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ReUse Water

Submitted by: Urban Sherp  06/01/2008 12:13 PM
 
When I lived in DC we suffered through a summer drought--not wanting my plants to suffer, I would leave a bucket in the shower, so when I heated up the water for my shower instead of letting good clean water run down the drain, I would fill up the bucket (sometimes 2 buckets) and use the water collected to water my garden. I had the best looking garden on the street and saved money on water at the same time. I have also heard about a kit you can get to link up your sink water to your toilet so you are flushing with run-off water from the sink. Brilliant--I need to look into this.
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I've used rainbarrels for going on 3 yrs now, for my gardening.

Instead of paying big money for high priced rainbarrels, I used garbage cans, with lids.

Take off the lids when it is due to rain. Put them back on, when not raining or dipping water from.

By using the lids, you help keep bugs out, and stop evaporation. Toss in a goldfish or 2 or a few guppies for mosquito control.

The other thing these are good for, is rinsing your hands off, soaking and washing pots and such. No need to turn on a hose.

I DO NOT advise, having them in your front yard, for safety reasons. (Small children and water don't mix well at all.)

You can raise them up off the ground, and add a spigot and hose. But, they have to be about 2-3 times their height off the ground, to get it to work correctly.

I found it easier, to just have more rainbarrels in strategic places, with buckets or watering cans in each one.

You do not need to have each of them under a downspout. Anywhere that water runs off from is fine.
 
Posted by t on January 29, 2009 9:31 PM
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i guess we dont really know how much water we are using when showering but i wanted to see just how much i was using.so i put a drain plug in the tub and took my normal shower.the tub was full when i finished!then i got to thinking what i could do to save water because it seemed like such a waste.
so i bought a hand held shower head and didnt turn it on full blast.just enough to do the job.
i took my shower and noticed i had used alot less water.only came just above my ankles.

the water that was left in the tub i use to flush the toilet.you will literally save GALLONS of water a day by not using the toilet to flush.just cut an empty water/milk/or punch gallon container and use that to scoop out the water to flush with it.
or,just use a bucket if you have one.
 
Posted by not I,said the Cat on April 09, 2009 11:31 PM
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While in Japan last year I "visited" a toilet that saved space and water! The lid of the tank was actually fitted as a small sink, so that the "grey water" you washed your hands with filled the tank for the next flushing of the toilet. Ingenious!
 
Posted by NancyS on June 16, 2009 8:34 AM
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