Comment on Rainwater collection and reuse - IBC totes and irrigation pumps
Chewie@slrpnk.net 1 day agoSounds good. Yes, I wouldn’t want to use toilet water, but bath and shower water would be ok. Just remember when you’re cleaning the bath with bleach or similar, send that water back to the normal drain!
Kitchen water from washing up should be fine, just watch that you don’t put too many fats down the drain, as it could smell and attract rats etc, possibly (just guessing, but I would think it would be a bad idea).
Also, i guess you need to think about the temperature - you don’t want hot water near your plants!
Next year I should think about doing the same thing with shower/bath water at least, that is probably the cleanest waste water.
If you just want to use an earth channel or similar, maybe have a look at “Field Drains”, eg: store.jdpipes.co.uk/land-drainage/ ? although you might have to get access to them now and again to clear the holes.
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
To be fair excess fats are bad for the normal drain too. Temperature is a good point, my initial idea was that the channels would be along the grass paths so if a bit of grass dies by the opening it isn’t really a massive concern. By the time it soaks in any real distance it should be cooled by the surrounding soil.
Bath/shower usually is the cleanest source to go for first, the pipes are next to each other for me. Either way I would set it up so that they can be easily removed when I don’t need the water going onto the garden.
Do need to check how flat the area is, exit point from my house is pretty close to the ground so a slight elevation change could be a problem.