Home Made, Water Filter, for less than €25. almost #plasticfree
Channel: Little Green Man
Date: 2024-02-22

This is my third go at making a zero plastic water filter for my table top. 
I'm one of millions of people already sick from PFAS forever chemicals toxins, which damage our endocrine systems. I'm gradually reducing all contact I have with drinks and food that are stored in plastics.

Western Household water filter systems are very costly and the affordable ones always contain plastic.

forever chemicals are not adequately regulated. see www.chemsec.org

I've been looking for a low cost terracotta ceramic filter that can also remove bacteria and heavy metals, but whilst these don't exist yet, people are working on it.

 However, in the meantime, I believe this low budget version will filter as well as the supermarket filters, without the added accumulated PFAS from the plastic inside the filter or the plastic container. 

THIS FILTER IS NOT GUARANTEED TO REMOVE ALL  HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IT IS MY ADDITIONAL PRECAUTION  for drinking water from a private well where we already get our water from. Our well has been certified as safe but I want to make sure I add an extra filter.

I'M looking forward to the day when a terracotta filter comes in the market that is cheap enough to compete with my €25 budget.

The only contact with plastic in my filter is via the tap, which will be replaced as soon as I can source a stainless steel or brass one.

MATERIALS:

×1 recycled glass LEMONADE DISPENSER with tap. 12 cm lid.  local supermarket. €17

×1 brand new 15cm terracotta flower pot *pure terracotta no heavy metal content verify with garden centre @€2.75

×1     15cm terracotta pot tray to use as a lid @€1.75

× 100g activated charcoal [from a 1kg bag bought online for €12] @€1.20

×2 circles of old boiled 100% cotton Terry toweling. upcycled 1=9cm diameter 1=11cm diameter

A handful of roundish garden pebbles cleaned and boiled for 10 minutes. enough to make one layer on the bottom of the pot.

I boil washed the terracotta first in plain rain water.

TOTAL COST = €22.70