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Re: [PRIMROSES] Water

We live in a log home that is well over a 150 years old. Nothing about the
place is code. Air conditioner condensate is normally allowed to fall on
the ground and re-routing washer water would not be big projects. A 55 gal
drum under a gutter runoff with a faucet that could be turned on and off
would provide a lot of water. After the drum is filled during the rain the
top is sealed and the faucet is turned on into the pond like a chicken
waterer which would only fill as the system dried out. There are lots of
ways to capture water, some kosher some not.

At 10:46 PM 12/26/97 EST, ECPep wrote:
>In a message dated 97-12-26 22:22:04 EST, Butch writes:
>
><< I'll describe what we've done, hopefully you can find a method of
recycling
> some of your water, air conditioner water is a good source. Our kitchen
> sink and washer empty into the front yard of our house which is on a hill.
> We've made 7 ponds 2 to 3 foot deep lined with rubber pond liner, each of
> these ponds empties into the other >>
>
>Butch,
>
>Can you do this legally in your state?  In New York this is called grey water
>and a system using grey water is regulated by the health department.  One
>needs filters and must regulate what is put down drains.
>
>In the rural areas where water is scarce people do "invent" grey water
>systems.  My son who is an HVAC/Plumbing contractor  cannot use his
license to
>install such a system.
>
>If you have more info on this, tell us.
>
>Claire Peplowski
>
>

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