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tango
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:28 - Edited by: tango
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I built a small log cabin in north idaho and it has a creek on the property. Is anybody using creek water if so what kind of filter system are you using. Right now i have a 700 gallon poly tank buried and use a rv on demand pump to pump into cabin. I have bought a 2 filter system with ultra violet light that will kill bacteria but have not installed it yet. the filters are 1 micron and the other is .5 micron. I think they will plug pretty fast,anybody have any experience with this they want to share. Im currently hauling water and hate doing it.
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GomerPile
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2013 14:21
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folks in my area have a lot of sediment in their well water. Generally people install 2-3 cheap inline filters and rotate them so that the dirtiest one gets tossed and replaced with the next dirtiest in the chain.
In your case put these before your drinking water filtration filters. You might also think about using gravity to your advantage. Have your pump pickup well off the bottom of your poly tank and point up so as not to suck out silt. The largest particles should settle if left undisturbed and your water pickup should get fairly clean water being off the bottom.
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rayyy
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2013 16:05 - Edited by: rayyy
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I do quite often when the creek is at the right conditions.It has to be flowing clean and clear.My pump is set inside a bucket with 5 micron filter material over it.Once in the tank I treat it with Clorox bleach.I don't drink or cook with this water.I bring in a couple of gallons of pottable water for that.
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suburbancowboy
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2013 19:02
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Another route to go would be use the creek water straight for toilet, shower and bath room sink. Then filter the water in the kitchen sink. You will need to change your filter a lot less that way.
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Montanan
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:23 - Edited by: Montanan
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We use creek water, pumped up the hill to our cabin. We don't filter it for drinking water (just filter out the sediment.) We use it for the toilet, shower, sinks, etc. It's fine for washing dishes and cooking. We bring in our drinking water though.
Edit: I should note that our creek is from an underground spring up the mountainside, so it's not as polluted as some other water sources might be.
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toofewweekends
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# Posted: 20 Aug 2013 01:13
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We use creek and rain water, filtered with a Sawyer .1 micron gravity filter. For drinking quantities, it's fine, producing maybe 4-5 gallons per hour (at which point, it helps to backwash & clean the filter). Been using it a couple of years.
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razmichael
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# Posted: 20 Aug 2013 07:37
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Quoting: toofewweekends Sawyer .1 micron gravity filter
Although, for the cabin, we generally use lake water chlorinated for washing and showers and bring in our drinking water, I have a Sawyer .02 filter that I use when we are really out camping/hiking. At the cabin I have a secondary hook up with a smaller 12v pump (than our main one) that can pump through the sawyer so I can get drinking water if I want (but I cannot persuade my wife that it is safe). With a pump you can get really good flow. Originally I was planning to pump the lake water through the Sawyer into a holding tank but have not bothered with this extra step. Great filters as long as you are careful with them and do not let them freeze. Nothing to replace, easy to backwash and the filtering is absolute - nothing larger than the size stated can get through.
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TheWildMan
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# Posted: 20 Aug 2013 08:05
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I use creek water, runs off a dairy farm and cows walk through it kicking up dirt. when rain water is not enough to fill my barrels or dug well i walk down to the creek with 2 buckets to haul it home.
i use an old shirt to prefilter it when i funnel it into clear 2 litre bottles. the bottles have the logo removed. i set the bottles on a dark shed roof in direct sunlight for 8-10 hours. this method is called sodis or solar disinfectant. kind of a poor mans UV light filter. it kills anything in the water and the water stays safe as long as the bottle is unopened. usually i keep a stack ready and use a 2 quart crystal light drink mix to cover up the taste.
its not clean pure water, its dead water and biologically safe all the microbes and dirt are still there, but there dead
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groingo
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# Posted: 23 Aug 2013 11:14
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I tried using creek water but after washing my clothes in it and it smelling like fish I soon put in a shallow well and a hand pump and I have great soft drinking water.
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