Showing posts with label grey water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grey water. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Sudo Grey Water System?

I've been feeling really bad about the amount of water I use. Despite being hyper-aware, I still felt like I was using too much!

So,  I started plugging the drain when I take my morning showers, and irrespective of the fact that I turn the water off whilst sudz-ing, I still accumulate a decent amount of H20.Then, I just let it sit there until I need to flush At which point, I have a carton sitting next to the tub, so I fill it with water, and poor it in the toilette bowl...that's it, no lever, no wasting 12gallons of perfectly drinkable water! So far it's working amazingly.....

I havn't flushed in a long time and boy does it feel great! Plus, it seems to be a better alternative to simply not flushing and just leaving the pee in the toilette - it means I have to clean less, and my bathroom has less of a...."Hi, I don't flush my pee" aroma. Which can be a bonus, especially with guests using my bathroom :)

In telling a friend about what I've been doing, I found out that his friends are doing this too, and in fact they have a tank on top of their toilette to hold the water...so it got me thinking - I should find a bucket or something to keep beside the toilette. Because, one of the only downsides to this method is that, when I to take a shower the next day (or whenever I decide to),  the water is cold, so I'm showering with cold feet....this tank-as-a-storage-device may eliminate that ...but until I go the next step (i.e. find a bucket in the alley...since I don't want to buy more "stuff"), I shall sacrifice a little foot-warmth for a lot of water-save.

Next on my list of  "water-saving-techniques" I'm going to see what I can do about collecting the water I accumulate whilst washing my dishes.

Anyone have any more ideas? Or, experiences they'd like to share??