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The reuse of grey water (or greywater) has an enormous potential to reduce drinking water usage in places like Canberra in Australia, but can be difficult to put into practice. It's now accepted in most of urban Australia that rainwater can be used for any purpose, including drinking and cooking. In many jurisdictions, you can supply your whole house from rain water. It's accepted that blackwater- faeces and urine- needs to be sent to a treatment plant. It's wise to send waste water from the kitchen there, too. It's all that other 'grey water' that leaves the home with the sewage that offers the tantalising prospect of saving households tens of thousands of litres of drinking-quality water a year, if only we could use it. How much water is that? According to Sydney Water, "Approximately 61 per cent of the total wastewater produced by an average household can be used as grey water. Kitchen wastewater is not usually included in this amount." The table below, reproduced courtesy of Sydney Water, indicates the total amount of wastewater and grey water produced in your home. We have, in fact, removed 44 litres a day coming from the kitchen shown on the Sydney Water table. We believe that kitchen water should not be used as grey water for the garden, because of the fats and solids involved.
Why aren't there reasonably-priced, simple-to-instal grey water systems available from businesses like Enviro-Friendly Products to use this grey water? Now there are! Check out the eco-Care Grey Water Reuse products below. In Canberra, the ACT Government has published a couple of useful documents on the issues involved with grey water reuse. They are... Grey Water Reuse Fact Sheet. and Grey Water- ACT Government Guidelines The following information is also very helpful... Fact Sheet: Grey Water and The Garden Planet Ark Grey Water Factsheet Lab. Report: Laundry Detergents Rated Planet Ark Garden Safe Grey Water Laundry Detergents Article: Use Grey Water- Not Drinking Water- On Your Garden Article: Waste Water- A Resident's Role Grey water diverter systems such as the eco-Care don't require approval for installation in Victoria, NSW, Queensland or the ACT. The Queensland Government has passed legislation permitting grey water systems from March 2006. You'll also find also find a lot of helpful information on grey water systems at Grey Water Central. You'll learn why to use them, how to choose them, regulations, studies, and examples. Now, let's have a look at some of the grey water systems available on the market that overcome or go around the problems. They vary in the water sources they use, and where they send it to. Eco-Care
Grey Water Diverter Valve
Why not start saving money and water today- it's truly simple with the eco-Care grey water diverter valve from Enviro-Friendly Products. Nylex
Greywater Diverta
This replaces the need for fresh water in the garden and reduces the demands that are placed on the mains water supply. Home
Water Bowser Grey Water Wheelie Bin
The Home Water Bowser comes complete with a 4 m. inlet hose from your washing machine, and a 20 m. outlet hose for your garden. Choosing the Home Water Bowser means there are no plumbing installation costs. It's a very affordable way to save your garden this, and every summer. Eco-Care
Grey Waste Water Diverter System
How
does the Eco-Care
system work? NETA
H2grO GreyWater System.
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you need more than the standard 50 mm. inlet, and Many of our customers want to use grey water from both bathroom and laundry. This means they need more than the standard 50 mm inlet. The H2grO system comes with 100mm. inlet as standard, and can be optioned up if required. Many of our customers require their grey water unit to fit in the ground, as their grey water line is below ground level. The top of the H2grO system sits level with the ground. We regularly get requests for a greywater system that can be placed under or outside the house, but can be controlled from inside. The deluxe H2grO model features a switch that allows you to choose whether to send water to waste, or to your garden, from the inside the house. Price of the deluxe model is $3300 including GST. Call
us for the latest information on greywater system availability and
approvals. We will be adding to this list of grey water systems
regularly. Call
Enviro-Friendly today on (02) 6282 6266, and find out how we can
help you For enviro-friendly tips and news, be sure to and please, tell your friends about us!
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Grey
Water Reuse Systems in Australia
Save
money and precious water by irrigating your gardens and lawns with
grey water from your laundry, baths and basins. We waste hundreds
of thousands of litres of usable water every year.
The
Nylex Greywater Diverta™
is designed to capture grey water for immediate reuse from showers,
bathroom taps, laundry taps and washing machines. 
The
Home Water Bowser
is a brilliant combination of standard components that allows you
to capture grey water from your washing machine, to use on your
garden. In a stroke of genius, the designers also allowed for you
to capture rainwater from your downpipe(s), which you can use for
a variety of purposes- garden, carwashing etc.
The
average family of four wastes an estimated 245,000 litres of water
per year or 700 litres per day down the drain...why not use this
water on your garden?
The
NETA H2grO GreyWater System
was especially designed for two situations not handled by most grey
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