| 2 | Greywater
• Posted by: Pookiesmom Z9/CA on Sun, May 19, 02 at 1:38
• 37 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, May 26, 06 at 16:02
So glad to see this forum. I have been devoring the series Creating an Oasis from Greywater (How to be build, Everything your contractor needs to know about graywater, etc. ) I wish I knew more about plumbing, had more slope to my lot and that |
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| 3 | experience with greywater systems?
• Posted by: diggerdee z6 CT on Sun, Jan 28, 07 at 8:55
• 23 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Aug 15, 07 at 9:32
Hi, I've asked this before on a forum here in the past, but I thought this new forum might be a good place to ask again. Does anyone have any experience in using a greywater system? I'd be interested in hearing what people have done, whet |
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| 4 | greywater and soaps
• Posted by: Mike_Stubbs 8, Bastrop, TX on Thu, Jun 27, 02 at 15:15
• 17 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Feb 25, 04 at 9:29
hi all, i am going to cut my grey water out of the septic system and let it flow to create a wetland (bog area). this will be bath, shower, and washer water. the question is what are some good soaps and shampoos to use for these applications? |
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| 5 | Greywater: could I do this?
I have just finished reading Create an Oasis with Greywater by Art Ludwig. I understand the basic concepts (I think), but even the |
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| 6 | Worms in a greywater system to keep a gravel filter flowing?
• Posted by: mrgrackle 8 on Sun, Aug 9, 09 at 20:16
• 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Aug 17, 09 at 0:35
I have gravel hydroponic beds that use pond water with fish effluent as nutrient solution. After the pond water filters through the gravel hydro beds it drains back into the fish pond to be cycled through the gravel beds again. This sort of hydr |
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| 7 | greywater indoors?
• Posted by: DrynDusty z6AZ on Thu, Nov 4, 04 at 14:42
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Jan 1, 05 at 13:45
Do people use greywater indoors? I have a lot of houseplants and have thought about using spent dish water, etc. Does any one do this? Follow-Up Postings: RE: greywater indoors? Posted by: jio1 ( Return to the Southwestern G |
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| 8 | Compost Crops to Avoid Pathogens in Greywater Applications
• Posted by: connordub z9b phx az on Sun, Oct 25, 09 at 7:41
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Nov 4, 09 at 22:09
I have recently looked into the debates over the risks of greywater use in and around the garden (such as pathogens, etc.). The Book Gaia's Garden has a few basic layouts for greywater use, such as pumping out into a mulch-basin/swale to absorb th |
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| 9 | State of DE Giving Away Greywater
• Posted by: Dicentra SE PA z6B on Wed, Aug 21, 02 at 23:09
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Sep 5, 02 at 14:10
This is a step in the right direction...besides the state of Delaware being under mandatory water restrictions and having tip numbers to report abusers.... Delaware is also giving out greywater to nurseries, golf courses, etc..for use in watering |
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| 10 | Using greywater in the garden
• Posted by: aachenelf z5 Mpls, MN on Tue, May 27, 08 at 14:09
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, May 31, 08 at 6:48
I haven't done a whole lot of reading on this subject, but I have read conflicting advice so I would love to hear some first hand accounts of those who have used greywater to irrigate gardens. Just to clarify, I'm talking about water used to wash |
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| 11 | plants for greywater drainage area
• Posted by: mohub WNC zone 6 on Fri, Apr 23, 04 at 20:32
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, May 7, 04 at 1:00
I live in the country and chose to reroute the drain water from my kitchen into a side yard. The grass and weeds are doing well despite the soapy water so I was wondering if I could naturalize it with plants It's on the north side of the house |
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| 12 | Constructing a Greywater Wetland
• Posted by: Eric_Burke z9 Japan on Mon, May 17, 04 at 1:49
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Aug 12, 04 at 2:09
Hi all! Well, we are getting ready to start construction, and I need to get to work on our greywater wetland, so here goes. I am going to write my plan below, but if you have any ideas on how to do it better, or experiences to share, I really want |
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| 13 | Greywater cleaning
• Posted by: treeguy123 7a AL on Thu, Feb 15, 07 at 13:02
• 1 follow-up, posted on Sat, Feb 17, 07 at 22:54
We have some wild (Arundinaria gigantea) and I was wondering if they could grow and clean or dry up a wet greywater area in our yard? Does bamboo take up lots of water? We have thick clay soil so our washing machine water comes up to the surface |
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| 14 | Easy homemade washing machine water reuse system
• Posted by: watergal z6/7 MD on Mon, Aug 19, 02 at 14:18
• 31 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Sep 14, 09 at 16:18
I just rigged up a super-easy and cheap way to recapture my laundry water to keep my gardens alive until we get some rain. I got some spa hose from the hardware store - it is a stiff but slightly flexible hose - that was slightly larger inside tha |
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| 15 | Gray Water use
• Posted by: yomamanem 7B Georgia on Sun, Jul 8, 07 at 11:06
• 19 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Nov 23, 07 at 12:35
I haven't been on this forum for a while. Has the use of gray water been discussed? I just wrote an editorial in our local paper about the poor instructions by authorities to city and county water users concerning the total water ban (with confus |
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| 16 | Some Ideas On Drought And Roses
• Posted by: knightofroses Santa Fe, NM on Mon, Mar 2, 09 at 13:01
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Mar 5, 09 at 16:25
This topic is not going away any time soon. The southwest is used to having periods of drought, but drought can hit anywhere, in any certain year as we saw in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee a couple of years ago. This topic is of inter |
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| 17 | Grey water use without plumbing changes
We have an ongoing discussion in the soil forum about grey water use and another about air conditioner drip water. I find that the more I read the more confused I am concerning safety. I currently use an immediate use (no storage) |
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| 18 | What can I put in my septic tank?
I have a toilet that has black moldy water in it. I want to fill it with ammonia, but wonder if that is going to be detrimental to my septic system? I know I can't fill it with bleach. What do you suggest? Also, is there a septic tank |
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| 19 | complete gravity grey water recyling
• Posted by: everlasting Ohio on Mon, May 14, 07 at 10:19
• 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Aug 30, 07 at 19:58
I am about to set up my own place on developed land. We had to pay 250 dollars by Jaunuary 1st 2007 to be able to put in a typical septic system, which will cost 6,000. It must be done within this year. I have 5,000 as of right now to work wi |
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| 20 | How are you incorporating PC into your lifestyle?
• Posted by: Sunny_Sky Zone 5 IL on Sun, May 19, 02 at 17:53
• 17 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Jun 30, 02 at 11:07
Hello fellow permaculturalists: Since this is a new forum, I thought that we might introduce ourselves and tell how we each use permaculture. Some are beginners, like myself, who don’t know much and others of you are very educated. Perhaps we |
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