Hey there permies,
I can’t seem to find *any* information on what to do with hot water in a grey water system. While it’s possible to just switch off for laundry, that isn’t so practical for the kitchen sink. Anyway I would like to accommodate it. What information is out there? I feel like Nicholas Cage in The Wicker Man in that the truth seems to be getting hidden from me 😂
A container under the sink will help:
Would something like this work for you?
Rebecca said, "If it were mine, I'd pipe a hose out of the bottom of the 30 litre tank under the sink, directly to the garden, such that the hose can be moved to different sections of garden. The tank would serve to moderate surges, and to mix / cool down hot water before it goes out.
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The fellow I knew with a good system had an actual barrel outside his house with a simple mulch filter that all the grey water went through (caught gunk and could easily be dumped into his compost) and into the barrel which mixed it and cooled it and from there it went through an underground pipe (more time to cool) into a small 3 stage artificial wetland (old bathtubs with cattails and reeds). He didn't mention any concern with hot water.
It was really never a problem when I lived in the Bay Area. I had a very basic laundry to landscape system, greywater into a garbage can with a hose attached to the bottom then I just moved the hose from plant to plant. Even using hot water, by the time the water reached to ground it was not very hot.
Honestly I have more problems here with regular hose water. It is scorching during the summer and must be drained away from plants.
I doubt it would be very hot by the time it got to any use area unless you are using huge amounts of water. only the dishwasher is really going to produce hot water and that only uses a tiny amount. (and a washing machine if you set it to boil of course.)
I'm with stacy on the plant water, I water very infrequently and I always forget to check the temperature of the water in the hose. poor cooked plants.
It won't matter much. My drip irrigation lines get super hot mid summer, enough that you can't stick your hands into it. Guessing 115f or so.
It cools down rapidly when it hits the ground. I have wood chips down for mulch which shades the ground which helps provide cooler ground to suck up some of that hot water.
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