Low-tech grey water system

[DesertSafire]

Your video has inspired me to attempt something like this. I want to get a 55 gallon water barrel. I have in the past gotten them free from car washes (they use them for their soaps) but I have since found uses for all the free ones & I've had to resort to purchasing a few off of Craigslist $15 each. I will install a spigot near the bottom so that I can hook a hose to it or be able to fit a bucket under it. The washer hose will go into the top hole on the barrel to collect the drain water

[domesticlonghair]

Why did I suddenly get horny after the first 45 seconds? :D

[steve0826]

I like it! I am inspired.



[badluckbug]

you could use asubmergable pump w a hose and then put the hose in your tank and plug in pump when you want to fill your tank ..

then you could even wash not so dirty clothes like towels and such and then reuse the water and soap for a dirtier load

[badluckbug]

you could use asubmergable pump w a hose and then put the hose in your tank and plug in pump when you want to fill your tank ..

then you could even wash not so dirty clothes like towels and such and then reuse the water and soap for a dirtier load!!Saving both water and soap !!

[badluckbug]

You could use a submergable pump with a hose attached !! you could then insert hose into tank and then plug in pump and it would fill your tank quickly!!

And it would also allow you to wash towels and not really dirty items and then reuse you water for another load of dirtier items..saving water and soap !!

[deoxevictor]

Most retarded shit ever.

[javierjuradoalvarez]

you can also save water by putting a 1.5 Lt bottle full of water inside the holding tank. each time you flush it you will save 1.5 Lts :)

[Jozefwor]

Mark the inside of the blue container to measure volume, then use a smaller 5 gal bucket (with a spout, or make a spout....good for garden watering). Stop the washer when bucket is full. This will work if you are close by...if not, put the whole thing on wheels to begin with.

[TrentDonovan]

Funny, I just started doing the same thing - searched for videos on it, not expecting to find much, and there you are doing it too!

Dave

[123backinyerface]

Oh that has definite possibilities, nice work.

[hardhick]

im glad u are trying to do your part to save water. its amazing how much water we waste everyday. i just moved my trailer to a place in the desert. i am going to install a gravity flow greywater type thing. i don't really know what im doing, but im doing it anyway. wow, that bucket you were using looked like it was about to burst apart! I hope u keep doing what u tried here. maybe u can figure out an easier way at some point. take care.

[poshmango]

do not pour dirty water into the toilet tank directly!!! It is possible for the dirty water to back flow into your main water supply.

[ingesumadre]

prettey girl that likes to work hard

[rickbar123]

thats alot of work

just pee in the bathtub

[mikevjp]

Hmmmmm she's got a nice ass body....hehe fuck yeah

[ransom1wi]

a good idea is to shut off the water going to the toilet before flushing so it doesnt refill automaticly. you could also retrofit a tank on top or behind a wall if you own your own place and use gravity to refill your toilet

[Dyzm]

Shes hot and efficient i think shes german!

[utubepunk]

Did I miss it... How big is your water tank there and how much water did your washing machine put out?

[doghairshirt]

Awesome! Thanks for posting this :)

[paterzona]

Lookin good from here! That was very inspiring and stimulates some other ideas!

[suhperman]

I was just curious on how much money you have saved on your water bill. Seems like a great idea. As of now we do that at the sink when we wash dishes but put the water our on the grass...

[marilynntaylor]

I don't save laundry water - yet - but I do save the cold water that comes out of the faucet while I"m waiting for the hot water to come up. I keep a pail in the shower and a bowl at the kitchen sink, and use both to flush the toilet. I also just dump the water in the toilet bowl - much easier.

[wabiandsabi]

@marilynntaylor do you just dump the water into the bowl right before you want to flush? can you describe this process more? and do you need to turn off the water in the back of the toilet? or can you just leave it on for the option to have it autofill OR use grey water

[sabriath]

@wabiandsabi : you would have to turn off the water to the bowl or it would instantly turn on the moment you flush. you get 1 flush from the tank, so you don't need to fill it the moment you need to flush it...but between flushes you do at some point. There is a pump in your washer to go uphill with water, so if you put the container over your toilet, you can use a long hose to fill it from the washer, then a fill valve from container to tank. Use a one-way valve near the washer though.

[LoLoLoLolita]

AHH!!! YOU ARE SO BORING!!!!

[WoundedEgo]

Your washer put out an amazing amount of water for one small load of clothes! Maybe you should consider a bucket of soapy water and then just wring the clothes out.

[gennytte]

Oh, is that what you do? Maybe you can give me some tips on doing that effectively/efficiently. My trials with hand washing have not gone well. (The clothes are not really clean, and it takes a ridiculously long time.) Also, I usually do more clothing than that (as I stated) but I just didn't for this trial because it was an experiment.

[WoundedEgo]

No, I just wash them in the machine. I was thinking, though, that it might be easier to just wash in a tub than to lug around gallons and gallons of water after each load.

I appreciate what you are trying to do.

[GreenPrep]

@gennytte Actually, it is done this way in many communities.(By hand) My clothes were washed this way in Thailand and were much cleaner, the air/Sun dry made them fresher too. Unfortunately, I don't know the secret. I hope someone does and can show us. It does not take longer, but you gotta be there doing the work the whole time, which sucks. Either way, every small step we take is better and thanks for sharing!

[skincage]

I've read up a bit on doing this but seeing it really helped me, especially since I have a similar washer and the same type of drain. Thanks!

[desertblbuesman]

"next I want to figure out a way to share water among people in my apartment"

If you're the landlord and it is a one story you could siphon or pump with a cheap 120 Volt pump with garden hose fittings into an outside drum or tank(reservoir) and others can pump in and out also. overflow into the waste pipe for starters. consider electrical usage. should be able to siphon one way. Do you garden? get in touch for any help.

[Allahrama]

Couldn't fully follow what you said. Also isn't the gray water harmful to garden?

[WoundedEgo]

The water isn't, but if you put in any harsh chemicals into your washer, then yes, it is. They do sell garden safe products for doing laundry. I think they may be vinegar based.

[SupernaturalNEWSLTR]

You should install a spigot/valve near the bottom of the holding tank so you can fill the buckets with less splashing.

[gennytte]

Yes, I'm looking into that as one option. If you have any tips on how to do that, I'm all ears!

[humecarl]

Congratulations. Hope others will be inspired by your low-tech approach. The pump is a Guzzler, which you can find on the web.

Let me know if I can help in any other way.

Humecarl

[gennytte]

I hope so too! This attempt is just the beginning... next I want to figure out a way to share water among people in my apartment. That much water is more than I'll use myself in 2 days, and I don't want to keep it around longer than that. (They say it goes bad, though I didn't wait around for that to happen)