Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Grey water diverter and barrels.


This is the grey water diverter we use - easily installed into the inspection points of waste water pipes. * inspection points are found on the elbows of the pipes,a square shape inside a round screw-out section.
The grey water diverter funnel part folds up on itself to fit inside the pipe until it's able to flare out fully,capturing the waste water before it goes down the gurgler.
Garden hoses are attached to the end of the grey water diverter,of any length you wish and can put moved around the garden to send waste water to whatever you want.
*NB !! Kitchen and bathroom waste should NOT be used directly on edible plants like vegies due to contaminates,but may be used on fruit trees which filter the water through the soil and root systems.
These cost approx.$5 from hardware stores and,after trialling several other versions,are the best for performance,reliability,ease of use and cost.
Our local hay and grain store has 150 litre black plastic barrels which were used to transport pickled onions/gherkins from India.Cost is $20 each and, after a thorough wash out,work very well to catch the over-flow from our main tank.
A hole is easily drilled into the lower part to insert a brass water tap and washers,to draw off water whenever you wish.
Each can be connected to the other by drilling a hole near the top and inserting a fixed(not flexible)pipe to feed the water into the next barrel.Silicon sealant to seal around the joins.
We have 10 connected to each other and another 10 coming in the New Year.
The barrels can look quite ugly but we have attached lengths of bamboo fencing to the outside of them and it disguises them very well.

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