I have a deep water well (over 100 feet deep) that I just put a hand pump on, water seems ok but there are a lot of suspended solids in it. Any idea on how to get those out of the water? My plan right now is to let the water sit in a primary fermenter for a few days. I think that would work but something quicker would be nice. Can’t really afford an expensive filtration system.
” Can’t really afford an expensive filtration system. “
Plastic funnel (around $1) and generic paper coffee filters (4 or 6 at a time - around $1 for 150 or so) should easily handle suspended solids in otherwise potable water, for drinking water.....
Google “sand filter”. A big pot full of clean sand with a perforated bottom will filter out a lot of the bigger stuff.
After that you could pour it through a coffee filter to more finely filter it.
After that boiling or a little bit of chlorine would kill off any critters in it.
Unfortunately, none of that will get rid of any chemical or heavy metals contamination - for that you need the high-grade filters/charcoal systems (and testing to make sure you got rid of it).
LQ