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Reuse Water From a Shower - PEP BB greywillow.sand.showerwater

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Watering plants with water from a "pooless" shower. I filled up the bucket two separate times. The bottom of the pink bucket says it holds 11.1 quarts. Since it was not completely full, I estimate each time it was about 8-9 quarts so a total of 16-18 quarts. We have been in a sort of drought, so everything needed extra water.
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first time
first time
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watered raspberry bushes
watered raspberry bushes
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watered two turmeric plants
watered two turmeric plants
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watered butterfly bush
watered butterfly bush
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second time - this time I poured into a green watering can so it would be easier to water
second time - this time I poured into a green watering can so it would be easier to water
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watering can full
watering can full
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watered lemon and lime tree
watered lemon and lime tree
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watered the mulberry bush and ginseng
watered the mulberry bush and ginseng
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watered the paw paw tree
watered the paw paw tree
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I've never been asked to get naked to do a video before. But in the spirit of badging my bits, I'm game. Here's a video of me taking a pooless shower, and using the approximately 3 gallons of diverted water to flush the #1 tainted toilet water.

You're welcome.

j

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Note:   - Use the bucket of water to flush a toilet, or to water something outside        - At least three gallons

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Edit: Since I already flushed it, I can't show it was 3 gallons or more. It was a 5 gallon waste basket and it was about 2/3 full of water. I guess I'll just have to take another shower, ha ha.


Jim Garlits wrote:I've never been asked to get naked to do a video before. But in the spirit of badging my bits, I'm game. Here's a video of me taking a pooless shower, and using the approximately 3 gallons of diverted water to flush the #1 tainted toilet water.

You're welcome.

j

 
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EDIT:

Took another shower after work and used the (verified 2/3 full 5 gallon trash can) water to flush my pee down the drink...

Thanks for holding this ADHD student to the standards!

https://youtube.com/shorts/_UbRrxnZihE

Jim Garlits wrote:I've never been asked to get naked to do a video before. But in the spirit of badging my bits, I'm game. Here's a video of me taking a pooless shower, and using the approximately 3 gallons of diverted water to flush the #1 tainted toilet water.

You're welcome.

j

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I wasn’t quite sure the size of the purple bucket in the shower at the fisher price house, something close to 3 gallons but not quite full. So I did it twice.

First watering hugels and the second flushing the toilet.
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Standing in the bucket gathers more water, it seems
Standing in the bucket gathers more water, it seems
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Bucket 1
Bucket 1
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Watering hugels
Watering hugels
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Filling while heating
Filling while heating
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Bucket 2 for the poo
Bucket 2 for the poo
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Bye byee
Bye byee
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It took me 3 showers to create 3 gallons of bucket-caught greywater. I dumped it onto some growies: a plum tree, strawberries and garlic.

I switched out soap for a Norwex cloth. I report no smelli-ness, despite the temperatures being over 90°! My hair is starting to look grimy, however.
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Day 1 about a gallon
Day 1 about a gallon
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Day 3: 3 gallons
Day 3: 3 gallons
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Growie love ❤️
Growie love ❤️
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Whaddya call that fake sh*t some people wash their hair with?

Sham-poo. 0=oD

None of that here, though.
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The run-off...
The run-off...
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put to good use.
put to good use.
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Hi Paul,

I haven't checked the full capacity, but here's a photo of it with 4 imperial pints/1US gallon in it.  Hope that helps.
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4 Imperial pints/1 US gallon,
4 Imperial pints/1 US gallon,
 
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It took me 4 showers to create 3 gallons of bucket-caught greywater. I dumped it onto some growies: a plum tree, strawberries and garlic. Lettuce, and green onions the 2nd time.

I switched out soap for a Norwex cloth. I report no smelli-ness, despite the temperatures being over 90°! My hair is starting to look grimy, however.

I added a 2nd bucket, a little guy. I took a few more showers to fill this one, since the 5-gallon bucket pic isn't clearly showing 3 gallons. If it's two, then this yellow bucket makes 3. 😁
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Bucket in shower
Bucket in shower
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About half full for a 5-gallon bucket
About half full for a 5-gallon bucket
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A 1 gallon bucket full
A 1 gallon bucket full
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About to dump the 1 gallon
About to dump the 1 gallon
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Dumping the 5 gallon bucket
Dumping the 5 gallon bucket
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Jojo Cameron wrote:Hi Paul,

I haven't checked the full capacity, but here's a photo of it with 4 imperial pints/1US gallon in it.  Hope that helps.



Hi again, Paul,

Turns out my measurements were wrong.  The photo does have 4 imperial pints in it, but that's only 2/3 of a US gallon, not a full one.  I've just measured a full basin to be sure, and it's 3 US gallons when filled to about 2/5" below the rim.  So I was probably 3 pints short or so.  Should I do it again?
 
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 - Three gallons of water from your shower that's obviously poo-less
 - Giving the water to something outside or to flush a toilet
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If you have to run some water while it heats...
If you have to run some water while it heats...
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Why not collect a bucket while you are at it?
Why not collect a bucket while you are at it?
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Or 3...
Or 3...
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Some for me and some for a tree
Some for me and some for a tree
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Oh that's a lot of buckets!
Oh that's a lot of buckets!
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