Grey Water
FREE WATER – Greywater recycled from your washing machine is essentially free water. This water would normally go down the drain. An average top loader washing machine servicing a family of four can use around 1000 litres per week, based on 5 or 6 washes. This is about 125 buckets of free water to use on your garden.
Waterwheelie ™ recommends you use low or no phosphorus detergents with little or no sodium content. These products are readily available and are much friendlier to your plants.
Waterwheelie ™ recommends Dominant brand laundry products, in particular the Double L Supa Liquid, Laundry Liquid and Wool & Fine. These liquids are suitable for use in the Waterwheelie ™ , for both wash and rinse cycles.
For a limited time we are giving away a FREE bottle of Dominant's Double L Supa Liquid. This bottle has up to 37 washes for a top loader, or 75 washes in a front loader.
For further information see Dominant's website at www.domhome.com.au.
EPA Victoria recommends the following when using greywater:
Greywater do's
• Only use wastewater from baths, showers, hand basins and washing machines preferably the final rinse water).
• Only use greywater on the garden and rotate which areas you water.
• Only apply enough water that the soil can absorb.
• Wash your hands following watering with greywater.
• Stop using greywater during wet periods.
• Stop using greywater if odours are generated and plants do not appear to be healthy.
Greywater don'ts
• Water vegetable gardens if the crop is to be eaten raw or uncooked.
• Use greywater that has faecal contamination, for example wastewater used to launder nappies.
• Use kitchen wastewater (including dishwashers) due to the high concentration of food wastes and chemicals that are not readily broken down by soil organisms.
• Store greywater for more than 24 hours.
• Let children or pets drink or play with greywater.
• Allow greywater to flow from your property or enter stormwater systems.
