What to do with RODI waste???

[Gaffer]

So I installed my new RODI system this week and currently I have it draining into the floor drain in my basment.

Seeing as I have deep pockets and short arms, I dont like the thought that I am wasting all that water.

I am looking for suggestions for what to do with that water besides putting down the drain.

I had thought of sending outside to my rainbarrels to be used in the yard, but that wont work in the winter.

What does everyone else do?

Andrew

[mike31154]

Garden summer, toilets winter. I have several large plastic barrels in the basement for keeping it during the winter. Some folks also use it in their washers, but I have front loading which use very little water, so not feasible for me.

[lorenz0]

if you have plants, water them with your waste. but we used it for our washer.

[tlo]

i use my waste water for the washing machine

[mseepman]

Originally Posted by mike31154

Garden summer, toilets winter. I have several large plastic barrels in the basement for keeping it during the winter. Some folks also use it in their washers, but I have front loading which use very little water, so not feasible for me.

How do you use it for toilets

[Duffer2]

I run a small black 3/4" line outside to my trees for the summer. I move the line every week to a different tree. In the winter I can't find an easy feasible solution yet, except as an occasional top-up for my hot-tub.

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by mseepman

How do you use it for toilets

Ha, ha, didn't want to get into too much detail, but basically it's 'bucket brigade'. Certainly not for everyone, haul the bucket upstairs & dump the bucket into the toilet to flush after you do your thing.

Gaffer actually has hit the nail on the head. These days our homes should be fitted with a grey water system that reuses things like dishwater, RODI waste, old saltwater etc. in a separate pressurized system to service the toilets. It's a total waste to use fresh drinking water to flush. Especially here in the North Okanagan where we're dealing with Stage 2 water restrictions.

[Doug]

Yep. My wife makes my ro water and uses most all waste for her washing machine.

Thats funny about bucketing to the toilet. Its how we flushed our basement toilet at my grandparents house.

[mark]

realize there more to being green than saving money, but at a dollar something for cubic meter (plus sewer cost as based on water in) my waste just goes down the drain.

Had thought about sending to the rain barrel for summer but since it's stays pretty full just with the rain, effectively I'd just be dumping the waste anyways.

Related question though, how for can you run the 1/4" OD waste water line without causing back pressure problems to the ro unit?

[littlesilvermax]

I am too lazy to use in winter, but in the summer I have it going outside to a big 45 gallon drum.

Perfect to water the garden with water that has already run through carbon, and doesn't have chlorine in it!