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Offline dazzawhipple

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Grey Water
« on: March 09, 2011, 01:53:14 PM »
Ok not sure about this but when camping with no Facilities what do you do with the grey water?????
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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2011, 02:05:01 PM »
Water the grass/trees with it somewhere out of the way away from your camper and away from water ways etc
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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2011, 02:11:38 PM »
If you mean the stuff that comes out of the kitchen sink....let it fall on the ground !!

If you mean the stuff that comes out of your body...No 1's ....behind a tree......No2's....in a hole in the ground !!
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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2011, 03:36:32 PM »
For water from the sink, I dig a little hole under the sink and attach a hose to the drain of the sink.
Otherwise the water will flow over your feet.
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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2011, 04:25:05 PM »
Quote from: gronk on March 09, 2011, 02:11:38 PM
..No2's....in a hole in the ground !!

Thats not grey ;D
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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2011, 04:33:00 PM »
Grey water into a bucket if on a hard surface and then disposed of in a environmentally friendly manner.

If on grass or dirt then it is most probably ok to run it out on the ground via a long hose to get it away from the CT.  If there is a nearby tree, run the hose to the tree.




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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2011, 04:51:18 PM »
Quote from: gronk on March 09, 2011, 02:11:38 PM
If you mean the stuff that comes out of the kitchen sink....let it fall on the ground !!

If you mean the stuff that comes out of your body...No 1's ....behind a tree......No2's....in a hole in the ground !!

Grey water is from sink/shower

the other you speak of is know as " Blackwater " if mixed together  eg Porta-Potti/Caravan Dunny etc etc  so yep desent hole or proper facility.  
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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2011, 05:00:17 PM »
Quote from: Bushman on March 09, 2011, 04:51:18 PM
Grey water is from sink/shower

the other you speak of is know as " Blackwater "  hole or proper facility.  
NOT composting pit toilets, the treatment chemicals will render the poo eating microbes one hell of a hangover.
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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2011, 11:29:48 PM »

Grease Trap = Kitchen ............................. put your fire out with this or water a tree
Grey Water = Laundry & Shower ............... don't know why you'd be collecting this, but if you do  .. put your fire out with this or water a tree .... can be called Sullage
Black Water = Septic Tank or Porta Loo ..... regulated dump sites only please as per the EPA (See Camps 5 or 6 for a list or contact the local council) ... can be called Sewerage

As always though, spare a thought for our waterways and be sure to dump your GT & Sullage at least 100m from any waterway, track or campsite.  Visit the DERM website for more info.

I should know ... I work for a Liquid Waste company ...   ;D  It's a Shitty business, but we love it.

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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2011, 01:12:34 AM »
In dry campswe collect grey water in bucket to douse the fire with when we break camp . To answer the call the hole away from camp then poke a stick in the middle top indercate foul ground . Its a bushmans / walkers thing .  :cheers:
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Re: Grey Water
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2011, 08:09:27 AM »
Another vote for the bucket under the sink system here. We also dispose of the liquid by watering the nearby plants.  :-*

Actually as we are vegetarians our grey water is so sought after by the plants that I swear I can  almost here them saying "me, me...me, me"!  ;D

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