Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-26 Thread Allan Streib
Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com writes: I use open source chromium on linux. I thought this chromium does not subscribe to the google type tracking?? Since Google are the author of Chrome/Chromium I would suspect this is not the case. -- 1983 300D ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-26 Thread Allan Streib
Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes: When we lived south of Calhan, Colorado, the fellow who was the head of utilities for Colorado Springs said to put a whole bag of brewer's yeast down our toilet. IIRC, it was about 6x6x12 and expanded when opened. It was quite a task to get it flushed down

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-26 Thread Mountain Man
Allan wrote: Since Google are the author of Chrome/Chromium I would suspect this is not the case. Yes, but the chromium project still exists as open source project outside of google. I don't know what they share with google or if google just re-writes what they want/need and keep the name.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-26 Thread OK Don
Found this on Wikipedia: The project's hourly Chromium snapshots appear essentially similar[3]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)#cite_note-2to the latest builds of Google Chrome aside from the omission of certain Google additions, most noticeable among them: Google's branding,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-26 Thread Mountain Man
OK Don wrote: Seems you've got a good browser there. You did exactly what I wanted someone to do. I am such a lazy person... I was going to ask my son when he got home, but I guess I have my answer already. Thanks for finding my answer. mao ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-26 Thread OK Don
Seems that's the way we work here - I ask the list first, look up the answer myself if there are no replies. We're all lazy -- On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: OK Don wrote: Seems you've got a good browser there. You did exactly what I wanted

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-25 Thread Mountain Man
OK Don wrote: I use IXquick.com most of the time - they also don't track you, but don't filter anything out either. I use open source chromium on linux. I thought this chromium does not subscribe to the google type tracking?? We have been living with septic and well - separation is regulated

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-25 Thread OK Don
I'm not sure, but I think Chromium is Google --- I use Iron from SRware in Germany. They take the open source code for Chrome and strip out the Google phone home spyware. http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php We are talking search engines and browsers ehre though - apples and

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-25 Thread OK Don
I think the Reckitt Benckiser people have the market surrounded on both ends -- The current owners said something about using Rid-X, then read about using buttermilk in Mother Earth News, so tried it. The wife decided that butter milk was not doing the job, so went back to Rid-X. That she could

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-25 Thread Craig
On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:52:08 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: I think the Reckitt Benckiser people have the market surrounded on both ends -- The current owners said something about using Rid-X, then read about using buttermilk in Mother Earth News, so tried it. The wife decided that

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Randy Bennell
On 23/06/2011 11:00 PM, OK Don wrote: Back in Sept. of '08, we had a discussion about washer lint in septic systems that must have been interesting, since I remembered it. We are going to be moving to a house with well and septic systems, so I'm getting even more interested. I know that the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Mitch Haley
I've got a groundwater well for a water supply, so my septic tank and drainfield make up a 'gray water recycling system'. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Randy Bennell
On 24/06/2011 2:30 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: I've got a groundwater well for a water supply, so my septic tank and drainfield make up a 'gray water recycling system'. _ Let me suggest having your water tested regularly. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Lee
The stuff in a septic tank is blackwater. You can also install a sludgehammer which will change the breakdown of your septic goo to a much cleaner aerobic decomposition and lessen the possibility of your blackwater recycling system crapping up your leachfield and making you ill. Randy Bennell

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Mitch Haley
Lee wrote: The stuff in a septic tank is blackwater. Yeah, but stuff that used to be graywater got added to it, so it's recycling the graywater. I assume that a little dilution is good for the septic tank, especially now that I can't buy a high flow toilet. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread G Mann
As long as your leach lines and the leach field of the septic system are not clogged with roots or biological waste... eh... the septic system should be happy with household water volume. I would suggest that you quickly go buy some enzyme to put into the septic system. Only takes a few

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread OK Don
Yes - search engines are my friends (though I use Google sparingly). I did find some good advice and publications on the care and feeding of septic systems, but for some reason, I value to experience and knowledge of this group more --- We're moving to an airpark about 35 miles North of here - on

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Curt Raymond
One presumes they're not right on top of each other. Generally you keep 20-50 feet minimum... Anyway remember the water you drink today was dinosaur piss at one point, there really isn't much for new water, just recycled. -Curt Randy Bennell wrote: On 24/06/2011 2:30 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Max Dillon
So you were going to build and fly your own plane! Very cool. I'm sure this body will be glad to give you all kinds of advice. I call first dibs for a ride at the future Rusty-Q that you bring it to. Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. OK Don

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Max Dillon
House I grew up in had a septic tank, and a separate drain for the grey water. We lived on a hill side, drain left the basement toward down hill until it came out of the hill side, about 75 feet from the house but only about 25 feet from the well that supplied our fresh water. The septic tank

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread Allan Streib
OK Don okd...@gmail.com writes: Yes - search engines are my friends (though I use Google sparingly). Try DuckDuckGo. http://duckduckgo.com They filter out a lot of content-farm sites (eHow, etc.) and they don't track you. http://duckduckgo.com/privacy.html Allan -- 1983 300D

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-24 Thread OK Don
I use IXquick.com most of the time - they also don't track you, but don't filter anything out either. On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.eduwrote: OK Don okd...@gmail.com writes: Yes - search engines are my friends (though I use Google sparingly). Try

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gray water recycling systems

2011-06-23 Thread Craig
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:00:25 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Back in Sept. of '08, we had a discussion about washer lint in septic systems that must have been interesting, since I remembered it. We are going to be moving to a house with well and septic systems, so I'm getting even more