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I re-uploaded this video because YT added 0.5 seconds and made it into a "long" video instead of a short. Anyway, I will be making a long form video with a lot more information on our Envirocycle soon. Cheers š
Grew up in Alaska and we used gray water for the gardens, from the sinks and shower, and the black water from the toilet went into an old buried van that acted as a septic tank before draining into our leach field. Living off the land is about using what you have and not letting much go to waste. Love your videos and have been learning much from you! Thank you!
Can I hire you to come consult in the future?
Mark rocks ā£ļø
Seriously you are a total legend
Thank you so much. I have been asking about this for years. Where do you buy the extra filter tank? What size pump do you use to pump the water out of the 2nd tank? You donāt need under ground pipes in a leach field? How often do you have to change the filters in the second tank?
Every home in California should have a system like this!!!
Always thought it was kinda strange to pay the utilities company for water then let them take back the overflow for free. Make far more sense to use it on your property if you have it.
Iāve always wanted a system like this! It just makes so much sense: thereās finite clean water, letās use as much of it as we can
Ur the best you never waste ur the man like of you didnāt use that the water bill will be like 1,000 ripped out of ur wallet.
Beautiful technology.
nice, great idea
No wonder you get such magnificent veggies !
heavy solids
Great system
āWaste sucker truck.ā
This is otherwise known as a grey water system.
Itās not safe unless that filter can get all of the bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens. As soon as you mix any āwaterā with stool, it becomes massively contaminated thanks to its movement through our shedding gut biome.
As far as I am aware, a filter wonāt cut it. Waste treatment facilities use chemicals and/or UV light to eliminate pathogens.
I have heard of doing this with āgrayā water – dirty but not contaminated (eg dishwasher) but never with āblackā contaminated water. Plants can absorb certain pathogens and get into the fruit and then into us. This is how most E. coli vegetable and fruit contamination happens – contaminated water was used for irrigation.
You could use that waste to make Bio Gas and use it to cook your food or heat the house. Anything that can use gas. have a look
PLEASE ANSWER THIS. Can cat and dog poop be turned into a fertilizer.
Are you outside of a water company region like Melbourne Water or inside their jurisdiction?
We also have a black and grey water system. Best decision.
Do you have a well on your property?
Now if you were in charge we all be doin MUCH BETTER! Thank for all your help. ā®ļø
How often do you clean the filrhy filter? Not sure I would want to eat at your house.
That kinda explains why weāve never seen you drink from your garden hose! Lmao!serious question for you brother. The problem with my garden is everything usually gets rip at the same time. You can only give friends and neighbours so much. Do you have any canning videos? Or are you thinking of doing any? Iāve seen the fermented two you have. Pickles and the cherry tomatoes with garlic and basil. Where do you buy that gear from? Iām American living in Victoria. I grew up with a large garden when I was a kid, but that was over 45 years ago. Iām using my wifeās iPad. Mine is Paul Redinger love what you do brother. I glad you even show the failures, and are very truthful about what you do. Well done brother. God bless you.