Gravity-fed greywater-harvesting systems for bathroom sink, bathtub, shower, and kitchen sink
How to save a lot of water by reusing the water from bathroom sink, bathtub, shower, and kitchen sink drains for free and safe irrigation of your plants.
How to conveniently and easily direct household greywater (drain water from bathroom sink or shower and bathtub) to either the landscape (for free irrigation water & big water savings) or to the sewer or septic.
Also see how you can conveniently and easily direct household dark greywater (drain water from kitchen sink) to either the landscape (for free irrigation water) or to the sewer or septic.
High-quality, common three-way diverter valves are utilized.
See how to successfully get, place, plumb, permit, and use them.
Learn about greywater stub-out ordinance for new home and addition construction, plus $1,000 greywater-harvesting rebate.
Lots of design, installation, & maintenance tips.
Learn how to integrate the harvest of household greywater with rainwater, roof runoff, air conditioning condensate, & evaporative cooler bleed-off within mulched & vegetated rain gardens.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 – 0:48 – Intro
0:49 – 1:20 – Potential water savings from harvested greywater used for irrigation
1:21 – 4:28 – Dark greywater diversion valve for kitchen sink, plus plumbing tips
4:29 – 6:01 – Greywater diversion valve for bathroom sink, plus plumbing tips
6:02 – 7:51 – Three-way diversion valves, where to get them, & permitting tips
7:52 – 9:24 – How to reorient the valve’s outlet by reorienting its face plate, and use it as a clean out/access point
9:25 – 9:44 – Design tip: When possible place greywater source against an exterior wall
9:45 – 10:27 – Accessing greywater with crawl space or stub-out plumbing. Greywater-harvesting rebate
10:28 – 11:15 – Greywater diversion valve for bathtub & shower. Convenient trap door access.
11:16 – 12:42 – Actuator & electric switch option for diverter valve access
12:43 – 13:19 – Pee in the shower for free fertilizer
13:20 – 20:20 – Greywater from bathroom shower/tub & sink distributed into the landscape with gravity-fed branched-drain plumbing, plus installation & maintenance tips
20:21 – 26:56 – Dark greywater from kitchen sink distributed to mulched basins via gravity-fed branched-drain plumbing, plus installation & maintenance tips
26:57 – 27:28 – Design & maintenance tips: Use screens at drain inlets & direct kitchen sink organic matter & grease to compost or garbage.
27:29 – 27:49 – Greywater-friendly soaps & detergents
27:50 – 29:43 – Directing air conditioning condensate & evaportative cooler bleed-off to rain gardens for free irrigation water
29:44 – 31:25 – For more info…