When running your water (in shower or sink) to get to "hot", don't let that cold water run down the drain! Collect it in portable buckets to use to water your flower pots.
When running your water (in shower or sink) to get to "hot", don't let that cold water run down the drain! Collect it in portable buckets to use to water your flower pots.
That's a really easy/basic greywater system that doesn't cost you any money (well...unless you don't have a bucket). My mom does that and gets about 2 gallons of water per shower to water the garden. Just imagine if those 2 gallons times "x" showers per week went straight down the drain! Bad news.
And if you're really not into collecting the water yourself, consider a tankless water heater...they give you instantly hot water so you don't have to wait for the cold to run out.
For the kitchen sink, check out EnviroSink.
I wish I had a garden to water! Any other ideas about what to do with that water?
There should be a way to contain it without buckets so it can be used for flushing the toilet. If you think about it, a family of 4 that flushes 4 times each a day (no idea on actual stats) @ 2.0 per flush equals 32 gallons of water a day.
There should be a way to contain it without buckets so it can be used for flushing the toilet. If you think about it, a family of 4 that flushes 4 times each a day (no idea on actual stats) @ 2.0 per flush equals 32 gallons of water a day.
As a matter of fact, there are!
We have three different greywater recycling system manufacturers that have systems that take shower water and allow it to be used for toilet flushing or outdoor (sub-surface) irrigation. They are the Brac systems, Pontos, and ReWater (there are more than just those three systems I linked to so be sure to check out the whole greywater category).
For more info on greywater, check out the introduction wiki.
I wish I had a garden to water! Any other ideas about what to do with that water?
Wash the floors
Use it for rinsing dishes before you wash them.
Wash the car
Bird bath.
There should be a way to contain it without buckets so it can be used for flushing the toilet. If you think about it, a family of 4 that flushes 4 times each a day (no idea on actual stats) @ 2.0 per flush equals 32 gallons of water a day.
Great Idea I will have to look into those...
Liz
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