cotton layer in the bottle.
- We pour crushed coal tablets on top, and a layer of bandage and cotton wool on top.
Method two
You can do without a first aid kit. For this system we will need a plastic bottle with a cap, moss and coal from the fire(not very large so that it fits more tightly into the container) and a small piece of fabric.
- We make several small holes in the lid and place fabric folded in 3-4 layers into it. Screw the lid into place. Cut off the bottom of the bottle.
- We fill the container with moss and coal in layers, starting and ending with moss. The more layers we lay, the cleaner the water will be.
Method three
Let's make the most primitive filter. To do this, we will need two containers (pots, mugs, etc.) and a bandage or a long strip of some cotton fabric.
We unwind the bandage equal to the height of the container taken 8–10 times. Fold it in half and twist it into a rope. We fold it in half again. Folded end of the harness put into a container with dirty water to the very bottom, free ends into an empty container.
Important nuances of this system:
- The water container should be located above the receiving container.
- The free ends of the rope should be lowered below the folded end in the water.
- The higher the level of dirty water, the faster it is filtered, so it makes sense to add dirty water to the upper container.
- The free ends should not come into contact with each other or with the walls of the vessels.
- Skip if necessary a large number of water, several flagella can be made.
Water filtered in this way will not be perfectly clean and transparent. Mainly dirt, sand, suspended matter, and silt will be filtered out.
It is important to remember that such hiking filters only purify water from dirt and turbidity. Bacteria and microbes are preserved in it. Therefore, filtered water must be boiled before use.
