Hi all!

I wasn't sure where to post this, but thought I'd pass it by you guys. I saw an interesting column in our local paper today discussing greywater/graywater reusual and irrigation systems. I spent some time on-line browsing through some of the sites given in the article, but I have to say I was a bit confused by most of the sites.

It seems many of the companies listed do a total re-plumbing job, which is fine, but then also include an irrigation system out to beds, trees, etc. Which I guess is fine if you can afford it...

There was only one system that I saw that actually works on top of your sink, but IMO, this sink-top unit was rather small and I could envision my kids getting water all over the counter and onto the floor, lol! Plus, it doesn't use the shower/tub/laundry/dishwasher run-off. The plus side, IMO, was that it had a small(er) tank under the sink which you could access.

Has anyone ever used any kind of system for reclaiming greywater? Does anyone know of a system which re-configures the pipes (of all greywater sources) into a holding tank, say outside or in the basement, which you can access directly instead of using an irrigation system?

Along the same lines, we do have our dishwasher and washer machine hooked up to go out to a dry well (instead of the septic). I suppose we could try to add on our tub and sink lines, and then try to divert this, but with both myself and DH being totally handyman-challenged, I wouldn't have the slightest idea how to do this. Anyone have any ideas on this?

This is something that I'd really be interested in, especially after the lack of rain we've been having lately. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

:)

Dee