tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post175256772906923503..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Flushing the toilet with greywaterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-23242889625234232011-03-05T08:19:23.875-08:002011-03-05T08:19:23.875-08:00Currently I have a Sink Positive on my toilet. It...Currently I have a Sink Positive on my toilet. It works great.<br /><br />http://sinkpositive.com/site/<br /><br />When I remodel though, I'm getting a Caroma duel flush toilet with a built in sink.Kitty Sharkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910765679808410549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-55084223228458062052011-03-02T11:14:17.729-08:002011-03-02T11:14:17.729-08:00Water where I live is very expensive. I stopper my...Water where I live is very expensive. I stopper my tub when I take a shower, then bail it into 5 gallon pails. I use that to flush my toilet.<br /><br />When I do laundry, I pump my rinse water into an old water softener brine barrel next to my wash machine (no wash tub) and then manually add that water to the machine for the next load, save that load's rinse water for the next, etc. When I&#Practically Frugalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259085182895622722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86761371039733954592011-03-01T10:26:44.840-08:002011-03-01T10:26:44.840-08:00We do the bucket in the shower during the summer f...We do the bucket in the shower during the summer for watering the garden, and I use the bathwater from my son for the garden.Sarah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952257007445958669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1723918918760442752011-02-28T19:27:37.899-08:002011-02-28T19:27:37.899-08:00We have the Caroma Profile toilet. It is an ultra...We have the Caroma Profile toilet. It is an ultra low, dual flush toilet with a sink built into the back. The water from the sink drains into the toilet, and you use that greywater when you flush. We also have greywater reuse system in our basement. The laundry rinse water, and the water from the bathtub go into a 50 gallon barrel. We have a waterproof electric pump in the barrel, with a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-87410894961112832882011-02-28T17:13:04.791-08:002011-02-28T17:13:04.791-08:00@ Jennifer - Get a bucket (doesn't have to be ...@ Jennifer - Get a bucket (doesn't have to be round) that is large enough for you to stand in that can also fit into your shower. Stand in it when you shower. You can collect your water that way. Extra bonus, it really washes your feet.Jasmin Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904913276930633635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-38502884255363220012011-02-28T17:06:36.903-08:002011-02-28T17:06:36.903-08:00I flush with the graywater from doing hand-dishes ...I flush with the graywater from doing hand-dishes in my kitchen sink. I rarely have gray water from any other source, as for showering I take a dip-shower, using a 3 gallon bucket of water (perfect temperature) and an old yogurt cup to pour the water over my head. I find the water pressure greatly improved using this method.<br /><br />Rather than using cloth wipes, I wipe Pakistani-style, using Jasmin Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904913276930633635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-20338582743032579902011-02-28T16:31:43.668-08:002011-02-28T16:31:43.668-08:00an inexpensive solution to the dripping shower: Ge...an inexpensive solution to the dripping shower: Get a little manual shutoff valve and put it behind the showerhead. Costs about $5 at most. Solved our shower drip. We also have a bucket, but haven't used it for flushing, just watering the plants.ceecenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12785050337058025332011-02-28T13:12:31.515-08:002011-02-28T13:12:31.515-08:00Showering with a bucket is a great idea. Thanks!Showering with a bucket is a great idea. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50697852096039768222011-02-28T12:55:56.995-08:002011-02-28T12:55:56.995-08:00We've used our greywater to flush the toilet a...We've used our greywater to flush the toilet and water the fruit/nut trees. A bucket in the shower and another under the kitchen sink worked well. Important thing to remember is that greywater becomes septic after a day or two. We installed a small sump pump and hose that carried the extra water out to the pecan trees before it became too nasty.Desert Lean-tohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858972249764406534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22982822081606169862011-02-28T12:20:30.604-08:002011-02-28T12:20:30.604-08:00We have marine toilets in our house which only use...We have marine toilets in our house which only use a pint of water per flush. I like the idea though of setting up a whole house grey water system to reuse water on tap.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820533872471786162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54513579230517970942011-02-28T11:13:47.412-08:002011-02-28T11:13:47.412-08:00That's a good idea. I have a really tiny booth...That's a good idea. I have a really tiny booth shower right now, but I'll try it. If I don't end up tripping over the bucket and/or stubbing my toe, I'll call it a win. <br /><br />I live in California, and we can always use water. Thank you for the idea!Jenniferhttp://noteasytobegreen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54478561934527646532011-02-28T11:08:30.543-08:002011-02-28T11:08:30.543-08:00I've never thought about doing that, which is ...I've never thought about doing that, which is weird, since it seems obvious. I am so going to start! Thanks!Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21760371247373973842011-02-28T10:23:28.888-08:002011-02-28T10:23:28.888-08:00I love the line "during the rainy season .......I love the line "during the rainy season ...." Our habits change in the winter, too. It's harder to get rid of save water when there are feet of snow on the ground, and so we're more apt to save water for the gardens, etc, during the summer than during the winter.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-29618343707412803102011-02-28T10:00:12.857-08:002011-02-28T10:00:12.857-08:00We do the catching warmup water thing as well the ...We do the catching warmup water thing as well the showing with a bucket in the shower thing. I would estimate that we flush with greywater at a minimum 50% of the time.<br /><br />I did read somewhere, though, that the better way to do it is to take off the tank lid, flush, and then dump your bucket of greywater in after the flap closes.Lizzie Bordellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149973757361096853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83267189489935100822011-02-28T08:19:32.420-08:002011-02-28T08:19:32.420-08:00We do double-duty with some of our graywater in th...We do double-duty with some of our graywater in the winter: heat reclamation and toilet flushing. Primarily this is water from the dishwasher (run into a 7 gallon pail, allowed to cool, then used to flush the toilet). Intermittently we do the same with shower, bath, and laundry water, though these are all a bit less convenient. Also we don't flush much to begin with-- no urgent water Cold House Journalhttp://www.coldhousejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-61543204459402021632011-02-28T07:01:15.490-08:002011-02-28T07:01:15.490-08:00We don't but this is a great idea. I've be...We don't but this is a great idea. I've been considering using the shower water for irrigation in the summer since we get so incredibly dry and I grow a ton of food. Rather than lug bucket after bucket of water out to the gardens I'm thinking about running a hose through our window or wall and attaching a sump-pump. That way we can just plug up the tub when we shower (I find standing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590834468436576998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70642789658837534932011-02-28T06:29:30.329-08:002011-02-28T06:29:30.329-08:00We kept the bucket in with us in the shower most o...We kept the bucket in with us in the shower most of the 6 years we lived in the rental house in town. The problem was, like yours, old plumbing as well as a property management company loathe to spend a single extra cent unless it was vital. When the shower was on, the tub faucet still had a pretty steady stream coming out of it as well.<br /><br />With our hard water, it was important to Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1043226061686673282011-02-28T05:58:24.391-08:002011-02-28T05:58:24.391-08:00That's quite brilliant by its simplicity. But ...That's quite brilliant by its simplicity. But I don't think i'm gonna use this idea... why so ? It would totally be possible to shower with a bucket (i'd have to buy one though), but my toilets are in a separate room, and we'd have to cross a wood floored corridor (sensitive to all things wet, like drops of water) with the water bucket. On top of that, the toilets are a very Lilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-71944131450454335122011-02-28T04:26:38.978-08:002011-02-28T04:26:38.978-08:00I use rinse water from the washer to flush my toil...I use rinse water from the washer to flush my toilet. It gives me some exercise going down the stairs and bringing the water up to the toilet on the main floor. Plus, it's cool to watch everything go down the hole with 5 quarts of water.Frugal Pursuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693387241816967983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39452267716514263262011-02-28T04:24:08.424-08:002011-02-28T04:24:08.424-08:00We've been showering with a bucket for several...We've been showering with a bucket for several years (ever since we had severe watering restrictions). I also collect the water after my son has taken a bath and use it to flush. And since it takes a full bucket to heat up the water to wash dishes in the sink, I get another bucket every few days there too. Convincing the rest of the family to use the saved water to flush with is going muchowlfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864203297228110988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52920778393778340322011-02-27T23:53:59.616-08:002011-02-27T23:53:59.616-08:00fucking brilliant. sorry for the cussing, just ex...fucking brilliant. sorry for the cussing, just excited. i love those "why didn't i think of that 2 years ago when i asked someone to hook me up a greywater system and they wouldn't help me. DUH i coulda just done that all these years.i heart spinninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08610193670937491264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6603260749381722502011-02-27T22:55:43.577-08:002011-02-27T22:55:43.577-08:00Why didn't I think of this? I use this method ...Why didn't I think of this? I use this method of flushing out the bowl when I clean my toilet. Now I can collect the grey water from the shower before it gets hot and use that to flush!Adrienne Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961747180424129682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31508069002378627832011-02-27T22:37:23.939-08:002011-02-27T22:37:23.939-08:00Used to live in San Diego and showered with a buck...Used to live in San Diego and showered with a bucket every day. You get used to it and it comes in handy. My grandma (with whom I lived) used it to water the plants. We did not use biodegradable soap but they did not seem to mind.In The Kitchen With AUdreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681696697828601308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5456296084773011302011-02-27T22:23:41.006-08:002011-02-27T22:23:41.006-08:00We also have a leaky faucet in the kitchen along w...We also have a leaky faucet in the kitchen along with a hole in the kitchen sink pipe which is under the patio concrete. Plumber says it'll be at least $700, so. . .pot in the kitchen sink to collect water to flush.<br /><br />On top of a bucket in the shower to catch that water to flush with. <br /><br />Good news is we haven't had to call the plumber to Roto-Rooter the sewer line in Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202410717147326787noreply@blogger.com