View Single Post
  #15   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
Pete C. Pete C. is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 6,746
Default Osmosis filters and septic systems


Neon John wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:48:45 -0500, Claude Hopper
wrote:

It's not really grey water It just has a higher concentration of the
impurities you are filtering out. You could drink it, spread it on your
lawn or wash your car or laundry with it. It's clear, clean water. You
could also boil and distill it.


Claude,

You've probably noticed that you're arguing with the group's village idiot.
You might as well give it up, because as with all similar people, he has no
concept of being wrong, the usual condition.


Except in this case where despite his usual idiocy and his ranting
style, what he is saying is indeed correct. An under counter RO system,
even if you used it to it's maximum of ~10gal/day of filtered water
represents an absolutely negligible gray water load on a septic system.
And yes, it is technically gray water since it is a waste product of
filtration, even if it may still meet drinking water standards.