fwiw I treat my tapwater in West Virginia with coral calcium in a large glass dispensing jub, let it breathe for a day or so, the calcium combines with the chlorine and fluoride and sinks to the bottom. The water tastes sweet
I think all of us who have followed you from the start, admiring your principles and envying your physical prowess will be truly saddened at this setback. That you seem not to dwell on what would be seen as shattering by many is a tribute to your resilience and unwavering belief. Forza!
I do feel your pain…. We are off grid at a windmill between São Marcos da Serra and Almodôvar, in the Serra do Malhão. Our water is pumped from a pond 70m down in the valley, and is green, until we put chlorine in and it turns orange…. I have been considering a borehole, but your experience is sobering. Would love to discuss with you some time.
Wow. It sounds like you need a really good filtration system for the pond! But don't you get a lot of rainfall over there? Maybe a big tank for rainwater will see you through when it comes? We have just a 1,000l tank for our domestic drinking water and even in dry years we can usually fill it up enough to keep us hydrated through the summer! We use a Berkey filter, but a cheap sediment/carbon and UV system would automate the whole thing. (Our new development is something a lot more serious though). The best bet is to ask around the area to see who has boreholes, how deep they are (therefore how much they cost) and how good the water quality is...happy to chat it through! You're not too far away from our route down to Loulé...
Just for kicks I wrote an email to SGU, Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning, who survey Sweden's hydrological status asking if they were familiar with the line of RIVER water finding equipment from GER. They were not and wrote back:
"SGU har ingen erfarenhet av dessa produkter och vi kan tyvärr inte svara på hur de fungerar eller hur framgångsrika de är."
Which leads me to suspect they are a scam. The almost total absence of reviews bolsters that suspicion.
Thanks a lot Mark...will drop them a line...we're making a little progress I think in terms of going back to the dilution route rather than treatment...we're looking at a huge pillow tank to store rainwater which I'm going to have to pump (in the rain when we're on battery power)...but the pumps are pretty efficient these days so that could work. We also hope to get access to some of the canal system water here which could help give us something to dilute iron and salts with...to save the waste and high infrastructural cost of intrusive treatment. I hope all's well.
Wow. Sounds like a good way of doing it...we'll need to create drinking water on a much larger scale (estimating up to 5000l/day!) but interesting to hear about your approach - thanks for the comment (and for reading!) Al
I literally say a little thank you every time I turn on the tap. I lived in a house in Harare that was served, badly, by a borehole. Sending you successful clean water wishes.
fwiw I treat my tapwater in West Virginia with coral calcium in a large glass dispensing jub, let it breathe for a day or so, the calcium combines with the chlorine and fluoride and sinks to the bottom. The water tastes sweet
I think all of us who have followed you from the start, admiring your principles and envying your physical prowess will be truly saddened at this setback. That you seem not to dwell on what would be seen as shattering by many is a tribute to your resilience and unwavering belief. Forza!
Thanks Peter...onwards and upwards...some news can be a bit harder to take, but we shall overcome!!
I do feel your pain…. We are off grid at a windmill between São Marcos da Serra and Almodôvar, in the Serra do Malhão. Our water is pumped from a pond 70m down in the valley, and is green, until we put chlorine in and it turns orange…. I have been considering a borehole, but your experience is sobering. Would love to discuss with you some time.
Wow. It sounds like you need a really good filtration system for the pond! But don't you get a lot of rainfall over there? Maybe a big tank for rainwater will see you through when it comes? We have just a 1,000l tank for our domestic drinking water and even in dry years we can usually fill it up enough to keep us hydrated through the summer! We use a Berkey filter, but a cheap sediment/carbon and UV system would automate the whole thing. (Our new development is something a lot more serious though). The best bet is to ask around the area to see who has boreholes, how deep they are (therefore how much they cost) and how good the water quality is...happy to chat it through! You're not too far away from our route down to Loulé...
Just for kicks I wrote an email to SGU, Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning, who survey Sweden's hydrological status asking if they were familiar with the line of RIVER water finding equipment from GER. They were not and wrote back:
"SGU har ingen erfarenhet av dessa produkter och vi kan tyvärr inte svara på hur de fungerar eller hur framgångsrika de är."
Which leads me to suspect they are a scam. The almost total absence of reviews bolsters that suspicion.
Love it!
Thanks a lot Mark...will drop them a line...we're making a little progress I think in terms of going back to the dilution route rather than treatment...we're looking at a huge pillow tank to store rainwater which I'm going to have to pump (in the rain when we're on battery power)...but the pumps are pretty efficient these days so that could work. We also hope to get access to some of the canal system water here which could help give us something to dilute iron and salts with...to save the waste and high infrastructural cost of intrusive treatment. I hope all's well.
Wow. Sounds like a good way of doing it...we'll need to create drinking water on a much larger scale (estimating up to 5000l/day!) but interesting to hear about your approach - thanks for the comment (and for reading!) Al
I literally say a little thank you every time I turn on the tap. I lived in a house in Harare that was served, badly, by a borehole. Sending you successful clean water wishes.
Brilliant...thank you!!
Might be of use
https://silverlineuk.co.uk/product-category/well-water-treatment-borehole-water-filter-systems/
Oh my goodness Alastair, it’s a good job both you and Ana are so tenacious. Good luck with the water problem, I do hope that you find a solution soon.