13-01-2014, 12:01 PM
(13-01-2014, 11:26 AM)lolsteve Wrote: Also in regards to the grey water system, do you have any problems during the winter months when things get cold? Going to be writing up about eco housing soon and want to see if there's any drawbacks to the grey water systems
when i say grey water, i mean rain water only not house waste water
if you use house waste water you have to deal with pathogens in the water
as my my main rain storage tank pump and filter is above ground, the only time i have problems is when it freezes, but i keep an eye on the weather and when the ground starts to freeze, i disconnect the pump and filter and remove it to indoors till the cold has passed, this only happens around 2-3 weeks in a year.
while its disconnected my system runs on mains water as i have a bypass system too
this could be got over if the storage tank and feed pipes were under ground
but that is not an option here