I use a siphon to clean my fish tank. Previously, I have guided the waste water out the front window. Yesterday, I siphoned the waste water into utility buckets and my wife used it to water the hydrangea.
For some purposes it may be good to get a “transfer pump”. We can get water in the basement, and bought a transfer pump from home depot (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-10-HP-Non-Submersible-Self-Priming-Transfer-Pump-EBTP1/308300938) which works well. It connects to garden hoses and can move water from here to there pretty quickly. We use it to pump water from the floor into the sump well but you could use it to move water from a washing machine or other location into buckets or elsewhere. With a long hose you might be able to move it directly into holding tanks in the back yard and eliminate the need to carry it around. > From: RAandBOB <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: [LincolnTalk] Adventures in small scale grey water > Date: July 31, 2022 at 3:17:16 PM EDT > To: lincoln <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Today, my husband, who always seems to have what I need to accomplish any > cockamamie idea I suddenly conceive, came up with a siphon and a 2 1/2 gallon > container that we could use to transfer the rinse water from the washing > machine into our rain barrel. I have an ancient Toploader washing machine, so > it was fairly easy to put the siphon into the tub and transfer the rinse > water into the container. I’m happy to report that my Rain Barrel is now full > and I can use it to water my flowering Plants. > > This low tech scheme does require a strong person who can carry 2 1/2 gallon > containers of water. Fortunately I have one. And it’s not me. > > Ruth Ann > (She, her, hers)
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