Recycle your grey water for huge household savings

If you are watching your water bill spiral out of control or want to make sure that your impact on the environment is not as great, you may want to consider recycling the grey water that your home generates. This is water that has been used for purposes such as washing or in the kitchen rather than water that has been used in a toilet or septic system.

In a standard system, both grey water and black water (water from the toilet) enter the sewage system. A home with a traditional set up will use municipally treated water or well water in every area of the home from cooking to washing clothes to showering or bathing. This totals about 40 gallons of water per day.

Alternative water usage can save money
There is no reason why you need to utilize treated water for every task in your home. If, for example, you plan to water your yard there is no reason why you should use clean, fresh water to do so. There are many areas of the home where recycled grey water can be used on a daily basis. This will reduce the amount of treated water that homeowners will be billed for. Not only will this reduce a homeowner’s impact on the environment, it will also substantially reduce water bills as well.

Avid gardeners will tell you that using grey water to water gardens and for other outdoor purposes can be very helpful. They have been doing so for years. They enjoy benefits such as septic systems that are no longer overburdened and water and sewer bills that are much lower than if the grey water was simply allowed to escape unused.

Grey water systems can be simple or complex
There are a range of different solutions that allow you to take advantage of your home’s grey water. Systems can be as simple as collecting dish water after it is no longer needed and taking it outside to water gardens or lawns. More complex systems collect water from shower drains, sinks and laundry facilities and store it until it is needed for other purposes.

You may want to consider a system that is landscape-direct. This will divert grey water from a washing machine and will then allow it to travel to mulch basins that are located around trees, bushes or garden beds.
A qualified expert will make it easier for you to choose the system that meets your needs the best.’