Low-cost greywater

Jeremy Spencer from Positive Footprints describes his experience with low-cost greywater installations.

We have done quite a few greywater diversions over the years. Of the diversion systems we have used, my favourite would definitely be the Nylex Greywater Diverta (sadly no longer made, though it may be available on eBay; other simple diversion systems offer many of the same advantages), run on a downward gradient to subsurface dispersion trenches. The Nylex system has an easy-to-use handle that points to either the sewer or garden pipe, making it clear where the greywater is being diverted to. We run subsurface pipes on a 1:40 grade to the desired garden bed and set up a slotted or drilled-out pipe to distribute the water. These pipes are usually around 300mm below soil level, in a trench 300mm wide, and surrounded by crushed rock to allow the…

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