Grey water to flush toilet?
For someone that wants to boondock, is there any reason you couldn't plumb your grey water tank to flush your toilet? Looks like it would extend your stay. Saves fresh water and moves some of the grey...
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As Kettner said, this could be done with a filter.
I would add that you'd need to plumb into your grey tank with a hose connected to a macerator pump, which would then be plumbed along a separate line to an auxillary sprayer near the toilet. Then you'd simply stand there and spray into your toilet with the valve open. I already do this from my shower sprayer when a particularly large pile of "stuff" has wedged itself into the toilet orifice and just won't flush--okay, too much info.
The filter on the grey line could be a VERY coarse strainer but would still have to be changed frequently. And at the end of the day I don't think it would save that much water because the toilet doesn't use that much water, the shower is the biggest offender.
Now, showering in grey water? You first!
I would add that you'd need to plumb into your grey tank with a hose connected to a macerator pump, which would then be plumbed along a separate line to an auxillary sprayer near the toilet. Then you'd simply stand there and spray into your toilet with the valve open. I already do this from my shower sprayer when a particularly large pile of "stuff" has wedged itself into the toilet orifice and just won't flush--okay, too much info.
The filter on the grey line could be a VERY coarse strainer but would still have to be changed frequently. And at the end of the day I don't think it would save that much water because the toilet doesn't use that much water, the shower is the biggest offender.
Now, showering in grey water? You first!
