{"id":18680,"date":"2015-06-01T14:52:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T18:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18680"},"modified":"2015-06-01T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T18:52:55","slug":"how-to-flush-your-toilet-with-greywater-a-hillbilly-cheap-approach-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/how-to-flush-your-toilet-with-greywater-a-hillbilly-cheap-approach-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Flush Your Toilet With Greywater: A &#8220;Hillbilly Cheap&#8221; Approach [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even with a low-flow toilet, I&#8217;m still always looking for ways to cut the amount of water we use in the bathroom. The family has vetoed &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2008\/07\/15\/shit-happens\/\">letting it mellow<\/a>,&#8221; so, right now, I&#8217;ve got a gallon-sized plastic bag set up to capture water with each flush. That helps, but I&#8217;d love to do something along the lines of this <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2014\/08\/upcycling-arduino-7-projects\/\">Arduino-powered<\/a> greywater system that <a href=\"http:\/\/tvmiller.com\/\">creator TV Miller<\/a> labels &#8220;hillbilly cheap.&#8221; Take a look at it in action:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JxL68u_YJ_g\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2015\/05\/30\/50-shades-of-gray-water-reuse\/\">Hackaday&#8217;s James Hobson<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The system is very simple and can be easily made for almost any bathroom. By making a zig-zag of PVC pipe underneath the sink, he\u2019s created a simple grey water reservoir sized for his toilet\u2019s flushing capability. \u00a0And if you use too much water, it just backs into the drain \u2014 think of it as a giant P-Trap! A 12V solenoid and 240L\/h water pump switch on after the toilet has been flushed \u2014 refilling the tank with reused gray water! He\u2019s also added an Arduino and an LCD screen to keep track of the water saved&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is pretty impressive, though I&#8217;d have to argue with the claim that this could be &#8220;easily made for every bathroom&#8221; &#8211; it strikes me that your sink and toilet pretty much have to be next to each other. My own bathroom has them facing one another, so I&#8217;d either have to run items across the floor (creating a tripping\/stumbling hazard), or under it (totally undoing the cost savings and easy installation). If you&#8217;ve got the right set-up in your bath, though, this looks awfully cool.<\/p>\n<p>Would you be able to completely replace flushing water with greywater? I can&#8217;t say&#8230; but like that plastic bag in my toilet tank, you could certainly cut the amount of freshwater you use for flushing.<\/p>\n<p>Got more engineering cred than me? Take a look at the set up and the programming, and then share your opinion &#8211; would this work as advertised (and for a mere $40)?<\/p>\n<p>Featured image credit: Screen capture from &#8220;Arduino Shades of Grey Water (1.0)&#8221; video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stop wasting water! 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