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Old 09-14-2010, 11:14 PM
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i use it for laundry when i can...
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Old 09-15-2010, 01:20 AM
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down the floor drain for me.

Might be some building code no-no to plumb the waste back into the supply.
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Old 09-15-2010, 01:43 AM
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If you're real ambitious, you can set your home up with a 'grey' water system. This will feed your toilet tanks with shower, bath, waste RODI, dishwater depending on how elaborate you want to go. I think all you need is some sort of pressurized holding tank to collect the water and either re-plumb your toilet tanks to it or have a valve so you can use either grey or fresh.

I use the waste in the garden in summer and lug buckets to the toilet in winter. Water is a little more precious here in the sunny Okanagan, or so the city/region officials will have us believe, since they keep cranking up the rates every year and put us on watering restrictions during the summer.

http://www.bracsystems.com/

http://www.thenaturalhome.com/greywater.html

http://www.gizmag.com/go/6810/
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i water my lawn with it......via my septic field Yep down the drain she go's!
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i water my lawn with it......via my septic field Yep down the drain she go's!
I used to have a septic tank for 30 yrs.
I would consider not putting any water into the tank that is not needed. The septic tank is healthier with the least amount of water possible passing through it. Bacteria in the tank break down products and the more bacteria there is, the more efficient your tank becomes. Adding water dilutes this process. Less bacteria per unit of effluent.
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i run my RO in the garage and the waste water just goes straight outside onto the lawn....seems to keep the grass alive.
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I use it to cure my DIY frag disks.
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