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Water Filter Instructions

In any situation, anywhere around the world, clean, safe drinking water is always at hand – once you have the right tools:  1 – a ‘Just Water’ Ceramic Drip filter . . . 2 – two stackable buckets with lids . . .  3 – a sharp knife or drill . . .  4 – and one tap.

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Instructions: Find two stackable buckets, with two lids.

Step 1 – Drilling: Drill or cut a 3/4″ hole in the bottom of the upper bucket. Drill or cut another hole on the side of the lower bucket, close to the bottom. Drill or cut a final hole in the middle of one of the lids.  Three holes total will need to be made.

Step 2 – Tap Assembly: Place rubber washer on the tap and guide it through hole on side of lower bucket. Place second washer on the tap threads inside the bucket and screw on the wing nut snugly, but don’t over tighten.

Step 3 – Filter Assembly: Place rubber washer on the threads of the ceramic filter. Place the filter inside the upper bucket and guide the threads through the hole in the bottom. Place second washer on the threads and and screw on the wing nut snugly, but don’t over tighten.

Step 4 – Final Assembly: Place the lid with the hole in the center on top of the lower bucket (the one with the tap). Next place the upper bucket on top of the lower bucket, and guide the filter nozzle through the hole in the lid on the lower bucket.

Step 5 – Just Add Water: Fill the upper bucket with water from the cleanest source available: Rainwater, well-water, river, stream or pond.

The first five gallons will take a few hours to slowly filter down into the lower bucket. An endless supply of clean, safe drinking water is now available. Enjoy. As the clean water level goes down, keep adding water to the top bucket. this way your supply will never run out.

Included with each filter is a cotton pre-filter sock that fits over the ceramic filter if the source water is muddy.  Can see more stories and instructions in the first link in the ‘Blogroll’ column titled ‘Just Water’ Filters.


2 Comments on “Water Filter Instructions”

  1. 1 Waves for Water | W4W Filters said at 9:47 pm on November 25th, 2009:

    [...] In any situation, anywhere around the world, clean, safe drinking water is always at hand, once you have the right tools. To see how, watch the three minute video. . . and for detailed, step-by-step, instructions go to http://www.wavesforwater.org/2009/06/water-filter-instructions [...]

  2. 2 JOSE cASTRO said at 7:10 am on March 9th, 2010:

    I need to know where can i buy this filters
    waves4water por rural areas in some communitys in central america where the childs dead for vacterias and the water they drinkis i need to help in solidarity with them


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