Comments on: Saving Water the New-Fashioned Way

By: John

John — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:59:54 +0000

This is brilliant. I have wanted to setup solar power for awhile and I like how customized and efficient your plumbing/electricity/pumps, everything really, is!

By: Norm

Norm — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:16:07 +0000

Just remember that if you also have a septic system, you need to make sure enough grey water is going into the septic to keep it healthy. If all your grey water is being recycled, then the bacteria in the septic have nothing to live on and there will be problems.

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Uninvited parenting advice: Humiliation | ValleyCrest Takes On — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:24:44 +0000

[...] of the usual cartoon characters and Disney channel pop stars, introduce your kids to Flo, Bill Nye the Science Guy, whatever kids’ programs your local water disctrict offers, or good ol’ Sesame Street! [...]

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:15:17 +0000

My grandpa did something almost identical to his house about 15 years ago.

By: Chastity Thyberg

Chastity Thyberg — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:41:47 +0000

Articles that cause my brain cells to activate are perfect for me. Your views gave me plenty to think about and consider. Thank you for interesting and thought-provoking reading material.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 05 May 2011 07:52:48 +0000

Your grey water example is a great illustration about the problems facing society at large with water recycling programs, public perceptions about grey water and resources needed to handle / treat the grey water.

Recirculation systems have to be designed carefully and installed with good oversight. One warehouse business had a hot water recirculation system that wasted huge amounts of energy. Because none of the piping had insulation along with very long runs up to a 40′ high roof, across the bottom of the roof, then down 40′ essentially, it was a vast cooling system for the hot water plumbling. The water arrived only luke warm and the heaters had to run the entire time the recirculation pump was active.
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By: Hailee

Hailee — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:00:09 +0000

Wow I had no clue that there was such thing as grey water!!!

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:42:22 +0000

Wow, I saw something like this once, except it was for water purification and not heating, and plants did the job. Plants! Like, the little green things. And the water came out clean enough to drink…

OMG no! Don’t tell Ed! XD

By: Joshuapeaceseeker

Joshuapeaceseeker — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:38:15 +0000

We just built and installed a solar water system on the roof of our main farm house in Costa Rica. We were able to do it with local, cheap and recycled material. We have gravity fed water from a spring that feeds coils of tubing on the metal roofing. In just 20 minuted of sun we get 150 degree water! We then dump that into our old hot water heater for storage. The system stays charged with pressure from the gravity. We are installing a second tank directly after the roofing coil so we can insure at least warm water only entering the final tanks. For periods with no direct sun we are building a wood heated convection loop to keep tings hot on the roof and in the tank.

We used old plastic bottles stuffed with plastic wrappers and old baggies to build insulation for our hot water lines.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:34:29 +0000

Just learned about this in my AP Environmental Science class!