Drain down water

paul · February 8th, 2009, 11:27 PM

Is it possibleto use drain down water for some water saving purpose so that it could be saved from going waste in parking or irrigation . Is it possible to use for potable purpose after some water treatment.

TheSuper · February 9th, 2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by paul

Is it possibleto use drain down water for some water saving purpose so that it could be saved from going waste in parking or irrigation . Is it possible to use for potable purpose after some water treatment.

Very interesting question, Paul. The possibilities are endless and yes it can be done as you suggest above but some problems exist.

Drain down water is usually very dirty, corrosive and stinks. You may kill your lawn/plants if you use it for irrigation. How do you plan to divert it to irrigation? Requires extensive plumbing, back flow safeties etc and it does not have enough pressure to pop the irrigation heads. Excellent idea but does not seem feasible.

As for converting it to potable water, anything is possible but its is not advisable. Potable water is extremely cheap in North America and regulated by various levels of government. This may not be a cost effective operation when we have an abundance of water.

paul · February 9th, 2009, 10:32 PM

thanks a lot super

grace · February 24th, 2009, 03:40 AM

I've got a garbage disposal in my kitchen sink, but I don't use it much. It seems wrong to me to use lots of water to flush garbage down the drain. Instead, I do what people without disposals do: put the garbage in the garbage can. If the garbage is wet and your sink has strainers in the bottom, let the liquid run down the drain before you toss out the solid stuff. Ditto with coffee in a filter: let the grounds drain a bit before you toss them out. The picture at the right shows a simple plastic strainer disc, with a handle, that fits into the top of the disposal. It catches food but lets liquid through. You can take it out if you need to use the disposal. I bought it at a local kitchen-gadget store.

February 8th, 2009, 11:27 PM	#1
paul Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5	Drain down water Is it possibleto use drain down water for some water saving purpose so that it could be saved from going waste in parking or irrigation . Is it possible to use for potable purpose after some water treatment.

February 9th, 2009, 10:32 PM	#3
paul Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5	thanks a lot super

February 24th, 2009, 03:40 AM	#4
grace Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada Gender: Female Posts: 23	I've got a garbage disposal in my kitchen sink, but I don't use it much. It seems wrong to me to use lots of water to flush garbage down the drain. Instead, I do what people without disposals do: put the garbage in the garbage can. If the garbage is wet and your sink has strainers in the bottom, let the liquid run down the drain before you toss out the solid stuff. Ditto with coffee in a filter: let the grounds drain a bit before you toss them out. The picture at the right shows a simple plastic strainer disc, with a handle, that fits into the top of the disposal. It catches food but lets liquid through. You can take it out if you need to use the disposal. I bought it at a local kitchen-gadget store.

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