In my old house the washing machine pours the used water directly into a utility sink where I could catch it in a big red garden trug.
Can i drain my washing machine water into the garden. They use the identical thread and seals to garden hose tap connectors. Consult a qualified plumber for details17 okt. Grey water is household waste-water from the bathroom hand basin shower and laundry.
Insert the male end of the garden hose into the cold water inlet connection coupler on the washing machine. Problem is the jetter may or may not work. This would require joinging several washing machine lines together with male-male 20mm connectors.
From there I was able to schlep the water out to the garden. Water exits the washing machine and is transferred to a holding tank a 32 gallon plastic trash can and from there it flows out into your garden with just the force of gravity. In my system the water from the washing machine travels through a length of sump pump hose that enters the tank through a.
Figures show that one Australian house can produce about 400 litres of. If you use low-salt phosphorus-free detergents you do not need to restrict the use of washing machine water to the rinse cycle you can use all the laundry water. Water supply is all done now idly thinking about drainage.
Greywater can be stored and used on the garden or even in toilets or washing machines or else it can be diverted to the garden with a plumbed-in diverter basically a switch so if its raining it goes into the sewer instead. I want to put my washing machine and tumble drier into the garage that is detached from my house. Whether you can legally use washing machine water on your plants depends upon where you live.
If we do nothing the sink is next. Running a washing machine drain outside is a grey area in a lot of ways. The washing machine drain 15 would run horizontally along wall pick up the lavatory drain still 15 and wye into a 2 drain with the shower which then wyes into a 3 drain with the toilet and on to a sump.