Create Your Own Water Filtration System on the Go! by Donald Langley

Author:Donald Langley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: DeliriousIdeas.com
Published: 2013-02-17T07:00:00+00:00

Meanwhile, if you need to make use of your homemade charcoal water filter, make sure to change the sand and charcoal regularly. Preferably, these materials should be changed once a week.

Survival Charcoal Bucket Filter

The materials and tools used for creating a charcoal bucket filter include the following:

1. Commercial activated carbon, filter carbon

2. ½-inch ball valve

3. 6 to 10 pieces 1/2-inch inner-diameter rubber washers

4. 2 pieces 5-gallon plastic bucket with lid

5. 3 to 4 feet Teflon tape

6. 2 pieces 1/2 –inch PVC elbow fitting, threaded and slip

7. 2 pieces ½ inch female threaded PVC insert connector

8. 1 piece ½ inch male threaded PVC insert connector

9. ½ inch PVC end-cap slip

10. 2 pieces ½ inch PVC bushing, threaded

11. 6 pieces ½ inch inner-diameter vinyl/Tygon tubing

12. ½ inch PVC adapter; male, threaded; female, slip

13. 1 gallon 15-pound pea gravel

14. 2 gallons 30-pound sand

15. 1 gallon 15-pound coarse gravel

16. ½ inch PVC drainpipe, 9 inches long

17. Nickel

18. 15 by 15 inch window screen

19. Drill (sheet metal drill bit, spade drill bit)

20. Box cutter, pocket knife, pliers, scissors

21. Measuring cup 1 liter or larger

22. Sandpaper (medium to coarse)

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