I made an activated charcoal filter a while ago, it was quite easy.
100mm diameter drain pipe with a length of 500mm. Cap for top end and a tap at the bottom end fitted into a reducing cone. Stainless steel scrubby thing inside bottom to retain charcoal. Whole thing mounted on a wall using a drain pipe clasp.
The charcoal was from 100% non treated local eco-wood at about a fiver a bag. Smash it up into small granules about 5mm - 10mm. Sieve out the dust. Keep crushing the larger pieces.
Soak the charcoal in distilled water and lemon juice about 5:1 for a few days.
Drain, and dry. I then blast all those little capillaries open by microwaving on full power until completely moistureless.
Then it's ready to use or to store.
The filter works really well, although I have now updated to a 5 micron filter added to my normal water filter on the household feed. Just for drinkable and cooking water etc.
I also have a well, so could filter that water if TSHTF with the charcoal filter and then boil it if necessary just to be sure although the water in my well is already pretty good.
With my new filter system, I am filling empty water bottles on a regular basis and storing it while rotating it to keep it fresh. I'm up to about 45 litres in about a week so far.
Nice.
Stay safe folks, we are made of water.
Sorted!
100mm diameter drain pipe with a length of 500mm. Cap for top end and a tap at the bottom end fitted into a reducing cone. Stainless steel scrubby thing inside bottom to retain charcoal. Whole thing mounted on a wall using a drain pipe clasp.
The charcoal was from 100% non treated local eco-wood at about a fiver a bag. Smash it up into small granules about 5mm - 10mm. Sieve out the dust. Keep crushing the larger pieces.
Soak the charcoal in distilled water and lemon juice about 5:1 for a few days.
Drain, and dry. I then blast all those little capillaries open by microwaving on full power until completely moistureless.
Then it's ready to use or to store.
The filter works really well, although I have now updated to a 5 micron filter added to my normal water filter on the household feed. Just for drinkable and cooking water etc.
I also have a well, so could filter that water if TSHTF with the charcoal filter and then boil it if necessary just to be sure although the water in my well is already pretty good.
With my new filter system, I am filling empty water bottles on a regular basis and storing it while rotating it to keep it fresh. I'm up to about 45 litres in about a week so far.
Nice.
Stay safe folks, we are made of water.
Sorted!