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TESTING THE GREY WATER WETLAND | Portuguese Permaculture Projects

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TESTING THE GREY WATER WETLAND | Portuguese Permaculture Projects

We are in the middle of renovating our house in an abandoned Portuguese village. Today we are testing the Grey Water Wetland. There were many concerns and now we will find out if it works.

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My name is Jasper and i bought a house in a Portuguese ghost town. Together with my dogs Zoey & Akira we show you the rebuild of our house and what it is like living the daily life in Central Portugal.
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  1. Have you considered hydroponics. With carp and small fish and vegetables… Everything recycles itself… Also, consider tiger prawns in a large tank too…. Micro Farm for marketable plants an spices…. Verticle gardens…… So much out there…
    Solar hot water and pump, pipe that through the house and use that to heat house…
    Also solar concentrators instead of panels….

  2. EARTHSHIPS… look at their filtration systems.. TOO CLOSE TO HOUSE…Use White pvc and push it far away from the house… Perhaps a separate septic for shower and sink and then a leach field
    with vegetables and plants… but far from house… and another for sewer.. you need an extended leach field with percolation… Otherwise you will have a real mess and health hazard…..
    I am Portuguese, and I really don't like how they do septic there… Too tight… See how the americans do it…. 2 tanks and long pipes and percolation… Also SOAPS.. You need biodegrable, natural soaps and scum catch basins otherwise you will kill the plants…
    I will build something similar myself…. I will be looking for house and land soon..

  3. Congratulations, can't wait to see the rest hooked up. Tip… when working with the grey PVC here in Portugal, when you cut a piece of pipe, heat up the section that will go into your fittings and insert it into the fitting without the rubber ring. It will reshape the pipe end, remove, replace the o-ring, dab of soap and refit. Try to keep the o-rings / fittings to the top or beginning of the water flow, not on the exit.

  4. Ok. Before I watch the result. I don't think the camera gives an accurate picture of the slopes involved. I think it will work, however, I don't think the first catch basin will be as full as your guessing. I really don't see a need for it to be that full. You wants slow movement from chamber to chamber with as little co mixing as possible.

  5. Misschien? Is het slim om in de pijp naar de de Douche. Een 2x 45/ bocht te doen omhoog, zodat je er. Eventueel een trekveer doorheen kan trekken. Puur als back-up?
    Je hebt ook van die rechtdoor koppelingen met een 45/. En dan een klein stukje pijp met een 45/ en een pijp die net boven de grond uit komt.

  6. Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you all guys, seems to work we will see 🙈 when everything is connected and this plants have to drink the water don't forget to put them there or else your dogs will do that.

  7. Het water zo nooit terug lopen. Niet naar de Douche en zeker niet de wasbak. Eerder zal de tank overstromen. Als het teveel regenwater krijgt. Een afvoerpijp moet een afschot hebben van 1CM per METER! En minder, dan blijft er vanalles achter in de pijp. En meer, dan gaat het water te snel om alles mee te nemen.

  8. the cement and the cavities of the hollow bricks as well as the ground risk becoming gorged with water loaded with bacteria which will not be treated by the plants, I think it is a pity not to have sealed the whole tank with resine

  9. Now we are cooking!! I haven't really been interested in much of what you have been doing but this is very interesting and informative definitely captures my attention enough to watch the whole video. 😀

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