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I used the soap Paul provided, Oasis Biocompatible Dish Cleaner to clean up after a Blueberry-Day Steak Dinner

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Dishes in the sink
Dishes in the sink
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Dishes next to the sink with water catchment pan in
Dishes next to the sink with water catchment pan in
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Partway through scrub cycle
Partway through scrub cycle
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Pan was poured into this 3gal bucket for measurement
Pan was poured into this 3gal bucket for measurement
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Washer (and drying rack) full!
Washer (and drying rack) full!
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Would either of these soaps work?
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I saved up lots of dishes to make sure I would have enough to fill the dishwasher, but I might have saved up too many because I couldn’t fit them in very well. The jug is one gallon, so I did less then three of those between the two sinks.
Here’s a link to the biodegradable soap  I used: https://www.palmolive.com/en-us/faq
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The dirty dishes
The dirty dishes
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The jug of water
The jug of water
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Me washing dishes
Me washing dishes
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The clean dishes
The clean dishes
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Less then 3 gallons of water
Less then 3 gallons of water
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This was one of the longest and most mindful dish washing experience I had. So greatfull for what I learned from it!
1) I use a lot of water just rinsing my hands clean, something I can easily accomplish with a towel instead
2) I need just a tiny bit of water dripping to rinse the dishes

At home we only use lin oil soap, here's the link of the one we actually use, which is produced in Sweden: https://atlaspreservation.com/products/linseed-oil-soap/. The word "biodegradable" appears in  lin oil soap with natural scents which is marketed as hand soap: https://atlaspreservation.com/products/linseed-soap-cedar-eucalyptus-500ml
Another link from another US reseller: https://www.earthandflax.com/product-page/ottosson-linseed-oil-soap-5-liter

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 It took me two batches of dishwashing to meet the dishwasher load goal. The first batch I calculated to be less than 1.72 gallons of water with the radius’s of the sink. The second batch was just under 1.25 gallons of water.
 I’m currently using seventh generation dish soap. It meets all of Australia’s standards and requirements for graywater use. Here’s the link. https://www.seventhgeneration.com/blog/dos-and-donts-greywater-systems.
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First batch of dirty dishes
First batch of dirty dishes
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Washing
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First batch finished
First batch finished
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First batch 1.72 gallons
First batch 1.72 gallons
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Second batch of dirty dishes
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1.25 gallons from the dish pan
1.25 gallons from the dish pan
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Finished dishes
Finished dishes
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The dish soap
The dish soap
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I used Dr Bronner's liquid castile soap. "A pure castile soap, such as Dr. Bronner’s, is perfect for greywater..." https://www.thepermaculturelab.com/greywater-safe-soaps
In the pic with the 2 bowls, one is soapy water (also used to catch rinse water for large items), which measured about 11 cups, and the other is the rinse water, which I filled to the 12 cup line at the beginning.
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Yay! I love the badges for stuff we do everyday anyways! We have 4 people in the house plus the pets from 3 households combined when our house holds well, combined. I think the pets use more dishes then us sometimes! So this is half a days worth of dishes. The soap is this concoction of bar homemade just lye soap that  I buy then grate and add hot (not boiling) water to. Its the same process for making liquid laundry soap. I also use lemon vinegar to wipe down the sink and any medicine dispensers and salt to scrub stubborn pots and pans if necessary. We have a experimental targeted dispensing greywater system so its extra important that we use good cleaners. If you need a better picture of what we use for soap i completely understand but also will have to wait cause I currently am out of the bar soap I use to make the liquid stuff :(
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Sink of dirty dishes
Sink of dirty dishes
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vinegar, rag and salt that i use when needed
vinegar, rag and salt that i use when needed
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empty buckets in our very fancy greywater system
empty buckets in our very fancy greywater system
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Dishes being done, the soap is in the lemon dispenser kind of hidden in the plants that need to be planted soon
Dishes being done, the soap is in the lemon dispenser kind of hidden in the plants that need to be planted soon
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Bucket at the end of dishes, about halfway full so 2.5 gallons. Its also all the water from cleaning the kitchen in general..
Bucket at the end of dishes, about halfway full so 2.5 gallons. Its also all the water from cleaning the kitchen in general..
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Dishes all done! I tottally didnt forget to take this photo till morning and had to stop my husband before he added more to it so I could take a photo
Dishes all done! I tottally didnt forget to take this photo till morning and had to stop my husband before he added more to it so I could take a photo
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