Grey Water Reuse Systems in Australia

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 Grey Water Reuse products below. But first...

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.

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.

Why not start saving money and water today- it's truly simple with the eco-Care grey water diverter valve from Enviro-Friendly Products.

The Nylex Greywater Diverta™ is designed to capture grey water for immediate reuse from showers, bathroom taps, laundry taps and washing machines.

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
Sources: Bathroom (grey water) and downpipes (rainwater)
Uses: Garden (grey water); all outside uses (rainwater)
Cost: $ 429-$479 including delivery depending on area

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 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.

We've been selling grey water diverter systems for over 3 years now- we've even made our own when there was no product available to do the job! We know what it takes to produce a good greywater system.

The Gator Pro addresses all the major issues that have been associated with other grey water diverter system on the market to date, and does it at brilliant price. The simplicity of the design means higher reliability and less maintenance. The filtration system is simply the best available.

The NETA H2grO GreyWater System was especially designed for two situations not handled by most grey water systems;

- you need more than the standard 50 mm. inlet, and
- you want the unit to go in the ground

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 a greywater system can help you
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Enviro Friendly Products Pty Ltd
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65-67 Colbee Court
Phillip ACT 2606
(Canberra, Australia)
Ph: (02) 6282 6266 Fax: (02) 6282 6288

Business Hours: (EAST) Monday-Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-12.

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