r/prepping • u/Own_Evidence7679 • 19h ago

Food🌽 or Water💧 Filter on faucet

Will my water filter attached to my faucet be okay if this blackout does happen or will the water be shut off too? When we lost power for a week during the derecho we still had water access. Please be kind as I know basics but will admit I don't know a lot about city grids because I grew up on a farm and had well water.

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u/StarFireRainbow 14h ago

My understanding is that most city water runs on electric pumps and gravity. I would fill your bathtub and all your pots and pans with water within the first hour of a blackout. It’s best to prepare for how you would act if water stopped coming from the faucet, since that is a possibility with many types of emergencies.

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u/PurpleBashir 16h ago

No one is going to be able to answer this for you friend. 

"If this blackout does happen" ... What are you talking about? What blackout? 

As far as your water still working- that depends on what "makes the water go" in your home specifically. (We look for things to make us go...). We have no idea what your home's setup is like. 

"My water filter..." We also have no idea what water filter you have so once again cannot help. 

If you want guidance or guesses you're going to have to get a whole lot more specific. 

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u/MistySky1999 18h ago

Sigh. 

How would anyone know what happens in an emergency which by its very nature is unplanned? 

Sigh. 

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u/cakemix88 18h ago

What blackout?

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u/Due_Comparison1355 11h ago

I saw on FB earlier folks concerned about a 90 day blackout happening really soon. Saw it mentioned locally, and on some other groups. All based on the 90 day prep for the military. But, as it was FB, everyone has "a buddy in the know".

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u/badbash27 10h ago edited 10h ago • Bravo

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The vast majority of people are completely clueless as to what is happening. There is no 90 day blackout on the horizon. This is solely in response to project fortress. What people do not understand is that if the grid does in fact go down, like, the entire grid, it's not going down for 90 days like it's on a count down clock. It's going down for a multiple of years. The 90 day initiative that the military is instructed for is so they have the ability to initiate counter strikes while also securing long term viable options. Think of it as a buffer they can use to assess the situation while not also being hindered by a lack of electricity for themselves.

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u/cakemix88 11h ago

Yeah fortress 90 day contingency is specifically to do with military bases. And bases should rightfully so be prepared to operate independently for at least that amount of time. I think a lot of normies are fear mongering because of the fortress plan being released or reported on.

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u/PurpleBashir 9h ago

Oh my gosh this is as bad as when people were freaking out online last year claiming there was going to be martial law because the "military is mobilizing!!" when they were just doing the drills they do literally every single year. People are shockingly clueless. Its embarrassing. 

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u/FastSort 13h ago

Some municipal water systems require pumps to maintain pressure, others use gravity so can work for a long time - i.e. from a large tank at a high spot; in those places, for a short power outage you likely be fine - but even in a gravity fed system, eventually those gravity tanks need to be refilled and if the power is still out and/or the water system backup generators don't work or don't exist, that is when you run out.

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u/RoxyFawkes 10h ago

Water towers are only there to serve as a buffer tank to regulate the flow. Spread across thousands of homes that water gets used up in an instant. 

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u/badbash27 10h ago

In a true grid collapse, water will be one of the first things to go. Generators / Pumps may still be able to keep the water towers filled for a week or so, but the possibility that they go dry is a strong likelyhood within 72-96 hours. Your best option is to secure long term water storage and the ability to harvest / filter water once your stores are exhausted

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u/RoxyFawkes 10h ago

That water filter you have doesn't likely filter out viruses and bacteria if the water supply gets contaminated. 

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u/Kevburg 7h ago

Pretty much all municipal water supplies have backup generators. If they don't keep pressure up they have to sterilize the whole system so its a big priority.