tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post2196184747444872497..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Harvesting household waterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-64470403635816363192009-11-07T10:33:32.499-08:002009-11-07T10:33:32.499-08:00I love the ideas here. It takes about 5 minutes (!...I love the ideas here. It takes about 5 minutes (!) for the water to get hot for my shower since my water heater is on the other side of my house. I hate how much water gets wasted and have been searching for a solution. I'm sure it would fill a5 gallon bucket or more. I need to find a solution. I'm not getting any younger and doubt I could lift a 5 gallon bucket out of my tub/shower evenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-72801834235728857072009-03-14T10:56:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:56:00.000-07:00I have re-used some cooking water, especially that...I have re-used some cooking water, especially that used to cook pasta or to power the steamer and cook vegetables. Gray water from the sink has watered my hollyhocks and other flowers. <BR/>And I'm going to a workshop to build a rainbarrel next weekend! I predict I'll like it so much I'll want more.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82125073026368141162009-03-12T21:58:00.000-07:002009-03-12T21:58:00.000-07:00We have a plastic tub in the kitchen sink and if I...We have a plastic tub in the kitchen sink and if I'm rinsing the coffee pot or the tea pot, I use that water on the garden (and the garden likes the tea leaves or coffee grounds) and ditto if we're rinsing fruit and veg. We also have a bucket in the shower, but can't do grey water (we live in an apartment, and all the plumbing is inside the concrete walls) or a rainwater tank or even barrels (From the lion's mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269847882599124126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34198427305915191642009-03-12T11:51:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:51:00.000-07:00i have a question.. i use a dehumidifier in the ba...i have a question.. i use a dehumidifier in the basement an it collects a good amt of water after some time. Can i use it for watering plants (flowering) and for moping the floors? It seems pretty clean..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86335658559509520382009-03-10T11:36:00.000-07:002009-03-10T11:36:00.000-07:00We save "warming up water" in a watering...We save "warming up water" in a watering can (one in the bathroom, one in the kitchen) to use for humidifiers, houseplants, rinsing out the toddler potty, etc.<BR/> <BR/>Sometimes I keep a 5-gallong bucket in the shower, to catch water for toilet flushing; also in the summer I use dishwater for watering herbs & veggies.<BR/><BR/>We had rain barrels, but they weren't toddler safeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91928379571839557012009-03-10T09:56:00.000-07:002009-03-10T09:56:00.000-07:00We capture most "white water," well, I do, DH isn'...We capture most "white water," well, I do, DH isn't so fond of it yet. I've been begging for rain barrels for a while, but my DH still thinks they're "tacky," one of these days, he just might come home and find them already in place... Hmmph. Since DH really isn't on the same page with me as far as water conservation goes, I'm not even going to go there with him re: "gray water" and other "moreErikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273431755984995387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-58701158737168134872009-03-10T09:30:00.000-07:002009-03-10T09:30:00.000-07:00We have 4 rain-barrels (we have a ranch house, tha...We have 4 rain-barrels (we have a ranch house, that's a lot of roof). I think it's much better for the garden to use rainwater b/c it isn't icy cold like water from the hose.<BR/><BR/>I can understand the "ick" factor of knowing that bird droppings are in the runoff from the roof ... but if chicken poop is good for gardens and chickens are birds, who's to say that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39954152716968141962009-03-10T02:55:00.000-07:002009-03-10T02:55:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.dixiebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891290324250395382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28093766681544499222009-03-09T20:07:00.000-07:002009-03-09T20:07:00.000-07:00Once I got past the "Little House on the Prairie" ...Once I got past the "Little House on the Prairie" feeling, recycling the white and greywater became habit. In fact it became weird to actually flush a toilet when using public restrooms.<BR/><BR/>We converted our home to an elementary school and seeing how much water was getting used for hand washing alone has really changed the students' notion of water use and they encourage each other to House Sparrows Academyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301523934430836369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84118153543528408342009-03-09T19:49:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:49:00.000-07:00I save warm up water for the container garden. My...I save warm up water for the container garden. My goal is to use all captured water for my garden this summer. I have a tankless water heater and for some reason it takes over 2 gallons to get it warm. In the summer I used the bath water for the yard and trees. Will have to start using the winter bath water for toilet flushing - had not thought of that. I find that i need to use the water cindy24https://www.blogger.com/profile/16325611923356579024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-72589375786728544072009-03-09T18:23:00.000-07:002009-03-09T18:23:00.000-07:00I would like to do more of this type of conservati...I would like to do more of this type of conservation. In our previous home, we caught the "warming up" water in a bucket by putting the showerhead into the bucket and letting it run until it got hot. Here, our shower is right above the water heater, so no lag time.<BR/><BR/>Also, hubby installed a diverter under the master bath sink, so we could turn a valve and send the water into a bucket Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353162021097479028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44931090724794843402009-03-09T16:03:00.000-07:002009-03-09T16:03:00.000-07:00I like the idea of capturing the water while you a...I like the idea of capturing the water while you are waiting for the temp to rise. Great idea!theUngourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433513087823589129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28988739916278076972009-03-09T15:34:00.000-07:002009-03-09T15:34:00.000-07:00where I live, everyone has a cistern and many of u...where I live, everyone has a cistern and many of us have gray water and some have black water systems built into it. The processing is good though. Plants like the organic wast of the black water systems. I am so used to a cistern that if I ever live stateside again, I may suffer depression from the loss of it! :DMarimoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620548493781840068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74596433854145978132009-03-09T14:37:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:37:00.000-07:00You can get cold-water diversion systems, that put...You can get cold-water diversion systems, that put the 'warming up water' back into the system, and only deliver the warm or hot water through the tap when it gets to the right temperature...<BR/><BR/>I never even thought to put the greywater into the toilet tank for flushing, and find pouring it into the toilet bowl is easy. You can easily see when you've used enough to have 'flushed' the waste dixiebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891290324250395382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91009210098484063752009-03-09T14:09:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:09:00.000-07:00In the summer I try to remember to catch the "warm...In the summer I try to remember to catch the "warm-up" white water from the kitchen sink and I use it on the vegetable garden. Also, the water used for washing veggies from my garden goes right back onto the garden - on a nice day I'll take the bowl of water outside, wash the veggies, and put the water straight back onto the veggie bed. I also tuck the veggie tops and scraps in under the mulch Alison Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732023012497108509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-7862095988180390422009-03-09T13:36:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:36:00.000-07:00We are bad about our water conservation and don't ...We are bad about our water conservation and don't do anything. (But I don't wait for water to warm up, I just jump in and scrub vigorously and then rinse off with the warm.)<BR/><BR/>My husband always dumps out water that's been sitting out over night. I would like him to start at least watering plants with it. Also, using gray water to flush the toilet intrigues me..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66838434327358601902009-03-09T12:11:00.000-07:002009-03-09T12:11:00.000-07:00I use something that looks like this thingy.Thanks...<I>I use something that looks like this thingy.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks so much. I ordered exactly THAT thingy from THOSE people. ... Ya can't steal the bucket idea; it's open source.Oldnovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714134603537886606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-87388864871305286472009-03-09T11:27:00.000-07:002009-03-09T11:27:00.000-07:00I haven't been doing any of these things. I think...I haven't been doing any of these things. I think I'm interested in trying a rainbarrel or two, though. And also I can capture and use my 'warm-up' (and, for that matter, 'cool down') water. In fact, I think it would be a perfect way to re-use my laundry soap buckets as well. Two birds with one stone, awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-36991308852050300592009-03-09T10:50:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:50:00.000-07:00I've been using the skinny bucket with a pour spou...I've been using the skinny bucket with a pour spout to catch showerwater, and my cats love to drink right out of that, they prefer it over their waterbowl for some reason.<BR/><BR/>I also have a rainbarrel, and I use that to water the garden with the 100 ft hose. Nice clean soft water, and the plants love it!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27926862394475828692009-03-09T10:36:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:36:00.000-07:00to Beth:Yeah, I was pouring the water into the tan...to Beth:<BR/>Yeah, I was pouring the water into the tank at first as well but I learned that you're not suppose to do that because the water poured into the tank could house bacteria and some times when the pressure is off it water from your tank can go back into the community water supply and contaminate the whole supply. So its best to pour the water directly into the toilet (which is a littleGreenieJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04379727318158738082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49955486105441893332009-03-09T10:16:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:16:00.000-07:00With spring coming, and time to start plants in th...With spring coming, and time to start plants in the greenhouse again, I've really been thinking about saving "white water" from sinks and white/gray water from the shower for use in the greenhouse. I want to get several rain barrels this year, but it will have to wait a few months until I have the money. But we really do need to do more with regards to water conservation around our house. <BR/><Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-81863946081847765632009-03-09T10:07:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:07:00.000-07:00Oldnovice - I use something that looks like this t...Oldnovice - I use something that looks like <A HREF="http://www.accentshopping.com/product.asp?P_ID=149689" REL="nofollow">this thingy</A>. It goes in between the pipe and the showerhead and is easy to install and is relatively cheap. It is awesome for reducing the flow when you need it without some complication contraption. I picked mine up at the local mom n' pop hardware store.<BR/><BR/>I likeCrunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13576803164250105622009-03-09T09:40:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:40:00.000-07:00Collecting rain water is illegal in my area, so I ...Collecting rain water is illegal in my area, so I do shower warm up water. I use it on houseplants (including herbs and a tomato plant that's been inside all winter)and to water our tree over the winter. I plan on using it for the vegetable garden. <BR/><BR/>I use old water bottles and (washed out) juice containers to make transport/watering easiersara lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503780036590698089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-32623198930341601932009-03-09T09:00:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:00:00.000-07:00Water Rights Issues Concerning Rainwater Harvestin...Water Rights Issues Concerning Rainwater Harvesting<BR/>http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/06702.html<BR/><BR/>Other regions might also have restrictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-76677257482089463222009-03-09T08:42:00.000-07:002009-03-09T08:42:00.000-07:00We are in the apartment, so we can't do something ...We are in the apartment, so we can't do something big with our water. I have been keeping a bucket in the tub to catch the warm-up water and then I use it to flush the toilet or water the plants. We haven't done anything else though. The water in the sinks warms up so much quicker, that we use it right away, without letting it warm up.scifichickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394001604617288147noreply@blogger.com