Monthly Archives: January 2012

Slow sand filter construction (update on filter 4)

January 31, 2012: Filter 4 (posted on November 13, 2011) has been frozen intermittently since the end of December 2011. We had a massive snow/ice storm here in January, and I am still cleaning up the damage (nothing serious, but … Continue reading

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Water filter sand sources

After a very informative conversation with Jim, the author of several of the comments on this blog, it has become obvious that some additions to the websites and this blog are in order. First, where and how to get the sand … Continue reading

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