If you want to reduce the amount of treated water that your home uses on a daily basis, as well as making it more environmentally friendly, you may want to consider a grey water recycling system. Much of the water that we use in our homes does not need to be treated. Only the water that we use for washing, cooking or consumption needs to be treated. The water that we use to flush our toilets and utilize on the exterior of our homes does not need to be. Now, grey water reclamation and filtering systems can be used to capture this water and make it safe for use in and around our homes.

What is grey water?

Grey water is collected from our showers, baths and laundry facilities. It does not contain harmful waste products like water from our toilets may and because of this it is suitable for use in certain areas of our home. It can be used to flush toilets and for use in gardening or for washing items used outside of our homes. Water that is gathered through rainwater collection systems can also be considered to be grey water and is also suitable for many of the same uses that grey water from other sources can be used for.

In order for grey water to be used safely, it does need to be filtered. This removes foreign particles, impurities and contaminants and makes it suitable for use in other areas of our home. Some areas that grey water can be used for include: boilers and heating systems, gardening uses, and the flushing of toilets.

How much can grey water filtration systems save you?

A family that is made up of four people (two adults and two children) may use up to two hundred and forty thousand liters of water in a one year period. We may use as little as ten percent of this in order to drink or prepare our food. By using treated water for everything in our home, we are paying an excessive amount of money for something that is simply draining away. By harnessing grey water instead, we can drastically reduce not only our water bills, but also the impact that our home has on the environment.

How to choose the system that is best for you

It is a good idea to determine how you want to use the grey water that your home generates and find a system that will give you the functionality that you are looking for. There are many different systems that will suit a wide variety of homes. By meeting with a qualified expert, your home can be fitted with a system that will divert grey water and begin to reduce your water bill as soon as it is installed.