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Posted by willshak on September 29, 2009, 3:38 pm
on 9/29/2009 3:28 PM (ET) JIMMIE wrote the following:
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>> on 9/29/2009 3:09 PM (ET) Heathcliff wrote the following:
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>>>> Detergents containing phosphates have been illegal for decades.
>>>> Clothes washers, and sinks, and dishwashers, should have a grey water
>>>> system.
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>> In Hamptonburgh, NY
>>>>
>>> That sounds like a good idea, but what does a gray water system look
>>> like?
>>>
>> It is underground.
>>
>>> Is it completely separate from the septic system?
>>>
>> Yes.> Does it also
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>>> involve a tank and leach field? And what about tubs/showers? --H
>>>
>> Just a tank that is perforated set in a hole with gravel all around it.
>> All my grey water, which includes all sinks, showers, and baths empty
>> into it.
>> --
>> Bill
>> In Hamptonburgh, NY
>> In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
>> To email, remove the double zeroes after @
>>
> I saw a gray water system attached to a septic tank acting as the
> leech field. Is this OK? These were being set up on a mobile home on
> a sand ridge. Septic tank in the back yard and another tank used for
> gray water in the front.
> Jimmie
>
I don't know about it being attached to a brown water system (septic tank).
The only thing that goes into my septic tank is just toilets (#1 and #2)..
I suppose #1 going into a grey water tank would be OK, since it is only
water.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @
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Posted by C & E on September 29, 2009, 4:02 pm
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>> Is it completely separate from the septic system?
> Yes.
>> Does it also involve a tank and leach field? And what about
>> tubs/showers? --H
> Just a tank that is perforated set in a hole with gravel all around it.
> All my grey water, which includes all sinks, showers, and baths empty into
> it.
> Bill
> In Hamptonburgh, NY
> In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
> To email, remove the double zeroes after @
Hey Bill, doesn't soap scum and other solids eventually fill the voids
between the stones?
TIA,
Chuck
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Posted by benick on September 29, 2009, 11:17 pm
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> on 9/29/2009 3:09 PM (ET) Heathcliff wrote the following:
>>> Detergents containing phosphates have been illegal for decades.
>>> Clothes washers, and sinks, and dishwashers, should have a grey water
>>> system.
>>> Bill
>>> In Hamptonburgh, NY
>> That sounds like a good idea, but what does a gray water system look
>> like?
> It is underground.
>> Is it completely separate from the septic system?
> Yes.
>> Does it also
>> involve a tank and leach field? And what about tubs/showers? --H
> Just a tank that is perforated set in a hole with gravel all around it.
> All my grey water, which includes all sinks, showers, and baths empty into
> it.
> --
> Bill
> In Hamptonburgh, NY
> In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
> To email, remove the double zeroes after @
Grey water systems are illegal in some states including Maine....Check
before running out to put one in....
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Posted by Frank on September 29, 2009, 3:21 pm
Heathcliff wrote:
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>> Detergents containing phosphates have been illegal for decades.
>> Clothes washers, and sinks, and dishwashers, should have a grey water
>> system.
>> Bill
>> In Hamptonburgh, NY
>
> That sounds like a good idea, but what does a gray water system look
> like? Is it completely separate from the septic system? Does it also
> involve a tank and leach field? And what about tubs/showers? --H
>
Grey water is the over flow from the settlement tank. It actually looks
grey. It's what goes into the leach field. What's being called a grey
water system is otherwise disposal of water not full of bacteria. Still
not a good idea to just dump it.
Never heard of a backup unless pipe to field was clogged. Unless you
need to pump gray water to leach field, it is gravity fed, i.e. lower
than the tank.
We have a garbage disposal but seldom use it and put scraps of food in
garbage. My septic is in great shape.
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Posted by John L. Holliday on September 29, 2009, 3:31 pm
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> Garbage disposals systems should be illegal, even for municipal sewage
> systems.
Why?
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>> on 9/29/2009 3:09 PM (ET) Heathcliff wrote the following:
>>
>>>> Detergents containing phosphates have been illegal for decades.
>>>> Clothes washers, and sinks, and dishwashers, should have a grey water
>>>> system.
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>> In Hamptonburgh, NY
>>>>
>>> That sounds like a good idea, but what does a gray water system look
>>> like?
>>>
>> It is underground.
>>
>>> Is it completely separate from the septic system?
>>>
>> Yes.> Does it also
>>
>>> involve a tank and leach field? And what about tubs/showers? --H
>>>
>> Just a tank that is perforated set in a hole with gravel all around it.
>> All my grey water, which includes all sinks, showers, and baths empty
>> into it.
>> --
>> Bill
>> In Hamptonburgh, NY
>> In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
>> To email, remove the double zeroes after @
>>
> I saw a gray water system attached to a septic tank acting as the
> leech field. Is this OK? These were being set up on a mobile home on
> a sand ridge. Septic tank in the back yard and another tank used for
> gray water in the front.
> Jimmie
>