Grey laundry water for garden watering? - Page 3

 FarmI wrote:

Ye gods a toilet inspector. Also a wind expert, and now a electrical
name inspector. And a commentator. What will they think of next...

 

ye gods! an inane commentator adding nothing to the convo.
 
 yes, the small windmills don't need a whole lot of breeze. 4-
6kph is enough. we get that fairly steady most of the year (&
higher frequently). i guess it makes up for this latitude's
low sun angle ;)
 BTW, Fran, could you pop me off an email? i have some cancer
questions for you.
lee
--
Last night while sitting in my chair
I pinged a host that wasn't there
It wasn't there again today
The host resolved to NSA.

 enigma wrote:

That was an attempt at humour. This subject is so boring.
Windmills like this can be imported directly and cheaply from China
these days....Is that adding to the conversation?

 
just a word to the wise - we have a small wind turbine & it's been slightly
disappointing - however, i would point out that it doesn't go constantly,
either (not enough wind). interestingly, we don't always have "enough" sun
but the solar panels are far more reliable! you might need to consider two
or three small turbines (with centralised batteries, more efficient).

many wind-nerds are also of the opinion that the barrel kind (cylinders set
up & down, if that makes sense) are going to be a better bet. if you get
these, i'd love to hear how they go!

our next turbine is going to be a handmade one, much much bigger & will be
taller when erected. yet with bigness comes the problem of getting it
started. nothing is perfect :-)

if you have reasonable amounts of sun, i'd consider solar technology
instead - it's moving ahead in leaps & bounds & as i said, seems to be more
reliable for a small, home situation. grid-connected people with a good
system can profit from their system very quickly - home windmills aren't
likely to be profitable though (i know you said you're not motivated thusly,
but people report a thrill from the meter going backwards). a mix of the two
covers a variety of weather situations though, which is worth noting.

our pet power nerd is trying to talk us into letting him design a hydro
system. i am sceptical.
kylie

 I know, I hate to see all that water to down the drain too!  I've used
my laundry water for the lawn and shrubs with no problem.  I haven't
tried it on veggies.

If you use boi-degradeable SOAP not detergent you can use the wash
water.  The rinse water is fine by you have to be careful about that
fabric softener.

Plus, deep watering is better for shrubs than a sprinkling anyway.
Good for you!