is it ok to put on garden. Auckwong water prices are out of this world , so thought could use wash water for water hungry garden and lawns this summer !
shanreagh,
Oct 27, 6:30am
Look up grey water gardening. I think you need to make sure your washing powder is phosphate free?.
can you actually seperate your machine drain off from the main drain?
maddie44,
Oct 27, 7:08am
We put a second pipe through the wall and out to a small tank at the height of the machine drain to take the water over summer.
dibble35,
Oct 27, 8:17am
I did it for 2 years, used a phosphate free washing powder. I didnt put it on leafy greens. Always made sure i washed all my veges well. Wish I had the set up in my new place to do it.
summersunnz,
Oct 27, 1:04pm
Thanks for the link.
summersunnz,
Oct 27, 1:05pm
Thanks for posting that - a great idea - will do the same.
lythande1,
Oct 27, 6:08pm
Of course you can. However our prices are cheap. You tell me what costs $1.49 for a 1000 litres. Petrol? Bottled water? Fizzy drink? Ink? Nothing. Can't complain about water being fed to your taps, so all you need do is turn them on, clean, germ free water.
Try it 100 years or so ago. people died of the water back then.
sailor13,
Oct 28, 9:00am
I can not eat carrots now as a child the water from the washing machine went on the vege garden they tasted of soap powder .
sophie98,
Aug 17, 5:42pm
Washing powder will kill the moss on your grass so I would be carefull where you put it.
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