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The Gravity-Fed Spring System
Spring box, screened intake, overflow assembly and 300 ft of buried-rated line for a true gravity system.
What you get out of it
Pressurized water at the house that costs nothing to run and doesn't stop when the power does.
This is for you if…
- You have a seep or spring uphill of the house
- You want water with zero moving parts
- You're done paying for a pump you can't run in an outage
What you get
- Spring box and filter media$480 value
- 500 ft of buried supply line$560 value
- Pressure and relief valving$220 value
- Sediment and UV treatment stage$340 value
- Flow test and elevation worksheet$260 value
- Development how-to video series$380 value
Total value$2,240
Your price$1,245
Itemized, so you can check our math
- Food-grade spring box with lid
- Stainless screened intake and cleanout
- Overflow and drain assembly
- 300 ft of 1in HDPE line
- Barbed fittings, clamps and pressure gauge
Specifications
- Box capacity: 65 gal
- Line: 160 psi HDPE
- Intake screen: 40 mesh stainless
- No power required
Why it's specified this way
The exact components we used to develop the second spring on the north hollow. No pump, no power, 43 psi at the barn — the system has run for nine years with one screen cleaning a season.
"We lost power for five days in January. The neighbors drove to a hotel. We had light, heat, and water at 42 psi the whole time because it all runs downhill."
Tom Ferrar
Bennington, Vermont
1,500 gallons stored · 5-day outage, zero disruption
$1,245
4.95 ★ from 22 reviews · In stock
Pressure-or-Refund Guarantee — if it doesn't work the way this page says, tell us within 365 days and you get your money back. You keep the guides.
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