In this video, I show you how we recycle all the wastewater from our home into the garden, including toilet water. Also, we chat with a waste disposal guy about the worst things he has found whilst cleaning out a septic tank.
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Apakah ada tanaman durian disana, pak ?
Very interesting
I know I shouldn't be watching this while having dinner (curry beef), but here I am.
Hahah man he didnt take even a heartbeat to answer that worst thing you ever found question! XD Mustn't have been a very close race
Nasty
Great video
Awesome vlog mark. Thanks mate
Meanwhile: bigger governments trying to make it harder for people to be self-sufficient
Fascinating and insightful. Thanks for this.
Very good vid, mate. It's a bit crazy we don't already do this. Water recycling is pretty easy even for small non urban properties. We also have a few new condo buildings near me that recycle all the non toilet water for landscaping and toilet flushes through the building. You wouldn't know it at all. It's a win win after you install the initial system.
Hey Mark Random question. Do your washing machine and dryer vibrate on the risers? We are having our laundry done and the cabinet maker tried his best to convince us to leave the machines on the ground as they could vibrate too much and damage the cabinets. We stuck with our decision to lift them up (to save our bad backs) although we are having ours fully surrounded within a carcass if that makes sense. If you see this comment can you please let me know if you are happy with your choice to lift your appliances off the ground. TIA
One problem with human waste is the chemicals. Ibuprophen, Aspirin, Fluorides from Teflon, Cocaine, LSD, nobody knows how safe it is to use all that.
This is going to go VIRAL !
Does the chlorine harm your trees?
Here in Sydney there's a wastewater recycling facility (in Rouse Hill) which processes tens of millions of litres daily. It's then supplied back to households via a secondary water supply main (purple coloured) for use in gardens, toilets, etc. The water is priced cheaper than the regular drinking supply and also isn't subject to water restrictions during times of drought.
Obviously retrofitting something of this scale in established areas would be very expensive, but it's a really great solution that should be employed in every new development area!
I wouldnt mind a compost pooper. . .The landlord probably wouldn
Septic tanks… Not sure if "Let's get into it" is a good idea for this topic, lol.
Amazing vid
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These are the best types of systems.
In my off grid setup I have to be very conscious of power usage, so have aerators/ pumps operating to oxygenate the system and move the water around doesn’t really work for me.
I am doing a similar setup with a septic tank and two reed beds all arranged as a gravity feed system. Eventually I hope to have a small garden of fruit trees/blueberries downhill which are fed by gray water from the reed beds.
I’ve seen some folks with reed bed systems to effective that the water that comes out is clear and odourless (not that you’d drink it).
Good stuff.
I remember my father made a proposal to Perth council in the mid 80s to use grey water for irrigation (my father is a civil engineer with specialisations in water management and soil science). They threatened to prosecute him if he implemented it. Similarly when he was building our house on the central coast in 1990 he wanted to put in a rainwater tank. Again the council threatened lawfare. It nice to see things change but it’s important to remember the “experts” are always right.
Isnt chlorine toxic af?
This is lovely I enjoyed watching fr Adelaide
Wow, your system is significantly different than mine.
Yeah I picked the wrong video to watch while eating my lunch! Haha