In alt.home.repair on Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:10:17 -0700 Dick
LeadWinger posted:


It would depend completely upon where you live, but here in Arizona it
is legal to install a gray water system. You can read the highlights
of the regulation here. Click on the Using Gray Water at Home link.
http://az.gov/webapp/portal/SearchSe...+water&x=0&y=0

Some of the primary considerations a (1) You must contain the water
within your own property; (2) It cannot pool where humans can walk in
it; (3) It must have a diverter valve where the water can be diverted
back into the septic/sewer system if there is a problem; (4) It can
only be used for irrigation; (5) Can only be used for bathroom
sinks/shower/tub and laundry. Cannot be used for kitchen sink or dish
washer because of the presence of food particles. Cannot be used for
laundry if diapers or similar is washed in it.

In your case, if you were in Arizona, you would be in trouble because
of the water leaving your property and also pooling.

OFF TOPIC to the original question, but in 1958, the Whirlpool washer
my mother bought had a sudsmiser option. The washing machine
discharged the wash water to a laundry tub and discharged the rinse
water to a tube that went straight to the drain in the same laundry
tub. Then for the second load of laundry, it would suck up the still
hot and soapy water for the wash cycle, and I guess this time it would
discharge it through the tube.

Of course this wouldn't work with me and my laundry. My wash water is
so dirty when it discharges sometimes, I start over at the beginning
with clean wash water and more soap.

I haven't seen the Sudsmiser option on any machine other than the one
my mother had.

Dick


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