pooping bricks :)

[ragez0r]

bennelson.. it is an honour to hear from you.. in fact your youtube video inspired me to try that.. but 1 couldnt find marshplants anywhere
2.. if im gonna flush it.. why filter it ???
so this became more of a hassle since i only do laundry once a week

so what i did was place a bucket under the washroom sink and undid the U-joint and everytime i use sink water it goes straight into the bucket

again.. its an honour having spoken with you ben.. would u care to visit my other thread "what to do" its in regards to you sorta

[bennelson]

On my system, I filter it because we do a load of laundry about every three days.

The water usually never completely empties before more water comes in.
If you let the water sit around too long, it will start to smell like dirty socks.

My filtering is really simple though - gravity fed only, through some plants and a sand filter - no pumping or replacing filters.

If you just use water from a bathroom sink, straight to the toilet, no filtering is needed. That's a great little system.

In my case, I am working with about 30 gallons of water at a time, and have cut my water bill in half. (Believe it or not, water is my most expensive bill! )

Every little bit helps though! Keep up the good work!

[PaleMelanesian]

I use a variation of the brick method - 2-liter soda bottles filled with water. It adds no weight, since it's still just water. There's no possibility of chunks of brick coming loose. Also, if the water supply fails, you have a little water reserve on hand.

[ragez0r]

your right every little bit helps although i sometimes wonder why i bother saving water.. i mean if you look at the country im from when the worlds water runs dry Canada is gonna be the middle east

but the electric bike (if you read my post "what to do") has changed my life.. last night as i was hauling something heavy to my house i noticed an empty bottle of water... usually id ignore this but... i actually picked it up.. backtracked and tossed it into the recycling container.. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME lol

i really wish i could have a car like yours Ben

[ragez0r]

Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian

I use a variation of the brick method - 2-liter soda bottles filled with water. It adds no weight, since it's still just water. There's no possibility of chunks of brick coming loose. Also, if the water supply fails, you have a little water reserve on hand.

LOL oh gawd.. i actually gagged at that a little...probably because the inside of my water tank is coated with.. i dont even want to imagine what... its an old tank and yes even tho the bottle is sealed... i couldnt bring myself to do that

[PaleMelanesian]

Oh, no! I didn't mean that! I mean you can get an extra manual flush from the bottle.

I guess in a true emergency, though...

[ragez0r]

LOL well thanks for clearing that up and for the 2nd gag.. your on a roll

[ragez0r]

say, how do i get your cool signatures ?
i myself drive a toyota echo

[ragez0r]

i tried the bottle in the tank trick (because my wife flushes) and my toilet screams (or the pipes ??) whenever the tank refills.. is that normal ?

[Piwoslaw]

Originally Posted by ragez0r

i tried the bottle in the tank trick (because my wife flushes) and my toilet screams (or the pipes ??) whenever the tank refills.. is that normal ?

I don't see how that could be directly related. With a bottle to displace water, the tank should fill up faster and that's it. Maybe the bottle is leaning against something? Or maybe you accidentally misaligned something when putting the bottle in?

Take the bottle out and flush. If the 'screaming' goes away, put it back in. Try flushing with the tank top off, with and without the bottle. Then you can see if something is rubbing against the bottle. Maybe the float rests on the bottle when the water level is low, then it wouldn't open all the way and may produce a 'screaming' sound.