Gravity Fed Water System For House

Since many of us off grid dwellers and tiny house owners do not have running water.

Gravity fed water system for house.

Previous owners stated no water issues with set up. This allows gravity to do all the work of moving the water through the system eliminating the need for a water pump whether mechanical or electric. There is a covered reservoir about 4 deep 7 x 7. An off grid gravity fed water system is a great option for running water.

Pipe is 1 1 2 black poly. The gravity fed water system is used to pull the water from springs streams creeks rain barrels and rivers upstream or uphill from the water source. It sits about 150 above house about 650 away. There is a filtration system at entry to house consisting of 2 5 micron filters and a uv filter.

Indoor plumbing has been around a long time but mostly for the wealthy. We recently purchased a home with gravity fed water system. Yes you can live without running water. The propur big countertop gravity water filter system rivals the berkey water system as its new proone g2 0 filter elements can remove viruses bacteria and cysts from water.

One of the most basic ways to build a running water system is the gravity fed system. This upgrade makes the system capable of both filtering and purifying water in the wild. Leaving the house 0 75 inch black pipe goes 720 feet up a steep mountain slope beside the house to a pair of water barrels located in a narrow densely wooded draw by a stream.