A great system for obtaining greywater from an existing interior bathtub or shower (against an exterior wall) with no access to the drains below the floor… You pump the hand pump a few…
August 27, 2021
Flow splitters with inspection holes and plugs make cleaning out clogs easy… The following is adapted from, and meant as a supplement to, chapter 12 of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume…
Minimize consumption and use of plastic with a natural cork plug… This also makes it easier to make the hole in the flow splitter (less steps and fewer tools needed) and access it…
How to use a tool box level to maintain a minimum 2% slope when installing greywater distribution pipe… Gravity-fed greywater distribution plumbing, such as branched drain systems, should maintain a minimum 2% slope…
Examples of gravity-fed, branched-drain greywater plumbing parts and installations… The branched-drain greywater system, developed by Art Ludwig, author of Create an Oasis with Greywater (OasisDesign.net), distributes greywater via gravity through pipe installed with…
Three-way diverter valves for greywater-harvesting systems should be placed where they are very convenient to use—so you use them… Incentivize yourself to do the right thing. Thus, I strongly recommend you put them…
Favorite diverter valves for gravity-fed greywater-harvesting systems are the Jandy valve and Pentair valve (very similar to the Jandy valve).The FLO2 valve used to be included, but it is no longer available. The…
Soap/detergent, plumbing parts, diverter valves, infiltration chambers, and more… Oasis® biocompatible laundry & dishwashing detergent Oasis BioPac TucsonFood Conspiracy Co-opwww.foodconspiracy.org Laundry to Landscape (L2L) and other greywater harvesting plumbing parts Water Wise Supply/Clean…
See below for both installers of in-house greywater plumbing and landscapers familiar with greywater harvesting who can design and implement the associated planting, earthworks, and outdoor plumbing… If services are not specified, contact…
I use the following handout hands-on greywater-harvesting workshops I teach… Greywater Harvesting handout for workshops 3-2021