Posted by Morris Dovey on June 26, 2011, 5:54 pm
On 6/26/11 11:35 AM, Jim Rojas wrote:
> Update:
> Well, after several months of collecting rain water in my above ground
> swimming pool, my city water bill went from $1 a month down to $3 a
> month. I only use the rain water to flush the toilets, wash our cars,
> and washing machine. My lawn is thick and green using nothing but
> laundry waste water as a fertilizer.
> I had a hole in my pool last week which caused it to lose all but 1 foot
> of water. We had very hard rain for the past 2 days which over filled
> the pool.
> During the drier season, I installed an air pump driven valve into my
> shallow well that keeps the pool topped off during heavy water usage. We
> seem to use more water than we can collect due to unusual dry weather.
> We are now into the rainy season, which keeps my pool topped off without
> any problem.
> I installed 2 275 water totes just for laundry waste water. It gets tied
> directly into my sprinkler system with a simple float switch which opens
> the valve. When the totes are empty, the valve closes and the sprinkler
> draws from the shallow well.
> Jim Rojas
That sounds pretty good to me!
Back when we were having this discussion, you posted a link (or several)
to photos of at least part of your setup - if the photos are still
there, would you please re-post?
The 84% reduction in your water bill has got to be satisfying. :-)
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
Posted by Winston on June 26, 2011, 7:15 pm
Morris Dovey wrote:
> On 6/26/11 11:35 AM, Jim Rojas wrote:
>> Update:
>>
>> Well, after several months of collecting rain water in my above ground
>> swimming pool, my city water bill went from $1 a month down to $3 a
>> month. I only use the rain water to flush the toilets, wash our cars,
>> and washing machine. My lawn is thick and green using nothing but
>> laundry waste water as a fertilizer.
>>
>> I had a hole in my pool last week which caused it to lose all but 1 foot
>> of water. We had very hard rain for the past 2 days which over filled
>> the pool.
>>
>> During the drier season, I installed an air pump driven valve into my
>> shallow well that keeps the pool topped off during heavy water usage. We
>> seem to use more water than we can collect due to unusual dry weather.
>> We are now into the rainy season, which keeps my pool topped off without
>> any problem.
>>
>> I installed 2 275 water totes just for laundry waste water. It gets tied
>> directly into my sprinkler system with a simple float switch which opens
>> the valve. When the totes are empty, the valve closes and the sprinkler
>> draws from the shallow well.
>>
>> Jim Rojas
> That sounds pretty good to me!
> Back when we were having this discussion, you posted a link (or several)
> to photos of at least part of your setup - if the photos are still
> there, would you please re-post?
> The 84% reduction in your water bill has got to be satisfying. :-)
Jim, you're not in Colorado or New Mexico by chance?
http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p135
--Winston <-- You don't have to answer ....
Posted by Jim Rojas on June 27, 2011, 1:05 am
Winston wrote:
> Morris Dovey wrote:
>> On 6/26/11 11:35 AM, Jim Rojas wrote:
>>
>>> Update:
>>>
>>> Well, after several months of collecting rain water in my above ground
>>> swimming pool, my city water bill went from $1 a month down to $3 a
>>> month. I only use the rain water to flush the toilets, wash our cars,
>>> and washing machine. My lawn is thick and green using nothing but
>>> laundry waste water as a fertilizer.
>>>
>>> I had a hole in my pool last week which caused it to lose all but 1 foot
>>> of water. We had very hard rain for the past 2 days which over filled
>>> the pool.
>>>
>>> During the drier season, I installed an air pump driven valve into my
>>> shallow well that keeps the pool topped off during heavy water usage. We
>>> seem to use more water than we can collect due to unusual dry weather.
>>> We are now into the rainy season, which keeps my pool topped off without
>>> any problem.
>>>
>>> I installed 2 275 water totes just for laundry waste water. It gets tied
>>> directly into my sprinkler system with a simple float switch which opens
>>> the valve. When the totes are empty, the valve closes and the sprinkler
>>> draws from the shallow well.
>>>
>>> Jim Rojas
>>
>> That sounds pretty good to me!
>>
>> Back when we were having this discussion, you posted a link (or several)
>> to photos of at least part of your setup - if the photos are still
>> there, would you please re-post?
>>
>> The 84% reduction in your water bill has got to be satisfying. :-)
> Jim, you're not in Colorado or New Mexico by chance?
> http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p135
> --Winston <-- You don't have to answer ....
No. I am in Tampa, FL.
Jim Rojas
Posted by Gordon on June 27, 2011, 2:52 am
@newsfe12.iad:
> Well, after several months of collecting rain water in my above ground
> swimming pool, my city water bill went from $1 a month down to $3 a
> month. I only use the rain water to flush the toilets, wash our cars,
> and washing machine.
Jim what do you use to pump the water to the toilets? I have a
rain water collectin system that I mostly use to water the garden.
During the rainy season (here in Portland, OR) I send most of what
I capture down the overflow. So putting it to some good immiediate
use would be great. Also, since our sewer rated are calculated
based on our winter water usege, I would save some money by not
using city water durring the rainy season.
Posted by Jim Rojas on June 27, 2011, 12:13 pm
Gordon wrote:
> @newsfe12.iad:
>> Well, after several months of collecting rain water in my above ground
>> swimming pool, my city water bill went from $1 a month down to $3 a
>> month. I only use the rain water to flush the toilets, wash our cars,
>> and washing machine.
> Jim what do you use to pump the water to the toilets? I have a
> rain water collectin system that I mostly use to water the garden.
> During the rainy season (here in Portland, OR) I send most of what
> I capture down the overflow. So putting it to some good immiediate
> use would be great. Also, since our sewer rated are calculated
> based on our winter water usege, I would save some money by not
> using city water durring the rainy season.
I am using an on demand water pump. It is self priming and come in many
different PSI ratings depending on your needs. They come in 12v & 120v
on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/280695269168
Jim Rojas
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> Well, after several months of collecting rain water in my above ground
> swimming pool, my city water bill went from $1 a month down to $3 a
> month. I only use the rain water to flush the toilets, wash our cars,
> and washing machine. My lawn is thick and green using nothing but
> laundry waste water as a fertilizer.
> I had a hole in my pool last week which caused it to lose all but 1 foot
> of water. We had very hard rain for the past 2 days which over filled
> the pool.
> During the drier season, I installed an air pump driven valve into my
> shallow well that keeps the pool topped off during heavy water usage. We
> seem to use more water than we can collect due to unusual dry weather.
> We are now into the rainy season, which keeps my pool topped off without
> any problem.
> I installed 2 275 water totes just for laundry waste water. It gets tied
> directly into my sprinkler system with a simple float switch which opens
> the valve. When the totes are empty, the valve closes and the sprinkler
> draws from the shallow well.
> Jim Rojas