Install a Bathtub/Shower Graywater Diverter Valve
A step-by-step guide to installing a diverter valve below a bathtub/shower drain and running the graywater outside to a mulch basin instead of down the sewer line.
A step-by-step guide to installing a diverter valve below a bathtub/shower drain and running the graywater outside to a mulch basin instead of down the sewer line.
Grey Flow is a good example to highlight the choices you’ll face in selecting a graywater pump & filter system if you choose to go that way.
This is an unusual case study in which graywater-specific plumbing was installed at the time the building was constructed, making a retrofit unnecessary.
Incorporating graywater into your daily life is such a good idea, but sometimes it can seem so complicated. Is there an easy way to use graywater?
The kitchen sink is a major water user in the home. So can you use kitchen greywater in the yard?
In more and more places, Laundry to Landscape is gaining recognition as a permit-free home greywater solution because there’s no need to alter existing plumbing.
If you plan to pay the cost of a high-tech graywater treatment system, what could be better than purifying the water so cleanly you can use it again to wash your laundry?
The IrriGray system from Water ReNu addresses the maintenance problem by including a self-cleaning filter. The most you need to inspect and clean by hand is a pre-filter once a year.
A remodel or expansion presents the single best opportunity to retrofit your home with graywater plumbing. This is the time you have easiest access.