Grey Water- Not Drinking Water- For Your Garden
The average home can reduce their water consumption by around 30% by re-using grey water on their garden. The figures are compelling. Sure, they vary from household to household, but they go something like this... An average household on a suburban block consumes some 60,000 gallons/300,000 litres of water a year- all of it drinking-quality water from the tap. Around one-third, or 20,000 gallons/100,000 litres a year, is used on gardens and lawns. That means that around 40,000 gallons/200,000 litres get used in the home. Almost all of that (lets say 36,000 gallons/180,000 litres) leaves the home, and the block, as waste water. Now, here's the fun part. According to one major water body, approximately 60% of that is re-usable grey water. That includes water from the bathroom and laundry, but does not include black water from the toilet, or water from the kitchen. 60% of 36,000/180,000 is just over 20,000 gallons/100,000 litres. Where have we heard that number before? Oh, yes, that's the same 20,000/100,000 we put on the garden and lawns! As we said, the figures are compelling. The question is, how do we do it in practice? Where do we find a product to take advantage of this free water, worth about $100 at today's low prices? Let's start by excluding a few options from the discussion. At the bottom end of the scale, we'll exclude bucketing water from the house, and gravity feeding a hose from the washing machine. Cheap, but time consuming, and limited in application. We'll also exclude waste/grey water treatment systems that cost many thousands of dollars. So that's what the product we're seeking isn't. What would the ideal product be? It would - be able to accept water from both bathroom and/or laundry. - automatically pump water to the garden. - pump itself out every 24 hours to meet the requirements of health and environment authorities. - have a unit price under $1000. There is now such a product on the Australian market, called eco-Care. Visit our website, and you can read more about it, and other Grey Water Systems. We need to think about how we use grey water to get the best results, and avoid problems. A few points worth considering... Use grey water sub-surface if possible. Don't use grey water near fruit or vegetables. Don't use grey water containing lint and hair with fine-pore soaker hoses. Grey water is alkaline, so don't drown acid-loving plants in it. Choose a less aggressive detergent and you can use the water on more plants. Read the detergent lab report at our site to help you choose. Don't let grey water leave your property Remain actively involved in the use and maintenance of your equipment Follow these few sensible guidelines, and you may be able to reduce YOUR water consumption by 30%, saving money, and the environment. - What about water tanks, you ask? It's a whole different subject, but I'd answer you this way... "They're great, but use that high-quality rainwater inside the house, where we can't really use grey water." John Payne is the Founder of Enviro-Friendly Products, a marketer of water tanks, solar hot water systems, grey water systems, leafless guttering and hot water recirculators. You're invited to visit the Enviro-Friendly Products website, where you'll find full product and contact details.
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Holiday Safety Tips
The holidays are a busy time ? shopping, traveling, and spending time with friends and family can leave us with crowded social calendars and frazzled nerves. This holiday season, make sure that you and your family stay safe and secure. Following these holiday safety tips will help you enjoy the season safely.
Great Vacation: How Planning The Fun Will Save Your Money and Holiday
When you live a simple life but crave for more a more adventurous lifestyle like me, you cant help but dream that one day you?ll step out of the familiar grounds that so often bores and head out to the great outdoors without having to worry about the budget. Well the good news is thanks to cheap travel packages, you can have the adventure of a lifetime, all you have to do is stay practical.
Water Hose Supplies
If you desire that your recreational vehicle be a bit further like your house, accessorizing can be the respond. Having the correct recreational motor vehicle accessories that can bring the comfort, long life, security, as well as efficiency. There are diverse types of the accessories that you can buy today. They are also developed as well as customized according to incessant innovation of recreational vehicle manufacturing.
Scuba Diving Computers Required
More and more dive operators are making them mandatory. Some even include a wrist dive computer as part of the gear provided to their customers. This is especially true for live-aboard dive boat operations.
Garden-Fountains.com Offers Tips for Buying Large Water Fountains Online
Researching and purchasing large water fountains online helps consumers find the exact water feature they are looking for, according to Kyle Widner, owner of Garden-Fountains.com. Because it can be a daunting task, Widner says, Garden-Fountains.com is offering consumers tips for buying water fountains online.
Navigating on the Mountain, in Water, or in Woods there is an eTrex Unit For You
Truly a small wonder, the eTrex takes the best features of a 12 parallel channel GPS receiver and put them into a six ounce package that is only four inches high and two inches wide. The result is a unit that will literally fit in the palm of your hand.
Long Beach Vein Health: How to Treat and Prevent Spider Veins
There are a number of reasons why vascular dysfunction can arise and for many, treatments are becoming increasingly easy to locate With the advent of modern medical technology and the use of laser treatments, many are finding that they are able to treat their vein dysfunction in very little time and minimal healing times as well
USA - The Perfect Destination For All Your Holiday Rental Property Needs
The United States of America is a fantastic place for your family holiday, whether you choose to go skiing in the Northern States or enjoy the sunshine that you can find in the Southerly States Being such a vast country (the USA covers a land area of 9,161,923 sq km
Bali News: Brisk Travel, New Hotels and Beach Pinball
Certainly one does not expect to see a Bali travel website offer a beach game download in form of a pinball machine with a beach outfit. But while playing this classic pinball machine and trying to reach a new high score it suddenly made all the sense in the world. Yes, it's the beach that makes the difference, here packaged into a challenging game. Perfect Bali dreaming even in winter time. Now that is something different and fun. Tropical drinks anybody?
The Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach Celebrates Its Grand 'Green' Opening Saturday, June 14th at 6 p.m.
Irvine-based LPA, Inc. announces the design of a new LEED platinum facility - the first in Orange County.
Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower Unites Miami Beach Commission with Miami Dade County School Board and Spearheads Expansion of Flamingo Park His
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower unites Miami Beach Commission with Miami Dade County School Board to ensure approval of new Education Compactand and spearheads expansion of Flamingo Park Historic District at the City of Miami Beach Commission's first meeting on January 16, 2008.
Zanzibar Vacation ? Places You Must Visit On Your Holiday In Zanzibar !
Zanzibar Island is Unguja to the local people Along the East African Coast, Zanzibar Island remains the most enchanting and interesting places you would want to visit on your African Vacation
Florida's Singing Sons Boychoir Presents Annual Holiday Concert
Florida's Singing Sons Boychoir will open its 33rd season with their Holiday concert "Welcome all wonders" on Friday, December 7th and Saturday, December 8th at 8:00 P.M at Second Presbyterian Church; 1400 N. Federal Hwy in Ft. Lauderdale. The Boychoir, under the direction of Craig Denison, will be joined by the men's voices of Second Generation Singers, as well as several of the best brass players in South Florida. Music to be performed includes works of Praetorius, Pachelbel, Harold Darke, Richard Dirksen and Ray Charles, as well as innumerable familiar carols. The program opens with candlelight procession and closes with the arrival of Santa.
Pain-Relieving AcheAway Gel Rub with 34 Minerals from Ancient Water Basin is Now Available Online
Geologix, Inc announces the safe, natural, and non-prescription treatments of AcheAway are now available nationally for use in homes, spas, healthcare facilities, sports medicine and therapy practices. AcheAway products soothe aches and pains associated with arthritis, psoriasis, sore muscles, and tired joints resulting from an active lifestyle.
Kapalua Resort's New Mountain Outpost and Adventure Center Now Open
Kapalua Resort's new Mountain Outpost and Adventure Center is now open, featuring one of the longest zipline systems in North America.
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